Transitions 

This year’s festival theme highlights how music shifts between eras, styles and sounds, mirroring Longyearbyen’s own changing landscapes and histories after 100 years as Norwegian territory. The festival invites audiences to experience how transformation becomes a source of creativity, renewal, and connection.

This year’s festival theme highlights how music shifts between eras, styles and sounds, mirroring Longyearbyen’s own changing landscapes and histories after 100 years as Norwegian territory. The festival invites audiences to experience how transformation becomes a source of creativity, renewal, and connection.

Artic chamber music festival, Svalbard

Welcome to the world’s northernmost music festival for classical music!

The Arctic Chamber Music Festival has been arranged in Longyearbyen, since 2018. Musicians from the Arctic Philharmonic forms the basis of the festival, performing in various formats together with the guests soloists.

Over the years we have had some truly unforgettable moments, with exceptional performances by soloists like Truls Mørk, Henning Kraggerud, Berit Norbakken Solset, Missy Mazzoli, Adrian Angelico, Imogen Cooper, Elbjørg Hemsing, Adrian Brendel and Peter Herresthal.

The second festival, with the theme of “Changes”, took place in Longyearbyen in June 2019. The soloists performing this year was Henning Kraggerud, Eldbjørg Hemsing, Imogen Cooper and Adrian Brendel and of course, musicians from the Arctic Philharmonic. The festival was also an arena for debates and seminars, with a special focus on human-influenced changes – a time to reflect and discuss important issue together with partner of the year, Arctic Frontiers.

The third festival was arranged in February 2020, featuring the artists Håkon Kornstad, Adrian Angelico, Mariann Fjeld-Solberg, Peter Herresthal and Tim Weiss together with the Arctic Philharmonic sinfonietta. Special to this year’s festival was the focus on the sound of the arctic, presenting the orchestral work with the same title, by composer Lasse Thoresen, commissioned by the Arctic Philharmonic and “created” with inspiration from Svalbard.

Arctic Chamber Music Festival

Top notch artists and musicians from the Arctic Philharmonic, invites you to 4 days of Arctic magic. In Feburay 2022 you will meet musicians from Arktisk Filharmoni, Peter Herresthal, Eric Lu, Henning Kraggerud, Sonoro Quartet, and author Line Nagell Ylvisåker.

Please note -- the festival is in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (not Tromsø)!

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