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nominations / awards

BEINTA nominated for the Faroese Music Awards

6. March 2023

On March 11, the recipients of the Faroese Music Awards 2023 will be revealed, and among the nominated works is Anna Katrin Øssursdóttir Egilstrøð and Allan Gravgaard Madsen's symphonic song cycle BEINTA.

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Three Mads Emil Dreyer world premieres

21. February 2023

In March 2023, three new works by Mads Emil Dreyer will be premiered. We spoke with the composer about the works, the integration of electronic and acoustic sound and about investigating aesthetic or technical aspects of the music in series.

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New promotion manager at Edition·S

13. February 2023

We are very happy to welcome Johanna Maj Thorning to the team as the new promotion and project manager at Dacapo Edition·S.

reviews

Great reviews for Bára Gísladóttir's SILVA

13. February 2023

Bára Gísladóttir's new album SILVA is receiving great reviews.

releases

Greta Eacott featured on album by Damkapellet

10. February 2023

Greta Eacott's 'Gestalt Minimal III' is featured on the debut album of the music collective Damkapellet released today.

nominations / awards

Paul Hillier receives honorary award

7. February 2023

Conductor and artistic director Paul Hillier receives the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen honorary award 2023.

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Birgitte Alsted: Agnetes Vandgang - World premiere

2. February 2023

On 8 February the ensemble Lydenskab presents the world premiere of a new work by Birgitte Alsted: Agnetes Vandgang.

nominations / awards

Bára Gísladóttir shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards

26. January 2023

The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards celebrates excellence and innovation in classical music. Bára Gísladóttir is nominated for the Chamber-Scale Composition award for her work Animals of your pasture.

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Steingrímur Rohloff: Doppelgängerkonzert - World premiere

26. January 2023

On Thursday 2 February, Steingrímur Rohloff's Doppelgängerkonzert written for the Odense Symphony Orchestra and the two violists Rafaell Altino and Lawrence Powers will be premiered.

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Juliana Hodkinson: Ready for ecstasy - World premiere

26. January 2023

Juliana Hodkinson's work Ready for Ecstasy is premiered at ECLAT festival on 4 February. The work is based on Ursula Andkjær Olsen’s extended poem My Jewel Box. Juliana Hodkinson translates this into a hyper-polyphonic electroacoustic sound narrative.

reviews

Great reviews for Løkkegaard's Colliding Bubbles

26. January 2023

Quatuor Bozzini performed Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard's combined string- and harmonica quartet in Copenhagen on 22 January, and the performance received great reviews.

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Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard World Premiere

13. January 2023

A new piece by Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard - a hybrid of a string quartet and harmonica quartet - is premiered by Quatuor Bozzini on 19 January in Hamburg, Germany, and performed in Denmark and Canada in the following weeks.

releases

Steingrímur Rohloff Album Release

6. January 2023

Steingrímur Rohloff's music is full of beauty, colourful harmonies and finesse. Today, a digital album with his Concerto Grosso is released, in a recording with brass solists from the Berliner Philharmoniker.

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Ejnar Kanding Album Release

6. January 2023

Ejnar Kanding's Suite Résonance is music for classical guitar & ambient electronics. Today the work is released as a digital album.

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Happy New Year from Edition·S

3. January 2023

Edition·S wishes you all a happy New Year! Before we truly kick off 2023 we want to take a moment to dwell on the musical year 2022, and look back at some of the past year's premieres, prizes and publications.

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Works by Juliana Hodkinson published by Edition·S

15. December 2022

We are very excited to announce the beginning of a new collaboration with composer and sound artist Juliana Hodkinson.

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John Frandsen: Händel's Messiah for children

15. December 2022

On Saturday 17 December, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra performs a Danish version of Händel's Messiah arranged by John Frandsen.

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Niels Rønsholdt: Den sidste olie video

8. December 2022

Niels Rønsholdt's 'Den sidste olie' was premiered in an ice skating rink during Copenhagen Opera Festival. Catch a glimpse of the extraordinary chamber opera in this video.