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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.
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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.
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Edition·S at SPOR Festival 2026
9. April 2026
SPOR Festival 2026 takes place in Aarhus, Denmark, 22-26 April, presenting an exciting programme of contemporary music and sound art including works by Simon Steen-Andersen, Mads Emil Dreyer, Jeppe Ernst and Sandra Boss.
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Contemporary Composers at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
20. March 2026
Intimate concerts featuring Denmark’s most prominent names in contemporary composition can be experienced at the Boat House, where Louisiana Museum of Modern Art has invited Dacapo Records and Edition·S to curate a series of contemporary music concerts.
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Guitar Cards - A new piece - and card game - by Mette Nielsen
18. March 2026
On 22 March CRAS Guitar Ensemble will premiere Mette Nielsen's Guitar Cards which is as much a card game as it is a piece of music.
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nominations / awards
Nominations for Carl Prisen 2026
18. March 2026
Mette Nielsen and Mads Emil Dreyer are both nominated for Carl Prisen 2026 in the category Classical Composer of the Year - Small Ensemble. Dreamers' Circus are nominated as Composer of the Year - Roots.
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Educate·S Concert in Holstebro
16. March 2026
On Saturday 21 March, students from OrkesterEfterskolen in Holstebro present a special concert at the school’s Chamber Music Festival, featuring music from our Educate·S series.
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Staring at the Sun – Morten Olsen Writes a Requiem Without God
13. March 2026
On March 20, the Copenhagen Boys’ Choir premieres a new requiem by Morten Olsen, transforming the traditional text and music into a secular reflection on life’s end.
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John Frandsen 70 years today
13. March 2026
The Danish composer John Frandsen turns 70 today, 13 March. Over several decades he has established himself as a central figure in Danish musical life – not only as a composer, but also as an organiser and cultural leader.
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Edition·S at Historiske Dage 2026
9. March 2026
Once again this year, Edition·S will be there when Historiske Dage / Historical Days opens its doors at Øksnehallen on 14–15 March for a weekend celebrating and communicating history in all its diversity.
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Traces of Else Marie Pade A Conversation on Women Artists in Experimental Electronic Music
9. March 2026
On occasion of the exhibition Partitur at KW Institute for Contemporary Art, this conversation digs into groundbreaking artistic practices that expanded the possibilities of electronic music across generations and cultural contexts.
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Rediscovery of a forgotten voice: Tekla Griebel Wandall's songs
6. March 2026
A superb line-up of rising Danish singers breathes new life into Tekla Griebel Wandall's unknown songs on a new album and reveal a composer with a special sense for dramatic music.
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Graphic Scores Exhibition and Concert
5. March 2026
On Saturday 14 March, The Venue room at Steel House in Copenhagen will be transformed into a meeting point between sound and image as Gothenburg-based composer Mansoor Hosseini presents the Nordic Composer’s Exhibition & Concert.
