Name: Lyden af fodbold: Fra stadion til koncertsal
Start: 2026-06-26T20:00:00
Location: Alsion

Flemming Toft

Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester

There are some works that hardly need an introduction, and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony is undoubtedly one of them. “The Great Symphony” has enchanted audiences throughout history with its powerful music and the famous “Ode to Joy” in the 4th movement. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony was revolutionary in several ways.


It is both long and magnificent, and for the first time an orchestra was supplemented by both choirs and soloists – a completely new dimension in symphonic music. It is a work that almost transcends the boundaries of music itself. The work has become a symbol of freedom and love, and has been a comfort and inspiration to people for centuries. The symphony is the EU anthem, and its dramatic and powerful notes were played under the Brandenburg Gate when the Berlin Wall fell, a moment when music emphasized hope and unity across nations. Here the word “Freude” was replaced with “Freiheit”. In 2001, Beethoven’s original, handwritten manuscript, from the Berlin State Library, was included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World programme as the first musical work ever. Thus, the symphony cemented its place as an iconic work in the world’s cultural heritage.

Beethoven's 9th.

Alsion Concert Hall

Ribe Cathedral

When Claudio Flückiger lifts his horn, a world of sonic beauty and virtuosity opens up. As solo hornist in the Royal Danish Orchestra, he masters the instrument's warm, singable tone and its powerful expression – qualities that are indispensable in the music of Richard Strauss.


Flückiger, educated in Zurich and with a career that has taken him through the Opernhaus Zurich and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, has a particular love for Strauss's works. In fact, the composer's incidental music was one of the reasons he chose to become an opera hornist. Tonight he will appear as a soloist in Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1, a work written with love and deep understanding of the instrument. Strauss dedicated the concerto to his father, Franz Strauss, one of the most famous horn players of the time, and chose to call the orchestral version the “Waldhornkonzert” – a reference to the French horn his father preferred to play.

The solo hornist of the Royal Chapel plays Strauss

When the Sønderjylland Symphony Orchestra and the Schleswig-Holstein Symphony Orchestra unite, music truly becomes borderless. Across national borders – but with a shared love of symphonic music – the two orchestras create a magnificent concert experience that is only possible in a region with such strong cultural ties. It is a unique opportunity to experience over 100 musicians together on stage, a luxury that is otherwise only found in the largest European capitals.

Collaboration concert: Wagner, Brantelid & Mahler

German House

When a composer and an orchestra work closely together over several years, a unique musical symbiosis arises. Lil Lacy is the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra's resident artist from 2024-2027, and her musical collaboration with the orchestra contains a depth that can only arise through mutual inspiration and time for reflection.

Portrait concert by Lil Lacy

Harmony Cultural Center, Haderslev

When the sun sets on a bright June evening and the flames of the bonfire dance in the wind, the air is filled with notes that have always brought generations together. Our traditional and always atmospheric St. Hans concert is of course on the program again, and this year it is the beloved midsummer songs from the high school songbook that evoke memories of community when our chairman of the board, Simon Faber, sits down at the piano.

St. Hans 2026

Few things can bring people together like football and music. Across languages, borders and cultures, the two create a passion that touches the heart and gives goosebumps. From the deafening anthems that echo through the stands, to the great classical symphonies that enrich us. It is the sound of anticipation, jubilation and triumph. Tonight we bring the stadium atmosphere right into the concert hall.