Photo: Yrjan Sundfør Rodrigues
Rune Rebne is a Norwegian composer, associate professor in composition and Ph.D. Research Fellow at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He began his studies as a trombone player in 1985, and finished his diploma in composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo in 1997.
Rebne composes instrumental- and electroacoustic music, and music for modern dance and theatre. His music has been performed at festivals in Norway and abroad. Rebne received the award Work of the Year for his piece «Ooid» in 1995, and was nominated for the same award in 2023 for «Solosooadee». Rune Rebne worked as a director for the theatre plays «Blod, Jern og Olje I and II».
During the last years, Rebne has had several world premieres and releases of his music. In January 2024, three new orchestral works was premiered with Orkester Innlandet, and in January 2025 six more orchestral works featuring among others soloists Guro Kleven Hagen and Sivert Holmen. Some of them can be listen to here. His latest projects include commission for the string quartet Opus 13 and a one-hour concert with The Norwegian Radio Orchestra with the orchestral versions of Jon Balke´s project «Siwan». In november a premiere of a piece for organ and voice will take place in Brandenburg, Deutschland.
In 2025 Rebne releases two new albums with his own music. One in June named «Systkin», one in september called «Vegom» with among others the 20 minute long «Aate I-IV» for solo piano. A third recording «Laje», will be released early in 2026.
