Metzmacher, Nielsen and Shostakovich

Name: Metzmacher, Nielsen and Shostakovich
Start: 2026-09-25
End: 2026-09-25
Location: Operaen, Holmen

took place · 25 Sep 2026

Operaen, Holmen, Copenhagen

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At the Opera House on Holmen, conductor Ingo Metzmacher leads the DR Symphony Orchestra in music by Carl Nielsen and Dmitri Shostakovich.

About the venue: Operaen, Holmen

Operaen på Holmen is Denmark's national opera house and part of the Royal Danish Theatre. The building was inaugurated on 15 January 2005 by Queen Margrethe II, designed by architect Henning Larsen and funded as a gift to the Danish people by Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller. It has two stages - Store Scene and Takkelloftet - and hosts opera, ballet and concerts throughout the season.

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About: Ingo Metzmacher

Hannover-born Ingo Metzmacher has placed contemporary repertoire at the heart of his work throughout his career - as opera chief in Hamburg and Amsterdam, chief conductor in Berlin, and long-serving festival director in Hanover. His appearances with the DR SymfoniOrkestret confirm his standing as one of the most sought-after conductors in 20th- and 21st-century music.

50+

released recordings

20000+

visitors at KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen 2025 (final edition)

300+

participating musicians at the closing concert in Hannover 2025

5×

tours with Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester

What's new

2025-06
Metzmacher concluded his 10-year tenure as artistic director of KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen with a grand closing concert on June 8, 2025, where over 300 musicians and choirs participated under the title 'The Unanswered Question'.
2025-04
Metzmacher conducted the world premiere of Francesco Filidei's opera Il nome della rosa at Teatro alla Scala in Milan in April 2025.
2025-26
In the 2025/26 season, Metzmacher returns to Opéra national de Paris with a new production of Philip Glass' Satyagraha and also conducts Mahler symphonies in Palermo and Cologne.

Tour

PalermoCologneBerlinWarsawParisViennaSalzburgFrankfurtHamburg

Tracks

Who's Afraid of 20th Century Music? (live-indspilninger, Hamburg 1999-2004)Iconic concert series and recording from the New Year's concerts in Hamburg - Metzmacher's trademark as an advocate for modern music

Henze: Sinfonie Nr. 9 (Berliner Philharmoniker)World premiere recording with Berliner Philharmoniker - a central document in Metzmacher's Henze interpretations

Messiaen: Éclairs sur l'Au-delà… (Wiener Philharmoniker)Recording with Wiener Philharmoniker - highlighted as one of his most important discography works

Hartmann: Symfonier (Bamberger Symphoniker)Complete recording of Karl Amadeus Hartmann's symphonies - a reference point in Hartmann discography

Beschenkt (Ensemble Modern)Recent recording with Ensemble Modern - 40 miniatures to celebrate the ensemble's 40th anniversary

Recent shows

Oct 6, 2024 Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna (AT)
Aug 28, 2024 Großer Saal, Hamburg (DE)
Dec 31, 2004 Musikhalle, Hamburg (DE)

About: DR SymfoniOrkestret

With 106 musicians under chief conductor Fabio Luisi, DR SymfoniOrkestret has set the benchmark for symphonic music in Denmark since 1925 - and today draws millions of listeners worldwide through YouTube and DR's own broadcast platforms.

1M+

subscribers to DR Koncerthuset's YouTube channel

100K+

Danes experienced the orchestra live in the jubilee year 2025

concerts in the jubilee season 2025-26

106

professional musicians in the orchestra

What's new

2026-02
DR SymfoniOrkestret presented its 101st season with opening on September 3, 2026 and guests such as Joyce DiDonato, Igor Levit and Håkan Hardenberger.
2026-02
In February 2026, a humanoid robot performed as conductor during the orchestra's 'Cyberphoria' concerts with film music from sci-fi films.
2025-08
As a prelude to the anniversary season, DR SymfoniOrkestret performed Beethoven's 9th Symphony at BBC Proms in London in front of over 5,000 listeners in Royal Albert Hall.

Tour

København

Tracks

Duellen - Morricone trækker førstFilm music concert with over 75 million YouTube views; released on DVD/Bluray via Euroarts

Beethoven: Violinkoncert (med Anne-Sophie Mutter)Cinema concert shown in Danish cinemas January-February 2026

Mahler: Symfoni nr. 1 & Rakhmaninov: Klaverkoncert nr. 1 (med Buniatishvili)Cinema concert shown nationwide September-October 2025

Carl Nielsen: SymfonierPermanent part of the orchestra's profile as ambassador for Danish music on international tours

CyberphoriaSci-fi film music concert February 2026 with humanoid robot as guest conductor

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