After studying at the Danish Technical University and later Musicology at the University of Copenhagen, Svend began at a relatively late age (26) at the Conservatory in Copenhagen in 1985 along with a period of study in London with Prof. Susan Milan in 1987. After studying primarily with Toke Lund Christiansen, he graduated in 1988 and had his debut concerto on both traverse / baroque flute and modern flute in 1990. Concurrent studies and graduation from the Royal Academy of Music in London with Prof. Sebastian Bell on modern flute and with Prof. Lisa Beznosiuk on traverse flute.
Plays both traditional silver flute and with great enthusiasm also modern flute in wood.
I had played recorder and later trumpet as a child, but did not play in high school. My parents gave me a transverse flute as a student gift, and then I got started with it!
A traditional Christmas concert with the Chamber Choir Hymnia (which I co-founded) in Søborg Church in the late 80s. The atmosphere was magical, the music lifted "by itself", and an angel walked through the room.
The variety of work; closeness to our audience; our ability to influence the ensemble's activities on many levels as well as the constantly changing working hours - in some periods it is very busy and at other times there is a little more freedom.
Probably an engineer - or maybe a doctor.
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In addition, I play tennis - as much as time allows and my body can hold on! I love bird watching and often enjoy a kayak ride in the waters north of Lolland when the weather is right.
Various DIY tasks also fill in my spare time.
Born in Copenhagen and trained as a pianist and music educator at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music. In addition, he has studied in Hamburg and London.
When I was about 5 years old, my parents acquired a piano because my mother wanted to start playing again, but before long I had conquered the instrument and since then I have never stopped.
I have had many great musical experiences and new ones are constantly being added. Should I highlight one from recent years, it must be when András Schiff gave a concert in the Music Hall Fuglsang. There you had the feeling that the music originated on the spot and time stood still.
I love bringing music out to people, and luckily that's the core of my work!
I do not know - something with fixed working hours 😉
I have no definite hobby, but I like to cook. I read a lot at times. Getting out into nature gives me an important peace of mind. I am somewhat of an introvert, but my family means a lot to me.
Som completed his bachelor's degree in music at the Sydney Conservatory of Music and studied with Frank Celata. He has completed academies with the Sydney Symphony, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, where he studied for a master's degree with Hermann Stefansson and Andreas Sunden. Som has played with orchestras and ensembles in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Great Britain, Sweden and Denmark and was an award winner in Australia's Young Performer Awards, Royal Overseas League competition in London and the Royal Academy of Music National Scholarship in Sweden.
I was 11 years old when I started playing the clarinet. My dad worked at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with an incredible clarinet teacher named Mark Walton (my first teacher). Mark wanted to make a video on how to play the clarinet so he could send it to rural areas where children did not have access to teachers. Mark needed a beginner student to join the video, so he asked my dad if I was interested. I was not interested in the clarinet, but said yes because I thought it would make me a movie star!
I have two memories: First, I made a CD with “Cala Records” in London of music for clarinet and piano. I recorded the CD with my father, David Howie. I always wanted to record a CD with my dad.
The second memory I played with at two fully sold-out concerts of Mozart's Requiem in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The echo after the last note of the piece rang for 9 seconds in the cathedral!
I appreciate all the different things we do in the ensemble. Not only with many different types of concerts, operas, workshops, but also the many different tasks we each have within the ensemble that make the engine run! But most of all, I love the connections we make to each other and to our audience through music as a language and a way of communicating together.
Architect or physiotherapist
I love to play and watch sports (when the weather is good!). I play a lot of cricket and football. During the summers, I spend time with family and friends on the beach in Australia. I also love a good coffee and will always try to find a good café when I visit new places!
His studies include a 1st prize from the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music and degrees from Brooklyn College and The Juilliard School in New York, where he studied with Itzhak Perlman and Dorothy Delay. He was the first prize winner in major international competitions (Lipizer, Paganini, Artists International, Long-Thibaud) and has performed in over 30 countries as a soloist with orchestra, or as a chamber musician. He has taught at conservatories and universities for more than 35 years in France, the United States and England and was awarded a “Grand Prix du Disque” and “Medal of Paris” for contributions to culture.
I started playing the violin at the age of 7 at a local music school outside Paris. Only violin, piano and flute were offered there and it was cheaper to rent a violin than a flute or a piano and we had very limited financial means…
My best musical memory as an audience is probably the centenary concert for the Messiah's birthday in London in 2008, where the Ensemble Intercontemporain played the Messiah's "Couleurs de la cité céleste", "Sept Haïkaï" and Boulez's "Sur Incises". As a performer, it stands between Shostakovitch Violin Concerto No. 1 with the HBSO Orchestra in Vietnam or my first performance with all 10 Beethoven sonatas in France with pianist Brian Ganz.
The best thing about my work is the flexibility we have to play in different formations, from solo and duo to all 8 musicians. This allows for incredible and endless combinations both in terms of sound and repertoire.
Photographer
I love teaching and a lot of my “free time” goes into it. When I am not working, photography (both digital and film) and collecting old cameras is a main interest / hobby, but I also like playing sports (barefoot running, rollerblading, skiing, swimming, winter swimming…), reading (usually a few books each month). I also take care of my holiday home in France and visit my family who live there.
Comes from Stavanger in Norway. Born 1966. Educated at Malmö Academy of Music in Sweden on bassoon. Also plays the contra-bass clarinet.
I started playing the clarinet when I was 10 years old. And switched to bassoon when I was 11.
When I was 14 years old I was allowed to play the bassoon solo in Stravinsky's "The Firebird" in the youth orchestra in Stavanger - and was praised by my teacher.
Chamber music and the connection with the audience.
Marin kolygrafist
Looking at a wall.
Born in Kraków - ancient royal city of Poland. Started playing the violin here, later viola. Graduated in 1987 from the Academy of Music. Received in 1984 4th prize in the Polish Viola Competition. Thanks to a scholarship, Piotr was able to study further at Menuhin Academy in Switzerland with Alberto Lysy and later in Berlin with the legendary (in the viola world…) Bruno Giuranna. Stopped studying (but not practicing!) in 1991. Before coming to Denmark he was a solo viola player in the Chamber Orchestra “Capella Cracoviensis” in Krakow.
One day my big brother (by the way, a great musical talent; can play anything!) Came home with a violin. I started playing it when I was 13 years old. 4 years later I started on viola.
At Menuhin Academy we were on tour with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, he was 80 years old, but it was absolutely fantastic. Another memory comes from a masterclass with Igor Ojstrakh who told about his father David and the greatest composers he has met - Shostakovich, Prokofiev. I also have fond memories of hours with Giuranna.
Varied tasks, and concert programs that require me to stay in shape. I love when we get programs with assistants on so we can play with other amazing musicians.
Actor, I think.
When I am not playing or thinking / seeking out new programs (I sit on the ensemble's Program Committee) I like fishing, rowing in a kayak (luckily the two things can be done at the same time), brewing wine on different berries, baking bread, practicing goyu ryu karate and winter baths.
Diploma from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 1991, as a student of Sonja Gislinge.
Overseas study with Catherine Michel, Paris in 1990 and masterclasses with Susan McDonald among others during her time as a student.
After playing recorder and piano (with my grandmother) for several years, when I was about 11 years old, there came an opportunity to become a guinea pig on an Irish harp for a music education student at the conservatory. After two years, my teacher graduated, but I got stuck and continued with the associate professor at the conservatory, Inga Graae. While I was a rabbit, I was allowed to practice the conservatory harp until my parents decided to buy me an instrument. With S-train from Brede to Copenhagen several times a week to practice + once for teaching. I must have wanted it ;-)
There are many, but I remember the silence, which lasted indefinitely, after the last note in Mahler's 6symf, with DRSO and Herbert Blomstedt. It was supernatural. The applause erupted afterwards, but all the musicians went home quietly, with a special feeling inside.
And as an audience, I will never forget Andras Schiff in Fuglsangs sal. I sat right behind him, and could see his fingers flying over the keys. I can still feel the music.
As a harpist, I have the most wonderful job in the world. I make a living playing chamber music, something other harpists struggle to be allowed to do, but in addition it must be able to bring joy to other people, by “just” playing music. We do what we love to do and people get happy.
What's not to like !!
Ballet dancer, but it must be in another life…
I love spending time with other, and especially with my family. In addition, my garden is a really good friend that I like to spend many hours in when my fingers can otherwise handle it. It's pure therapy to root in the ground, and I absolutely love flowers!
Educated in Aarhus and Berlin. Outgoing and versatile musician who from an early age has been in demand as both soloist and chamber musician, which has brought him far and wide.
When I was 8, my parents asked if I would play an instrument. Both my sister and my brother were already well on their way to becoming skilled violinists - so at least I didn't play the violin! So it became cello, which I have not regretted.
When I was studying in Berlin and was at a concert with the Berlin Philharmonic. They played Mahler's 5th Symphony. When they reached the 4th movement, I sat with tears in my eyes, holding the woman I have since married. I will never forget that.
I have the best colleagues in the world. In addition, it's cool to be a small ensemble playing great music.
Archaeologist. Until I grew up. Then I would rather be an IT millionaire. But I have gone a little away from that again.
I have two lovely children who take up most of my free time. But we have still acquired a garden plot south of Køge, where we play the small house on the prairie. We built the house ourselves and it's fun.
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