Music Festival Days in the Diamond 2026 - Friday

Name: Music Festival Days in the Diamond 2026 - Friday
Start: 2026-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Det Kgl. Bibliotek

took place · 18 Sep 2026

Det Kgl. Bibliotek, Copenhagen

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The festival's opening day presents Matthias Schorn, Danel Quartet and Torleif Thedéen - as well as the narrative concert 'The Little Prince' with actor Søren Sæther Lassen.

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Danel Kvartetten
Søren Sæther Lassen

About: Matthias Schorn

As principal clarinet of the Vienna Philharmonic and founder of the Faltenradio ensemble, Matthias Schorn moves with equal ease between the grand concert halls of Vienna and the crossover stages of the Salzburg region - one of Austria's most versatile wind players.

2007

Solo clarinetist at Wiener Staatsoper since

20+

years as a regular guest at Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Faltenradio programmes since the ensemble's start in 2009

2013

Artist in Residence, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Tracks

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622Core repertoire - recorded as an EP and performed with several international orchestras

The Last 11 YearsCD with contemporary music by Cerha, Acosta and Breinschmid - Schorn's solo album as solo clarinetist

Krenek: Monologue, Op. 157Recorded in 2019 on the album Krenek: Chamber Music & Songs, Vol. 1

Spread Your WingsDebut CD with Trio Marc Chagall (2005) - works by Glinka, Dorfman and Brahms

Faltenradio: ÜberschallFifth program with the crossover ensemble Faltenradio, presented in 2024

About: Torleif Thedéen

One of Scandinavia's foremost cellists, Torleif Thedéen has spent four decades performing on the world's great stages, from Wigmore Hall to Carnegie Hall. His award-winning discography spans labels including BIS, CPO and Sony, and he plays a 1783 Guadagnini cello once owned by Rostropovich.

international cello competitions won in one year (1985)

40+

years of international career as a soloist

1783

Guadagnini cello (formerly owned by Rostropovich)

What's new

2025-04
Thedéen performed with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at Konserthuset Stockholm with music by Andrée, Larsson Gothe and Stenhammar under conductor Johannes Gustavsson.
2020
From 2020, Thedéen is represented by Nordic Artists Management.
2019
Thedéen released a recording of Khachaturian's cello concerto with Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie under Daniel Raiskin on the CPO label.

Tracks

Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Recorded with Malmö Symphony Orchestra under James DePreist (BIS, 1994) - won Cannes Classical Award 1995

Bach: Suites for Solo Cello (complete)Recording from 1999 selected as 'Choice of the Month' by BBC Music Magazine

Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du tempsSony Classical recording with Janine Jansen, Martin Fröst and Lucas Debargue - won Edison Prize 2018

Khachaturian: Cello ConcertoRecorded with Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie under Daniel Raiskin (CPO, 2019)

The Russian CelloDebut album on BIS (1986), released immediately after three competition victories in 1985

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