New Year's Gala 2026

DR SymfoniOrkestret, Sofie Lund, Sopran, Laura Helene Hansen, Sopran
Wednesday 30 December 2026, 18:30DR Koncerthuset - Koncertsalen, Copenhagen

About the concert

Say goodbye to 2026 in style, when DR Symfoniorkestret invites you to the traditional New Year's Gala with bubbles and canapés at DR Koncerthuset. This year the orchestra offers French musical temptations, and the music includes well-known classics by Offenbach, Bizet, Ravel and Gounod, with the soloists Sofie Lund and Laura Helene Hansen. Welcome to DR Symfoniorkestret's traditional New Year's Gala! This year's soloists are two up-and-coming young singing stars making their debut at DR Koncerthuset: the soprano Sofie Lund, Talent of the Year at Copenhagen Opera Festival in 2024, and the dramatic soprano Laura Helene Hansen, known from, among other things, the DR documentary Den næste diva. Among the highlights of the concert will be the hit aria Habanera from Bizet's Carmen, Gounod's sparkling Jewel Song and operatic gems such as Je veux vivre and the beautiful duet Barcarolle from Offenbach, who is also responsible for the iconic Can Can music from Galop Infernal. And of course you can look forward to plenty of the classic New Year sounds that are loved in concert halls around the world. As tradition has it, the foyer is full of bubbles, canapés and genuine New Year atmosphere, and in the festively decorated Koncertsal the orchestra opens up with the most beautiful French musical temptations one could wish for in the very last days of the year. See you at the New Year's Gala at DR Koncerthuset! Canapés and bubbles included in your ticket In connection with the concert you can enjoy a glass of organic bubbles and delicious canapés. Both bubbles with and without alcohol are served - please note that the alcohol-free bubbles are not organic. When are canapés and bubbles served? 30/12, concert at 15.00: Bubbles & canapés are served before the concert from 14.00 30/12, concert at 18.30: Bubbles & canapés are served after the concert 31/12, concert at 13.00: Bubbles & canapés are served before the concert from 12.00. 31/12, concert at 16.00: Bubbles & canapés are served after the concert, for the King's New Year's address

Programme

Performers

DR SymfoniOrkestret
Ensemble

DR SymfoniOrkestret

Symphony orchestra · København
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Musicians
  • Sofie LundSopran
  • Laura Helene HansenSopran

RECORDINGS OF THE WORKS

Georges Bizet: Carmen

The concert plays an excerpt of the work.

Open on YouTube (2014)All 2 parts on KulturbaseMore recordings on Kulturbase

Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette

The concert plays an excerpt of the work.

Listen in the DR archive (2018)More recordings on Kulturbase

Charles Gounod: Faust

Excerpt

The concert plays an excerpt of the work.

Open on Yle Areena (2026)More recordings on Kulturbase

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