Opening Concert: Ensemble Zimmermann and Lars Hedelius-Strikkertsen

The festival's opening concert offers music from the Baroque and Viennese Classical periods, played on historical instruments. The guitarist Lars Hedelius-Strikkertsen plays a baroque guitar (a copy of an instrument from c. 1670) and an original French guitar from 1815 together with the North Jutland baroque ensemble Ensemble Zimmermann, led by Lars Colding Wolf, harpsichord. Ensemble Zimmermann celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2026. Programme: Vivaldi, Boccherini, Blow and Dowland. The concert is organised in collaboration between Sankt Markus Kirke and Aalborg Guitar Festival. Admission: Advance sale 100 kr. + fee. At the door 150 kr. Students and young people under 18 have free admission thanks to support from Sankt Markus Kirke.