16:00: Exhibition opening in the Castle Courtyard with Elisa Helland Hansen & Ida C. Helland Hansen
Introduction by Gunnar Danbolt
18:00: Concert in Riddersalen with Hanne Marit Mordal Iversen, soprano and Revaz Abramia, piano
Welcome to a solo recital with Leif Ove Andsnes!
Leif Ove Andsnes continues in his role as Artistic Advisor at Baroniet Rosendal and is once again part of this season's classical programme.
In this matinee concert, audiences will experience Leif Ove Andsnes in a performance dedicated to the music of Frédéric Chopin, where delicate lyricism, virtuosity and poetic depth meet.
Historical Seminar with Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde and others
Norwegian Manor History – Economy and Culture at Baroniet Rosendal and other estates
At the top of the travel chest lie Renberg's poems and a bundle of piano pieces. Music and poetry will meet in widely different ways. They will hold each other in mutual iron grip, dance gently, or chatter away in earnest frivolity. Here comes the ode to the unborn grandchild, the theft-pack ballad about the clumsy youngsters and the funeral oration for the Trønder who got a passport to hell. In natural interplay with Domenico Scarlatti and Harald Sæverud.
Trond-Viggo Torgersen and Kristin Helle-Valle Thursday, May 28th at 11:00
In the conversation event The Rest of Our Lives / Resten av livet, Trond-Viggo and his wife Kristin talk inspiringly and cheerfully about life, the body's aging and the transition to retirement – a phase that can be both liberating and confusing. With humour, life experience and solid knowledge, they take us into a chapter of life filled with opportunities, but also identity changes, new roles and shifts in relationships.
In collaboration with Kvinnherad Senior University
Garden Seminar, Annegreth Dietze-Schirdewahn and others
350 Years of Trees in Rosendal Have
• Restoration and care of trees, avenues and historic park environments
• Climate adaptation, biodiversity and cultural heritage values
• The hidden legacy of old fruit varieties
• Conservation and use of historic orchards
Karoline Krüger and Sigvart Dagsland return with a duo concert at Baroniet. The stage is set for an intimate yet grand evening filled with beloved classics such as "Ka e du redd for", "Alt eg såg" and "For vår jord". Look forward to the best of everything they have created individually – and together – along with a generous dose of both Stavanger and Bergen humour.
After half a century in the music industry, Bjørn Eidsvåg stands as a pillar of Norwegian music history, and is an artist that several generations of Norwegians have a strong connection to. Norwegians have a close relationship with his beloved songs such as "Skyfri himmel" and "Eg Ser". Bjørn's curiosity about new musical expressions has also led to many exciting collaborations with renowned artists from Norway, Sweden and Denmark over the years. Since his start in 1971, Bjørn has released 28 albums and performed around 80 concerts each year.
Meet Kaizers JanOve – just him and the piano. The repertoire spans from brand new songs to early Kaizers classics, from his solo career to his symphonic and silent theatre work The Mute. And of course some surprises.
Ketil Bjørnstad is a classically trained concert pianist, recording artist, and one of our most productive and widely read authors of numerous novels and biographies. He revealed himself early as an exceptional musical talent.
«Solokonsertane har alltid vore grunnlaget for mi musikalske karriere. Dei markerer byrjinga og slutten. Åleine med flygelet oppstår det ein særmerkt og nær kontakt med publikum som påverkar dei musikalske vala undervegs.» - Ketil Bjørnstad
Eva Weel Skram has always been very personal in her lyrics, and fortunately she still is. With songs like "Om du vil", "Selmas song", "La meg vere" and "Vendepunkt", Eva Weel Skram is without doubt one of the most beloved artists we have in this country.
deLillos is one of the country's most important pop and rock bands. deLillos was formed in Oslo in 1984, and is considered one of the most distinctive bands in Norwegian music from the 1980s to the present day. Together with Raga Rockers, DumDum Boys and Jokke & Valentinerne, deLillos is still referred to as one of the big four in Norwegian rock history.
One of the country's most respected artists is ready to take the concert stages across the nation in the summer of 2026.
Ingebjørg Bratland is a ballad singer and songwriter from Edland in Vinje and one of Norway's most beloved and sought-after pop artists.
The Vinje native already has a list of achievements that most would envy. With songs like "Jul i Svingen", "Ingen som du", "På avstand", "Fordi eg elskar deg" – and many more – she has embedded herself in the Norwegian soul.
Bratland is best known through her songs and albums, where she interprets her own and others' songs in her own unique way, reaching a large audience of all ages.
2026 started with first place on Spotify with the song "Baby, du er rå!" together with the band Hagle.
Norway's friend - and in the case of Oscar Danielson, one can safely say that the likeable Swede is one of the very best friends we have!
Oscar Danielson is his own genre, and is considered by many to be Sweden's best lyricist. After the album "Stockholm i mitt hjärta" (2011) with the song "Besvärjelse", he has gained a large audience and toured extensively throughout Scandinavia.
Now the Stockholm-born 49-year-old comes to Rosendal with a show that evokes laughter as well as tears. The theme is – of course – women. These are songs about love, filled with seriousness and deeply human observations, spiced with the humour that is Oscar's trademark.
Eva Weel Skram and Stein Thorleif Bjella have made a version of Oscar's song "Besvärjelse" with Norwegian lyrics, "Vi lover".
For three decades they have delivered. Hundreds of songs about being human. About love and sorrow, myths and tall tales, honesty and betrayal, death and life. And the sea.
Vamp belongs to the elite of Norwegian music. They have developed a distinctive expression in the meeting between music and lyrics that has touched the Norwegian soul.
They have achieved numerous honours and accolades, including five Spellemannprisen awards, the Prøysen Prize and the Medaas Prize. They have released 18 albums and sold over one million records.
Their latest release, "Tiå det tar", received consistently excellent reviews and high scores from critics, and some even felt this is the best release Vamp has had so far. Their catalogue is full of beloved and well-known songs which they draw from generously at their concerts.
