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World premiere of Li-Ying Wu's 'Ritournelle'

23. March 2018

Photo: Alfred NguyenThe title of Li-Ying Wu's work is "Ritournelle Rondo alla L’albatro vermicolato", and the composer explains the title's references to the French dance and the fascinating mating ritual of albatrosses.

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World premiere of solo piece by Fuzzy

21. March 2018

Foto: Lars SvankjærThe cherry on top of the second season of 4'33 Phil is Fuzzy's piece written for Kristina Ersson. Fuzzy says about the piece:

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Tjørnhøj and Rønsholdt nominated for Carl Prisen

16. March 2018

Line Tjørnhøj. Photo: Anders BigumOn 24 April the Danish Music Publishers' Association will give out Carl Prisen which honours 14 Danish composers and songwriters in rock, pop, jazz, classical music and other genres.We are happy to announce that Line Tjørnhøj and Niels Rønsholdt are both nominated for each their opera published at Edition·S.

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Ylva Lund Bergner receives Swedish chamber music prize

14. March 2018

The prize of 100.000 Swedish kroner is given out every year for a notable chamber music piece written by a Swedish composer within the past 10 years. Ylva Lund Bergner is awarded for her piece Achenar from 2013.The jury explains the choice of Ylva Lund Bergner’s Achenar:  

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Interview: New orchestra work by Martin Stauning

13. March 2018

Photo: Jakob Boserup

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Dance party with CW Christensen world premiere

9. March 2018

 Photo: Mette Kramer KristensenOn the occasion of their 35th anniversary Ensemble Aleph hosts a concert, a buffet and a ball in Paris on Saturday 10 March. On the 'playlist' for the dance party is the world premiere of Christian Winther Christensen's quintet 'JUMP'. 

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Simon Christensen's 'Octet' at ISCM 2018

8. March 2018

'Octet' is written for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Piano and String Quartet.The festival is an annual event organised by the International Society for Contemporary Music. Since its first edition in 1923 the ISCM World New Music Days have been hosted by nations worldwide – three times by Denmark (1964, 1983, 1996).

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Female composers overlooked in Danish concert programmes

6. March 2018

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Eva Noer Kondrup Podcast Portrait

1. March 2018

Eva Noer Kondrup. Foto: Anne Vibeke LethEva Noer Kondrup was the first woman to study composition at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where she started her studies in 1991 with Niels Rosing-Schow and Ivar Frounberg as her teachers.She tells about her fascination with notes as signs, about composing by throwing a dice and about interpreting laces as the unwritten music of women.

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Interview: Kasper Rofelt's new cello concert

27. February 2018

Kasper Rofelt during rehersals for 'Night Phase' with Odense Symphony Orchestra. Foto: Trine Lai, Odense Symphony Orchestra.Read the article in Danish

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Timothy Baxter Portrait Concert

25. February 2018

The 82-year-old composer has a long career behind him, writing his first choral work at the age of 15, and he is still busy writing music. Thus the upcoming concert also presents a world premiere.The concert is accompanied by an exhibition "A life in Music" presenting various items, stories and images from the composer's life. The concert takes place in Steengård Kirke, and is arranged by Komvest.

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PULSAR: Interview with three composition students

23. February 2018

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SOUND X SOUND film available online

15. February 2018

Photo: Mike HøjgaardNiels Lyhne Løkkegaard's project SOUND X SOUND consists of a series of compositions where one instrument is multiplied over and over again: Music for 9 pianos, 16 triangles, 18 clarinets and so on.

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James Black debut

14. February 2018

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Lenio Liatsou premieres Winther Christensen pieces

13. February 2018

Photo: Mette Kramer Kristensen

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Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen turns 60

13. February 2018

Read the interview in Danish here.Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen. Photo: Susanne Hvidtfelt Hansen

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American Record Guide praises Rovsing Olsen songs

12. February 2018

Design: Denise BurtThe critic apparently was not familiar with Rovsing Olsen's work before receiving the record for review, and begins with this statement:"What a pleasure it is to make his musical acquaintance!"

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Christensen and Steen-Andersen at Kontraklang

30. January 2018

Black Box Music performed in Darmstadt. Photo: Daniel Pufe