New Zealand conductor Gemma New makes her Danish debut leading DR Symfoniorkestret in a programme rich with intoxicating rhythms — from passionate tango and Mexican nightclub atmosphere to the sparkling ballet music of Prokofiev.
Serge Prokofiev's ballet score for Romeo and Juliet contains some of his most celebrated and emotionally gripping music, blending sharply edged writing with a tender romantic core. New presents her own selection of movements from this glittering score.
The Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz brings her work Antrópolis, which channels the energy of Mexico City's nightclubs into the symphony orchestra, making it groove, play and pulse in a vivid synthesis of contemporary Mexican sound.
Danish accordion virtuoso Bjarke Mogensen — a specialist in Piazzolla's music — is the featured soloist in Astor Piazzolla's Aconcagua, widely regarded as the Argentine 'new tango' pioneer's greatest work. The concerto moves between intensely focused and more relaxed tango idioms, showcasing the full expressive range of the style.
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Gemma New
Gemma New is a rising New Zealand conductor making her Danish debut at this concert, known for her dynamic interpretations of orchestral repertoire.
Bjarke Mogensen
Bjarke Mogensen is a Danish accordion player who has specialised in the music of Astor Piazzolla and is recognised as a leading interpreter of the Argentine master's work.
DR Symfoniorkestret
DR Symfoniorkestret is the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, resident at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen. Over the past decade its traversal of Mahler's symphonies with chief conductor Fabio Luisi has produced some of the most memorable moments in the orchestra's history.
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