Nordisk Kontrast - Baroktoberfest 2026

Vokalensemblet Cantoque (IS)

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Höör Barock (SE)

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23. Oct

19:00

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Blågårds Plads 6A,
2200 København

Nordic Contrast - Baroktoberfest 2026

Vokalensemblet Cantoque (IS)

,

Höör Barock (SE)

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Imagine a distant winter evening, far up in the north, with biting cold, a whirling snowstorm and a dense, all-embracing darkness. In an isolated turf hut, where the wind howls in the cracks, there are few things to take comfort in. But a woman picks up a simply built string instrument, and with her longing song and playing she spreads warmth around her. Welcome to the dark Iceland of the past! At Baroktoberfest’s opening concert, Camerata Øresund and the vocal ensemble Cantoque warm us with old Icelandic folk melodies and the charming Icelandic folk instrument, the langspil. There will be singing of love, of nature that gives and takes, and of the joys and sorrows of life – all with a touch of melancholy, if you listen closely. When the wistfulness boils over, we move further south to Scandinavia, where they did, after all, have apple trees, cornfields and golden halls. Here the king’s court musicians filled the room with crisp dance music by the sought-after composers of the day, so that for a while one could forget time and place. Baroque music – fresh from the barrel! Two days of baroque music, folk music, communal dining, folk dancing and musical surprises in the middle of Copenhagen. On 23–24 October Camerata Øresund once again opens its doors to Baroktoberfest – our informal celebration of baroque music, where the joy of music and the magic that arises when musicians and audience come closer to one another fill the air. This year we are heading north. From Icelandic folk tunes and longing sounds to festive vocal music and the melancholy and majesty of the English baroque – and a meeting between baroque and folk music that finally sends us straight onto the dance floor. Over two days you can experience four concerts with Camerata Øresund and international guests, join in the communal dining, explore music you may never have heard before – and end the festival with bagpipes and folk dancing. Baroktoberfest is for both dedicated baroque fans and for you who are simply curious. Together with fantastic guest musicians, we wish to invite you to enriching musical experiences, but there is no need for solemnity. We create a warm and relaxed festival atmosphere with room for immersion, community, food, drink – and plenty of musical enjoyment. Come to one concert, stay the whole evening – or take in the whole of Baroktoberfest.

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