Pianist

Nordic roots trio Dreamers’ Circus blends echoes of the past with the vital pulse of the present, creating magic in their evocative, vibrant arrangements and original compositions.

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Dreamers’ Circus

New England Conservatory of Music

“Two Danes and a Swede walked into a pub…no, not the opening line of a joke; rather, the beginning of a musical collaboration that has produced some of the most exciting new music to emanate from Scandinavia,” asserts Folk Radio. One of those Danes is none other than violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen of the Danish String Quartet, appearing on our Concert Classics Series later this fall. With astounding acrobatics on violin, accordion/piano and the cittern (a relative of the mandolin), the young trio performs original, genre-bending compositions that blend vibrant Danish, Swedish, and Icelandic folk traditions with influences from jazz, classical, and pop music spheres—pushing the Nordic sound into an imaginative new realm. “The name Dreamers’ Circus is based on associations,” explains Sørensen. “Think of the vivid colors we associate with childhood memories of the Circus. Remember the magic of entering the tent as a child — the way our senses were engaged. In our music, we always strive to invoke a place of freedom, somewhere for our imagination to play in and a space for dreaming.”

Dreamers' Circus

Alexander Hall

Princeton University

“Two Danes and a Swede walked into a pub…no, not the opening line of a joke; rather, the beginning of a musical collaboration that has produced some of the most exciting new music to emanate from Scandinavia,” asserts Folk Radio. A fresh, driving force in Nordic music, Dreamers’ Circus takes off from deep folk traditions with ancient and modern instruments and gives voice to a newly forged amalgamation of history and sound.

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

A fresh, driving force in Nordic music, Dreamers’ Circus takes off from deep folk traditions with ancient and modern instruments and gives voice to a newly forged amalgamation of history and sound.

The Nordic trio Dreamers’ Circus, winner of five Danish Music Awards, is a genre-defying blend of jazz, classical and traditional Scandinavian music, inspired by and rooted in the traditional folk tunes of Northern Europe but also unmistakably contemporary.

Flagstar Strand Theatre

Contemporary and innovative in their approach, Dreamers’ Circus draws inspiration from the deep traditions of Nordic folk music and reshapes them into something bright, shiny, and new.

New England Conservatory

Classical and folk join forces for a thrilling celebration of dance, in this joyfully unconventional programme masterminded and conducted by much-loved Finnish violin pioneer Pekka Kuusisto.

Pianist

Nikolaj Busk

Events

Upcoming events

19 - 21 Mar, 2026

Beethoven, Pekka & the Dreamers’ Circus · Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Past events

Oct 26, 2025

Dreamers’ Circus · Celebrity Series of Boston

Oct 8, 2023

Dreamers' Circus · Princeton University Concerts

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

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