Ensemble Stralo

Name: Ensemble Stralo
Start: 2027-05-09T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-05-09T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Kulturarkaden

Sun, 9 May 2027 · 19:00

Kulturarkaden, Vordingborg · 0 kr.

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Ensemble Stralo · Kulturarkaden, Vordingborg

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Ensemble Stralo chamber music: Sunday 9 May 2027, 19:00, Kulturarkaden, Vordingborg. Admission is free.

Christina Åstrand, concertmaster of the DR Symphony Orchestra, has formed the quartet Ensemble Stralo with violin, oboe, cello and piano - an unusual instrumentation that opens up exciting possibilities for repertoire selection.

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About: Christina Åstrand

Violinist Christina Åstrand has led the Danish National Symphony Orchestra as concertmaster since 1993, while also maintaining an active career as soloist and chamber musician. Her recording of the Ligeti and Per Nørgård violin concertos with the orchestra and Thomas Dausgaard earned the French Diapason d'Or in 2001.

Concertmaster of the DR Symphony Orchestra since 1993

2001

Diapason d'Or for recording of Ligeti and Nørgård violin concertos

What's new

2025-11
DR SymfoniOrkestret received in November 2025 a third concertmaster in Ludvig Gudim, who now shares the position with Soo-Jin Hong and Christina Åstrand.
2025
Christina Åstrand performed with Nordjyske Strygere and Per Salo in a concert featuring works by Mendelssohn, Niels W. Gade and Rued Langgaard.
2019
Christina Åstrand was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2019 for her innovative initiatives and personal interpretations.

Tracks

Ligeti & Nørgård: Violin ConcertosRecording with DR Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Dausgaard - won Diapason d'Or 2001

Gade, Lange-Müller & Langgaard: Violin ConcertosDacapo release (2009) with Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra - major international success

Nachtmusik (Allan Gravgaard Madsen)Double concerto for violin, piano and orchestra - premiered and recorded with Per Salo and DR Symphony Orchestra, Dacapo 2019

Carl Nielsen: Violin Sonatas (Duo Åstrand/Salo)Chamber music recording with Per Salo - award-winning

Friedrich Kuhlau: Works for Violin and Piano (Duo Åstrand/Salo)Rediscovered works from the Royal Library's collections, released on Dacapo

About: Ensemble Stralo

Behind Ensemble Stralo are four soloists and chamber musicians from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and The Royal Danish Orchestra - united by family as much as by music since 2016. With violin, oboe, cello and piano, the quartet covers repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day, and has collaborated with composer Allan Gravgaard Madsen on premieres written expressly for them.

2016

Founded

Members (violin, oboe, cello, piano)

What's new

2025-04
Ensemble Stralo performed at Kulturstedet Lindegaarden in Copenhagen with the program '7 Nocturnes and Silbertönen' by Allan Gravgaard Madsen.
2023-08
Ensemble Stralo performed the world premiere of Allan Gravgaard Madsen's '7 Nocturnes' at Bornholm Music Festival and Silkeborg Classic Concerts.
2023-08
Ensemble Stralo collaborated with composer Allan Gravgaard Madsen on a concert program with a world premiere in Silkeborg Church.

Tracks

7 Nocturnes (Allan Gravgaard Madsen)Premiered by Ensemble Stralo at Bornholm Music Festival and Silkeborg Classic Concerts, 2023

Silbertönen (Allan Gravgaard Madsen)Performed by Ensemble Stralo, including in Copenhagen 2025

Quartet for the End of Time (Messiaen)Performed in new version with texts by Jens Christian Grøndahl

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