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  1. New opera by Eva Noer Kondrup

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    New opera by Eva Noer Kondrup

    29. January 2018

    Photo: Anne-Vibeke Leth'The Traveller' is an opera, which combines political statements and recent international events with the opera genre’s drama, while mirroring emotions of flight, war and hatred.
  2. Excerpt of Rohloff’s ’Lysistrate’ in concert featuring female voices

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    Excerpt of Rohloff’s ’Lysistrate’ in concert featuring female voices

    25. January 2018

    Tuva Semmingsen as Lysistrate. Photo: Skovdal & Skovdal for Den Fynske OperaThe history of music is – as much of our history in general – written by men. And previously performed only by men. None the less, the stories told are most often stories about women.
  3. World premiere of Simon Christensen’s solo piece

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    World premiere of Simon Christensen’s solo piece

    25. January 2018

    Simon Christensen. Photo: Jens SvankjærThe ongoing collaboration between Edition·S and Copenhagen Phil – 4’33 Phil – continues with the English horn solo piece ‘Fluctuate only’ written by Simon Christensen. The piece will be premiered January 25th and performed again on January 26th. 
  4. Ensemble Intercontemporain premieres Glerup concerto

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    Ensemble Intercontemporain premieres Glerup concerto

    23. January 2018

    Rune Glerup. Photo: Caroline Bittencourt‘Concerto for Piano and Small Orchestra’ is commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain. The French ensemble was founded by the legendary Pierre Boulez in 1976, and specialises in contemporary music.
  5. Songs by Poul Schierbeck published for the first time

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    Songs by Poul Schierbeck published for the first time

    23. January 2018

    Poul Schierbeck © Det Kgl. Biblioteks billedsamling
  6. Premiere of Morten Olsen's ‘Scream the Color Red’

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    Premiere of Morten Olsen's ‘Scream the Color Red’

    19. January 2018

    Morten Olsen. Photo: Morten RasmussenMorten Olsen is composer-in-residence at Athelas Sinfonietta from 2016 to 2018, and this collaboration has set the scene for the creation of ‘Scream the Color Red’.
  7. Steen-Andersen and Løffler at Ultraschall

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    Steen-Andersen and Løffler at Ultraschall

    16. January 2018

    Still from 'Piano Concerto', Photo: Simon Steen-AndersenThis year Ultraschall will take place for the 20th time, and the festival stays true to its mission of presenting significant developments in contemporary music. The two Edition·S-pieces that will be performed at the festival are great examples of the variety in the field.
  8. Premiere of Tjørnhøj's solo piece for bass trombone

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    Premiere of Tjørnhøj's solo piece for bass trombone

    10. January 2018

    A single bar from 'IR' The collaboration between Edition·S and Copenhagen Phil - the mini-concert format 4’33 -continues, and Line Tjørnhøj’s solo piece 'IR' will be the first piece premiered in 2018.'IR' is written for bass trombonist Martin Reinhardt, and the material of the instrument was the starting point of inspiration for Line Tjørnhøj.
  9. Invitation til musikskoleelever, 2018

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    Invitation til musikskoleelever, 2018

    2. January 2018

    Violin-, klaver-, guitar- og slagtøjselever på landets musikskoler inviteres hermed til at tage aktiv del i en dag fuld af ny musik.
  10. Spanish premiere of Black Box Music – with new box

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    Spanish premiere of Black Box Music – with new box

    30. November 2017

    Simon Steen-Andersen. © Christian Vium
  11. German premiere of Glerup’s new String Quartet No. 2

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    German premiere of Glerup’s new String Quartet No. 2

    29. November 2017

    Rune Glerup. Photo: Caroline BittencourtWDR 3, the German public-broadcaster, will live-transmit the German premiere of Rune Glerup’s String Quartet No. 2 this Thursday, 30 November, at 8 PM.
  12. Deadlock, Drifting – new duo piece by Simon Christensen

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    Deadlock, Drifting – new duo piece by Simon Christensen

    28. November 2017

    Simon Christensen. Photo: Jens SvankjærSimon Christensen’s new, rhythmically complex 16-minute piece for soprano saxophone and piano will be world premiered by saxophonist Henriette Jensen and pianist Maria Eshpai – the Duo Plus.
  13. Finn Savery Selection – new album out now

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    Finn Savery Selection – new album out now

    27. November 2017

    Finn Savery. © Savery.dkFinn Savery’s works have been released on more than a dozen albums through the years. With ‘Finn Savery Selection’, released on Gateway Music, six works for guitar, violin and string quartet are now also available for purchase and streaming.
  14. New Timothy Baxter Christmas album out now

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    New Timothy Baxter Christmas album out now

    25. November 2017

    A new CD by Timothy Baxter, who has lived in Denmark since 1990, will be released on 3 December.
  15. Worsaae pieces noted in Chicago media

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    Worsaae pieces noted in Chicago media

    14. November 2017

    Nicolai Worsaae. © Niels Magnússon
  16. Transit – new Line Tjørnhøj collaboration in Gothenburg

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    Transit – new Line Tjørnhøj collaboration in Gothenburg

    13. November 2017

    © Malin Skinnar‘A musical performance about being lost together’. The Swedish vocal quartet Tetra will perform the world premiere of ‘Transit’ next week, 24-26 November at Konstepidemin in Gothenburg, Sweden.
  17. Steen-Andersen’s Kagel Music Prize – the jury’s reasoning

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    Steen-Andersen’s Kagel Music Prize – the jury’s reasoning

    9. November 2017

    Simon Steen-Andersen. © Christian Vium“Darf man das tun?” Can you do that, Rainer Pöllmann asked at the beginning of his laudatory speech at this year’s Mauricio Kagel Music Prize award ceremony, celebrating the 2017 recipient of the prestigious award, Simon Steen-Andersen.
  18. Return of a non-event – Curatorium 2017

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    Return of a non-event – Curatorium 2017

    3. November 2017

    Last year’s festival poster as seen in real life.Curatorium is a curatorial non-event celebrating sound. The festival, both taking and not taking place, explores the possibility for an event or work of art to exist solely on the basis of the framing of said event or work of art.