Josefine Opsahl and NOVO Quartet

Name: Josefine Opsahl and NOVO Quartet
Start: 2026-09-24T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-24T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Kulturhuset No1

took place · 24 Sep 2026

Kulturhuset No1, Tølløse

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OPSAHL X NOVO is a meeting between composer Josefine Opsahl and the award-winning NOVO Quartet. The concert brings the two together in a programme that explores the string quartet format with one of the most distinctive young voices in Danish composition.

About the venue: Kulturhuset No1

Kulturhuset No1 is Tølløse's community and cultural centre, run by the association Fællesskab Tølløse. The building was renovated in the summer of 2018 to a design by architect Nicolas Munkø. Every Thursday the café opens its doors, with communal dining and regular cultural events - music, theatre, talks and art exhibitions. The venue is also available for hire for private parties, association meetings and corporate events.

Tølløsevej 1, 4340 Tølløse Get directions

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About: Josefine Opsahl

Cellist and composer Josefine Opsahl is regarded as one of the most striking young voices in Danish music, known for blending acoustic cello with live electronics in her own compositions. She has won several of Denmark's most prestigious music prizes and tours widely with both solo programmes and orchestral pieces.

2021

Léonie Sonnings Talentpris

2022

Det Kongelige Kronprinsepars Stjernestøvspris

fuldlængde operaer komponeret

numre på albummet Cytropia

What's new

2026-01
Opsahls cellokoncert HANDS II fik verdenspremiere med Copenhagen Phil i januar 2026 og blev fremhævet af Politiken som en af aftenens højdepunkter.
2025
Albummet Cytropia blev i 2025 nomineret til den hollandske Edison Award som bedste neoklassiske album, op mod bl.a. Max Richter.
jan 2025
Opsahl udgav sit andet soloalbum Cytropia på det tyske label Neue Meister, der forener klassisk cello med elektroniske klangverdener.

Tour

KøbenhavnHumlebækVarna

Tracks

Cytropiasoloalbum fra 2025 på Neue Meister, forener klassisk cello med elektronik, Edison Award-nomineret

Atriumdebutalbum fra 2022 på Dacapo Records, rosende internationale anmeldelser

HANDS / HANDS IIcellokoncerter for orkester, uropført 2023 og januar 2026 med Copenhagen Phil

Ekkoopera skrevet til Copenhagen Opera Festival, premiere august 2025

Hjemopera nomineret til Årets Reumert 2024 som Årets Opera

Recent shows

Aug 11, 2024 Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk (DK)
Apr 19, 2024 Store Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
Aug 14, 2021 Loppen, Copenhagen (DK)

About: Novo Quartet

Since forming in Copenhagen in 2018, NOVO Quartet has collected first prizes in Geneva, Heidelberg and Trondheim, and now holds BBC New Generation Artist status. Their debut record 'TRACK 1' on the Aparté label drew top marks from Politiken and Gramophone alike.

100+

concerts per year

special prizes at Concours de Genève 2023 (incl. first prize)

5★

review in Politiken for 'TRACK 1'

What's new

2025-11
The debut album 'TRACK 1' received Editor's Choice in Gramophone Magazine's November 2025 issue.
2025-10
The debut album 'TRACK 1' was released on 3 October 2025 on the Aparté label with works by Nielsen, Shostakovich and a world premiere of Matias Vestergård.
2025-09
NOVO Quartet joined the BBC New Generation Artists programme 2025-27 and became Ensemble in Association at Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

Tracks

TRACK 1Debut album on Aparté (Oct. 2025) with Nielsen, Shostakovich and Vestergård - five stars in Politiken and Editor's Choice in Gramophone

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8The quartet's first joint studio work, recorded on 'TRACK 1'

Nielsen: String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13The starting shot of a planned complete Nielsen cycle, recorded on 'TRACK 1'

Matias Vestergård: HjertebladWorld premiere commissioned by NOVO Quartet, released on 'TRACK 1' (2025)

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