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  1. Bergner and Løffler premieres at Huddersfield Festival

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    Bergner and Løffler premieres at Huddersfield Festival

    2. November 2017

    Ylva Lund Bergner and Simon Løffler. © Ylva Lund Bergner, Lars SvankjærThe Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, which celebrates its 40th edition this year since the beginning in 1978, is the UK’s largest international festival for new and experimental music.
  2. 3 world premieres at Jesper Koch 50th birthday concert

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    3 world premieres at Jesper Koch 50th birthday concert

    1. November 2017

    Jesper KochAt the concert, arranged by the organisation Ny Musik i Birkerød, Jesper Koch’s Piano Trio #1 (2011) will be accompanied by world premieres of Piano Trio #2, ‘3 Rilke songs for soprano and piano trio’ plus ’A song cycle for guitar and soprano set to poems by Frank Kjørup’.
  3. Great ‘AGONY’ reviews and new Tjørnhøj album

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    Great ‘AGONY’ reviews and new Tjørnhøj album

    30. October 2017

    Line Tjørnhøj. Photo: Anders Bigum
  4. World premiere of ‘AGONY’, Tjørnhøj’s new eating opera

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    World premiere of ‘AGONY’, Tjørnhøj’s new eating opera

    19. October 2017

    Line Tjørnhøj. Photo: Anders Bigum
  5. Ejnar Kanding headlines new Concordia Festival in Sofia

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    Ejnar Kanding headlines new Concordia Festival in Sofia

    10. October 2017

    Ejnar Kanding. Photo: Anne SandnerThe first edition of Bulgaria’s Concordia Festival for Contemporary Music and Art, which takes place 13-15 October at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, will present works by a handful of Danish composers, including ten works by Ejnar Kanding.
  6. Tjørnhøj and Alsted receive the Carl Nielsen Prize 2017

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    Tjørnhøj and Alsted receive the Carl Nielsen Prize 2017

    9. October 2017

    Line Tjørnhøj. Photo: Anders BigumSince the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Foundation began granting its honorary award to Danish composers and musicians, in 1959, the Carl Nielsen Prize has been awarded to some of the greatest composers of recent Danish music history – from Vagn Holmboe and Per Nørgård to Simon Steen-Andersen and Juliana Hodkinson.
  7. Martin Stauning piece kicks off new 4’33 Phil season

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    Martin Stauning piece kicks off new 4’33 Phil season

    8. October 2017

    Martin Stauning. Photo: Jakob Boserup In 2016 the Copenhagen Phil and Edition·S launched a new collaboration, 4’33 Phil, a mini-concert format designed to present new pieces of contemporary music with a duration of 4 minutes and 33 seconds.
  8. Mise-en performs C.W.C., Worsaae and Glerup in New York

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    Mise-en performs C.W.C., Worsaae and Glerup in New York

    22. September 2017

    © ensemble mise-en As part of its CONNECTIONS series, ensemble mise-en invites its New York audience to an interesting concert on 5 October.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. X & X – new Hodkinson/Rønsholdt project

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    X & X – new Hodkinson/Rønsholdt project

    14. September 2017

    Photo: Lars Svankjær
  13. 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.
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.