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10–19 September 2026

Festival Programme 2026

10–19 September 2026
10 September 2026
Opening Concert: Magic Fantastic
Øyvind Torvund I Kristine Tjøgersen I Igor Stravinsky I Oslo Philharmonic
Concert
Orchestral
35% off for ultiMATEs
Oslo Konserthus
11–19 September 2026
The Secret Life of Objects
Cod.Act I Dimitri de Perrot I Fischli & David Weiss I Samvær Under Tilsün I Svetlana Maraš
Exhibition
Children and youth
Listen and play
Gratis
Kunsthall Oslo
11–19 September 2026
Wonderful, Marvelous
Camille Norment
Sound installation
Resonance
World premiere
Gratis
Atelier Nord
11–19 September 2026
Moder Evgenia
Marte Gunnufsen
Video installation
Resonance
World premiere
Gratis
Oslo Kunstforening
11–19 September 2026
A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow
Maritea Dæhlin
Solo exhibition
Gratis
Oslo Kunstforening
11 September 2026
Passage
Oslo kulturskole I Julian Sartorius I Alberto Bernal I FRAMES
Concert
Ensemble
Urban space
Gratis
Voldsløkka Scene
11 September 2026
Ultima Thule: The Closest Possible Sound
Six concerts and a playroom
Event pass for 35% off for ultiMATEs
Sentralen
11 September 2026
Cello Musique Concrete
Tanja Orning I Simon Løffler I Heida Mobeck
Concert
Solo
World premiere
Ultima Thule
Sentralen
11 September 2026
Log Book
François Sarhan I Nina Guo I asamisimasa I Zafraan Ensemble
Performance
Ensemble
Listen and play
World premiere
Ultima Thule
Gratis
Sentralen
11 September 2026
Volta Feedback
Yann Leguay
Concert
Solo
Noise
Ultima Thule
Sentralen
11 September 2026
Lichtbogen
LEMUR
Concert
Ensemble
Electroacoustic
World premiere
Ultima Thule
Sentralen
11 September 2026
IN / OUT
Violeta García
Concert
Solo
Noise
Ultima Thule
Sentralen
11 September 2026
Slightly Bent
Svetlana Maraš I Alberto Bernal I Miguel Ángel García Martín
Concert
Solo
Ultima Thule
Sentralen
12 September 2026
Autumn Caravan
Gisle Kverndokk I Adriana Hölszky
Concert
Vocal
35% off for ultiMATEs
Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo
12 September 2026
Smalltown Supersound presents
Kjell Samkopf
Concert
Album launch
World premiere
35% off for ultiMATEs
Nasjonalbiblioteket
12–13 September 2026
Trash This Temple
Lasse Marhaug 24h
Concert
Solo
Noise
World premiere
35% off for ultiMATEs
NRK Store studio
12 September 2026
Historia
Karl Ove Knausgaard & Glenn Kotche
Performance
Artist talk
35% off for ultiMATEs
MUNCH
12 September 2026
Let us all sense
Tine Surel Lange I AREPO
Performance
Ensemble
World premiere
35% off for ultiMATEs
Rom for Dans
12 September 2026
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Yuri Umemoto I Oslo Sinfonietta I Ivar Furre Aam
Music theatre
Vocal
Ensemble
40% off for ultiMATEs
Black Box teater
12 September 2026
In the Mood for Structure
Nicolas Hodges I Jean Barraqué
Concert
Paulus kirke
13 September 2026
Untitled School and Other Strange Lessons
Torrence / Stene / Ugelvik / Yoshida
Concert
Ensemble
World premiere
35% off for ultiMATEs
Norges musikkhøgskole
13 September 2026
HUSH
Det Norske Solistkor I Jane Scroccaro I Samir Odeh-Tamimi I Camille Norment
Concert
Vocal
World premiere
35% off for ultiMATEs
Sentralen
14 September 2026
Against Hard Matter
Øyvind Mæland | Nina Garcia & Anna Gaïotti
Concert
Dance
Noise
World premiere
35% off for ultiMATEs
Kulturkirken Jakob
15 September 2026
Lost Signals Weave a Trance
Lukas De Clerck I Marcin Pietruszewski I Thov Wetterhus
Concert
Resonance
35% off for ultiMATEs
Riksscenen
15 September 2026
Når stemmen bærer hjem
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra & Mahsa Vahdat
Concert
Orchestral
Vocal
35% off for ultiMATEs
Universitetets aula
16 September 2026
Terrarium
Cecilie Ore I Oslo Sinfonietta
Concert
Ensemble
World premiere
35% off for ultiMATEs
Sentralen
16 September 2026
Nati Infiniti
Alessandro Cortini I Heiða Mobeck
Concert
Solo
Electroacoustic
35% off for ultiMATEs
Rockefeller
16 September 2026
Blodveien [Blood Road]
Knut Olaf Sunde
Concert
Film
Electroacoustic
World premiere
Vega Scene
17 September 2026
Once we sang of Ice and Fire
Glacier Lamentation | Joana Sá | Susan Schüppli | Fiona Sironic | Sébastien Robert I Climate Talks
Concert
Panel discussion
Reading
Film
Art and climate
Urban space
Gratis
Deichman Bjørvika
17 September 2026
Brilliant Suns
Lene Grenager I Ellen Reid I Susanna Wallumrød I Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Concert
Orchestral
Vocal
35% off for ultiMATEs
NRK Store studio
17–19 September 2026
Unchained Melody
Carte Blanche & Mette Edvardsen
Dance
35% off for ultiMATEs
Dansens Hus
17 September 2026
Where Never
Beatrice Dillon & Explore Ensemble
Concert
Ensemble
35% off for ultiMATEs
MUNCH
18 September 2026
Arne Nordheim Composer Prize
NMH Sinfonietta
Concert
Ensemble
35% off with ultiMATE
Norges musikkhøgskole
18 September 2026
And Now, the Weather
Cikada I IEMA I Saariaho I Torvund I Hartman I Køppe I Bång
Concert
Ensemble
World premiere
35% off for ultiMATEs
Kulturkirken Jakob
18–19 September 2026
Hi sida
Kjersti Alm Eriksen & Pinquins
Music theatre
World premiere
40% off for ultiMATEs
Black Box teater
18 September 2026
Merzbow
Solo Noise
Concert
Noise
35% off for ultiMATEs
MUNCH
18 September 2026
Saddled With
Natasha Barrett I Kelman Duran
Concert
Solo
Electroacoustic
35% off for ultiMATEs
Trekanten
19 September 2026
PIANO ACTIONS
A whole day of grand pianos, spiders and a museum in motion
Concert
Dance
Sound installation
World premiere
20% off for ultiMATEs
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
19 September 2026
The Instrument and the Atmosphere
Carmen Villain I Svetlana Maraš
Concert
Solo
Electroacoustic
35% off for ultiMATEs
Factory Tøyen
Thursday 10/09
19:00 Oslo Konserthus
Opening Concert: Magic Fantastic
Øyvind Torvund I Kristine Tjøgersen I Igor Stravinsky I Oslo Philharmonic
Friday 11/09
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow
Maritea Dæhlin
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
Moder Evgenia
Marte Gunnufsen
12:00 Atelier Nord
Wonderful, Marvelous
Camille Norment
12:00 Kunsthall Oslo
The Secret Life of Objects
Cod.Act I Dimitri de Perrot I Fischli & David Weiss I Samvær Under Tilsün I Svetlana Maraš
16:00 Voldsløkka Scene
Passage
Oslo kulturskole I Julian Sartorius I Alberto Bernal I FRAMES
18:00 Sentralen
Log Book
François Sarhan I Nina Guo I asamisimasa I Zafraan Ensemble
18:00 Sentralen
Cello Musique Concrete
Tanja Orning I Simon Løffler I Heida Mobeck
18:00 Sentralen
Ultima Thule: The Closest Possible Sound
Six concerts and a playroom
19:30 Sentralen
Volta Feedback
Yann Leguay
20:30 Sentralen
Lichtbogen
LEMUR
21:30 Sentralen
IN / OUT
Violeta García
22:30 Sentralen
Slightly Bent
Svetlana Maraš I Alberto Bernal I Miguel Ángel García Martín
23:30 Sentralen
Volta Feedback
Yann Leguay
Saturday 12/09
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow
Maritea Dæhlin
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
Moder Evgenia
Marte Gunnufsen
12:00 Atelier Nord
Wonderful, Marvelous
Camille Norment
12:00 Kunsthall Oslo
The Secret Life of Objects
Cod.Act I Dimitri de Perrot I Fischli & David Weiss I Samvær Under Tilsün I Svetlana Maraš
13:00 Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo
Autumn Caravan
Gisle Kverndokk I Adriana Hölszky
15:00 Nasjonalbiblioteket
Smalltown Supersound presents
Kjell Samkopf
16:00 NRK Store studio
Trash This Temple
Lasse Marhaug 24h
16:00 Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo
Autumn Caravan
Gisle Kverndokk I Adriana Hölszky
17:00 MUNCH
Historia
Karl Ove Knausgaard & Glenn Kotche
17:30 Rom for Dans
Let us all sense
Tine Surel Lange I AREPO
19:00 Black Box teater
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Yuri Umemoto I Oslo Sinfonietta I Ivar Furre Aam
20:00 MUNCH
Historia
Karl Ove Knausgaard & Glenn Kotche
22:00 Paulus kirke
In the Mood for Structure
Nicolas Hodges I Jean Barraqué
Sunday 13/09
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow
Maritea Dæhlin
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
Moder Evgenia
Marte Gunnufsen
12:00 Atelier Nord
Wonderful, Marvelous
Camille Norment
12:00 Kunsthall Oslo
The Secret Life of Objects
Cod.Act I Dimitri de Perrot I Fischli & David Weiss I Samvær Under Tilsün I Svetlana Maraš
15:00 Norges musikkhøgskole
Untitled School and Other Strange Lessons
Torrence / Stene / Ugelvik / Yoshida
19:00 Sentralen
HUSH
Det Norske Solistkor I Jane Scroccaro I Samir Odeh-Tamimi I Camille Norment
Monday 14/09
19:00 Kulturkirken Jakob
Against Hard Matter
Øyvind Mæland | Nina Garcia & Anna Gaïotti
Tuesday 15/09
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow
Maritea Dæhlin
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
Moder Evgenia
Marte Gunnufsen
19:00 Universitetets aula
Når stemmen bærer hjem
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra & Mahsa Vahdat
19:00 Riksscenen
Lost Signals Weave a Trance
Lukas De Clerck I Marcin Pietruszewski I Thov Wetterhus
Wednesday 16/09
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow
Maritea Dæhlin
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
Moder Evgenia
Marte Gunnufsen
12:00 Kunsthall Oslo
The Secret Life of Objects
Cod.Act I Dimitri de Perrot I Fischli & David Weiss I Samvær Under Tilsün I Svetlana Maraš
18:00 Sentralen
Terrarium
Cecilie Ore I Oslo Sinfonietta
19:45 Rockefeller
Nati Infiniti
Alessandro Cortini I Heiða Mobeck
20:00 Vega Scene
Blodveien [Blood Road]
Knut Olaf Sunde
Thursday 17/09
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow
Maritea Dæhlin
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
Moder Evgenia
Marte Gunnufsen
12:00 Kunsthall Oslo
The Secret Life of Objects
Cod.Act I Dimitri de Perrot I Fischli & David Weiss I Samvær Under Tilsün I Svetlana Maraš
13:00 Deichman Bjørvika
Once we sang of Ice and Fire
Glacier Lamentation | Joana Sá | Susan Schüppli | Fiona Sironic | Sébastien Robert I Climate Talks
15:00 Atelier Nord
Wonderful, Marvelous
Camille Norment
19:00 Dansens Hus
Unchained Melody
Carte Blanche & Mette Edvardsen
19:00 NRK Store studio
Brilliant Suns
Lene Grenager I Ellen Reid I Susanna Wallumrød I Norwegian Radio Orchestra
21:00 MUNCH
Where Never
Beatrice Dillon & Explore Ensemble
Friday 18/09
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow
Maritea Dæhlin
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
Moder Evgenia
Marte Gunnufsen
12:00 Kunsthall Oslo
The Secret Life of Objects
Cod.Act I Dimitri de Perrot I Fischli & David Weiss I Samvær Under Tilsün I Svetlana Maraš
15:00 Atelier Nord
Wonderful, Marvelous
Camille Norment
16:00 Norges musikkhøgskole
Arne Nordheim Composer Prize
NMH Sinfonietta
18:00 Kulturkirken Jakob
And Now, the Weather
Cikada I IEMA I Saariaho I Torvund I Hartman I Køppe I Bång
19:00 Dansens Hus
Unchained Melody
Carte Blanche & Mette Edvardsen
20:00 MUNCH
Merzbow
Solo Noise
20:00 Black Box teater
Hi sida
Kjersti Alm Eriksen & Pinquins
22:00 Trekanten
Saddled With
Natasha Barrett I Kelman Duran
Saturday 19/09
11:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
PIANO ACTIONS
A whole day of grand pianos, spiders and a museum in motion
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow
Maritea Dæhlin
12:00 Oslo Kunstforening
Moder Evgenia
Marte Gunnufsen
12:00 Atelier Nord
Wonderful, Marvelous
Camille Norment
12:00 Kunsthall Oslo
The Secret Life of Objects
Cod.Act I Dimitri de Perrot I Fischli & David Weiss I Samvær Under Tilsün I Svetlana Maraš
17:00 Dansens Hus
Unchained Melody
Carte Blanche & Mette Edvardsen
18:00 Black Box teater
Hi sida
Kjersti Alm Eriksen & Pinquins
22:00 Factory Tøyen
The Instrument and the Atmosphere
Carmen Villain I Svetlana Maraš
Atelier Nord
Black Box teater
Dansens Hus
Deichman Bjørvika
Factory Tøyen
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Kulturkirken Jakob
Kunsthall Oslo
Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo
MUNCH
NRK Store studio
Nasjonalbiblioteket
Norges musikkhøgskole
Oslo Konserthus
Oslo Kunstforening
Paulus kirke
Riksscenen
Rockefeller
Rom for Dans
Sentralen
Trekanten
Universitetets aula
Vega Scene
Voldsløkka Scene

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