27 May–10 June 2026

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News from Bergen International Festival

Grieg Foundation renews partnership

Grieg Foundation continues it's support of the Bergen International Festival.

Mozarts Requiem. Foto: Thor Brødreskift

Relive Mozart's Requiem

Watch the concert recording from the 2025 Festival.

The Joy of Turangalîla

On Turangalîla, birdsong, the power of love, and what Messiaen called 'Real music, beautiful music – you can listen to without understanding it.'

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra are the Festival Musicians of 2026

They are one of the world’s oldest orchestras, mentioned in Edvard Grieg’s will, and today they are the pride of Bergen.

Amalie Stalheim m/unge strykere. Foto: Thor Brødreskift

Apply as a young composer

Deadline Sunday October 19th 2025.

Bergen International Festival abroad

This autumn, the Bergen International Festival has been invited to Stockholm and New York, with a guest appearance at the Stockholm Royal Palace and participation in the 200th anniversary celebration of Norwegian emigration to the USA.

Anawana Haloba. Foto: Runa Halleraker

Anawana Haloba is the 2026 Festival Exhibition Artist.

Anawana Haloba will be the Festival Exhibition Artist at Bergen Kunsthall in 2026.

Esa-Pekka Salonen. Foto: Patrick Swirc

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Artist in Residence at the Bergen International Festival 2026.