As the dawn of 2025 approaches, music enthusiasts in Denmark are in for a treat with a series of New Year's concerts featuring the illustrious baritone Frederik Rolin. From the 11th to the 26th of January, the Danish Chamber Players will host these captivating events across various venues, including Allerød Musikskole, KUMUS, and more. Rolin, a seasoned performer known for his roles in operas by Ravel, Puccini, and Verdi, promises to deliver unforgettable performances that celebrate both the new year and the timeless beauty of opera.

A Melodic Start to 2025: New Year's Concerts Across Denmark

He made his opera debut in 2012 and has sung parts in operas by e.g. Ravel ("L'enfant et les Sortileges"), Puccini ("La Boheme and Madam Butterfly") and Verdi ("La Traviata"). It is, among other things, performed at Opera Hedeland, Opera Frederiksberg, Guiopera, Det Kgl. Theatre, Aalborg Opera Festival and Copenhagen Opera Festival

New Year's concert 2025 in Næstved

Kompagnihuset

Baritone Frederik Rolin trained with Kirsten Buhl Møller at the Royal Danish Music Conservatory and studied at the Opera Academy in Copenhagen.

He made his opera debut in 2012 and has sung parts in operas by e.g. Ravel ("L'enfant et les Sortileges"), Puccini ("La Boheme and Madam Butterfly") and Verdi ("La Traviata"). It is, among other things, performed at Opera Hedeland, Opera Frederiksberg, Guiopera, Det Kgl. Theatre, Aalborg Opera Festival and Copenhagen Opera Festival

New Year's concert 2025 in Nyk. F

Klosterkirken

New Year's concert 2025 in Haslev

Kultunariet

He made his opera debut in 2012 and has sung parts in operas by e.g. Ravel ("L'enfant et les Sortileges"), Puccini ("La Boheme and Madam Butterfly") and Verdi ("La Traviata"). It is, among other things, performed at Opera Hedeland, Opera Frederiksberg, Guiopera, Det Kgl. Theatre, Aalborg Opera Festival and Copenhagen Opera Festival.

New Year's concert 2025 in Nakskov

Stormarkskirken

Baritone Frederik Rolin trained with Kirsten Buhl Møller at the Royal Danish Music Conservatory and studied at the Opera Academy in Copenhagen.

He made his opera debut in 2012 and has sung parts in operas by e.g. Ravel ("L'enfant et les Sortileges"), Puccini ("La Boheme and Madam Butterfly") and Verdi ("La Traviata"). It is, among other things, performed at Opera Hedeland, Opera Frederiksberg, Guiopera, Det Kgl. Theatre, Aalborg Opera Festival and Copenhagen Opera Festival.

New Year's concert 2025 in KUMUS

KUMUS

New Year's concert 2025 in Allerød

Allerød Musikskole

Which wind instrument has the greatest range of expression, can squeal like a tram on rusty rails (Carl Nielsen) or creep into the heart as in Mozart's last solo concerto for, yes, precisely the clarinet.

The clarinet also sent Beethoven and Brahms into ecstasy, but here at this portrait concert, the Ensemble's new clarinetist, Frederik von Würden, shows that there are other and more expressions in the diverse Clarinet. Monet blue and other pastel colors by Debussy, classical-sounding chamber music by Mel Bonis, the great romantic sound in Paul Juon's trio, the completely modern, where all the outer limits of the clarinet are almost blown up in a solo sonata by Denisov and the oriental tone language by Katchaturian.

The Manifold Clarinet in Vordingborg

Kulturarkaden

The Manifold Clarinet at Højskolen Marielyst

Højskolen Marielyst

The Manifold Clarinet in Haslev

Haslev Kirke

The Manifold Clarinet in Maribo

Sognets Hus

at 20.00 all choirs sing a joint concert in the Klosterkirken with Ensemble Storstrøm

Help choose common songs for the culture night!

Throughout September, citizens can hang their favorite songs on the COMMON SONG TREE in the main library and write a note about why this particular song should be sung.

Culture night 2 of 2

Fuglsang Art Museum and Ensemble Storstrøm invite during Culture Night to a meeting with music and visual arts in the Teaterfoyeren.

The ensemble plays music by the young composer Lena Frank, with i.a. dreamy and fleeting musical journeys in the Andes

Culture night Nyk.F 1 of 2

Nykøbing F. Teater

USK - soloist concert in Haslev

Admission to the concert is free.

See more about the collaboration between Unge Spiller Klassisk and Ensemble Storstrøm here .

USK - soloist concert in Næstved

Næstved Musikskole

USK - soloist concert in Roskilde

Koncertkapellet

Schubert Lounge is a contemporary reflection on Franz Schubert's Lieder and presents Schubert as a modern singer-songwriter in a new intimate and present concert format. The work was written by the Norwegian composer Eivind Buene.

At the closing concert, Schubert's Lieder, classically sung by the Norwegian baritone Halvor Melien and the Danish mezzo-soprano Andrea Pellegrini, meets the untrained composer's voice when Eivind Buene sings and accompanies himself on a Fender Rhodes electric piano.

Schubert Lounge

DR's P2 talent Louise McClelland Jacobsen sings arias and songs by Weyse, Mozart and Svend S. Schultz, and the program also offers Kuhlau's piano quartet and modern works with Danish-German roots.

The Ways Of Music

This year, the ensemble has launched a long-term collaboration across the border with the music conservatory in Lübeck. From here comes the young award-winning wind quintet Quantum Quintett, which plays a program of Danish and German music (as well as Mozart).

Scenes for the Future QUANTUM QUINTETT

For half a century, the Danish composer Niels W. Gade (1817-1890) was one of the most famous and respected people in Europe. The musicians loved him. The crowd adored him. His music was the sound of a zeitgeist. And the man Niels W. Gade was a powerful personality. Not just in Denmark but throughout the world of classical music.

Opening concert NIELS W GADE

Ensemble Storstrøm rounds off the Nakskov Culture Day with 2 iconic works that exude enchantment and imagination. Schubert's beautiful F minor fantasy for piano can be heard in a version for the ensemble's 8 musicians, where the timbres are amplified. After this, the ensemble plays an impressionistic and dreamy work by Debussy, "Prelude to a Faun's Afternoon".

Nakskov Culture Day 2024 Fantasy and Adventure

Sankt Nikolai Kirke

Møn Summer Concerts 2024

Saftstationen i Damme

This year's Schubertiade opens with Schubert in a completely new format, when the renowned Norwegian composer Eivind Buene and Ensemble Storstrøm invite the audience inside for a present and different concert experience.

What would it sound like if Schubert were a modern singer-songwriter?

Schubert Lounge is a contemporary reflection on Franz Schubert's Lieder and presents Schubert as a modern singer-songwriter in a new intimate and present concert format.

Schubertiaden opening concert

Lolland Opera Festival Sankt Nikolai

Last year we introduced a new format that combines literature and meeting a current author with live classical music. It was some exciting experiences, where words and music reinforce each other. Both the concrete expression of the text and the more abstract form of the music are experienced in a new way when they are put together.

Writers' concert You are my legacy at KUMUS

Kunsthallen Rønnebæksholm and the local Ensemble Storstrøm continue the successful collaboration on Writers' Concerts.

Last year, Rønnebæksholm and Ensemble Storstrøm introduced a new format that combines literature and meeting a current author with live classical music. It was some exciting experiences, where words and music reinforce each other. Both the concrete expression of the text and the more abstract form of the music are experienced in a new way when they are put together.

Author concert You are my heritage at Rønnebæksholm

Rønnebæksholm

You can buy delicious venison sausages and drinks.
Packed lunches are also welcome.


Lolland Opera Festival Christianssæde

Christianssæde

As was often done in late Romanticism, where there was not always access to large symphony orchestras, the new works which are premiered at this concert are intended as a downscaling of the Romantic violin concerto in a Nordic project with "Pocket Concertos" by Nordic composers. In addition, the program offers a classic by Debussy and a very charming piano quartet inspired by folk tunes and Negro spirituals in the 3rd movement by the American composer Florence Price.


In Djurs & Mols 2024

Dråby Kirke

Come to a spring concert with the track A classes from Nordbyskolen when they sing lovely children's and spring songs together with musicians from Ensemble Storstrøm.

Throughout the spring, all 8 entry-level classes and their teachers are involved in Sangkraft Guldborgsund's school project "More singing in everyday life". The project will be completed i.a. with this concert led by children's choir director Jannie Ekelund.

Spring concert with the Singing Buds 3/3

Ensemble Storstrøm plays works by Händel and CPE Bach together with organist Babett Hartmann. The works are performed in an intimate chamber music format, where the musicians from the ensemble gather around the organ in different constellations.

Organ concert with Babett Hartmann

Nysted Orgelmuseum

This year's musical summer party: Ensemble Storstrøm's OperaGalla features 2 of the country's leading young singers, the married couple Frederikke and Anders Kampmann, who in these years make their mark nationally and internationally with concerts, opera performances and competitions.

OperaGalla in the open 2024 - Fuglsang Herregård

Fuglsang Herregård

Throughout the spring, all 8 entry-level classes and their teachers are involved in Sangkraft Guldborgsund's school project "More singing in everyday life". The project will be completed i.a. with this concert led by children's choir leader Jannie Ekelund.

Spring concert with the Singing Buds 2/3

Eskilstrup Børne- og Skolefællesskab

Spring concert with the Singing Buds 1/3

Guitarist Allan Sjølin and Daniel Tobijanski - baritone, perform in the Klostergården at Gisselfeld Castle and Monastery, in a program consisting of light summer songs by, among others, Carl Nielsen, NW Gade and WA Mozart. Community songs may appear in the program to involve the audience.

Opera Festival 2024 - Gisselfeld Castle

Gisselfeld Slot

The concerts take place in the Kompagnihuset, which is designed as a "Medieval culture house" and is located in the middle of the festival square in the great hall. The concerts last a maximum of 25 minutes, so you can also experience the rest of the festival. And best of all, there is free access to both concerts and all other activities on the festival grounds. There will be signage to help you find your way to Kompagnihuset, so you can enjoy ES's fantastic medieval music.

Næstved's Pillars 2024 - Medieval Festival

A large orchestra of almost 90 musicians meets and plays works by Danish and German composers to celebrate 175 years of the Danish constitution and 75 years of the German constitution.

The Fehmarn Belt construction is progressing and Ensemble Storstrøm is creating musical connections with North German cultural institutions, youth orchestras and musicians in these years in order to meet for a common musical identity and to get to know each other better.

While we wait for the tunnel - DK/German in Oldenburg

St.-Johannis-Kirche - Ev.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde Oldenburg in Holstein

While we wait for the tunnel - DK/German in Lübeck

Kolosseum

While we wait for the tunnel - DK/German in Eutin

Carl-Maria-von-Weber Schule

Around 60 local choristers, a Norwegian soprano soloist and Ensemble Storstrøm have come together around beautiful music by Mendelssohn and Niels W. Gade.

There are 3 good choirs that, with Jørgen Graven Nielsen as conductor, will fill the churches with beautiful choral works: Maribo Cathedral's Kantori, Klosterkirken's Concert Choir from Nykøbing F. and Chamber Choir Cantemus, Næstved.

GIVE US PEACE - Nyk. F

GIVE US PEACE - Maribo

Maribo Domkirke

Around 60 local choir singers, a Norwegian soprano soloist and Ensemble Storstrøm have come together around beautiful music by Mendelssohn and Niels W. Gade.

There are 3 good choirs that, with Jørgen Graven Nielsen as conductor, will fill the churches with beautiful choral works: Maribo Cathedral's Kantori, Klosterkirken's Concert Choir from Nykøbing F. and Chamber Choir Cantemus, Næstved.

GIVE US PEACE - Næstved

Herlufsholm Kirke

In classical music, composers have always been inspired by folk music. Themes and melodies from folk songs are interpreted by composers, special folk dances and rhythms form the basis of much classical music and inspiration from all over the world has been used extensively by the classical composers throughout the history of music.

Folk music in the Classical KUMUS

Folk music in the Classic Elvermose

Elvermose Koncertsal

Folk music in the Classical Music House

Musikhuset København

On this occasion, we will be visited by the critically acclaimed author and visual artist CY Frostholm, who will take us into his own fascination with trees and take us on a journey through the meaning of trees. In 2018, Frostholm published the literary magnum opus Træmuseet, which received the Critics' Prize and was nominated for Politiken's Literature Prize, and in 2021 the Laurel Dialogues followed. Among other things, Cyf will read out selected passages from his writing, accompanied by images and motifs that all revolve around and examine the trees.

Birdsong TOGETHER about Trees

The event is free and open to all interested parties.
Feel free to bring colleagues, friends and family.

European Capital of Culture 2032 Næstved

Ressource City

The Fehmarn Belt construction is progressing and Ensemble Storstrøm is creating musical connections with North German cultural institutions, youth orchestras and musicians in these years in order to meet for a common musical identity and to get to know each other better.

While we wait for the tunnel - DK/German in Tivoli

Tivoli Gardens

While we wait for the tunnel - DK/German in Maribo

Can classical music inspired by folk melodies inspire a young dance company working with contemporary dance?

An exciting clash occurs when different traditions and forms of expression, the classical with the completely modern, the historical with the present, the young dancers and the established state ensemble, meet.

Folk music with contemporary dance Kulturfabrikken

Kulturfabrikken

Proposals from the members that are to be considered at the general meeting must be presented to the board at least 7 days before the general meeting is held

General meeting of the friends association 2024

Copland - Barber - Mahler - Beethoven

Tata Theatre

DCP concert

Prithvi Theatre

When The Danish Chamber Players go on tour to Mumbai, they present a chamber music program that consists of some of the most famous composers in western classical music: Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms and more. Both music from the French impressionism, three composers from the Viennese School in the 18th and 19th century; Beethoven, Schubert and Mozart. From the Nordic countries we have brought the beautiful Lyric Pieces by Grieg which picture the Nordic nature and from Brazil we will play some passionate and warmblooded music by one of our favorites; Astor Piazzolla. The iconic classical pieces are presented in new intimate chamber music versions, most of them arranged by the pianist of the Danish Chamber Players, Jakob Westh.

DCP Concert

National Centre for Performing Arts

On Friday, Ensemble Storstrøm travels to Mumbai, India, where we are invited to hold 2 chamber concerts and a symphony concert together with India's only classical symphony orchestra: the South India Symphony Orchestra. We are rehearsing a touring program consisting of music by the greatest classical composers presented with chamber musical intimacy.

Open rehearsal: Tour programme

For the closing concert, there are Swedish folk songs on the program sung by Holsted Church's talented youth choir together with Ensemble Storstrøm.

The ensemble also presents a fantastic piano quintet with African-American inspiration by Florence Price and Hungarian and Russian takes on folk music in the classical rounding off the theme with folkloric charm.

Closing concert

Holsted Kirke

The concert offers music from warm climes in a beautiful interplay between the soloists Bilal Irshed on the rare stringed instrument from the Middle East, the oud, and Henrik Goldschmidt on oboe and Ensemble Storstrøm.

During the spring, Næstved Music School's students have diligently practiced some numbers together with Henrik Goldschmidt, who is looking forward to playing with the professional musicians at the concert.

The Orient

Ensemble Storstrøm's new program consultant Rie Koch will lead the audience through a musical journey, where the Ensemble will play Nordic folk tunes, and further through European folk traditions from the Czech Republic, Hungary, England and Spain, and we will come a long way - also musically - to the USA and Scott Joplin.

Folk tunes from around the world

Herlufsholm Skole

Welcome to a real party concert with the mezzo-soprano Sophie Haagen, known for her soft voice and the two fabulous percussionists from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, who are helping to get the Spring Festival off to a flying start.

Opening concert spring festival 2024

Holmegaard Værk

Pop-Up Folk music with contemporary dance

JB10 Ungdomshus

With "Understrømmen", Ensemble Storstrøm has teamed up with the 6 music schools in the cultural region on a new initiative which will give the joy of playing and the community around music a boost.

At workshops and concerts, the music rises when the young people play together with Ensemble Storstrøm and the music school teachers.

UNDERSTRÖMEN workshop

As part of the collaboration between the ensemble and MGK Sjælland, the students who study classical composition as a major can come on a practice visit to the ensemble's workshop. Young composers from all over Zealand are invited to join in order to strengthen a creative environment and network.

Concert with MGK composition students 2024

Who would you most like to be: Aladdin with the wonderful lamp? Or the young warrior with the prospect of endless money? Look forward to a musical event about all the unattainable in the world. The music is by Carl Nielsen and Horneman and many other composers with music about dreams. The well-known notes are introduced in an entertaining way by Søren Schauser - nationally known from "Den klassik musikquiz" on DR2.

Adventures and Fantasies with Søren Schauser - KUMUS

We look forward to seeing you again and
hereby invite you to the New Year's cure in KUMUS.

At the New Year's cure, a glass of bubbly is served
and is followed by the concert Adventures and Fantasy,
which is introduced by Søren Schauser.

New Year's cure 2024 Ensemble Storstrøm's Friends Association

Adventures and Fantasies with Søren Schauser - Store Heddinge

Sankt Katharina Kirke

Who would you most like to be: Aladdin with the wonderful lamp? Or the young warrior with the prospect of endless money? Look forward to a musical event about all the unattainable in the world. The music is by Carl Nielsen and Horneman and many other composers with music about dreams. The well-known tones are introduced in an entertaining way by Søren Schauser - nationally known from "Den klassik musikquiz" on DR2.

Adventures and Fantasies with Søren Schauser - Elvermose

Adventures and Fantasies with Søren Schauser - Maribo

Guldborgsund's Singing Power Center,
where future plans and activities are presented.

Together we can raise the song in Guldborgsund.

Inauguration Sangkraft Guldborgsund

Sangkraft Guldborgsund

We start the year festively when Ensemble Storstrøm and the young coloratura soprano Sibylle Glosted offer a New Year's concert that ranges from musical hits to well-known opera arias, seasoned with solo features from the ensemble's musicians.


New Year's concert 2024 - Klosterkirken

We start the year festively when Ensemble Storstrøm and the young coloratura soprano Sibylle Glosted offer a New Year's concert that ranges from musical hits to well-known opera arias, seasoned with solo features from the ensemble's musicians.

New Year's concert 2024 - Sydbank Arkaden

Sydbank Arkaden

New Year's concert 2024 - Sognets Hus

New Year's concert 2024 - Kultunariet

With "Understrømmen", Ensemble Storstrøm has teamed up with the 6 music schools in the cultural region on a new initiative which will give the joy of playing and the community around music a boost.

At workshops and concerts, the music rises when the young people play together with Ensemble Storstrøm and the music school teachers.

We look forward to playing together!

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