“Tabita Berglund’s conducting style – alert, encouraging and inspiring – seems to bring out exceptional music-making”
The Arts Desk
TABITA BERGLUND
CONDUCTOR
UPCOMING CONCERTS
27 & 28 August 2026
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Grieghallen, Bergen
2 & 3 September 2026
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Grieghallen, Bergen
19 September 2026
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Seine Musicale, Paris
23 & 24 September 2026
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Konserthuset, Stockholm
8 October 2026
Oslo Philharmonic
Oslo Concert Hall
16 & 17 October 2026
Dresdner Philharmonie
Kulturpalast, Dresden
31 October & 1 November 2026
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall, Detroit
19 November 2026
Bamberger Symphoniker
Konzerthalle, Bamberg
3 & 4 December 2026
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Grand Auditorium,
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation,
Lisbon
20 December 2026
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg
14-16 January 2027
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall, Detroit
21 & 23 January 2027
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto
4 February 2027
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Grieghallen, Bergen
12-21 February 2027
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
European tour
12 February: Cologne Philharmonie
13 February: Tonhalle Düsseldorf
15 February: Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
16 February: Kuppelsaal – Hannover Congress Centrum
17 February: Queen Elisabeth Hall, Antwerp
19 February: Alte Oper, Frankfurt
20 February: Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle, Stuttgart
21 February: Isarphilharmonie – Gasteig, Munich
11 March 2027
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Harpa, Reykjavik
18 March 2027
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Barbican Hall, London
23 & 24 April 2027
Dresdner Philharmonie
Kulturpalast, Dresden
30 April & 1 May 2027
Wiener Symphoniker
Wiener Konzerthaus
13 May 2027
Sinfonia Lahti
Sibelius Hall, Lahti
28 & 29 May 2027
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall, Detroit
10 & 13 June 2027
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
18 & 19 June 2027
Dresdner Philharmonie
Kulturpalast, Dresden
BIOGRAPHY
Tabita Berglund has established herself as one of the most in-demand conductors of her generation. With a charismatic style that combines elegance, verve and precision – eliciting “exceptional music-making” (The Arts Desk) – she collaborates with leading orchestras worldwide. Berglund is Chief Conductor Designate of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and will assume the title of Chief Conductor in August 2027. She is also Principal Guest Conductor of both the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Dresdner Philharmonie.
Highlights of Berglund’s Designate season in Bergen include the 26/27-opening concerts as well as an eight-concert European tour in the spring, with Alte Oper Frankfurt, Isarphilharmonie Munich, Koningin Elisabethzaal Antwerp and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg among the venues. She makes debut guest appearances with the Wiener Symphoniker, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Gulbenkian Orchestra, while return engagements include the Bamberger Symphoniker, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris for La Seine Musicale’s 26/27 season opening.
Berglund collaborates with leading international soloists; partnerships include Leif Ove Andsnes, Hélène Grimaud, Kirill Gerstein, Alexander Malofeev, Pekka Kuusisto, Leila Josefowicz, Augustin Hadelich, Christian Tetzlaff, Truls Mørk, Nicolas Altstaedt and Camilla Tilling. Her 26/27 programming reflects the breadth of her repertoire interests – from Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert to R Strauss, Scriabin, Stravinsky, Ravel and John Adams, among many others – and continues her championing of Nordic compatriots such as Thorvaldsdottir, Sibelius and Irgens-Jensen.
Recent guest engagements include The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, Bamberger Symphoniker, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Gothenburg Symphony, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sydney and Melbourne symphony orchestras, and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, to mention just a few. Festival appearances include Granada, Grafenegg, Dresden (2026 opening concert with Dresdner Philharmonie) and a curated two-week Northern Lights Festival in Detroit, while Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (Garsington Opera) and Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker (Norwegian National Opera and Ballet) are among past opera/ballet productions. In Summer 2024 Berglund was chair of the jury for the final of the Eurovision Young Musicians competition, broadcast live on television throughout Europe via the major networks.
Berglund studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music, first as a cellist with Truls Mørk and later orchestral conducting with Ole Kristian Ruud. She played regularly with the Oslo and Bergen Philharmonic orchestras as well as the Trondheim Soloists before conducting became her main focus. Her first titled position was as Principal Guest Conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (2021–2024). Her debut CD, with the Oslo Philharmonic and violinist Sonoko Miriam Welde, was released in 2021 (LAWO) and nominated for a Norwegian Grammy (Spellemann) in the 2022 Classical Music category.
HarrisonParrott represents Tabita Berglund for worldwide general management.
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Photos © Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Sarah Smarch
Photos © Nikolaj Lund
Photos © Marco Borggreve
Photos © Oddleiv Apneseth / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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