Season 2026 — Time
Music can make time stand completely still. The mere thought of the opening notes of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, or the warmth of Bach's cello suites, can quicken the pulse — while simultaneously making the sense of time and place disappear. “That time shall open, that heart shall open,” writes Olav H. Hauge in his most famous poem. What is it about music that unleashes this power?
Photo: Mania Gwarek
Welcome to a new concert season with the theme Time. This year's performers invite us into a space where music can resonate freely, without haste. Brahms' violin sonatas, Bach chorales, Strauss' Four Last Songs and, of course, Messiaen's masterpiece Quartet for the End of Time. These are among the works that elevate us, while the pulsating rhythms of Beethoven, Bartók, and Steve Reich bring us back down to earth — and propel us forward.
This year's season introduces us to several of tomorrow's performers in our new Debut Series . We will also hear one of the world's leading string quartets, some of our country's finest chamber musicians, and a bunch of very exciting names from the European music scene — and the Trondheim Soloists are of course back as our resident ensemble in both Oslo , Bergen and Ramme . Occasionally, the concerts are also spiced up with conversations from the sidelines — and poetry and text will be given greater space as part of our concert experiences.
The launch of the autumn programme as well as The Havlystparken Concerts and The Håkon's Hall Concerts takes place in April and May, and the information is first published via our newsletter.
Find your time. Welcome!
Best regards from
Thormod Rønning KvamPianist and Artistic Director
Concert Overview
Short program — Autumn 2026
Sunday 6.9. at 3 pm
in University Aula , Oslo
TrondheimSolistene & Morten Jentoft
Oslo
Sunday 20.9. at 3 pm
in University Aula , Oslo
KORK Kammer & Håkon Austbø: Brahms & Messiaen
Sunday 11.10. at 3 pm
in University Aula , Oslo
Debut series: 2xKraggerud, Kauer & Hadland
Sunday 22.11. at 3 pm
in University Aula , Oslo
Engegård Quartet & Olli Mustonen
Friday 18.9. at 7 pm
in University Aula , Bergen
KORK Kammer & Håkon Austbø: Brahms & Messiaen
Bergen
Friday, October 2nd at 7 pm
in University Aula , Bergen
Edvard Grieg Vocal Ensemble & Håkon Matti Skrede
Friday, October 30th at 7 pm
in University Aula , Bergen
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in chamber format
Friday, November 20th at 7pm
in University Aula , Bergen
Engegård Quartet & Olli Mustonen
The Havlystparken Concerts takes place from Friday 26.6.—Sunday 26.7. Complete programme launching soon.
Ramme
Saturday, December 12th at 7pm
in the Frame Room, Ramme
Solveig Slettahjell, Sjur Miljeteig & Tord Gustavsen: Night in Bethlehem
TrondheimSolistene & Herborg Kråkevik
— We walk together in Herborg's songbook.
Herborg Kråkevik vocals
Helge Lilletvedt keyboards
TrondheimThe Soloists
Engegård Quartet, Ola B. Johannessen & Thormod Rønning Kvam
— Terje Vigen meets Beethoven, Schumann & Grieg.
Ola B. Johannessen actor
Arvid Engegård violin
Amanda Håøy Horn violin
Juliet Jopling viola
Jan Clemens Carlsen cello
Thormod Rønning Kvam piano
Saabye Christensen, Raknes & Reiersrud w/ensemble: Time
— Poetry and double bass under the trees.
Lars Saabye Christensen text
Steinar Raknes double bass & vocals
Knut Reiersrud harmonica & guitar
Per Oddvar Johansen percussion
Andreas Utnem tree organ
Tomter & Ihle Hadland: Bach, Brahms & Bjørnstad
— Musical fairy tales.
Cecilia Lund Plots mezzo
Lars Anders Tomter viola
Christian Ihle Hadland piano
Valkyrie Allstars
— Dangerously good folk music.
Tuva Syvertsen vocals & fiddle
Erik Sollid vocals, fiddle & mandolin
Magnus Larsen Jr. double bass
Martin Langlie drums
Senja Rummukainen & Ossi Tanner: Debussy, Sibelius & Brahms
— Finnish star duo for the first time in Norway.
Senja Rummukainen cello
Ossi Tanner piano
Seim & Augestad: 10 years of Rumi Songs
— Medieval poetry set to music for our time.
Tora Augestad vocals
Trygve Seim saxophones
Frode Haltli accordion
Svante Henryson cello
Erling Kittelsen recitation
TrondheimSolistene & Morten Jentoft
— Sounds from a dramatic time.
Morten Jentoft journalist
Guro Kleven Hagen violin & musical director
KORK Kammer & Håkon Austbø: Brahms & Messiaen
— "The most otherworldly beautiful music of the 20th century."
Annar Follesø violin
Oda Holt Günther violin
Torun Sæter Stafseng cello
Gerbrich Meijer clarinet
Håkon Austbø piano
KORK Kammer & Håkon Austbø: Brahms & Messiaen
— "The most otherworldly beautiful music of the 20th century."
Annar Follesø violin
Oda Holt Günther violin
Torun Sæter Stafseng cello
Gerbrich Meijer clarinet
Håkon Austbø piano
Edvard Grieg Vocal Ensemble & Håkon Matti Skrede
— Voices from all eras.
Håkon Matti Skrede conductor
Hilde Veslemøy Hagen soprano
Ingvill Holter soprano
Katie Macdonald everything
Daiana Aksamit everything
Tyler Ray tenor
Paul Robinson tenor & musical director
Ørjan Hartveit bass
David Hansford bass
2xKraggerud, Rognes, Kauer & Hadland
— A summer concert in October.
Henning Kraggerud violin
Alma Kraggerud violin
Vårin Lie Rognes viola
Sophie Kauer cello
Christian Ihle Hadland piano
Bergen Chamber Orchestra: Atterberg, Britten & Suk
— From darkness to light.
Erlend Tvinnereim tenor
Alexander Kagan violin
Ilze Klava viola
Alexey Cherkasov conductor & artistic director
NB: This concert is in Bergen.
Gudim & Ringstad with friends: Elgar's Piano Quintet
— A chamber musical visit from Norsjø.
Ludvig Gudim violin
Noa Wildschut violin
Eivind Ringstad viola
Senja Rummukainen cello
Kasparas Mikužis piano
NB: This concert is in Oslo.
Trygve Seim & Tord Gustavsen: Inner Chorals
— A cross-genre interpretation of Bach.
Trygve Seim saxophone
Tord Gustavsen piano
Trygve Seim & Tord Gustavsen: Inner Chorals
— A cross-genre interpretation of Bach.
Trygve Seim saxophone
Tord Gustavsen piano
TrondheimSoloists & Elisabeth Teige: Strauss, Holst & Beethoven
— Strauss' last four songs from one of our foremost sopranos.
Elisabeth Teige soprano
Marianne Thorsen violin & musical director
Symphonic Chamber Music: Dohnányi & Pépin
— Innovative, symphonic chamber music.
Melis Jaatinen mezzo-soprano
Guro Asheim violin
Cecilia Wilder viola
Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen cello
César Cañón piano
Thormod Rønning Kvam piano
James Patterson horn
Pierre Xhonneux clarinet
Season Opening: Time. Bach, Janáček & Brahms
— When time stands still.
Eirik Baardsen Haaland horn
Mara Haugen violin
Clara Yuna Friedensburg cello
Joachim Carr piano
June Dahr actress
Season opening: Time. Bach, Shaw & Brahms
— When time stands still.
Sonoko Miriam Welde violin
Edvard Erdal violin
Albin Uusijärvi viola
Henninge Landaa's viola
Daniel Thorell cello
Clara Yuna Friedensburg cello
June Dahr actress
Tord Gustavsen & The Norwegian Girls' Choir
— Angelic song and earthly sound.
Tord Gustavsen piano
Anne Karin Sundal-Ask conductor
Bugge Wesseltoft: It's snowing on my piano
— A Christmas concert with a true calm.
Bugge Wesseltoft piano
Harmonien's Chamber Series: Sæverud & Shostakovich
— Season finale with a 20th century perspective.
Mari Birgitte Bølgen Halvorsen violin
Hayato Naka violin
Dmytro Kreshchenskyi viola
Frida Tharaldsen Skaftun cello
Thormod Rønning Kvam piano
Frode Skag Storheim piano and presentation
Norway—America 200 years: Morten Gunnar Larsen & Ophelia Orchestra
— Dreaming of a new world.
Ståle Ytterli vocals
Morten Gunnar Larsen piano
Bjarne Magnus Jensen violin
Mikko Lampila cello
Georg Reiss clarinet & saxophone
Trond Olav Ruistuen trumpet
Helge Sunde trombone
Johnnie Harper banjo & guitar
Svein Aarbostad bass
Birger Mistereggen drums
Rilian Trio: 'Remembering Childhood'
— Prizewinning Canadian trio interprets one of Schubert's greatest works.
Daniel Dastoor violin
David Liam Roberts cello
Godwin Friesen piano
Rilian Trio: 'Remembering Childhood'
— Prizewinning Canadian trio interprets one of Schubert's greatest works.
Daniel Dastoor violin
David Liam Roberts cello
Godwin Friesen piano
Charlie Siem & Håvard Gimse
— Warm tones in autumn twilight.
Charlie Siem violin
Håvard Gimse piano
In the spirit of Lars Hertervig
— Artistic impulses from Düsseldorf in the 1850s.
Hanna-Maria Grønneberg actress
Kåre Conradi actor
Magnus Boye Hansen violin
Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen cello
Mathias Halvorsen piano
Thormod Rønning Kvam piano
Ørjan Matre: Lyric Pieces II
— Grieg in our time.
Bergen String Quartet
Ellena Armelius piano
Ørjan Matre electronics
Gala Concert: 90 years with Liv Glaser
— The 90th anniversary of a true classical icon.
Liv Glaser fortepiano
Ann-Helen Moen soprano
Helene Wold soprano
Bjarte Eike violin
Karolina Radziej violin
Mari Giske viola
Ernst Simon Glaser cello
Steinar Granmo Nilsen horn
Håkon Austbø piano
Tor Espen Aspaas piano
Emil Duncumb piano
Elizabeth Svarstad dance
Debut series: Grieg, Melartin & Sibelius
— Nordic meetings.
Hanne Marit Mordal Iversen soprano
Philip Zuckerman violin
Lotus Tinat violin
Inger Margrethe Thommesen viola
Martin Stangebye cello
Thormod Rønning Kvam piano
Trondheim Soloists & Ola Kvernberg
— A genre play.
Ola Kvernberg fiddle
Anders Larsen musical director
Trondheim Soloists & Ola Kvernberg
— A genre play.
Ola Kvernberg fiddle
Anders Larsen musical director
Trondheim Soloists & Ola Kvernberg
— A genre play.
Ola Kvernberg fiddle
Anders Larsen musical director
Håkon Austbø: Schumann, Scriabin & Beethoven
— A grand finale in Håkonshallen.
Håkon Austbø piano
Harmonien's chamber musicians & Oda Voltersvik
— Grieg as you (probably) have never heard before.
Melina Mandozzi violin
Jutta Morgenstern violin
Ilze Klava viola
Agnese Rugevica cello
Oda Voltersvik piano
Ålien, Lied Haga & Haagenrud
— World-class trio unites in Bergen.
Miriam Helms Ålien violin
Sandra Lied Haga cello
Ole Christian Haagenrud piano
ARKO Ensemble: Schumann, Fauré, Kodály & Ravel
— A stellar meeting between two continents.
Siyeon Cho violin
Yoona Lee viola
Kyeong Park cello
Jae-Yeon Won piano
The Royal Norwegian Navy Band & Ole Christian Haagenrud
— Official opening in Håkonshallen.
Andreas Hanson conductor
Ole Christian Haagenrud piano
Wesseltoft, Andersen & Nilssen: Am Are
— A rare, true cornucopia.
Bugge Wesseltoft piano
Arild Andersen double bass
Gard Nilssen drums
Ålien, Lied Haga & Haagenrud
— Star trio unites on Ramme .
Miriam Helms Ålien violin
Sandra Lied Haga cello
Ole Christian Haagenrud piano
Ytre Suløens Jazz Ensemble & Tricia Boutté
— Louis Armstrong's spirit in Havlystparken.
Tricia “Teedy” Boutté vocals
Morten Gunnar Larsen piano
Ytre Suløens Jass Ensemble
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