Trio Theros; Anna Agafia, violin; Jonathan Swensen, cello; Gustav Piekut, piano
Germaine Tailleferre: Violin Sonata No. 1
Ludvig Gudim, violin; David Munk Nielsen, piano
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1
Anna Agafia, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello; David Munk Nielsen, piano
Wed. 18 June, 21:45
Wed. 18 June, 21:45
Minimalistic awareness
Gyorgy Ligeti: Sonata for Solo Cello
Jonathan Swensen, cello
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Adam Koch Christensen, violin; Gustav Piekut, piano
John Adams: Hallelujah Junction
David Munk Nielsen, piano; Gustav Piekut, piano
Thur. 19 June, 19:00
An American in Copenhagen
Josefine Lindstrand: Sånger från bergen (text by Edith Södergran)
Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir: Heyr mig min sál, Heyr þú oss himnum á
ÆTLA Vocal ensemble
Lil Lacy: SOUND part 1 (world premiere)
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
Friends Philharmonic; Nicholas Swensen, conductor
Friends Philharmonic 2025: Ludvig Gudim, violin; Adam Koch, violin; Bartosz Skibinski, violin; Selma Teilmann, violin; Clara Glasdam, violin; Olga Melby Larsson, violin; Sufiya Taufik, violin; Ellen Vognsgaard Brunsbjerg, violin; Kirsten Kjær, viola; Kinga Dauner, viola; Julia Pamina, viola; Alva Rasmussen, viola; Olga Chwaszczewska, cello; Alexandre Shirinyan, cello; Julia Sompolinska, cello; Piotr Dubajko, double bass; Otilia Zielke, flute; Gerbrich Meijer, clarinet; Britta Cortabarria, bassoon; Valdemar Wenzel Most, piano; Lorenzo Colombo, percussion; Marta Sogetti, percussion
Thur. 19 June, 21:45
Acoustic Improvisation
Lil Lacy: Dreaming in colors
Valdemar Wenzel Most, piano; Alexander Shirinyan, cello
Cornelia Nilsson Trio
Søren Kjærgaard, piano; Nils Bo Davidsen, bass; Cornelia Nilsson, drums
Fri. 20 June, 19:00
Existential Quartets & explosive Quintets
Gabriella Smith: Carrot Revolution for String Quartet
Ludvig Gudim, violin; Anna Agafia, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Jonathan Swensen, cello
Alberto Ginastera: Piano Quintet, Op. 29
Ludvig Gudim, violin; Adam Koch, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Jonathan Swensen, cello; Valdemar Wenzel Most, piano
Antonín Dvorák: Piano Quintet No. 2
Anna Agafia, violin; Michael Germer, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello; Gustav Piekut, piano
Fri. 20 June, 21:45
Now we are here – in a moment we’ll be gone
Sofia Gubaidulina: De Profundis
Bjarke Mogensen, accordion
Mikkel B. Grevsen: A reflection on the time we all live in—a time none of us have chosen, and none of us can escape (world premiere)
Bjarke Mogensen, accordion; Sophie Haagen, mezzo soprano; Mikkel Grevsen, trumpet, horn, synthesizer
Sat. 21 June, 11:00
Family Concert
Excerpts from the festival program
Mathias Hammer, narrator; festival musicians
Sat. 21 June, 15:00
Purely Classical
Erich Wolfgang: Piano Trio, Op. 1
Michael Germer, violin; Andreas Brantelid, cello; Valdemar Wenzel Most, piano
Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 (‘Death and the Maiden’)
Yura Lee, violin; Adam Koch, violin; Nicholas Swensen, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello
Sat. 21 June, 19:00
Final Concert
Grazyna Bacewitz: Quartet for 4 Violins
Ludvig Gudim, violin; Adam Koch, violin; Anna Agafia, violin; Michael Germer, violin
Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
Anna Agafia, violin; Nicholas Swensen, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello; David Munk Nielsen, piano
Claude Debussy: Cello Sonata
Andreas Brantelid, cello; Gustav Piekut, piano
George Enescu: String Octet
Yura Lee, viola; Ludvig Gudim, violin; Adam Koch, violin; Michael Germer, violin; Nicholas Swensen, viola; Marie-Louise Jensen, viola; Jonathan Swensen, cello; Andreas Brantelid, cello