Danish Chamber Players marks the arrival of spring with a series of concerts at exciting and atmospheric locations in Faxe Municipality.
The program is like a musical sign of spring: Notes that sprout and grow, a journey from the darkness of winter towards the coming of light – from night to sunrise and morning mood. The festival revolves around beginnings: beautiful overtures and preludes, as well as young talents. Experience a concert with this year's P2 Talent, bassoonist Bjarke Schousboe, in collaboration with DR P2, a concert with Haslev Church's talented youth choir together with the ensemble, meet the ensemble's young pianist Elias Holm as a soloist, who is about to make his debut from the conservatory, and hear a concert at KALK Museum focusing on the origin of life. Here, some of the greatest classical works meet with completely new musical expressions. Even with a premiere of a piano concerto by Bent Sørensen, "La Mattina" (The Morning) in a new edition and a new work by current composer Matias Vestergård.
P2 Talent of the Year, 22-year-old bassoonist Bjarke Schousboe.
Bjarke has distinguished himself as one of the most promising musicians of his generation. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and has already won recognition at several national and international competitions. He has performed as a soloist with several Danish symphony orchestras and has participated in masterclasses with some of the world's leading bassoonists. He is a member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and the European Union Youth Orchestras, where he has toured with conductors such as Kirill Petrenko, Ivan Fischer, Manfred Honeck, Gianandrea Noseda and Antonio Pappano. In May 2024 he won the position of alternating solo bassoonist in the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Bjarke's deep musicality and technical prowess make him a soloist of international class.
Felicia was born in Romania, where she received her bachelor's degree from the National University of Music in Bucharest. She completed her studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 2021 with her debut concert from the Soloist Class called “Utopian Journey”, conducted by Thomas Søndergaard and has also studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig.
Felicia has been 1st Solo Oboe in the Royal Danish Orchestra since 2019 and has previously held similar positions in the George Enescu Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony and Esbjerg Ensemble. She has collaborated with renowned orchestras throughout Europe including the Gewandthausorchester Leipzig and the Orchestre National de France.
Felicia is a prizewinner at the International Artist Competition in Vienna and the George Dima International Competition. She is co-founder of the award-winning wind quintet V Coloris, which has released its debut CD with music by Dinu Lipatti, among others.
Haslev Church Youth Choir is a talented amateur choir, where the turnover is high as in all youth choirs, but where the community still manages to be in high demand. The choir has traveled to many destinations, such as Palestine/Israel, Armenia, France, Norway, Serbia, Romania and most recently in February this year, where they gave concerts in Hamburg. The choir's repertoire is very broad and ranges from the Middle Ages to the present day and spans most continents and many languages.
The choir is led by Betty Gregers Arendt and Kevin Duggan.
The festival is created in close collaboration with the local music scene: Haslev Church Youth Choir, Faxe Art and Music Association, Faxe Music School and Haslev Church's new organist, the Scottish Kevin Duggan.
The concerts take place at Rønnede Kro, Vemmetofte Monastery, KALK Museum and Midtsjællands Gymnasium as well as in the beautiful churches in Haslev and Faxe.
Welcome to a musical spring party with the Danish Chamber Players!
