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[Classical, Contemporary, Electronica]
08-05-2008
SPOR 2008 is a 24 hour music event in Aarhus with concerts, sound installations, etc. starting May 9th at 16:00.
[Folk]
07-05-2008
A mix of klezmer, rock, swing and bluegrass at the Copenhagen venue Pumpehuset on May 30.
[Jazz]
17-04-2008
7-11 May 2008 a Danish jazz festival in Berlin can be experienced for the fourth time.
[World]
08-04-2008
World Music Fesival WMF 2008 in Copenhagen presents talented & upcoming Danish bands.
[Jazz]
03-04-2008
The festival programme at Congress Centrum Bremen features Jazzkamikaze and Marilyn Mazur.
[Folk]
10-03-2008
The folk group Trio Mio was awarded four prizes at the Danish Music Awards' Folk 2008 show.
[Classical]
05-03-2008
Carl Nielsen's treasured comic opera from 1906 has been released for the first time on DVD.
[Rock / Pop]
05-03-2008
The annual awards ceremony of the Danish music industry took place in the Glass Hall in Tivoli on 23 February.
[Rock / Pop]
20-02-2008
As In RebekkaMaria, The Fashion, Veto, Afenginn, The Floor Is Made Of Lava and The Kissaway Trail perform at the festival in Oslo
[All]
05-02-2008
Dúné and Roskilde Festival were the Danish hightlights
[Rock / Pop]
22-01-2008
Youthful Danish indielektrock at MIDEM Talent Only showcase
[Jazz]
15-01-2008
The 8th edition presents almost 200 concerts.
[Rock / Pop]
20-12-2007
Danish bands at the festival in Groningen in January
[All]
04-12-2007
A number of Danish composers receive awarding of prizes
[World]
23-11-2007
Klezmofobia, Gimo Mendes and venue organiser were prize winners at Danish World Awards 2007
[Classical]
22-11-2007
Call for papers: International Symposium on Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval CMMR 2008
[Classical]
30-10-2007
The second edition of the crossover festival is in the air
[Jazz]
29-10-2007
JazzKamikaze, Ibrahim Electric and Delirium are the acts at the Danish festival
[Rock / Pop]
19-10-2007
Danish acts part of Nordic showcase at Icelandic festival
[Classical]
01-10-2007
Classical and contemporary music was celebrated at a gala concert in the Danish Radio Concert Hall 30 September 2007.
[Jazz]
27-09-2007
Susi Hyldgaard performance at Jarasum International Jazz Festival
[Rock / Pop, World]
15-09-2007
Danish stand expands and 25 showcases are presented
[Classical, Contemporary]
24-08-2007
Juliana Hodkinson, Simon Steen-Andersen, and Per Nørgård among the Danish composers profiled at this years’ Nordic Music Days.
31-07-2007
Again this year Danish showcase at Postbahnhof, Berlin
[Jazz]
08-07-2007
Ten days of outdoor and indoor jazz, local and international
29-06-2007
Sold out with 75,000 people from all over the world
[Classical]
08-06-2007
Danish focus at the Bergen International Festival with Bent Sørensen as festival composer.
[Rock / Pop, Pop, Electronica, Hip-Hop / Urban]
18-05-2007
Conference May 31 in Aarhus in connection with the SPOT festival
[Folk]
07-05-2007
Danish folk music duo touring four American states in May and June
[Jazz, Contemporary, Electronica]
24-04-2007
The festival is about sound sculptures, freeform, noise, freejazz
[Classical]
19-04-2007
The ensemble are performing at the prestigious German festival Heidelberger Frühling 19 April and in Wigmore Hall in London 22 April.
[Rock / Pop]
12-04-2007
The band occupies the number four spot in a list of the ten best bands that could be seen at the festival SXSW in Texas.
[Jazz, World]
27-03-2007
The acclaimed Danish jazz orchestra takes part in the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Virgin Islands transfer from Denmark to the USA
23-03-2007
8 Danish composers are featured at the Prague Premieres 2007.
[Folk]
12-03-2007
Saturday night March 10 The Danish Music Awards – Folk 2007 was held in Tønder for the seventh time.
09-03-2007
The International Computer Music Conference 2007 in Copenhagen
[Jazz]
06-03-2007
In March 2007 Emil de Waal+ visit China on a two band tour together with the Copenhagen based jazz-rock quartet Bandapart.
[Rock / Pop]
05-03-2007
The Danish Music Awards 2007 was celebrated this weekend and the band Nephew won four categories.
23-02-2007
Danish and Canadian contemporary music on tour
[Rock / Pop]
22-02-2007
The largest international music festival in Northern Europe announces acts for the festival in 2007.
[Jazz]
13-02-2007
The third name announced by the Danish Jazz Federation
[Jazz]
08-02-2007
Stunt Records presents top Danish jazz acts at the Pizza Express club in London
[Rock / Pop]
08-02-2007
Export project for PowerSolo, The Kissaway Trail, Moi Caprice, Vincent Van Go Go and Funky Nashville
[Rock / Pop]
31-01-2007
The Danish electronica mixer and musician Trentemøller is one of the hottest subjects on the international clubbing scene right now.
[Classical]
29-01-2007
A new production of the opera will be premiered by Theater Lübeck in March 2007.
[All]
17-01-2007
Large-scale Danish participation at MIDEM and The Broken Beats hand-picked by the French organiser
[Jazz]
17-01-2007
International Jazz stars visiting Denmark at Winter Jazz 26 Jan – 4 Feb
[Classical]
17-01-2007
Ständchen is a new piece for Schubertian octet and feet on gravel. It will be premiered 21 January in Berlin.
[Folk]
12-01-2007
The unique bastard-ethno ensemble plays in New York clubs in January
[Rock / Pop]
09-01-2007
5 Danish bands are performing at Eurosonic Festival 11-13 January.
[Classical]
19-12-2006
Ole Schmidt’s Flute Concerto has been nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra.
01-12-2006
MXD, Music Export Denmark has just published the statistics for Danish music export well above DKK 1 billion in 2005.
[Rock / Pop]
28-11-2006
MGP NORDIC - The Nordic Songcontest for children was broadcast live September 16.
[Rock / Pop]
27-11-2006
Danish act chosen for Midem 'Talent Stage' at Paris showcase
[World]
20-11-2006
Natasja, Sylvester Agbedoglo and Supa Mikes were prize winners at Danish World Awards 2006.
[Jazz]
16-11-2006
European Jazz launch tour 2006 with Anderskov Accident & Anker/Taborn /Cleaver
[Classical]
14-11-2006
The Danish string quartet plays Carl Nielsen and Per Nørgård in the Spanish Radio 18 November.
09-11-2006
Danish folk music brought live to the world on the World Wide Web
[Rock / Pop]
03-11-2006
The Danish rock and pop scene is presented in new magazine directed to the international music business and media.
[Jazz]
27-10-2006
Presented by Copenhagen Jazz Festival 27 October at 22:00
27-10-2006
Hosted in Copenhagen 2 November
[Classical]
24-10-2006
A new large Scandinavian international festival for early music: 22 October – 26 November.
[Classical, Jazz, Rock / Pop, Electronica]
18-10-2006
A new Danish festival crossing musical genres
[Classical]
11-10-2006
Per Nørgård received the Sibelius Prize of 100.000 euro 9 October 2006.
[Classical]
11-10-2006
The first Faroese opera ever written by Sunleif Rasmussen and Dánial Hoydal will be premiered 12-16 October.
[Rock / Pop]
09-10-2006
Infernal, The Killers, Blue Foundation and Pink! are some of the stars headlining the programme.
[Classical]
27-09-2006
Two prizes to Thomas Koppel - posthumously.
[Folk, Rock / Pop]
19-09-2006
36 companies at the Danish stand and an all-Danish night at the prestigious Postbahnhof in Berlin.
[Jazz]
07-09-2006
The two prominent and acclaimed musicians are playing at the Europe @ Patras Festival in Greece 12 September.
[Folk]
01-09-2006
– bringing Danish folk and roots music to the world
[Classical]
31-08-2006
Opera is flourishing in August and September when three new operas are premiered within three weeks.
[Folk]
24-08-2006
The largest festival in Denmark with focus on folk music takes place 24-27 August.
[Classical]
22-08-2006
The 4. International Max Reger Competition is for string trio and string quartet.
[Folk]
15-08-2006
Danish music on a summer-tour of Canada - an on-the-road account by Morten Alfred Høirup
[Folk, Jazz, Rock / Pop, World]
10-08-2006
The Images of the Middle East Festival August 12 to September 20 focuses on contemporary culture in the Middle East.
[Rock / Pop]
26-07-2006
Outlandish, Powersolo, Infernal, Teitur and Spleen United at the Danish Evening in Berlin.
[Classical]
24-07-2006
The Danish co-production by the Royal Danish Opera and Danish Broadcasting Corporation can be now experienced on SACD
[Classical]
24-07-2006
Danish contemporary music at international festivals in July.
[Jazz]
05-07-2006
10 days of Jazz: 7 July - 16 July
[Rock / Pop]
21-06-2006
Roskilde Festival takes place 29 June – 2 July with a wide range of musical subgenres.
[Classical]
16-06-2006
He is acknowledged as one of the most important harpsichord players and conductors of baroque music.
[Classical]
14-06-2006
The Danish string quartet Paizo and four Danish organ players will play concerts in Paris in connection with the Willumsen exhibition at Musée d’Orsay.
[Classical]
12-06-2006
Alexandra Grot received first prize in the prestigious flute competition 9 June.
[Rock / Pop]
19-05-2006
SPOT Festival, The Danish equivalent to SXSW in Austin Texas, is being held June 1st – June 3rd in Århus.

[Jazz]
01-05-2006
Copenhagen Jazz Festival is warming up in Berlin.
[Contemporary]
27-04-2006
May 4th is the opening day of SPOR Festival for contemporary music and sound art.
[Jazz]
24-04-2006
Danish Music Awards Jazz took place Friday in Copenhagen and was given out in five categories.
21-04-2006
The Royal Danish Opera House has undertaken the Wagners work Der Ring des Nibelungen. The ambitious project will be shown four times over four nights each with the premiere showing April 25th.
[Classical, Rock / Pop]
10-04-2006
The concert hall of the Copenhagen amusement park, Tivoli is after extensive rebuilding having its’ grand opening April 12th alongside the amusement park it self
[Rock / Pop, Pop]
21-03-2006
Several Danish acts did showcases at the most important North American festival for the music industri, South By Southwest (SXSW). The festival finished march 19th in Austin, Texas after five days of music.
[Rock / Pop, Pop, Electronica, Hip-Hop / Urban]
14-03-2006
The Danish Music Awards 2006 was celebrated this weekend and the greatest winners were Mew and the Danish veterans TV2 who each won four categories.
[Folk]
13-03-2006
For the 6th time The Danish Folk Council held the annual Danish Music Awards – Folk.
[Rock / Pop]
10-03-2006
ROSA - The Danish Rock Council reports from Canada that the Danish acts at The Canadian Music Week were very successful.
[Classical, Rock / Pop]
01-03-2006
The Danish composer and musician Thomas Koppel died on Saturday 25 February at the age of 61, sitting at a piano, during a stay in Puerto Rico.
[Rock / Pop]
17-02-2006
The new album from Danish composer and songwriter Lise Westzynthius is released in the UK and about to be released in the US.
[Classical]
07-02-2006
Danish Trio Aristos was selected as the winner of the DR Chamber Music Competition 2006.
[Rock / Pop]
31-01-2006
Six Danish rock bands will be part of the festivals Canadian Music Week in Toronto and SXSW in Austin, Texas in March.
11-01-2006
Denmark is represented at MIDEM 2006 in Cannes in January with more than 60 record labels, publishers, managements and organisations.
[Jazz]
09-01-2006
Danish jazz is presented as part of a 'Nordic Jazz Now project' during IAJE in New York in January.
[Rock / Pop]
06-01-2006
Danish electronica acts Rumpistol, Acustic and Badum performing in Hamburg and Berlin in January.
[Rock / Pop]
04-01-2006
Danish bands like Mew, Figurines, Diefenbach and Lake Placid are selected to be among the 100 best record releases in 2005 in Germany.
[Folk]
05-12-2005
The three groups Phønix, Trio Mio and Baltinget are represented on a new compilation CD with Nordic roots music.
[Rock / Pop]
02-12-2005
The first Danish Metal Awards show was held November 26 in Copenhagen.
[World]
01-12-2005
Klezmerduo from Århus, Denmark is invited to the Klezkamp in New York i December.
[Classical]
25-11-2005
Rued Langgard’s Antikrist has been awarded the prestiguos title of DVD of the Month in the Gramophone December issue.
[Rock / Pop]
22-11-2005
Danish rock/pop band The Blue Van played more than 150 concerts during the past year.
[Rock / Pop]
14-11-2005
MXD, Music Export Denmark has just published the Danish music export statistics indicating that Denmark rounded the DKK 1.25 billion mark in 2004.
[World]
14-11-2005
Afenginn, Grupo Danson and the Copenhagen venue Etnorama are prize winners at Danish World Awards 2005.
[Jazz]
04-11-2005
The Jazz.dk festival takes place in Paris with four concerts at the Maison du Danemark, November 10-13.
[Classical, Contemporary]
01-11-2005
Hans Christian Andersen concert with two Danish world premieres on 5th of November.
[Rock / Pop]
31-10-2005
Denmark had four acts performing at Amsterdam Dance Event last week.
30-10-2005
Three Danish bands received prizes at Nordic Music Awards in Copenhagen last night.
[Rock / Pop]
28-10-2005
Showcase with the three Danish rock bands Lampshade, Spleen United and Powersolo in the club Le Point Ephémère in Paris.
[Classical]
25-10-2005
The Wilhelm Hansen Foundation Scholarship will be pesented today to the Danish baritone singer.
[Rock / Pop]
20-10-2005
The bands Carpark North and Nephew are presented in Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden and Cologne in November.
[Classical]
17-10-2005
The Copenhagen based trio is named 2nd winner of Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award.
[Contemporary]
14-10-2005
Composes/sound artists and visual artists are invited to submit ideas before 15th December 2005.
[World]
13-10-2005
Meet Danish world music at the Danish stand at Womex 2005 in Newcastle Gateshead UK from October 26 – 30.
[Folk]
12-10-2005
In August The Danish Folk Council presented a three-year plan for establishing Danish folk on the international music scene.
[Classical, Contemporary]
06-10-2005
The eight World Symposium on Choral Music will take place in Copenhagen in 2008.
[Contemporary, Classical]
03-10-2005
The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation has commissioned Poul Ruders to compose his Third Symphony.
[Jazz]
01-10-2005
The 3rd Jazzprize Silkeborg was presented to violinist Finn Ziegler.
[Jazz]
28-09-2005
Twenty Danish jazz names have been selected to play at venues and festivals abroad in the period up to 2007.
[Classical, Contemporary]
26-09-2005
On 25 September, six prizes were awarded among twelve nominated CD releases.
[Folk]
24-09-2005
During Copenhagen Blues Festival 2005 Thorbjørn Riisager was awarded Danish Blues Musician of the Year. At the same occasion Kenn Lending was awarded a special prize.
[Rock / Pop]
17-09-2005
Once again this year, Denmark was present in strength at Popkomm in Berlin.
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