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  1. We’re off to Nordic Music Days (in London, unusually)

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    We’re off to Nordic Music Days (in London, unusually)

    21. September 2017

    Nordic Music Days 2017 logo.This year’s Nordic Music Days takes place at the Southbank Centre in London. The festival, which features four days of music from the Nordic countries, follows up on last year’s Reykjavík edition by continuing the focus on northern lights as a source of inspiration.
  2. Worsaae journeys to the underworld in new opera Downfall

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    Worsaae journeys to the underworld in new opera Downfall

    21. September 2017

    Nicolai Worsaae. © Niels Magnússon‘A journey to the underworld and back again’, the subtitle of Nicolai Worsaae’s opera ‘Downfall’ (2017, Nedstigning) reads.
  3. Ivar Frounberg piano piece at ‘Modern Monday’

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    Ivar Frounberg piano piece at ‘Modern Monday’

    18. September 2017

    Ivar Frounberg.The next ‘Modern Monday’ (Moderne Mandag), the concert series organised by the Working Group Gunnar Berg, will present a welcome opportunity for fans of the piano to hear four intriguing works seldom performed.
  4. X & X – new Hodkinson/Rønsholdt project

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    X & X – new Hodkinson/Rønsholdt project

    14. September 2017

    Photo: Lars Svankjær
  5. Ensemble Modern Academy revisits Martin Stauning

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    Ensemble Modern Academy revisits Martin Stauning

    28. August 2017

    International Ensemble Modern Academy. © Katrin SchillingSince 2008 the International Ensemble Modern Academy – an extension of the renowned Ensemble Modern, based in Frankfurt, Germany – has been offering master classes for talented young musicians.
  6. Morten Olsen headlines Athelas Sinfonietta season opener

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    Morten Olsen headlines Athelas Sinfonietta season opener

    25. August 2017

    Morten Olsen. Photo: Morten Rasmussen
  7. Suså Festival’s 25th anniversary packed with Edition·S works

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    Suså Festival’s 25th anniversary packed with Edition·S works

    23. August 2017

    Fuzzy, one of many Edition·S composers at Suså Festival 2017. © Lars SvankjærThe time has come for the annual Suså Festival in Næstved, Denmark – and this year the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary, a remarkable accomplishment.
  8. Simon Steen-Andersen receives Mauricio Kagel Music Prize

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    Simon Steen-Andersen receives Mauricio Kagel Music Prize

    17. July 2017

    Photo: Lars SvankjærThis year’s Mauricio Kagel Music Prize will be awarded to Simon Steen-Andersen, the German arts foundation Kunststiftung NRW announced on Thursday.
  9. Glerup, Løffler and C.W. Christensen ready for Hindsgavl

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    Glerup, Løffler and C.W. Christensen ready for Hindsgavl

    6. July 2017

    Hindsgavl Castle. Photo: Nikolaj LundThe 49th edition of the Hindsgavl Festival in the middle of Denmark is about to begin. This year, when not taking a swim in the nearby ocean or jogging in the forest, guests at the Hindsgavl Castle on Fuhnen will get an opportunity to hear works by three Edition·S composers.
  10. Simon Løffler – new Edition·S composer

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    Simon Løffler – new Edition·S composer

    4. July 2017

    Photo: Lars SvankjærThe 35-year-old Danish composer Simon Løffler, who is now represented by Edition·S, has already made his mark on both national, European and American scenes for new music.
  11. Excellent review of Rønsholdt’s Songs of Doubt CD

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    Excellent review of Rønsholdt’s Songs of Doubt CD

    23. June 2017

    “Niels Rønsholdt unfolds existential doubts and embeds human life in every single note on his new release,” a new review of Songs of Doubt – Niels Rønsholdt’s new album – reads in today’s edition of the Danish newspaper Information.The reviewer adds: “Niels Rønsholdt is a wise composer who manages to transform his philosophical reflections into a music which is anything but forced.”
  12. Gravgaard Madsen new symphonic composer-in-residence

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    Gravgaard Madsen new symphonic composer-in-residence

    22. June 2017

    Photo: Stine VejenThe Danish Arts Foundation has announced that Allan Gravgaard Madsen will be the next composer-in-residence at the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra. The residency runs from 2018 to 2021 and will ensure forthcoming world premieres of new works, CD recordings and international exposure at festivals for contemporary music.
  13. Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard at Roskilde Festival 2017

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    Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard at Roskilde Festival 2017

    14. June 2017

    Photo: Mike HøjgaardThe iconic Roskilde Festival is the annual highlight of the Danish festival calendar. It’s known not only for its music programme, but also for its free spirit and extended art zones.
  14. A brief video portrait of Simon Steen-Andersen

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    A brief video portrait of Simon Steen-Andersen

    9. June 2017

    The video is produced by Johannes List for the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.
  15. Praise for Falling Awake, MONO and Civilizations

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    Praise for Falling Awake, MONO and Civilizations

    7. June 2017

    Niels Rønsholdt, Aavaat and Athelas Sinfonetta Copenhagen. Photo: Dennis Lehmann
  16. Niels Rønsholdt’s Songs of Doubt released on CD

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    Niels Rønsholdt’s Songs of Doubt released on CD

    3. June 2017

    Cover design: Denise BurtThe back cover reads:“Making important decisions can be complicated. It can also be perfectly simple. Most of the time, though, it seems like it is both. Echoing such intertwined feelings of doubt and clarity, Niels Rønsholdt presents a unique song cycle full of mirrors, sensitivity and undaunted experimentation.”
  17. Composer Mette Nielsen joins Edition·S

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    Composer Mette Nielsen joins Edition·S

    2. June 2017

    Photo: Soffi Chanchira LarsenMette Nielsen is interested in what she calls the almost unison or imperfect unison – a state of friction that opens up a space where small differences become clearer and micro-tones and sounds are made audible.
  18. SOUND X SOUND selected for ISCM 2017

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    SOUND X SOUND selected for ISCM 2017

    1. June 2017

    Photo: Mike Højgaard