Old Meets New

Name: Old Meets New
Start: 2026-11-28T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-28T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Sønderbro 1 – Sønderborg – 6400

Sat, 28 Nov 2026 · 16:00 — 18:00

Sønderbro 1 – Sønderborg – 6400, Sønderborg · 200 kr. · ≈ 27 €

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Old Meets New — Sønderbro 1 – Sønderborg – 6400, Sønderborg

Violinist Niklas Walentin and pianist Christina Bjørkøe perform works by W.A. Mozart, Johannes Brahms, Grazyna Basewicz, and Kuno Kjærbye.

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About: Niklas Walentin

Raised on Møn and trained at conservatories in Copenhagen and Lugano, Niklas Walentin has established himself as one of the most versatile Danish violinists of his generation - performing as a soloist on international stages, playing chamber music with Trio Vitruvi, and opening a new jazz chapter alongside the Snorre Kirk Trio.

25+

international music prizes

released albums

6,364

monthly listeners on Spotify

What's new

2026
Walentin releases the single 'Embraceable You' in 2026 and continues his collaboration with Snorre Kirk Trio on a jazz tour.
2025-09
The debut jazz album 'Another June Night' with Snorre Kirk Trio - a tribute to Svend Asmussen - is received with praise by, among others, BBC Radio 3.
2025
The album 'Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3' is released and expands Walentin's classical discography.

Tour

FaaborgFlensborg

Tracks

Another June NightDebut jazz album (2025) with Snorre Kirk Trio - tribute to Svend Asmussen's jazz arrangements, praised by BBC Radio 3

Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3Classical album released 2025

Solo ViolinDebut CD from 2014 with works by Bach, Paganini, Ysaÿe, Nielsen, Reger and Nørholm

Carl Nielsen: Violin SonatasRecorded live in Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall (2015) - named 'Album of the Week' by DR

Ysaÿe: 6 Violin Sonatas Op. 27Released on Naxos (2020) - first recording that includes the unfinished Lavergne sonata

About: Christina Bjørkøe

Trained at Juilliard and the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Christina Bjørkøe has since her 1997 debut performed with most Danish symphony orchestras and toured across three continents. She is especially recognised for her recordings of Danish piano music, earning the DR P2 Prize twice alongside the Victor Borge Award.

2×

DR P2 Prize (2005 and 2009)

2×

First Prize at the Steinway Competition

What's new

2026-05
Bjørkøe released in May 2026 on Dacapo Records a digital album with world premiere recordings of rare piano works by Per Nørgård - a prelude to a double CD planned for 2027.
2025-04
Shortly before Per Nørgård's death, Bjørkøe played Partita Severa privately for the composer in April 2025, to his great delight.
2025-09
Bjørkøe performed on 27 September 2025 in Dronningesalen at the Royal Library with Copenhagen Soloists under conductor Jonathan Ofir with Chopin's first piano concerto.

Tracks

Carl Nielsen: Complete Piano WorksRecording awarded the DR P2 Prize 2009 as the year's solo recording

Knudåge Riisager: Piano WorksReceived the DR P2 Prize 2005

Animal Universe12 newly written etudes commissioned from Danish composers, released on Dacapo 2021

Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3Recorded with violinist Niklas Walentin, released on Naxos 2024

Nørgård: Rare Piano Works - SelectionsWorld premiere recordings of rare Per Nørgård works, Dacapo 2026

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