Esa-Pekka Salonen &
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Mari Eriksmoen, Karen Cargill and choirs
Springtime at the Festival square.
Join Bergen’s largest audience pub choir!
Performance with Vaular’s debut as a poet.
Circus show – and try-it-yourself!
Hairy fløffs on a wild adventure.
Folk and chamber music on Hardanger instruments.
The world’s smallest big band with a guest on saxophone.
Young songbirds with songs from the West.
Grieg Foundation continues it's support of the Bergen International Festival.
For over 70 years, the Festival has been an international meeting place for all kinds of creative forces and people.
Watch the concert recording from the 2025 Festival.
On Turangalîla, birdsong, the power of love, and what Messiaen called 'Real music, beautiful music – you can listen to without understanding it.'
They are one of the world’s oldest orchestras, mentioned in Edvard Grieg’s will, and today they are the pride of Bergen.
Deadline Sunday October 19th 2025.