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  1. Come along to the international network meeting during KLANG Festival

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    Come along to the international network meeting during KLANG Festival

    12. May 2023

    This year KLANG Festival, along with Edition·S, Edition Wilhelm Hansen and Art Music Denmark, will be hosting an international guest programme, where we will welcome a number of European professionals from the new music industry.
  2. World premiere of choir work by Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen

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    World premiere of choir work by Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen

    10. May 2023

    Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen's Kærlighedens Højsang is premiered 17 May by the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Signe Madsen and Frederik Munk Larsen conducted by Carsten Seyer-Hansen.
  3. Work Grants from the Danish Arts Foundation 2023

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    Work Grants from the Danish Arts Foundation 2023

    9. May 2023

    The Danish Arts Foundation has given out 224 work grants to composers, songwriters and sound artists.
  4. Reumert nominations for Matias Vestergård and Niels Rønsholdt

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    Reumert nominations for Matias Vestergård and Niels Rønsholdt

    3. May 2023

    Matias Vestergård's 'LISBON FLOOR' and Niels Rønsholdt's 'Den Sidste Olie' are both nominated for Årets Reumert in the category 'Opera of the Year'
  5. World Premiere of Li-Ying Wu's concerto, Flamboyer

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    World Premiere of Li-Ying Wu's concerto, Flamboyer

    1. May 2023

    On 11 May the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Twincussion will premiere Li-Ying Wu's percussion concerto 'Flamboyer', which combines French and Asian timbres.
  6. World premiere of War Requiem by Steingrímur Rohloff

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    World premiere of War Requiem by Steingrímur Rohloff

    30. April 2023

    Steingrímur Rohloff's War Requiem is a current, universal and personal journey into the darkness of war. The work is premiered 4 May.
  7. Hans-Henrik Nordstrøm World Premiere

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    Hans-Henrik Nordstrøm World Premiere

    27. April 2023

    On 5 May, Copenhagen Chamber Performance presents an evening dedicated to Morten Nielsen (1922-1944), a Danish poet and active member of the Danish resistance movement in World War II.
  8. Winther Christensen receives Carl Prisen 2023

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    Winther Christensen receives Carl Prisen 2023

    25. April 2023

    Christian Winther Christensen receives Carl Prisen 2023 in the category 'Classical Composer of the Year - Small Ensemble' for his work Children’s Songs
  9. World premiere of Line Tjørnhøj's HIMMEL

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    World premiere of Line Tjørnhøj's HIMMEL

    20. April 2023

    Line Tjørnhøj's HIMMEL explores the breath with heavenly Mahler references, fragmented existential poetry and a headbanging soprano. The work was written for Ensemble Pluma and will be premiered on Tuesday 25 April.
  10. World Premiere of Bára Gísladóttir's COR

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    World Premiere of Bára Gísladóttir's COR

    16. April 2023

    In COR, Bára Gísladóttir takes her starting point in an etymological curiosity and lets a multitude of meanings and textures melt together in a dark unity complete with an improvised climax and growling musicians. The work is premiered on 23 April.
  11. Dramatic monologue with music by Matias Vestergård

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    Dramatic monologue with music by Matias Vestergård

    16. April 2023

    Matias Vestergård has composed the music for HYPER SWITCH ULTRA FAGGOT wich is premiered by actor Ludvig Brostrup 19 April at Momentum Theatre.
  12. Works by Frej Wedlund published by Edition·S

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    Works by Frej Wedlund published by Edition·S

    13. April 2023

    We are excited to share the great news of our new collaboration with Frej Wedlund.
  13. Martin Stauning World Premiere

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    Martin Stauning World Premiere

    13. April 2023

    Martin Stauning's 'Irrenschein' for accordion and recorder will be premiered by Andreas Borregaard and Bolette Roed in Odense Domkirke on Saturday February 12.
  14. Line Tjørnhøj selected for International Rostrum of Composers

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    Line Tjørnhøj selected for International Rostrum of Composers

    12. April 2023

    Every year, radio stations from all over the world select the best new classical music works at the International Rostrum of Composers. In 2023, DR has chosen Line Tjørnhøj's work ØR as the Danish contribution to the competition.
  15. Ejnar Kanding World Premiere in New York

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    Ejnar Kanding World Premiere in New York

    11. April 2023

    Ejnar Kanding's piece Slender Trees will be premiered by the American Contemporary Music Ensemble Friday 14 April, at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
  16. New Else Marie Pade release

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    New Else Marie Pade release

    7. April 2023

    A new release in the EMP series features Else Marie Pade's Glasperlespil I & II
  17. Mette Nielsen unfolds the sound of the orchestra in Movements

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    Mette Nielsen unfolds the sound of the orchestra in Movements

    31. March 2023

    On Thursday 20 April, the Odense Symphony Orchestra premieres Mette Nielsen’s first orchestral work, Bevægelser (Movements), which "scans" the orchestral sound from five different angles.
  18. Nominees for the Carl Prize 2023

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    Nominees for the Carl Prize 2023

    22. March 2023

    Nicolai Worsaae, Line Tjørnhøj, Christian Winther Christensen and Bára Gísladóttir are nominated for the Carl Prize 2023.