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  1. New trailer and Swedish praise for Tjørnhøj opera

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    New trailer and Swedish praise for Tjørnhøj opera

    1. May 2017

    Photo: Åsa Rosén“No matter what you do, don’t miss out on this strong performance!”
  2. Carl Prize for Martin Stauning

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    Carl Prize for Martin Stauning

    26. April 2017

    Martin Stauning with presenter Oliver Zahle. Photo: Michael Søndergaard“This piece is so enigmatic, so intensely dark and so full of hints.”
  3. Borup-Jørgensen’s “Marin” turned into animated movie

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    Borup-Jørgensen’s “Marin” turned into animated movie

    21. April 2017

    Photo: Leif HesselbergGet ready for an undersea experience out of the ordinary.Axel Borup-Jørgensen’s symphonic poem Marin (1963–70) has been turned into an animated movie receiving its world premiere Tuesday night in Holte, Denmark.
  4. Leading New York festival features Holmen and Christensen

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    Leading New York festival features Holmen and Christensen

    20. April 2017

    Christian Winther Christensen. Photo: Mette Kramer KristensenThe New Yorker calls it “the city's most exciting showcase for outstanding young composers from around the world”.
  5. Americans care if you listen to Løkkegaard

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    Americans care if you listen to Løkkegaard

    11. April 2017
  6. Giving contemporary opera an entirely new sound

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    Giving contemporary opera an entirely new sound

    4. April 2017

    Photo: Åsa RosénIn the summer of 2015, the Göteborg Opera and ShareMusic & Performing Arts placed an open call for an operatic score.
  7. Bringing new music back to the classrooms

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    Bringing new music back to the classrooms

    28. March 2017

    ”Music school classrooms across the country are not the place you expect to find contemporary sheet music. But that might be about to change.”So began a segment on Danish radio this weekend, highlighting two new collections of sheet music for violin and piano published by Edition·S last December.
  8. Carl Prize nominations for BEINTA and Stauning

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    Carl Prize nominations for BEINTA and Stauning

    23. March 2017

    Photo: Ditte M. Joensen"I compose in order to survive in this world. I need to be able to shut everything out and just zoom in on a single note."
  9. New Holmen piece premiered at Copenhagen Phil concert

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    New Holmen piece premiered at Copenhagen Phil concert

    22. March 2017

    The fifth and final installment in this season's 4'33 Phil series sees the world premiere of a new Jexper Holmen piece for solo viola.
  10. New Rønsholdt works are

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    New Rønsholdt works are "hypnotically beautiful"

    21. March 2017

    "I left the concert in a state of wonder and excitement."
  11. Gravgaard Madsen receives Léonie Sonning talent prize

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    Gravgaard Madsen receives Léonie Sonning talent prize

    19. March 2017

    Photo: Stine Vejen
  12. Worsaae at sea in new piece premiered this Sunday

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    Worsaae at sea in new piece premiered this Sunday

    17. March 2017

    You might call it a church opera. On Sunday, March 19, the stunning setting of Our Savior’s Church sees the world premiere of A shipwreck, Nicolai Worsaae’s imaginative new piece for bass-baritone and organ.
  13. 5-star review of Pulsar opening concert

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    5-star review of Pulsar opening concert

    16. March 2017

    “A must for all adventurous listeners.” In a 5-star review of the opening concert at this year’s Pulsar Festival, Danish newspaper Berlingske recently praised the 9-day event for highlighting young talents of contemporary and new music.
  14. New Rønsholdt opera premiering in the dark

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    New Rønsholdt opera premiering in the dark

    9. March 2017

    Photo: Marc FluriIt’s a love story. But other than that, the resemblance to traditional opera is sparse in Gaze for Gaze (Blik for Blik), Niels Rønsholdt’s new performance opera premiering March 17 in Copenhagen.
  15. PULSAR: Interviews with three composition students

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    PULSAR: Interviews with three composition students

    2. March 2017

    How has it been working with the orchestral format?Bára Gísladóttir: Working with the orchestral format is both wonderful and challenging at the same time. The format is a universe on its own, carrying endless possibilities.
  16. Simon Steen-Andersen Receives Composers’ Prize

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    Simon Steen-Andersen Receives Composers’ Prize

    22. February 2017

    Photo: Christian Vium

  17. American premiere of Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen piece

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    American premiere of Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen piece

    7. February 2017
  18. World premiere of new piece by Morten Olsen

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    World premiere of new piece by Morten Olsen

    3. February 2017

    Tuesday, February 7th Morten Olsen's piece Frenzy for piano quintet and electric guitar will be world premiering at LiteraturHaus. The concert also marks his first piece as composer-in-residence at Athelas Sinfonietta.