by Christian Ranke - January 29, 2026
Ingrid Bjørnov's 'Bjørnov Tar Det Piano' is that rare theatrical experience where simplicity becomes profundity, where childlike melodies carry the weight of a lifetime....
Past Shows
Grieg's A minor Piano Concerto, which has been called both the sound of Norway and the signature tune of national romanticism, has been performed at...
World premiere of the elements of nature.The four classical elements from ancient Greece fire, earth, air and water along with a fifth element wood from...
Great voice from a small island state.Eivr Plsdttir (b. 1983, Syrugta, Faroe Islands) learned to sing before she learned to walk. Growing up singing traditional...
The sound of Norway. Digital access begins on June 3.Riksscenen the Norwegian hub for traditional music and dance commissioned Her ("Here") for its 10th anniversary...
The Norwegian baritone Johannes Weisser is in great demand both at home and abroad. Since making his debut at the age of 23 as Masetto...
A meeting between traditional Sami music and modern pop.When the Oslo-based artist Kajsa Balto (b. 1988) released her first single "Vri Alde" in 2016, she...
Music from Zelda, WoW, Assassin's Creed and Pokmon conducted by maestros of the present and future.The award-winning Irish conductor and composer Emear Noone is known...
Music that captures the American soul.Bergen International Festival composer Missy Mazzoli writes opera, orchestral and chamber music, in addition to performing herself. This all-American concert...
Whats loved and what is lost? The 2021 Bergen International Festival opens with an international co-production by Alan Lucien yen and his company winter guests....
Film version of Arne Nordheim's orchestral suite.Shakespeare's enchanting story of the exiled duke Prospero living with his daughter, spirits and magic on an island found...
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