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20 - 26 July 2012 12 out of 12 for this classic Copenhagen Summer Festival
Charlottenborgs Festsal, Kongens Nytorv 1, 1022 Cph K, starts Jul 29, ends Aug 9; concerts start 16.30 daily; Tickets: 100kr, 50kr for students and pensioners; 3871 1838; www.billetnet.dk or at the door; www. copenhagensummerfestival.dk WITH 12 CONCERTS in 12 days, the Copenhagen Summer Festival is the must attend event for classical music lovers. Founded in 1969, this long-standing festival has for over 40 years focused on showcasing classical chamber music from upcoming talents to the people of Copenhagen. One of Denmark’s most prestigious and important chamber music events, the festival has played a significant role in helping many of today’s leading musicians and ensembles enter the international music industry. Presenting highly profiled artists alongside new up-and-comers, organisers believe this ensures the quality is of the highest standard. Besides showcasing high quality music, the Copenhagen Summer Festival’s goal is to develop the classical music scene by presenting young Danish and international classical musicians, many of whom are already prize-winning artists. This event will provide guests with an awe-inspiring musical
experience as they are exposed to a plethora of immensely talented young individuals, some even as young as 12. For the musicians themselves, it is a platform on which to launch - or boost - their careers through networking and mentorship. The venue for the festival is Charlottenborgs Festsal, the home of the art academy, which is situated next to the Royal Theatre on Kongens Nytorv square. This is an ideal venue due to the intimacy of the performance hall. With a lovely old classical facade and room to seat only 200 people, guests will almost feel like they are on stage themselves. Attendance almost always reaches capacity so don’t miss out - book in advance, rather than relying on door sales. OPENING ACT:
Daria Rabotkina
Sun 29 July, 16:30 Internationally praised RussianAmerican piano soloist Daria Rabotkina will be opening the festival. Rabotkina gave her first solo musical recital at age 10 and has experienced a burgeoning career, which has already led to solo appearances with the San Francisco and New World Symphonies. MUST SEE:
Young Soloists
Thu 2 August, 16:30, Free Adm Three young, but already immensely talented, musicians per-
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sary of the Øresund Soloist Competition previous first prize winners from the last ten years will be presenting an exciting concert of major chamber music works such as Schubert’s incomparable quintet.
Copenhagen Summer Festival Talent Prize
Daria Rabotkina will open a Summer Festival that is guarenteed to unleash your inner Mravinsky
form this free concert, playing pieces from Brahms, Maurice, Itturaide and Mozart. Playing the cello is 15 year old Rose-Marie Tom Petersen, and on clarinet, 15 year old Jonas Lyskjær Frølund.
Xie Haoming
Sun 5 August, 16:30 People will not want to miss the opportunity to witness young Chinese soloist, Xie Haoming, who has been called “one of his generation’s most gifted young violinists”. Haoming, who started playing when he was just 6 years old, has won numerous awards and prizes, including the Chinese International Violin Competition and the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.
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by Nigar Dadascheva on piano.
Mon 30 July, 14.30 Members Benedikte Damgaard, Kristina Fialova, Adam Stadnicki and Neel Teilmann will be playing pieces from Beethoven, Schnittke and Brahms.
Neel Teilmann, Peter Guang
Copenhagen Piano Quartet
Carl Nielsen Wind Quintet
Tue 31 July, 16:30 A lively performance ensures as the five men of Carl Nielsen Wind Quintet take to the stage to perform pieces such as Danish Rhapsodi.
Josefine Andersson
Fri 3 August, 16:30 Teilmann is a well-known Danish piano soloist who has performed with several Danish orchestras. Also performing is 14 year old Peter Guang who has played the piano since he was 5 years old.
Zapolsky Strygerne
Sat 4 August, 16:30Alexandre Zapolski conducts this chamber orchestra for young musicians and also creates most of the arrangements they play.
Wed 1 August, 16:30 Swedish mezzo soprano, Josefine Andersson, will be singing numerous numbers, accompanied
Øresund Solist 10 Years Anniversary Concert
François Boucher Fragmenter af et verdensbillede
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Mon 6 August, 16:30 To mark the ten year anniver-
Tue 7 August, 16:30 Performing will be 2012 prize winner Niklas Walentin on the violin. An incredibly talented violinist, Walentin has won awards in virtually every available Danish musical competition, including Øresund Soloist and the Jacob Gade Competition.
Young Russian Soloists
Wed 8 August, 16:30 Every year, young Russian soloists are chosen by the Spivakov Foundation to perform. This year Inga Rodina (violin), Artem Naumenko (flute), Iskandeor Khannanov (cello) and Alexander Sinchuk (piano), aged from 12 and 20, will take to the stage to perform pieces by Bach, Tschaikowsky, Rachmaninoff, Sarasate and Paganini.
Carl Nielsen competition winner
Thu 9 August, 16:30 Olga Volkova, the winner of the 2012 Carl Nielsen Violin Competition, will perform. JESSICA O’SULLIVAN
Pink Caviar
Life Clock
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Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Oslo Plads 1, Cph Ø; Ends Aug 12; Open Tue-Fri 12:00-17:00, Thu 12:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-17:00; Entry 45kr, Concessions 25kr, www. denfrie.dk This exhibition is curated by artist group A Kassen, and presents their view on interesting art at the moment. The title is taken from one of the works on display, Life Clock by French artist Bertrand Planes, which consists of a clock that counts years and age instead of hours and minutes, reminding us of the transience of life. LD
Breuning, Bäckström, Einarsson, Gamdrup, Kvie, Kvium, Lagomarsino, Rødland, Storch, Superflex
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Nils Stærk, Ny Carlsberg Vej 68, 1760 Cph V; Ends Aug 17; Open Tue-Fri 12:00-17:00; www.nilsstaerk.dk For the gallery’s summer show, it presents a selection of works by the gallery’s artists, including different mediums such as sculpture, video and photography. The works are presented in different ways so that the viewer can discover their own connections and meanings. LD
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Galleri Naboløs, Naboløs 3, DK-1206 Cph K; Ends Aug 1; Open Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00, Sat 12:00-16:00, www.nabolos.dk This is Sergei Sviatchenko’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, and shows his use of photography and collage elements within his works. It provides a glimpse into his varying range of artworks, and shows Sviatchenko’s precise composition of colour and shape. LD
Kunsthal 44 Møen, Fanefjordgade 44, Askeby; Ends July 22; Open Wed-Sun 11:00-17:00; Entrance 30kr; www44moen. dk Kimsooja combines elements of Eastern culture with contemporary art expressions to create remarkable beautiful images, colourful installations and poetic performance-based video works. LD
HOW AM I?
Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, Cph V; ends July 29; open Mon-Sun 11:00-17:00; entry 75kr, concessions 40kr; www. dgi-byen.dk One of the leading reporting and portrait photographers of the last 30 years, Steve McCurry’s unique exhibition demonstrates his ability to capture the soul, condition and history of the people he portrays. LD
Kastrupvej 399, 2770 Kastrup; ends Sep 9; open Tue-Sun 14:00-17:00, Wed 14:00-20:00; www.kastrupgaardsamlingen.dk Danish and Indian contemporary art features side by side, focusing on identity. The exhibition touches on issues of ethnicity, gender and sexuality. LD
Secret Garden
Gl Holtegaard, Attemosevej 170, Gl Holte; ends Oct 21; open Tue-Fri 11:00-16:00; Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00; www.glholtegaard.dk Young Danish artists will occupy Lauritz de Thurah’s baroque garden, exhibiting sculptures and projects. LD
Steve McCurry: Iconic photographs
Afgang 2012
Kunsthal Nikolaj, Nikolaj Plads 10, Cph K; ends Aug 5; open Tue-Sun 12:00-17:00, Thu 12:00-21:00; www.nikolajkunsthal.dk This exhibition marks the culmination of six years of study for 27 young artists from the Royal Danish Art Academy. BF
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Gl Holtegaard, Attemose vej 170, Gl Holte; Starts Aug 17; Ends Nov 4; Tue-Fri 11:0016:00; Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00; www.glholtegaard.dk François Boucher is one of the most celebrated and popular French artists through the ages. ‘Fragmenter af et verdensbillede’ (Fragments of a worldview) is presented through drawings, sketches and porcelain figurines from Boucher’s production. The exhibition includes 70 works borrowed from a variety of public and private collections in France, including the Musée du Louvre. LD
Peter Amby Gallery, Borgergade 2, 1300 København K; Tue-Fri 11:00-17:00, Sat 11:0017:00; www.peteramby.com The title of the exhibition, ‘Collapse’, refers to the expected destruction of the works on display; sculptures which balance on top of each other and pictures and collages which have protective tape behind their glass frames. The works of two artists with very different mediums are combined. Magnus Pettersen works mainly with formal sculpture and installation and Rasmus Høj Mygind explores the boundaries of minimal painting. LD
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På den anden side Den mobile intervention
IMO, Ny Carlsberg Vej 68, 1760 Cph V; ends Aug 4; open Tue-Fri 12:00-17:00, Sat 12:0013:00; www.imo-projects.com H2O is the title of the artist’s new solo exhibition, which explores the numerous states and properties of water. LD
Un_Curate_Able
Toves Gallery, Vesterbrogade 97, Cph V; ends Sep 2; open Mon-Fri 11:00-16:00, Sat 12:00-15:00; www.tovesgalleri.net Un_Curate_Able is an exhibition project organised, curated and produced by artists at Toves Gallery. LD
NHL Space, Vesterfælledvej 63, Cph V; ends Aug 22; open daily; www.nlhspace.dk This unique exhibition space in the Vesterbro neighbourhood is housed in a storefront window. It is always available for public viewing because the audience stands outside the window. This exhibition features work by Danish artist Thorbjørn Reuter Christiansen. The artist’s work will be shown in the context of an ongoing investigation into gentrification efforts in Vesterbro, formerly home to the Carlsberg factory. BF
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Gl Strandvej 13, Humlebæk; ends Aug 19; open Tue-Fri 11:00-22:00; SatSun 11:00-18:00; tickets 95kr, concessions 85kr, under-18s free adm; www.louisiana.dk This group exhibition brings together works by Asger Jorn, Poul Gernes, Roni Horn, and Erwin Wurm, among others. BF
Edward Kienholz: Five Car Stud
Louisana Museum of Modern Art, Gl Strandvej 13, Humlebæk; ends Oct 21; Open TueFri 11:00-22:00; Tickets 95kr, Concessions 85kr, Under-18s free adm; www.louisiana.dk Edward Kienholz’s artwork has a rebellious, provocative and aggressive feel to it. LD
Modernisme and Guldalder
Nivaagaards, Malerisamling, Gl Strandvej 2, Nivå; ends 1 Jan; open Tue-Fri 12:00-16:00, Wed 12:00-20:00, Sat & Sun 11:00-17:00; entry 70kr, concessions 50kr, under-18s free adm; www.nivaagaard.dk Johannes Hage Nivaagaard and Knud W Jensen Louisana both started their own museums and built an impressive collection of Danish and foreign art. LD
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