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List Of Applicants For Festival Director

January 13, 2022

22 people have applied for the position as director of the Bergen International Festival.

The application deadline was 9 January, and the list of applicants is now ready:

No.	Name	Age	Place	Position
1	Woman	56
2	Kirsten Dawes		Berlin	Head of Artistic
3	Anderz Døving	59	Hakadal	Daglig leder, Klassisk
4	Craig Farr	46	Nesttun	Musiker og komponist
5	Man
6	Man	51
7	Jonathan Holloway		London	Artistic director - consultant
8	Kristian Rahbek Knudsen	45	Cambridge	Expert
9	Luba Kuzovnikova	45	Oslo	Prosjektleder Venezia 2022
10	Per Erik Kise Larsen	62	Oslo	Direktør
11	Cristian Calin Lupes	45	Sibiu	General Director
12	Man	44
13	Woman	48
14	Victor Paulsen	48	Ulset	Prosjektkoordinator
15	Man	51
16	Eirik Raude	48	Oslo	Festivalsjef
17	Peter Rønn	49	Brønshøj	Leder, Aalborg Operafestival
18	Florian Schönwiese	50	Eichgraben	Entrepreneur
19	Andrea Solland	26	Marnardal	Designer/kunstner
20	Trond Sæverud	59	Houston	Dirigent, Kunstnerisk Leder
21	Johan Tallgren	50	Helsinki	Artistic Director
22	Morten Wensberg	48	Stavanger	Dekan, professor

'We have received many exciting applicants who we are looking forward to becoming better acquainted with in interview rounds. The plan is to appoint the new Festival Director by the end of February,' says Chair of the Board Thorhild Widvey.