Copland wrote his ballet score Appalachian Spring for a 13-member chamber ensemble in 1944. Since then, it has had several orchestral arrangements. The one on the programme is by the evening’s conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. Balancing it out is…

Celebrating democracy, freedom and non-violence, the Czech Philharmonic’s concert to mark the Velvet Revolution took place for the first time in 2020. Every year on 17 November – both the day the then Czechoslovak riot police brutally supressed a…

The beginning of the season belongs to Antonín Dvořák, in part because the beginnings of the Czech Philharmonic are associated with him personally. At the opening concert the orchestra will be welcoming for the first time the outstanding Augustin…

Each summer, for more than a quarter of a century, music lovers from around the world have come together in the majestic Swiss Alps to take part in a community of exchange between great masters of classical music and the most promising musicians of…

Each summer, for more than a quarter of a century, music lovers from around the world have come together in the majestic Swiss Alps to take part in a community of exchange between great masters of classical music and the most promising musicians of…

The Creation is one of Haydn’s masterpieces. Despite its biblical subject (the seven days of the creation of the world), it remains a secular work, written for a concert hall rather than a church. It also takes a few liberties with the libretto…

Join the Danish National Symphony Orchestra on a symphonic quest toward the ancient shores of Norse mythology. Immerse yourself in darkness, Nordic sounds, and epic soundtracks from the world of Vikings. With Faroese singer-songwriter and actress…

The hit concert Fantasymphony is back in DR Koncerthuset. Rejoice in epic music from the greatest fantasy movies, series and games. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra opens the gates to the magic worlds from The Lord of The Rings, Game of Thrones…

The evening begins with a rare treat: the Prelude from Glazunov’s 1902 orchestral suite From the Middle Ages. Evoking medieval Europe through orchestral music reminiscent of opera, the suite portrays a passionate young couple, blissfully ignorant of…

The third and final operatic event of the 2017 festival was Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Stanislav Kochanovsky leads the young musicians and singers of the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra and the Verbier Festival Academy in Timothy Carroll’s semi…