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Voetmann composer in residence at Rudersdal Summer Concerts

10. August 2026

Veronika Voetmann is composer in residence at Rudersdal Summer Concerts, where her works are performed at five concerts - including the world premiere of her new work for Piano Quartet - Mind Bourne.

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Rønsholdt's Opera saga unfolds at Copenhagen Opera Festival

8. August 2026

The second part of Niels Rønsholdt's opera trilogy The Right of the Strong – The Duty of the Weak is premiered at Copenhagen Opera Festival.

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Upcoming album release of Nancy Dalberg's Symphony

7. August 2026

Nancy Dalberg entered one of the most demanding musical genres with her 1917 symphony, creating a sensation. Soon, it can finally be heard in a new recording with Copenhagen Phil and Thomas Dausgaard. The second movement is now released as a single.

nominations / awards

Premio Abbiati del disco for Simon Steen-Andersen album

7. August 2026

Simon Steen-Andersen’s recording “Chambered Music” won the 2026 Premio Abbiati del Disco for contemporary music awarded by the Italian Associazione Nazionale Critici Musicali

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Juliana Hodkinson World Premiere in Berlin

6. July 2026

A new piece by Juliana Hodkinson - we pass so slowly, it seems - is premiered at a memorial concert in remembrance of flautist Bettina Junge, founding member and long-time artistic director of ensemble mosaik.

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Veronika Voetmann published by Edition·S

2. July 2026

We are very excited to share the news that Edition·S is now publishing works by Veronika Voetmann. In the coming months, her music is performed at a number of summer festivals and concerts in Denmark and abroad.

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Die Seherin - World Premiere by Rohloff

1. July 2026

Steingrímur Rohloff's Die Seherin for soprano and piano quintet is premiered at the Nordic Chamber Music Festival in Hillerød on 23 July

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Danish New Music Academy aims to strengthen the future of new music through co-creation

29. June 2026

The Danish New Music Academy returns to Aarhus from 3 - 8 August 2026 for its third edition. We spoke with the organisers about the ideas and ambitions behind the project.

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World Premiere by Martin Stauning

11. June 2026

A new clarinet trio by Martin Stauning, Kinetic Still Life (Red), is premiered at the festival Kammermusik i Præstø on Friday 3 July.

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International Networking Reception

7. June 2026

On Saturday June 13, Klang Festival hosts a networking reception with the aim of strengthening international relationships and expanding professional networks within the field of contemporary music.

nominations / awards

Jeppe Ernst nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize

19. May 2026

Jeppe Ernst is nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize with the work Solo (Cantus II). "Jeppe is one of Denmark’s most compelling composers and one of the few who can genuinely make a difference in a hopeless world," the jury states.

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Ejnar Kanding: LEGENDE at SV Festival

18. May 2026

Ejnar Kanding's work LEGENDE is performed on June 2 by Contemporánea featuring the composer himself on live electronics and piano.

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Bára Gísladóttir Composer in Residence at Deutsche Oper Berlin

12. May 2026

For the 2026-2027 season, Bára Gísladóttir is Composer in Residence at Deutsche Oper Berlin. She is writing the new opera Good Vibes Only, which will premiere in January 2027.

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Adrianna Kubica-Cypek selected for International Rostrum of Composers

11. May 2026

Adrianna Kubica-Cypek's choral work Printemps has been selected by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DR, to represent Denmark at the International Rostrum of Composers 2026.

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Line Tjørnhøj: PORTRAIT - a multidisciplinary artwork

29. April 2026

Line Tjørnhøj’s PORTRAIT is a multidisciplinary artwork that invites audiences into a living, shifting monument shaped by sound, technology, and human presence. The work is launched at SPOT Festival May 1-2.

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He reinvents music again and again. Now Simon Steen-Andersen turns 50

24. April 2026

Over the past two decades, he has established himself as one of the most original and influential voices of his generation in Danish and international contemporary music. On April 24, composer Simon Steen-Andersen turns 50

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Mads Emil Dreyer - 40 years today

22. April 2026

Mads Emil Dreyer turns 40 on April 22 - and in the same week his latest work, The Letting Go, will receive its world premiere at SPOR Festival on April 24.

releases

EP release by Adrianna Kubica-Cypek

10. April 2026

In Adrianna Kubica-Cypek's work Månen (The Moon), the young artists' collective and vocal ensemble ÆTLA sings about support and community in a world struck by a global loneliness crisis.