Centre for Grieg Research

From Golden Age to Bergen Wave

The Centre for Grieg Research does research on Edvard Grieg's works, his historical importance and cultural relevance in the past and the present. The centre's goal is further to contribute to international research on the diverse traditions in Norwegian music after Grieg and the close exchanges between regional music and international trends in the Nordic regions.

Bergen, 24–27 October 2019

Grieg Now! IGS International Grieg Conference and Workshop 2019

The International Edvard Grieg Society (IGS), Grieg Academy/Centre for Grieg Research University of Bergen and Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen invite scholars and performers to the event Grieg Now! International Conference and Workshop in Bergen, Norway, 24–27 October 2019.

Music and Nationalism

'The Nordic Ingredient. European Nationalisms and Norwegian Music since 1905'

Edited by Arnulf Mattes and Michael Custodis.

Music in Times of War

Minne-film om Edvard Grieg (1943)

Edvard Grieg Centennial 1943 – Propaganda Film Rediscovered

Historical newspaper articles mentioned a movie that Nasjonal Samling had ordered to highlight their propagandistic praise of Grieg. After more than 70 years the film can be viewed for the first time in full length on the webside of the Grieg Research Centre.

Resources and archive