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Rohloff and Steen-Andersen CD release
16. December 2013
This month has seen the formidable Ensemble Modern release they are, a double CD recording featuring thirteen of the most progressive composers working today.
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World premiere for Christian Winther Christensen
4. December 2013
There are moments in any artist's creative life that might be described as a notable; for Christian Winther Christensen, the premiere of his new Chromatische Weltmusik, for cello, accordion, and orchestra, is undoubtedly to be one of them.
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Langgaard String Quartets Vol. 2
2. December 2013
It is probably fair to say that the Nightingale String Quartet took the musical world a little by surprise when they released their first volume of the string quartets of Rued Langgaard last year. Amongst the overwhelmingly positive critical and public reception, the San Francisco Chronicle proclaimed: 'Simply breathtaking. I can't wait for the next release.' Well, the wait is over!
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The memoirs of Sven Erik Werner
29. November 2013
Upon reading any short biography of a figure with such a rich and diverse cultural life as Sven Erik Werner, we might be quick to ponder how fascinating a book of memoirs might be.
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Danish Composers' Society celebrations
28. November 2013
This Saturday November 30 sees the Danish Composers' Society present a further event celebrating their 100th anniversary. Spread over multiple studios at the Concerthuset, Copenhagen, the Danish Radio Sinfonietta leads the evening where everything from conventional instrumental music is heard alongside electronic-based pieces and broader multimedia oriented works.
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Simon Christensen's new movie project: Mail
22. November 2013
Alongside his unmistakable instrumental works, Simon Christensen has in recent years found his stride writing pieces utilising video and projection. Most notably, in 2011, his collaboration with the filmmaker Bill Morrison, TRIBUTES – Pulse, with its sepia conjunction of deteriorating film compiled by Morrison and Christensen's pulse-led music, met critical acclaim and has since been heard worldwide.
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Rune Glerup premiere in Berlin
22. November 2013
Monday November 25 sees Denmark go to Germany in a couple of senses when the Copenhagen Piano Quartet give the world premiere of Rune Glerup's new Piano Quartet at the Danish Embassy in Berlin.
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Rønsholdt appointed at the Royal Academy of Music, Århus/Ålborg
19. November 2013
It's been an exciting year for Niels Rønsholdt, with the complete version Me Quitte receiving universal acclaim, the virtuoso Jack Quartet giving the first performance of his Americana, continued collaborations around the world as part of his duo Klejs & Rønsholdt, and much more.
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Award for Kasper Rofelt
14. November 2013
This week has brought yet more news of Edition·S composers gaining recognition for their work.
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Borup-Jørgensen on tour
12. November 2013
The music of Axel Borup-Jørgensen, who died just last year, is to presented in new and exciting ways in three concerts this month.
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Wien Modern Festival 2013
10. November 2013
The 26th Wien Modern festival began this year on October 24 and concludes this week.
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Edition·S composers home and abroad
4. November 2013
It is another busy week of performances as not only do the virtuoso Jack Quartet come to Denmark to give their take on contemporary Danish works in a series of four concerts, Jesper Koch's Lonesome is premiered in Odense, and Sven Erik Werner's
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Jack Quartet in Denmark
1. November 2013
The young and exciting Jack Quartet will come to Denmark this month to play four concerts of contemporary Danish string quartets. Since forming at the Eastman School of Music, this American foursome has become one of the foremost exhibitors of contemporary music. Danish audiences will have the rare treat of hearing these virtuosos take on some of the most thrilling, sometimes moving, and more often ground-breaking chamber music Denmark has to offer.
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Sven Erik Werner’s Cæcilie-messe in November
31. October 2013
Sven Erik Werner’s Cæcilie-messe will receive two performances in coming weeks.
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Niels Rønsholdt in Belgium
31. October 2013
As part of November Musik in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Belgium, Niels Rønsholdt’s Me Quitte is to be performed by SCENATET on November 10. Completed just this year, this unique work is to be heard in an ideal location as it is based on a song of perhaps the greatest Belgian singer. The Danish Arts Foundation wrote about the work last year:
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Watch Rohloff and Steen-Andersen at NMD 2013
27. October 2013
This year's Nordic Music Days was, as ever, a triumph.
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Copenhagen premiere of Black Box Music
25. October 2013
Under Håkon Stene, who takes the dual-role of percussionist and conductor, the Århus Sinfonietta will open the Wundergrund Festival 2013 on October 26 with the Copenhagen premiere of Simon Steen-Andersen’s Black Box Music.
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Simon Steen-Andersen & the Carl Nielsen Prize
22. October 2013
We are now well into the 21st century’s second decade and so it is hardly an original observation to note that perhaps the foremost difficulty for artists of any genre working today is simply making sense of the multiplicity of means available. Some find new ways to use the existing forms, right through to where others devote themselves entirely to new avenues.
