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CHAMBER CONCERTS AT MOGENS DAHL CONCERT HALL AND WITH MOGENS DAHL CHAMBER CHOIR

CLASSICAL CONCERTS SPRING 2025

Mogens Dahl Concert Hall and Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir are now ready with a new fantastic season of chamber concerts and chamber choir concerts. Spring 2025 for Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir offers new musical collaborations in the heart of Copenhagen. Mogens Dahl Concert Hall creates the ideal space for intimate musical experiences, where the audience can immerse themselves in the music. Look forward to a season filled with musical gems that touch the soul and leave lasting impressions. Pay special attention to the opportunity to purchase season tickets for the five concerts at Mogens Dahl Concert Hall at particularly advantageous prices!

Welcome to the chamber concerts at Mogens Dahl Concert Hall and with Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir in the spring of 2025.


Martin Fröst, clarinet Roland Pöntinen, piano
Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

27 January 2025

Martin Fröst, clarinet Roland Pöntinen, piano

The repertoire for clarinet and piano may not be particularly extensive, but it includes several sublime works. In this concert, a selection of these pieces will be performed by one of today’s most prominent clarinetists, Swedish Martin Fröst, accompanied by the versatile Finnish/Swedish pianist Roland Pöntinen. The clarinet sonata truly found its form with Johannes Brahms’ two sonatas, written three years before his death at a time when he had essentially retired from composing. We can be grateful for this today, as Brahms’ two clarinet sonatas are considered masterpieces of the instrument’s repertoire. The French composer Camille Saint-Saëns wrote three sonatas for wind instruments, believing they were underrepresented as prominent solo voices. Among these is an elegant clarinet sonata, which has since become part of the standard repertoire for this ensemble. Another French composer, Francis Poulenc, wrote a clarinet sonata shortly before his death in 1963, in his characteristic style that blends diverse musical idioms. Ernest Chausson, in his Andante and Allegro for clarinet and piano, explored the expressive and technical possibilities of the wind instrument in dialogue with the piano. In contrast, Alban Berg’s Four Pieces, Op. 5 explores entirely different expressive dimensions, dissolving traditional notions of tonality and musical temporality.Program: Alban Berg (1885–1935): Vier Stücke, Op. 5 Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 INTERMISSION Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): Clarinet Sonata Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921): Clarinet Sonata Ernest Chausson (1855–1899): Andante et AllegroBefore each concert, the café opens at 7:00 PM, where refreshments can be purchased, and pre-orders for the intermission can conveniently be made. The doors to the concert hall open at 7:15 PM. Learn more at Mogensdahl.dk If you have any questions about tickets or ticket purchases, you can contact United Tickets for support here
Fabian Müller, piano
Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

18 February 2025

Fabian Müller, piano

Although Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas—written over nearly 30 years—were not conceived as a unified cycle, they nevertheless form an extraordinary monument, not only in piano literature but in classical music. The 32 piano sonatas are often referred to as the "New Testament" of piano literature, with the "Old Testament" being J.S. Bach's Das Wohltemperierte Klavier. Performing all 32 sonatas is a monumental challenge, even for the most accomplished pianist. This season, tonight’s soloist, the exceptionally talented young German pianist Fabian Müller, will perform all the sonatas in a concert series at the Boulez Saal in Berlin, initiated by the legendary pianist Daniel Barenboim. In this concert, Müller will play three of Beethoven's piano sonatas that illustrate the composer's development: two from the so-called early period and one from the late period. The two early sonatas still clearly reflect the influence of Mozart and Haydn, yet they bear the distinctive imprint of the young, ambitious composer. The late piano sonata, Opus 106, known as the Hammerklavier Sonata, is one of the composer’s most monumental piano works and one of the most technically demanding—not only among Beethoven’s compositions but in the entire piano repertoire. This mighty work was written during a phase in Beethoven's life when he was becoming acutely aware of his own mortality, a realization intensified by his increasing deafness. Program:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, Op. 22 INTERMISSION Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" Before each concert, the café opens at 7:00 PM, where refreshments can be purchased, and pre-orders for the intermission can conveniently be made. The doors to the concert hall open at 7:15 PM. Learn more at Mogensdahl.dk If you have any questions about tickets or ticket purchases, you can contact United Tickets for support here
The Danish String Quartet
Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

19 March 2025

The Danish String Quartet

The Danish String Quartet are recurring guests at the Mogens Dahl Concert Hall, this time presenting a concert as part of their four-year project, “Doppelgänger.” In this project, they juxtapose newly commissioned works with late chamber music compositions by Franz Schubert. This evening’s program pairs Bent Sørensen’s “Doppelgänger” for string quartet (2020) with Schubert’s magnificent final string quartet, No. 15 in G major. Bent Sørensen was captivated by this late Schubert quartet as early as 1981, making it a natural choice for him to consider when he received the commission from The Danish String Quartet. The commission implicitly suggested that the new work should, in some way, reference one of Schubert’s late quartets. However, direct musical references are nearly non-existent, apart from the shared key (G major) and some distinctive chord transformations. The piece also features a fugue, which Sørensen crafted with Schubert’s struggles with fugal writing in mind. In this way, Sørensen’s quartet becomes a “Doppelgänger” to Schubert’s work—hence the title, which also alludes to the two movements of the piece that mirror each other on several levels. Finally, The Danish String Quartet will perform their own arrangement of Schubert’s enigmatic lied “Der Doppelgänger,” where the restless nocturnal wanderer suddenly finds himself face to face with—himself! This is underscored in the music by a chord that, like a Janus head, points in multiple directions.Program: Franz Schubert (1797–1828):String Quartet No. 15 in G major INTERMISSION Bent Sørensen (1958–):Doppelgänger for string quartet (2020) Franz Schubert (1797–1828):Der Doppelgänger (arr. The Danish String Quartet)Before each concert, the café opens at 7:00 PM, where refreshments can be purchased, and pre-orders for the intermission can conveniently be made. The doors to the concert hall open at 7:15 PM.Learn more at Mogensdahl.dkIf you have any questions about tickets or ticket purchases, you can contact United Tickets for support here
Cuarteto Casals - Noche española (Spanish night)
Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

8 April 2025

Cuarteto Casals - Noche española (Spanish night)

The Spanish string quartet Cuarteto Casals invites you to a “Spanish evening” featuring an exciting program of Spanish, Italian, and German string quartet music. The prolific Italian composer Luigi Boccherini was an outstanding cellist, and in his nearly 100 quartets, the cello often plays a more prominent role than it typically does in Haydn’s quartets. This is also evident in tonight’s String Quartet Op. 32 No. 5. The evening begins with Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga’s String Quartet No. 3. Often referred to as the “Spanish Mozart,” Arriaga was a musical prodigy who, like Mozart, tragically died young. Despite his short life, his body of work is remarkable and includes three string quartets written at the age of 16. Tonight, his third and final quartet will be performed. Joaquín Turina’s music often reflects impressionistic influences, owing to his friendship with Debussy and Ravel. These influences, combined with elements of Spanish folk music, can be heard in the almost programmatic piece “La oración del torero” (“The Bullfighter’s Prayer”). The evening concludes with Johannes Brahms’ String Quartet No. 1 from 1877. Brahms struggled greatly with the string quartet form before he was satisfied with a work worthy of publication and performance. He reportedly measured himself against Mozart’s six quartets dedicated to Haydn, while also feeling the daunting shadow of Beethoven’s groundbreaking contributions to the genre. Only with his Op. 51 Nos. 1 and 2 did Brahms feel he had achieved success.Program: Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806–1826):String Quartet No. 3 Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805):String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 32 G 205 Joaquín Turina (1882–1949):La oración del torero (The Bullfighter’s Prayer) INTERMISSION Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1Before each concert, the café opens at 7:00 PM, where refreshments can be purchased, and pre-orders for the intermission can conveniently be made. The doors to the concert hall open at 7:15 PM. Learn more at Mogensdahl.dk If you have any questions about tickets or ticket purchases, you can contact United Tickets for support here
Elsa Dreisig, soprano; Jonathan Ware, piano & Niko
Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

4 May 2025

Elsa Dreisig, soprano; Jonathan Ware, piano & Niko

The young lyric soprano Elsa Dreisig has already established herself on the European music scene with prominent opera roles and concert appearances. She has received numerous talent awards and accolades, released two albums, and collaborated with the renowned American accompanist and chamber musician Jonathan Ware, who will also accompany her at this concert. Joining them is Bulgarian violinist Nikola Nikolov, Elsa Dreisig's husband, and a member of the Orchestre de Paris since 2008.This unique combination of soprano, piano, and violin allows for a diverse and versatile program, ranging from romances and songs by Peter Heise, Lange-Müller, Carl Nielsen, Jean Sibelius, and Edvard Grieg, to late French Romantic works by Henri Duparc and Gabriel Fauré, and even cabaret and chanson classics by Kurt Weill and Édith Piaf.The program is further enriched by solo violin pieces, including Fauré’s well-known “Berceuse” and the second movement of Grieg’s Violin Sonata No. 3. The evening culminates with a captivating piece for all three performers by the lesser-known Swedish composer Laura Netzel, “Din frid, var han en drömgestalt.” Netzel, once relatively obscure (perhaps due to her gender), is now gaining recognition, and her music is being increasingly performed.Program:Carl Nielsen (1865–1931):Ariels SangSænk kun dit hoved du blomstSolen er så rød morTit er jeg gladP.E. Lange-Müller (1850–1926):ÅkandePeter Heise (1830–1879):Vildt vildt vildt suser blæstenJean Sibelius (1865–1957):Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möteVar det en drömLaura Netzel (1839–1927):Din Frid, Var han en drömgestaltEdvard Grieg (1843–1907):Violin Sonata No. 3, 2nd movementSolveigs sang (Peer Gynt)Jeg elsker dig INTERMISSIONHenri Duparc (1848–1933):L’invitation au voyageReynaldo Hahn (1874–1947):À ChlorisGabriel Fauré (1845–1924):Après un rêveBerceuse Op.16Kurt Weill (1900–1958):YoukaliReynaldo Hahn: L’heure exquiseÉdith Piaf (1915–1963):Padam padamLa vie en roseBefore each concert, the café opens at 7:00 PM, where refreshments can be purchased, and pre-orders for the intermission can conveniently be made. The doors to the concert hall open at 7:15 PM. Learn more at Mogensdahl.dk If you have any questions about tickets or ticket purchases, you can contact United Tickets for support here
PARTOUTKORT - 5 kammerkoncerter forår 2025
Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

4 May 2025

PARTOUTKORT - 5 kammerkoncerter forår 2025

The season pass for Mogens Dahl Concert Hall grants access to all 5 concerts in the spring season of 2025.Look forward to:Monday, January 27: Martin Fröst (clarinet) & Roland Pöntinen (piano)Tuesday, February 18: Fabian Müller (piano)Wednesday, March 19: The Danish String QuartetTuesday, April 8: Quarteto CasalsSunday, May 4: Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Jonathan Ware (piano) & Nikola Nikolov (violin)By purchasing a season ticket, you are guaranteed numbered seats for each concert. You will be assigned the best available seats at the time of purchase and will receive the tickets, including seat reservations, within 7 business days. The tickets will be sent to the email address used for the purchase.If you have any questions about tickets or ticket purchases, you can contact United Tickets for support here

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HÄNDELS MESSIAS
Holmens Kirke

15 December 2023

HÄNDELS MESSIAS

Year after year, the Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir has tightened their grip on their very own interpretation of Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has been an ideal collaborator in this international project, offering the Danish audience a simultaneously modern and faithful rendition of the oratorio, which for many is the ultimate Christmas music. Handel’s Messiah narrates the story of the Old Testament prophecies of a savior for all of humanity. Charles Jennens assembled the texts, which were masterfully set to music by Handel, so that the biblical narratives resonate with the deepest human emotions. “Hallelujah for a splendid ‘Messiah’: It’s almost impossible to wait for the English orchestra to return to Copenhagen.” Henrik Friis / Politiken, 8th December 2018 “\[…\] with Mogens Dahl and his chamber choir, you get the real deal.” Peter Dürrfeld / Kristeligt Dagblad, 12th December 2018 “\[…\] no version seems as fresh, as moving, as genuinely ‘right’ as the one with Mogens Dahl and his troopers.” Søren Schauser / Berlingske, 11th December 2017
HÄNDELS MESSIAS
Holmens Kirke

14 December 2023

HÄNDELS MESSIAS

Year after year, the Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir has tightened their grip on their very own interpretation of Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has been an ideal collaborator in this international project, offering the Danish audience a simultaneously modern and faithful rendition of the oratorio, which for many is the ultimate Christmas music. Handel’s Messiah narrates the story of the Old Testament prophecies of a savior for all of humanity. Charles Jennens assembled the texts, which were masterfully set to music by Handel, so that the biblical narratives resonate with the deepest human emotions. “Hallelujah for a splendid ‘Messiah’: It’s almost impossible to wait for the English orchestra to return to Copenhagen.” Henrik Friis / Politiken, 8th December 2018 “\[…\] with Mogens Dahl and his chamber choir, you get the real deal.” Peter Dürrfeld / Kristeligt Dagblad, 12th December 2018 “\[…\] no version seems as fresh, as moving, as genuinely ‘right’ as the one with Mogens Dahl and his troopers.” Søren Schauser / Berlingske, 11th December 2017
INGRID FLITER
Mogens Dahl

19 November 2023

INGRID FLITER

Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne i H dur, Opus 9, Nr. 3 Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne i Des, Opus 27, Nr. 2 Frédéric Chopin: Piano Sonate i h-mol, Opus 58, Nr.3 Pause Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Opus 13 ( inkl. Posthume satser) Den argentinske pianist Ingrid Fliter afslutter efterårssæsonen med en koncert med klavermusik af Chopin og Schumann, to af de mest betydningsfulde komponister fra den tidlige romantik. Hvor Chopin stort set udelukkende skrev klavermusik, skrev Schumann i sine senere år også bl.a. orkesterværker og kammermusik. Fælles for begge komponister er imidlertid at mange af deres kompositioner for klaver afsøger instrumentets muligheder og begrænsninger. Dette resulter ofte i at deres værker stiller store krav til den udøvende, hvilket aftenens to hovedværker er klare eksempler på. I Schumanns Symfoniske Etuder udforskes klaverets muligheder nærmest instrumentalt i en række variationer over primært ét tema, medens Chopins tredje og sidste sonate følger en velkendt fire-satset form. De tre sonater er i øvrigt blandt de få værker i flere satser fra Chopins hånd. Langt de fleste af hans værker er såkaldte karakterstykker, som var en meget anvendt én-satset udtryksform i romantikkens klaverlitteratur, og som ofte rummede stor melodisk skønhed, hvilket høres i koncertens to indledende Nocturner.
THE REDEMPTION – VAGN HOLMBOE
Holmens Kirke

5 November 2023

THE REDEMPTION – VAGN HOLMBOE

Musicians Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir V. Coloris Wind Quintet Brass Quintet: Lasse Mauritzen (horn), Gustav Melander & Lazlo Molnar (trumpets), Lars Karlin (trombone), Thomas Roïsland (tuba) Organ: Jakob Lorentzen Conductor: Mogens Dahl
FLEUR BARRON & JULIUS DRAKE
Mogens Dahl

25 October 2023

FLEUR BARRON & JULIUS DRAKE

Huang Ruo (\*1977): Fisherman’s sonnet_J. Brahms (1833-1897): _Heimweh I: _Wie traulich war das Fleckchen Chen Yi* (\1953):  _Know You How Many Petals Falling J. Brahms:** Heimweh II: _O Wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück Chen Yi:** _Monologue Chinese folksong:** _Northeast Lullaby Xavier Montsalvatge** (1912-2002): Cinco Canciones Negras _1 Cuba dentro de un piano_ 2 Punto de habanera _3 Chévere_ 4 Canción de cuna para dormir un negrito _5 Canto negro_ Pause **Brahms: Kærlighedssange Da unten im Tale_ Gang zum Liebchen _Eine gute, gute Nacht_ Des liebsten Schwur _In stiller Nacht_ Vergebliches Ständchen _Unüberwindlich_ **Kabaretsange: Vernon Duke** (1903-1969): _Autumn in New York Charles Trenet** (1913-2001): _La Mer Gershwin** (1898-1937): _I got rhythm Charles Trenet:** _Si vous aimiez Toru Takemitsu** (1930-1996):_La Neige Cole Porter** (1891-1964): _Night and Day Charles Trenet**, Boum! Det er et program med usædvanlig spændvidde og variation, når den karismatiske og alsidige mezzosopran Fleur Barron optræder i Mogens Dahl Koncertsal sammen med pianisten Julius Drake, en særdeles anerkendt akkompagnatør, som Fleur Barron i flere år har samarbejdet med. Programmet spænder som sagt vidt. Parret indleder aftenen med udvalgte lieder af Johannes Brahms, der sammenstilles med sange af de to nulevende kinesisk-amerikanske komponister Huang Ruo og Chen Yi. Selvom tonesprogene er vidt forskellige, kredser sangene alligevel om de samme emner: hjemmet og hjemve. Xavier Montsalvatge, der døde i 2002, var blandt de mest indflydelsesrige kunstnere i katalansk musik. Hans ”Cinco Canciones Negras” (“Fem sorte sange”) fra 1945 er skrevet til digte, der giver stemme til ofre for den spanske kolonialisme. Montsalvatge skabte sit eget etnisk inspirerede tonesprog til at give teksterne yderligere dybde og mening. Efter pausen følger syv af Johannes Brahms’ lieder, der kredser om kærligheden, inden aftenen rundes af med noget helt andet: Kabaretsange af Vernon Duke, Charles Trenet, Cole Porter, George Gershwin og Toru Takemitsu.
SHIRINYAN, SITKOVETSKY, KJØLLER & BRANTELID
Mogens Dahl

9 October 2023

SHIRINYAN, SITKOVETSKY, KJØLLER & BRANTELID

Claude Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie Maurice Ravel: Klavertrio Olivier Messiaen: Kvartet til tidens ende Til aftenens koncert den 9. oktober vil der være mulighed for at opleve noget af den ypperste franske musik fra 1900-tallet, spillet af fire af de senere års mest interessante og stærke kammermusikere. Debussys ”Premiere Rhapsodie” for klaver og klarinet er oprindeligt skrevet til brug ved klarineteksaminerne ved konservatoriet i Paris i 1910, og stiller da også meget store krav til begge de udøvende, hvor rolige passager veksler med ekspressive udbrud. Maurice Ravel havde taget tilløb til sin klavertrio i en årrække inden han endelig fik den færdiggjort under indtrykket af krigsudbruddet i 1914. Værket, der er i fire satser, blander klassiske former med bl.a. et baskisk tema, og benytter sig af en bred vifte af teknisk krævende effekter, der farver musikken på en for Ravel karakteristisk måde. ”Kvartet til Tidens Ende” regnes for ét af Messiaens vigtigste og mest personlige værker. De lidelser, han gennemgik som interneret i en tysk fangelejr omsatte han til dette uafrystelige mesterværk i 8 satser, hvor lidelsen og håbet gives udtryk gennem elementer fra Johannes’ Åbenbaring.