The Kavli Prize Award Ceremony 2026

The Kavli Prize Award Ceremony is the signature event of Kavli Prize Week, honoring the laureates in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. The highlight of Kavli Prize Week, this extraordinary event is a celebration of science and the arts and held at the Oslo Concert Hall – one of the most important cultural institutions of Norway.

Attending is an international audience that, along with the public, includes peers and guests of the laureates, as well as leading representatives of science from around the world.

For the second time in a row, the dynamic duo Selda Ekiz and Jim Al-Khalili will lead us through an award ceremony featuring moving cultural performances by young talents from Barratt Due Institute of Music, alongside portrait films of the laureates that offer new insights into astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience.

The award ceremony is open to the public with advance registration.

Register here

Be there in person – or go behind the scenes on YouTube
New this year is a live studio running alongside the award ceremony, broadcast live on the Kavli Prize YouTube channel with guests joining in the studio. Hosted by the experienced British presenter Vivienne Parry, the broadcast gives YouTube viewers a glimpse behind the scenes, where science meets entertainment.

About Oslo Concert Hall
Rising at the heart of Norway’s capital, Oslo Concert Hall has for decades been one of the country’s foremost stages for music, culture, and artistic excellence. Opened in 1977 and designed by architect Gösta Åbergh, the hall was conceived as a modern cultural landmark where audiences and performers could meet through the universal language of music.

Its distinctive exterior is characterized by clean modernist lines and extensive use of natural stone. The façade is clad in light-grey Tolga Granite, a trondhjemite quarried in Tolga in Østerdalen, central Norway. This Norwegian stone lends the building both elegance and permanence, while creating a strong connection between the concert hall and the country’s natural landscape. The granite’s subtle texture and luminous grey tones give the building a timeless quality, allowing it to stand with quiet confidence among Oslo’s cultural landmarks.

Home to the Oslo Philharmonic, the hall has welcomed many of the world’s leading conductors, soloists, composers, and orchestras. Inside, warm acoustics and an intimate auditorium create unforgettable artistic experiences. Generations of audiences have gathered here to celebrate music at its highest level, making Oslo Concert Hall not merely a performance venue, but a place where artistic achievement, cultural heritage, and the enduring power of music come together.