Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Christina Åstrand and Per Salo

Name: Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Christina Åstrand and Per Salo
Start: 2026-10-27T16:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-27T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Garnisonskirken

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 · 16:30

Garnisonskirken, Copenhagen

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This Tuesday Meeting is a concert featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Concert master Christina Åstrand from the DR Symphony Orchestra performs together with the orchestra's organist and pianist Per Salo.

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Christina Åstrand

Per Salo

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

Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Christina Åstrand and Per Salo

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