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review27.11.2019

Future on repeat

2019 festival poster graphics. © Angela Bulloch/SWR

For a festival that prides itself on its all-premieres programming, the curatorial approach of the 2019 Donaueschinger Musiktage felt more than a little stale. This left a mark on even its greatest works.

review07.10.2019

The impossible festival

The Young Nordic Music festival, one of the most impossible festivals in the world, is also one of the most enlightening ones.

By James Black
review20.11.2018

Gold fever and infernal machines

Simon Løffler’s personality shines through while Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard’s conceptual gold piece rings hollow at Gong Tomorrow.

By James Black
review03.08.2018

»An opera you need to see twice«

A generational cycle of sexual abuse paired with a clear and lucid score. Last year’s operatic talk of the town was back for one day.

By Andrew Mellor

review31.01.2018

The gradual growth of ice crystals

Alexander Banck-Petersen

Thinking big suits Anna Thorvaldsdottir. Celebrated for her orchestral endeavours, the second edition of Njord Biennale let the Copenhagen audience encounter the Icelandic composer’s works for smaller ensembles. Andrew Mellor on Saturday’s double concert.

By Andrew Mellor

review17.11.2017

Gong Tomorrow

Anmeldelse af Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (3.11.17, Koncertkirken) & Copenhagen Piano Trio etcetera (8.11.17, Glyptoteket) under Gong Tomorrow Festival 2017

By Andrew Mellor
review06.10.2017

Downfall – A journey to the underworld and back again

Andrew Mellor anmelder operaen 'Nedstigning: underverdenen tur-retur', Takkeloftet, 26.9.17 - Musik af Nicolai Worsaae, libretto af Julie Maj Jakobsen.

By Andrew Mellor
review01.09.2017

Som brødre vi dele

Lea Maria Lucas Wierød Borcak anmelder og reflekterer over adaptionen af Susanne Biers berømte film 'Brødre' til operaformatet. 'Brødre' spillede i Musikhuset Aarhus fra 16.-22. august.

By Lea Wierød Borčak

review14.08.2017

Reparatøren fortæller maskinmusikkens historie

To spilledåser styres ved hjælp af hulkort i Riis' 'Steam Machine Mucsic'.

Morten Riis arbejder gennem sin kunstneriske performance og sin tekniske lappeløsninger for at opnå sin unikke og nyskabende indsigt som mediearkæologisk reparatør. Bogudgivelsen 'Machine Music – A Media Archaeological Excavation' udgivet maj 2016 på Aarhus University Press, vidner om denne særegne metode.

By Tobias Linnemann Ewé

review11.08.2017

Den sømand han må lide

Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek og Rikke Hansen anmelder Cristian Vogels iscenesættelse af det klassiske folkesagn Agnete og Havmanden på Åben Scene, Godsbanen, Aarhus.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek & Rikke Hansen
review07.08.2017

Fremtiden retur

Tobias Linnemann Ewé anmelder Robert Barrys bog 'The Music of the Future'.

By Tobias Linnemann Ewé
review12.06.2017

Camille Norment – Drawing and Sculpture

Andreas Engström anmelder den norske lydkunstner Camille Norments udstilling 'Drawing and Sculpture' på Oslo Kunstforening 04.05-25.06.2017

By Andreas Engström