Wednesday Concert

Name: Wednesday Concert
Start: 2026-09-23T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-23T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Garnisonskirken

took place · 23 Sep 2026

Garnisonskirken, Copenhagen

classical culture

Foto: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Students from the Royal Danish Academy of Music perform works by Brahms and Prokofiev. Lecturer Søren Schauser introduces the pieces.

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About: Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium

Founded by Niels W. Gade in 1867, DKDM is home to around 400 student musicians and one of northern Europe's leading classical music environments. Its concert hall on Rosenørns Allé hosts a busy programme of soloist debuts, orchestra concerts and collaborations with Copenhagen Phil and international guests.

~400

students

200+

free concerts per year

50%+

international students

1867

founded (oldest music conservatory in Denmark)

What's new

2026
Global Conservatoire celebrates its five-year anniversary with DKDM as host for the annual meeting under the title 'From Vision to Impact'.
2026-06
DKDM concluded the academic year with a summer concert, where rector Helene Gjerris gave a speech to this year's graduates.
2026-04
DKDM's Symphony Orchestra performed in spring 2026 including Mahler's 1st Symphony and a world premiere of Laura Bowler in collaboration with Copenhagen Phil and conductor Barbara Hannigan.

Tracks

DKDM's Symfoniorkester - Mahler Symfoni nr. 1Spring Season's Major Orchestra Concert 2026, conducted by conducting student

Septemberfestival: MozartRecurring festival in the Conservatory Concert Hall, September 2026

The Play of the Night (Britta Byström)World premiere of commissioned chamber opera, DKDM's chamber opera production spring 2025

DKDM 150 år - CD-boks (Dacapo Records)12-CD box with recordings of teachers and composers affiliated with DKDM from 1898 to 2017

About: Søren Schauser

A philosopher by training and a violinist by education, Søren Schauser lectures at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and ranks among Denmark's most sought-after communicators of classical music - familiar to many from DR2's 'Den klassiske musikquiz'.

13+

published books

2013

affiliated with the Royal Danish Academy of Music since

What's new

2026-04
Schauser gave a lecture on the symbolism of instruments at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music in collaboration with Copenhagen Folk University on April 20, 2026.
2026-03
Schauser appeared as a lecturer at Sep Festival 2026, where he lectured on Mozart's opera Lucio Silla prior to an open rehearsal with the Danish Entertainment Orchestra and conductor Adam Fischer.
2026-03
Schauser held a knowledge brunch in Esbjerg on European DNA in art, music and literature for Folk University on March 12, 2026.

Tracks

Klassisk! Europæisk musikhistorie fra begyndelsen til 1900Standard work on European music history, published 2015

Moderne tider. Europæisk musikhistorie fra 1889 til anden verdenskrigContinuation of the music history series, published 2018

Tones drøm. En rejse gennem den klassiske musiks historiePopular science music history, published 2016

EgoEssay on the role of emotions in the debate on climate and identity, published 2020

Tankevandring. Hovedspor og genveje i filosofiens historiePopular science philosophy history published by Gyldendal

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