News

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Steingrímur Rohloff 50 years

28. December 2021

A crystal clear musical expression and an ability to portray emotional extremities are fundamental elements in the success of Steingrímur Rohloff. On December 29, 2021, the Danish-based cosmopolitan turns 50.

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Looking back on 2021

20. December 2021

Edition·S looks back on 2021, a year filled with festivals, world premieres and new releases despite the cancellations and challenges due to the covid-19 pandemic.

nominations / awards

Gísladóttir receives Gladsaxe Music Prize

15. December 2021

Every year, Gladsaxe Municipality awards a prize to a young, performing musician who has manifested considerable talent. In 2022, the award goes to the Danish-based Icelandic composer and double bassist Bára Gísladóttir.

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Bára Gísladóttir World Premiere

15. December 2021

The Danish National Vocal Ensemble performs Bára Gísladóttir's NĀT at three Christmas concerts together with the composer herself as double bass soloist.

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Piano Concertos in radio feature

8. December 2021

In a radio feature with the title 'Virtuoso Destructions', SWR2 Jetztmusik take a close look at contemporary piano concertos including works by Winther Christensen and Steen-Andersen.

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Save 25% on piano music

8. December 2021

We are currently offering a 25% discount on selected works for piano solo.

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Performance of Gunnar Berg's Gafky's

7. December 2021

On December 13, Gunnar Berg's Gaffky's is performed in KoncertKirken in Copenhagen celebrating Beatrice Berg's would be 100th birthday.

reviews

Great review for Gísladóttir

3. December 2021

"Everything about it was elemental, eternal, indomitable." - The music blog 5:4 reviews Bára Gísladóttir's 'Animals of your pasture'.

reviews

Praise for Rønsholdt

29. November 2021

Two Niels Rønsholdt albums were released in November just one week apart, and as different as they are, both albums are receiving great reviews

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Musikalske aftryk - Ingeborg Okkels

25. November 2021

Ingeborg Okkels wrote the chapter about graphic notation in the book 'Musikalske aftryk' and in this video she speaks about the "Zen moment" in graphic notation.

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Evagoras Apokidis World Premiere

24. November 2021

Evagoras Solias Apokidis' work Morphes is premiered by the RDAM Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Søndergård on 26 November at the RDAM Annual Gala Concert.

events

Simon Christensen: KNOH!

18. November 2021

Duo KlettWood premieres a new piece by Simon Christensen on 21 November

releases

Niels Rønsholdt Country Album

18. November 2021

With 'Country', Niels Rønsholdt reimages the country genre as a concerto for singing solo cellist and chamber orchestra. On Friday 15 November the work is released as an album.

releases

Niels Rønsholdt Album Release

11. November 2021

Niels Rønsholdt's solo piano piece Archive of Emotions and Experiences, Book 1: Birds, is released at Dacapo Records on Friday 12 November. The work is recorded by the Greek pianist Lenio Liatsou.

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Nicolai Worsaae World Premiere

9. November 2021

Nicolai Worsaae’s ‘PUSH’ will be premiered by the Danish National Vocal Ensemble on Friday 12 November.

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Casper Hernández Cordes 50 years today

9. November 2021

Casper Hernández Cordes is centering his artistic research on interactions between human beings and their surroundings. Today the Danish composer turns 50.

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Lars Kynde 40 years today

3. November 2021

Lars Kynde delights in creating the instruments on which his compositions are played - in fact in many of his works these two aspects of music-making are not so easily separated. Today, 3 November, the imaginative composer turns 40.

interviews

Birgitte Alsted in podcast series

2. November 2021

Birgitte Alsted participates in the podcast ‘Hvert år i oktober’ (Every year in October) revolving around subjects of death, grief and dealing with big feelings in an artistic output.