Apply as a
young composer
Are you a composer aged between 20 and 35? If so, you could have your work performed at the Bergen International Festival 2027!
Apply by 4 November. Questions? Contact us at fab@fib.no
Through the Festival Academy of Bergen the Bergen International Festival aims to provide a platform for emerging young musicians and composers, creating a meeting place where they can inspire each other.
The Bergen Festival Academy is looking for composers aged 20–35 for the 2027 programme, to participate in the mentor programme Classical Link, initiated by Amalie Stalheim. This year's participants are a cello duo, and the selected composer will write short pieces for this duo.
Throughout the winter, the composers will receive guidance from a composer mentor, and rehearsals and workshops with the performers will be arranged ahead of their arrival in Bergen in May. The main concert, at which the new works will receive their world premieres, is scheduled for Sunday 6 June. The concert date is subject to change.
There is no participation fee for selected composers, and the Bergen International Festival will cover travel, accommodation and meals. Selected participants are expected to be able to devote their full attention to the programme from 1 to 10 June, with possible travel to Bergen on 30 May and departure on 11 June.
Who can apply?
Composers aged between 20 and 35
The application should include:
Applicant information:
Full name
Age
Nationality
Residential address
Attachments/links:
CV
Score samples of own works
Link to audio or video recordings of own works
Application deadline: 4 November 2026
Please send our application via email to fab@fib.no
Questions? Get in touch via e-mail: fab@fib.no
Image on top: Last year's participants: Yuto Otaba, Julia Constance Wiger-Nordås and Miłosz Krawczyk with mentor Ørjan Matre. Photo: Bård Gundersen
