Nicole Hogstrand - Musicians' Highlights

Nicole Hogstrand - Musicians' Highlights

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Live Klassisk DK14. February 2023
Hi! My name is Nicole Hogstrand and I’m a cellist, composer and producer in the progressive string quartet @halvcirkel, the improvising and composing string ensemble @crushstringcollective and the musical collective @damkapellet - all based in Copenhagen. My practice involves mostly contemporary and experimental music, but my love for classical music is wide. I’ve got the great pleasure to recommend some Copenhagen concert highlights to you!
📅 February 15: 17.00
Halvcirkel: Statens museum for Kunst
Welcome to a slightly different concert experience, where the string quartet Halvcirkel interprets the painting L'Atelier Rouge by Henri Matisse. Through improvisation, circular patterns and minimalism, they playfully unfold a soundscape that moves between dream and reality. The performance of Portrait of a Space takes place four times, each with 15 min intervals. Concert is free with the Museum ticket.
📅 February 25: 19.00
Damkapellet: Demiurge / Koncertkirken
Damkapellet is a group of musicians and composers that always serve something heartfelt and handmade, playing around with new constellations and improvisational elements. In February they released their debut album Demiurge and @koncertikirken and @vinterjazz will host their festive release concert this evening! You can be sure to expect a cheerful mood and beautiful newly composed music by @lokrits, @gretaeacottcomposer, @kirstinelindemann, and @randipontoppidan.
📅 February 26: 15.00
DUEN and Christina Åstrand / Garnisonskirken
I’ve been working closely with composer Signe Lykke on various projects and her music is as always hauntingly beautiful. In the world premiere of Crux, for solo violin and string orchestra the act of creating in togetherness is in the center.
📅 March 19: 16.00
Ensemble Hermes: The Fruit of Silence / Literaturhaus
I’ve never heard @ensemblehermes play live before, but I’m very curious about their work! The string ensemble creates an immersive concert experience, for creating a moment of peace and beauty by involving light design in the room. They perform a couple of meditative and atmospheric pieces by some of my favourite composers.
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Det røde atelier | Portrait of a Space — Ved strygekvartetten Halvcirkel

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Hvordan lyder et Matisse maleri? Vær med, når den eksperimenterende strygekvartet Halvcirkel indtager den anmelderroste udstilling 'Matisse: Det røde atelier' og omsætter billedkunst til lyd. Omgivet af Matisses malerier opfører de det musikalske værk Portrait of a Space, som er skabt særligt til udstillingen og det ikoniske maleri 'Det røde atelier.' Gennem improvisation, cirkulære former og minimalisme omsætter strygekvartetten Matisses kunst til toner og udfolder et lydlandskab, der bevæger sig mellem drøm og virkelighed. 'Vi ønsker at invitere lytteren ind i det rum, hvor vi skaber vores musik. Det er personligt, legende, varmt og intimt. Vi tillader os ikke at vide, hvad det skal blive til, men at følge vores impulser og se, hvor de bærer hen.' Opførelsen af 'Portrait of a Space' finder sted fire gange i løbet af aftenen i udstillingen 'Matisse: Det røde atelier.' Inden hver opførelse vil der være en kort introduktion ved kunstformidler Agnes Schyberg. 15. februar kl. 17.00-17.15 / 17.45-18.00 / 18.30-18.45 / 19.15-19.30 I udstillingen 'Matisse: Det røde atelier' Gratis, når entréen er betalt. Kræver ingen særbillet.

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Demiurge Release Concert - Damkapellet

Damkapellet

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Welcome to the release concert of Damkapellet´s debut album Demiurge! During the concert you will get to experience the material from the record in a unique setting as the ensemble always plays around with new constellations and improvisational elements. After the concert we welcome you to join our celebration! At 21.00 the concert program continues with Valby Vokalgruppe and Tactical Maybe (US/DE/DK). Get tickets in the door: Adult: 120 kr Student: 60 kr The ticket gives admission the concerts for the whole evening and is a part of Vinterjazz. Se også: https://jazz.dk/vinterjazz-2023/koncerter/70067/ Demiruge is the debut release by the musical collective Damkapellet and will be released by Dacapo Records in February 2023. The album consists of music by Lo Kristenson (SE), Randi Pontoppidan (DK), Kirstine Lindemann (DK) and Greta Eacott (GB/SE) and was recorded during the summer of 2020 in Koncertkirken, Copenhagen. The event is a part of Vinterjazz 2023. Damkapellet is a music collective formed in 2016 to bring diversity to the Danish music scene by high-lighting and performing music by artists who define themselves as women, non-binary or transgender. The collective debuted on 8 March the same year at Koncertkirken, Copenhagen, celebrating International Women’s Day. As an ensemble, Damkapellet embraces large parts of art music, from newly composed music and improvisation to opera, baroque, children’s performances, and performance art. Since its foundation, the members of Damkapellet have been lecturing about female composers and gender structures, and performing regularly at festivals and in projects like Klang Festival, Ung Nordisk Musik Festival, Gong Festival, Talk Town Festival, Københavns Musikteater, Kvindemusikfestivalen, children’s concerts in Denmark and Russia as well as organising their own festivals and events. Damkapellet have collaborated with composers and ensembles such as Lo Kristenson, Greta Eacott, Guusje Ingen Housz, Konstmusiksystrar, Alina Petrova, Kvinnoorkestern, Den Andra Operan, Julija Morgan, Kirstine Lindemann and Randi Pontoppidan. In 2020, Damkapellet entered a one-year residency at Koncertkirken, where the collective held a series of concerts, arranged festivals and the conversation-based event, Another Composer Coffee. Damkapellet’s members represent many different interests, which have naturally shaped the collective to include various projects, performances and ensembles over time. Some members are interested in old music, some in new, and some make their own. Improvisation has also become a natural part of the process since, in improvisation, nothing but your own limits stop you from creating. Today, Damkapellet consists of 15 members from Copenhagen, Malmö, and Oslo. Thanks to Sebastian Vinther Olsen, Lo Kristenson, Greta Eacott, Koncertkirken, Björn Ross, Hipermania, Koda Kultur, Statens Kunstfond, Carl Nielsen og Anne Marie Carl-Nielsens Talentpris, Dacapo Records for supporting this project DAMKAPELLET: Julija Morgan, violin Lisa Vogel, violin Tove Bagge, viola Pauline Hogstrand, viola Mika Persdotter, viola Line Fafner, viola Nicole Hogstrand, cello Oda Dyrnes, cello Ida Nørby, cello Erica Giacoletto, double bass Randi Pontoppidan, voice Josefine Weber, voice Irene Bianco, percussion Kirstine Lindemann, recorder Nadia Okrusko, piano

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Crux - dansk uropførelse med DUEN og Christina Åstrand

Christina Åstrand

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Signe Lykke

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Denne koncert byder på en dansk uropførelse af en ny komposition af Signe Lykke for soloviolin og strygeorkester: CRUX. Violinisten Christina Åstrand, en af DR Symfoniorkestrets tre koncertmestre er solist. Værket, der er af 20 minutters varighed, spilles 2 gange med en mellemliggende talk og dialog med publikum. Vi glæder os i DUEN til at være med til denne helt særlige premiere! Lidt om værket Komponist Signe Lykke og violinist Christina Åstrand har lavet projektet og værket CRUX, som handler om at skabe i fællesskab. Med udgangspunkt i Signe Lykkes nye komposition for soloviolin og strygeorkester kommer fire nordiske ungdomsstrygeensembler, solisten Christina Åstrand, produceren August Wanngren og naturligvis komponisten til at arbejde som én stor organisme. De fire ensembler er DUEN i Danmark, Ensemble Sonore i Norge, Lilla Akademien i Sverige og Wegelius Kammarstråkar i Finland. Hvert ensemble står således i for uropførelsen i deres respektive land. DUEN spiller koncert med den danske uropførelse den 26. februar 2023 i Garnisonskirken. Ambitionen er, at alle ensembler opnår en form for ejerskabsfølelse for musikken. Det sker gennem kontinuerlig sparring med komponisten, dirigent-solisten og produceren, gennem gensidig inspiration og dels med improvisations-midler. Alt sammen med det fælles mål at bidrage til udforskning og dokumentation af nordisk strygelyd, ligheder og forskelle i klang, såvel som de unge kunstneres musiske nysgerrighed og eksperimenterings-lyst. En opførelse af CRUX kommer til at vare ca. 20 minutter. Værket spilles to gange med mulighed for en samtale med publikum midtimellem de to opførelser. Kompositorisk vil musikken arbejde med store teksturflader og dermed bygge videre på Signe Lykkes tidligere orkesterværk Body Textures fra 2016 – et værk, som DUEN opførte på Roskilde Festival og indspillede i foråret 2018. CRUX arbejder med ekstreme dynamiske udsving og store klang- og intonationsmæssige kontraster.

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The Fruit of Silence

Ensemble Hermes

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"The fruit of silence is prayer; the fruit of prayer is faith; the fruit of faith is love; the fruit of love is service; the fruit of service is peace." Dette citat af Moder Theresa inspirerede i 2013 Peteris Vasks til at skrive strygerværket The Fruit of Silence, som omvendt har inspireret os til at sammensætte denne koncert. Udover Vasks vil der blive spillet en række meditative og atmosfæriske værker, som vi vil lade smelte sammen til en times uafbrudt musisk flow. Komponisten Christian Balvig har komponeret værker særligt til lejligheden, både en introduktion og epilog, og små overgange mellem værkerne, der således vil binde hele koncerten sammen. Ønsket med denne koncert er at skabe rum, hvor publikum kan finde ro, skønhed og tid til fordybelse. Understøttet af stemningsfuld lyssætning, vil koncertstedernes smukke arkitektur også træde frem, og således håber vi at kunne skabe en smuk tværæstetisk helhedsoplevelse. Værker af: P. Vasks, Max Richter, Dowland, Mellits, Reger, Gorecki, Rachmaninov, Barber, Glass & Christian Balvig. Fri entré Koncerten gennemføres med gavmild støtte fra William Demant Fonden, Knud Højgaard Fond, Dansk Tennis Fond og Statens Kunstfond.

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