Singer

The connection between Niels W. Gade, who became one of the most significant, if not powerful, composers in Denmark in the 19th century, and the fine Mendelssohn family in Germany is important. It was Felix Mendelssohn who premiered Gade's first symphony in Leipzig; and then Gade also became part of the very fertile environment of the city there. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel could not, as the time (and both father and brother) demanded, be a professional composer and musician – for her, music was simply "an extra piece of jewelery she could wear". But she both played and composed and was highly regarded; also by her brother, who for her 25th birthday composed Psalm 115 as a gift. Gade's probably best-loved work, Morgensang fra Elverskud, and the gift from her brother are respectively before and after her own cantata Lobgesang, which she composed a year after giving birth to her son, Sebastian. It is a work that has references to JS Bach, whose importance was enormous, and which the two Mendelssohn siblings

Mendelssohn, Gade & Kor72

Odense Concert Hall

Søndagsmatiné

Konservatoriets Koncertsa ODEON

EPSG:4326

Sunday Matinee

Conservatory Concert Hall

Auf dem Strom

Odense Symphony Orchestra

Alphorn

Three Sonnets for horn, klaver og fortæller

Mezzo-soprano

Emma Oemann

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 22, 2026

Søndagsmatiné · Odense Symphony Orchestra

Nov 22, 2026

Sunday Matinee · Odense Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Mar 29, 2025

Mendelssohn, Gade & Kor72 · Odense Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Mezzosopran in Auf dem Strom by Schubert

Odense Symphony Orchestra

Mezzosopran in Alphorn by Strauss

Odense Symphony Orchestra

Mezzosopran in Three Sonnets for horn, klaver og fortæller by Plog

Odense Symphony Orchestra

About

Emma Oemann hasn't added a bio