In 2025, the ‘Nordlys Festivalen’ (Northern Lights Festival) in Tromsø will host Mimmi Tamba and Marius Neset for the first time, two of the most exciting musicians and composers in Norway. The program is otherwise filled with treats for every taste and age; a wonderful mix of classical, jazz, opera, yoik, contemporary, and much in between. The Northern Lights Festival plays an important role in facilitating the flourishing of culture – with its focus on talent development and collaboration with the music education institutions in the city, such as the Cultural School, Kongsbakken and not least the Music Conservatory. Tromsø is unique in many ways, with qualities that create identity for the local population and excitement for visiting audiences. The rich cultural life is particularly strong, and annually at least one concert or performance is probably arranged per inhabitant in the city. That Tromsø‘s unique, artistic diversity is threatened by global and local challenges: it feels more important than ever to invite to music, unity and joy.
OPENING CONCERT: MARIUS NESET & ARCTIC PHILHARMONIE
Thursday, January 23rd at 7:00 PM and Friday, January 24th at 7:00 PM, at the Main Stage, Tromsø Kulturhus
Together with our good friends in the Arctic Philharmonic, Marius Neset will have the honor of opening the Northern Lights Festival 2025. The concert will feature a selection of Neset’s orchestral compositions, including MANMADE – commissioned by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and awarded the Spellemann Prize in 2014.
CLOSING CONCERT: MIMMI TAMBA – SEMPER EADEM
Saturday, February 1st at 9:00 PM on the Main Stage, Tromsø Kulturhus
Mimmi Tamba will close the festival with music from the critically acclaimed albums, Semper Eadem and Titanic. On stage she will bring dancers, a full band and a string quartet from Musikk i Nordland. Semper Eadem was nominated for the Spellemann and Edvard awards, and the performance of the same name won the Heddapirs for best musical theatre. This is guaranteed to be a full-fledged end to the Northern Lights Festival 2025!
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