Festive New Year Concert

Name: Festive New Year Concert
Start: 2027-01-21T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-21T20:45:00+01:00
Location: Stengård Kirke

Thu, 21 Jan 2027 · 19:30 — 20:45

Stengård Kirke, Gladsaxe · 100–150 kr. · ≈ 13–20 €

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Festive New Year Concert · Stengård Kirke, Gladsaxe

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Festive New Year Concert - Kantatekor: Thursday 21 January 2027, 19:30–20:45, Stengård Kirke, Gladsaxe. Tickets cost 100–150 kr.

Københavns Kantatekor presents its 23rd New Year concert at Stengård Kirke. The choir performs beloved classical works, joined by soloists Laura Helene Hansen (soprano) and Jonathan Koppel (tenor) in romantic duets and solos.

At the piano are Jørgen Ellegård Frederiksen and Erik Kolind, with Torben H.S. Svendsen conducting and hosting. The concert concludes with champagne for all attendees.

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Jonathan Koppel

Københavns Kantatekor
Laura Helene Hansen
Jørgen Ellegård Frederiksen
Erik Kolind
Torben H.S. Svendsen

About: Københavns Kantatekor

One of Copenhagen's busiest amateur choirs, performing major oratorio works with orchestra and professional soloists since 1984, and staging an opera gala every January as a New Year tradition under conductor Torben H.S. Svendsen.

1984

founded

55-60

singers in the choir

15-20

concerts per year

22×

held New Year's concert/opera gala

What's new

dec 2025
The choir performed Bach's Christmas Oratorio at several concerts in December 2025, including at Holmens Church, Store Magleby Church and Bagsværd Church, where the concert was sold out.
jan 2026
In January 2026, the choir held its traditional New Year's concert for the 22nd time in the form of an opera gala.
2026
The soloists at the 2026 New Year's concerts were soprano Signe Sneh Durholm and baritone Jens Søndergaard.

Tour

KøbenhavnStore MaglebyBagsværdValbyFrederiksberg

Tracks

Händel: Messiasone of the choir's permanent major works with orchestra

Bach: Juleoratorietperformed traditionally in December, including in 2025

Bach: Matthæuspassion / Johannespassionpart of the choir's core repertoire

Verdi: Requiemone of the choir's most frequently performed major works

Nytårskoncert / operagallaannual tradition in January with professional opera soloists

About: Laura Helene Hansen

This young soprano from the Royal Danish Opera Academy has drawn attention for speaking openly about overcoming illness and addiction as a teenager, and now pushes to make opera more accessible to wider audiences. In August 2026 she headlines a solo concert at Aveny-T as part of her Opera Talent of the Year title.

100,000

DKK in talent prize from Léonie Sonning Music Foundation (2025)

upcoming opera performances with her bookable via Operabase

talents selected for Léonie Sonning Talent Prize 2025, including her

2022

year Copenhagen Opera Festival's artistic director has followed her development since

What's new

2026-08
Laura Helene Hansen gave her solo concert as Operatalent of the Year at Aveny-T in connection with Copenhagen Opera Festival.
2026-08
She also participated in the festival production "The Ring - Forever Hot" with Copenhagen Opera Festival.
2026-03
Copenhagen Opera Festival officially named her Operatalent of the Year 2026.

Tour

KøbenhavnFrederiksbergHerning

Tracks

Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)one of her central opera roles from the Opera Academy

Manon Lescauttitle role she has sung

Die Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier)one of her roles from her time at the Opera Academy

Den næste divaDR documentary series that made her nationally known

Årets Operatalentkoncert 2026solo concert at Aveny-T with pianist Steven Moore

About: Jonathan Koppel

Jonathan Koppel is a Danish tenor and part of the Koppel family, one of Denmark's most prominent musical dynasties. He is the son of tenor Thomas Peter Koppel and grandson of composer Herman D. Koppel. He works as a professional opera singer and performs in productions such as "Tre Tenorer".

About: Torben H.S. Svendsen

The conductor behind two of the region's larger amateur choirs, Københavns Kantatekor and Birkerødkoret, known for staging heavyweight choral works such as the Verdi and Mozart requiems and Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Torben H.S. Svendsen has led both ensembles for decades and continues to assemble full choir-and-orchestra performances in churches around Copenhagen.

years as conductor of Københavns Kantatekor (since 1998)

years as conductor of Birkerødkoret (since 1996)

10-12

concerts per year with Københavns Kantatekor

singers in Københavns Kantatekor

What's new

nov 2026
Birkerødkoret and Con Brio-koret perform together with Kammerorkestret Musica Dvořák's Stabat Mater under Svendsen's direction at concerts on November 22 and 26, 2026.
apr 2026
Birkerødkoret's spring concert 2026 presents choral works for choir and piano by, among others, Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, Niels W. Gade and Peter Heise, with Torben H.S. Svendsen as conductor.
nov 2025
Birkerødkoret performed Mozart's Requiem with soloists and orchestra at three concerts in November 2025 in Copenhagen, Birkerød and Hellerup.

Tour

BirkerødKøbenhavnHellerupNærumStore MaglebyBagsværdValby

Tracks

Verdi: Requiempermanent part of the repertoire, recorded with Kantatekoret in 2006

Mozart: Requiemmost recently performed with Birkerødkoret in November 2025

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiemreviewed with four out of six stars in Kristeligt Dagblad

Dvořák: Stabat Materperformed with Birkerødkoret and Con Brio-koret in November 2026

Bach: Juleoratoriumpermanent Christmas tradition at Københavns Kantatekor

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