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Bergen International Festival

April 09, 2024

Not to be confused with Bergen International Film Festival.

Bergen International Festival (Norwegian: Festspillene i Bergen) is an annual international music and cultural festival in Bergen, Norway.[1]

Bergen International Festival
Festspillene i Bergen
StatusActive
GenreMusic Festival
Date(s)May–June
Begins26 May 2021 (2021-05-26)
Ends9 June 2021 (2021-06-09)
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Bergen
CountryNorway
Years active1953–
InauguratedFounded 1952
FounderFrank Meidell Falch
Christen Gran Bøgh
Patron(s)King Harald V of Norway
Websitewww.fib.no/en

In Spring 2022, Lars Petter Hagen took over as festival director.[2]

Biography edit

The Bergen International festival is the largest festival in the Nordic countries in its genre and has a large number of activities in music, dance, literature, visual arts, folklore, etc. The festival is held over fourteen days from the end of May to the start of June and is located in numerous places like the Grieg Hall, Haakon's Hall, Troldhaugen, Lysøen, Siljustøl as well as streets and town squares of Bergen. In the same time span the International Jazz Festival, Nattjazz, takes place in Bergen.[3]

The first festival that started on 1 June 1953, exactly 55 years after its predecessor and source of inspiration, the first music festival in Norway Edvard Grieg's Bergen Music Festival starting on the 26 June 1898.[4] The model was the Salzburg Festival, and the initiative came partly from opera singer Fanny Elstad. The original festival director was Frank Meidell Falch from 1951 to 1957.[5] Christen Gran Bøgh, who died in 1955, also played a major role in the festival's first edition.[6]

Grieg’s concerto in A minor edit

Edvard Grieg’s piano concerto in A minor is often called the signature work of the Festival, and has been performed at almost every Festival since 1953. Here are all the soloists:

 
Troldhaugen, Edvard Grieg's home.

Musician in residence edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Festspillene i Bergen". Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2009-05-29. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Check |url= value (help)[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Lars Petter Hagen announced as Director of the Bergen International Festival". www.fib.no. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. ^ Wicklund, Erling (2010-05-27). "Festspill og Nattjazz svinger sammen" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  4. ^ Johannessen, Karen Falch (2010-07-02). "Edvard Grieg 1843-1907 (Translated from Norwegian by Deborah Miller)". Biography. Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  5. ^ "Jubilanter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 11 August 2000. p. 20.
  6. ^ Hartvedt, Gunnar Hagen (2000). "Christen Gran Bøgh". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
 
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External links edit

  • Official website


 

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Not to be confused with Bergen International Film Festival Bergen International Festival Norwegian Festspillene i Bergen is an annual international music and cultural festival in Bergen Norway 1 Bergen International FestivalFestspillene i BergenGrieghallenStatusActiveGenreMusic FestivalDate s May JuneBegins26 May 2021 2021 05 26 Ends9 June 2021 2021 06 09 FrequencyAnnuallyLocation s BergenCountryNorwayYears active1953 InauguratedFounded 1952FounderFrank Meidell Falch Christen Gran BoghPatron s King Harald V of NorwayWebsitewww wbr fib wbr no wbr enIn Spring 2022 Lars Petter Hagen took over as festival director 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Grieg s concerto in A minor 3 Musician in residence 4 References 5 External linksBiography editThe Bergen International festival is the largest festival in the Nordic countries in its genre and has a large number of activities in music dance literature visual arts folklore etc The festival is held over fourteen days from the end of May to the start of June and is located in numerous places like the Grieg Hall Haakon s Hall Troldhaugen Lysoen Siljustol as well as streets and town squares of Bergen In the same time span the International Jazz Festival Nattjazz takes place in Bergen 3 The first festival that started on 1 June 1953 exactly 55 years after its predecessor and source of inspiration the first music festival in Norway Edvard Grieg s Bergen Music Festival starting on the 26 June 1898 4 The model was the Salzburg Festival and the initiative came partly from opera singer Fanny Elstad The original festival director was Frank Meidell Falch from 1951 to 1957 5 Christen Gran Bogh who died in 1955 also played a major role in the festival s first edition 6 Grieg s concerto in A minor editEdvard Grieg s piano concerto in A minor is often called the signature work of the Festival and has been performed at almost every Festival since 1953 Here are all the soloists nbsp Troldhaugen Edvard Grieg s home 1953 Robert Riefling 1954 Ivar Johnsen 1955 Not performed 1956 Grant Johannesen 1957 Kjell Baekkelund 1958 Ivar Johnsen 1959 Robert Riefling 1960 Hans Richter Haaser 1961 Grant Johannesen 1962 Liv Glaser 1963 Robert Riefling 1964 Benny Dahl Hansen 1965 Grant Johannesen 1966 Gina Bachauer 1967 Jan Henrik Kayser 1968 Svjatsolav Richter 1969 Eva Knardahl 1970 Vladimir Ashkenazy 1971 Jens Harald Bratlie 1972 Radu Lupu 1973 Hakon Austbo 1974 Robert Riefling 1975 Einar Steen Nokleberg 1976 Steffan Scheja 1977 Jorunn Marie Bratlie 1978 Emil Gilels 1979 Geir Henning Braaten 1980 Einar Henning Smebye 1981 Karl Engel 1982 Andras Schiff 1983 Cecilie Ousset 1984 Eva Knardahl 1985 Bruno Leonardo Gelber 1986 Roland Pontinen 1987 Bella Davidovich 1988 Leif Ove Andsnes 1989 Mark Zeltser 1990 Lyubow Timofeyeva 1991 John Kimura Parker 1992 Michael Rudy 1993 Leif Ove Andsnes 1994 Lilya Silberstein 1995 Lars Vogt 1996 Havard Gimse 1997 Jean Yves Thibaudet 1998 Nils Mortensen 1999 Noriko Ogawa 2000 Peter Jablonski 2001 Nikolai Luganskij 2002 Leif Ove Andsnes 2003 Hakon Austbo 2004 Gunilla Sussmann 2005 Anti Siirala 2006 Rian de Waal 2007 Percy Grainger Pianola 2008 Sigurd Slattebrekk 2009 Juho Pohjonen 2010 Gabriela Montero 2011 Ikke spilt 2012 Christian Ihle Hadland 2013 Marianna Shirinyan 2014 Simon Trpceski 2015 Ronald BrautigamMusician in residence edit1997 Leif Ove Andsnes 1998 Randi Stene 1999 Christian Eggen 2001 Det Norske Kammerorkester 2003 Anne Sofie von Otter 2004 Henning Kraggerud 2005 Martin Frost 2006 Per Arne Glorvigen 2007 Trio Mediaeval 2008 Bjarte EikeReferences edit nbsp Norway portal nbsp Classical music portal Festspillene i Bergen Store norske leksikon Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 2009 05 29 a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Check url value help permanent dead link Lars Petter Hagen announced as Director of the Bergen International Festival www fib no Retrieved 2023 08 25 Wicklund Erling 2010 05 27 Festspill og Nattjazz svinger sammen 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