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  1. Screenings of Borup-Jørgensen's 'Marin'

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    Screenings of Borup-Jørgensen's 'Marin'

    17. April 2018

    'Marin' was composed in the years 1963-1970, and premiered by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in 1970. The work is an extremely challenging and meticulously detailed symphonic poem - sometimes written out in no less than 55 separate voices.The film was premiered in 2017 and is accompanied by a new re-recording of 'Marin' by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Søndergård.
  2. SPOR presents Rønsholdt and Steen-Andersen

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    SPOR presents Rønsholdt and Steen-Andersen

    12. April 2018

    'Gaze for Gaze' performed by SCENATET 2017, Foto: Marc Fluri
  3. Simon Steen-Andersen at Elbphilharmonie

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    Simon Steen-Andersen at Elbphilharmonie

    12. April 2018

    Foto: Thies Raetzke
  4. Edition·S composers at KLANG

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    Edition·S composers at KLANG

    10. April 2018

    KLANG promises a visual odyssey in search of human potential in the concert 'KLANG and the incredible!' where Copenhagen Phil will premiere ‘One Song in Three Movements’ by Jeppe Just Christensen.
  5. Martin Stauning receives the H.C. Lumbye / Agerby grant

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    Martin Stauning receives the H.C. Lumbye / Agerby grant

    10. April 2018

    Foto: Jakob BoserupThe board of the H.C. Lumbye / Agerby foundation considers Martin Stauning to be one of the most notable composers of his generation and motivates the grant as follows:
  6. Jexper Holmen portrait concerts and festival composer

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    Jexper Holmen portrait concerts and festival composer

    27. March 2018
  7. Contemporary art music explored by Seismograf

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    Contemporary art music explored by Seismograf

    26. March 2018

    Still from Simon Steen-Andersen: 'Piano Concerto'
  8. World premiere of Li-Ying Wu's 'Ritournelle'

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    World premiere of Li-Ying Wu's 'Ritournelle'

    23. March 2018

    Photo: Alfred NguyenThe title of Li-Ying Wu's work is "Ritournelle Rondo alla L’albatro vermicolato", and the composer explains the title's references to the French dance and the fascinating mating ritual of albatrosses.
  9. World premiere of solo piece by Fuzzy

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    World premiere of solo piece by Fuzzy

    21. March 2018

    Foto: Lars SvankjærThe cherry on top of the second season of 4'33 Phil is Fuzzy's piece written for Kristina Ersson. Fuzzy says about the piece:
  10. Tjørnhøj and Rønsholdt nominated for Carl Prisen

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    Tjørnhøj and Rønsholdt nominated for Carl Prisen

    16. March 2018

    Line Tjørnhøj. Photo: Anders BigumOn 24 April the Danish Music Publishers' Association will give out Carl Prisen which honours 14 Danish composers and songwriters in rock, pop, jazz, classical music and other genres.We are happy to announce that Line Tjørnhøj and Niels Rønsholdt are both nominated for each their opera published at Edition·S.
  11. Ylva Lund Bergner receives Swedish chamber music prize

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    Ylva Lund Bergner receives Swedish chamber music prize

    14. March 2018

    The prize of 100.000 Swedish kroner is given out every year for a notable chamber music piece written by a Swedish composer within the past 10 years. Ylva Lund Bergner is awarded for her piece Achenar from 2013.The jury explains the choice of Ylva Lund Bergner’s Achenar:  
  12. Interview: New orchestra work by Martin Stauning

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    Interview: New orchestra work by Martin Stauning

    13. March 2018

    Photo: Jakob Boserup
  13. Dance party with CW Christensen world premiere

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    Dance party with CW Christensen world premiere

    9. March 2018

     Photo: Mette Kramer KristensenOn the occasion of their 35th anniversary Ensemble Aleph hosts a concert, a buffet and a ball in Paris on Saturday 10 March. On the 'playlist' for the dance party is the world premiere of Christian Winther Christensen's quintet 'JUMP'. 
  14. Simon Christensen's 'Octet' at ISCM 2018

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    Simon Christensen's 'Octet' at ISCM 2018

    8. March 2018

    'Octet' is written for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Piano and String Quartet.The festival is an annual event organised by the International Society for Contemporary Music. Since its first edition in 1923 the ISCM World New Music Days have been hosted by nations worldwide – three times by Denmark (1964, 1983, 1996).
  15. Female composers overlooked in Danish concert programmes

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    Female composers overlooked in Danish concert programmes

    6. March 2018
  16. Eva Noer Kondrup Podcast Portrait

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    Eva Noer Kondrup Podcast Portrait

    1. March 2018

    Eva Noer Kondrup. Foto: Anne Vibeke LethEva Noer Kondrup was the first woman to study composition at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where she started her studies in 1991 with Niels Rosing-Schow and Ivar Frounberg as her teachers.She tells about her fascination with notes as signs, about composing by throwing a dice and about interpreting laces as the unwritten music of women.
  17. Interview: Kasper Rofelt's new cello concert

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    Interview: Kasper Rofelt's new cello concert

    27. February 2018

    Kasper Rofelt during rehersals for 'Night Phase' with Odense Symphony Orchestra. Foto: Trine Lai, Odense Symphony Orchestra.Read the article in Danish
  18. Timothy Baxter Portrait Concert

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    Timothy Baxter Portrait Concert

    25. February 2018

    The 82-year-old composer has a long career behind him, writing his first choral work at the age of 15, and he is still busy writing music. Thus the upcoming concert also presents a world premiere.The concert is accompanied by an exhibition "A life in Music" presenting various items, stories and images from the composer's life. The concert takes place in Steengård Kirke, and is arranged by Komvest.