ECCO & Kyiv Contemporary Music Days

Name: ECCO & Kyiv Contemporary Music Days
Start: 2026-10-10T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-10T17:45:00+02:00
Location: Koncertkirken

took place · 10 Oct 2026

Koncertkirken, Copenhagen

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Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen presents ECCO & Kyiv Contemporary Music Days at Koncertkirken on Blågårds Plads in Copenhagen on Saturday, 10 October 2026 at 4 p.m. Conducted by Susanne Blumenthal, the ensemble performs six European composers - from Ukraine, Hungary, France, Finland and Denmark - selected from 146 submissions across Europe. Koncertkirken in Nørrebro, Denmark's first concert church housed in the former Blågårds Kirke, has hosted over 2,700 events since its opening in 2009. This performance is part of ECCO Concert's flagship project for new art music under the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance. Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen appears twice in Denmark this season. Tickets cost 80-150 kr.

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About the venue: Koncertkirken

KoncertKirken on Blågårds Plads in Nørrebro is Denmark's first concert church, housed in the former Blågårds Kirke. Since opening in October 2009 it has staged over 2,700 events, and the building was purchased from Kirkefondet in 2015. The programme runs from baroque and chamber music to jazz, world music, electronic music and performance art - around 200-250 concerts a year. The venue has been run as a cooperative since 2015.

Blågårds Plads 6A, 2200 København N Get directions

About the event: ECCO & Kyiv Contemporary Music Days

146

submissions for selection

works on the program

Good to know

Saturday 10 October 2026, 4:00 PM
Venue: Koncertkirken, Blågårds Plads 6A, 2200 København N
Six new works by composers from Ukraine, Hungary, France, Finland and Denmark
Ensemble: Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, conductor Susanne Blumenthal
Tickets are sold at the entrance, unless otherwise announced
Transport: Metro to Nørreport or Forum (approx. 10 min walk), bus 5C, 350S or 1A
Wheelchair access via elevator - contact the venue in advance
Arranged by ECSA with support from Creative Europe

What's new

2026-03
Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen announced the full program with composers from Ukraine, Hungary, France, Finland and Denmark.

Line-up

Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen

Susanne Blumenthal

About: Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen

Since 1990, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen has been at the forefront of Danish contemporary music, with more than 700 premieres and collaborations with composers from around the world to its name. The ensemble's 16 musicians are all specialists in modern composed music, performing at festivals and venues in Denmark and abroad.

700+

performances since 1990

permanent musicians in the ensemble

~2,950

followers on Facebook

What's new

2026-08
Athelas performs at ECCO Concert 2026 in Koncertkirken with six European world premieres selected from 146 submissions, under the direction of conductor Susanne Blumenthal.
2026-06
Athelas enters into collaboration with the Royal Danish Academy of Music on a concert in October 2026 focusing on Carl Nielsen and a world premiere by a young Danish composer.
2025-summer
Composer Niels Rosing-Schow takes office as new board chairman of Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen.

Tracks

Schnee (Hans Abrahamsen)Production supported by Wilhelm Hansen Foundation following threatened cancellations in 2024

Holmboe: Preludes for SinfoniettasRecorded on Dacapo Records - part of the ensemble's extensive discography

Nørgård: Out of the Cradle Endlessly RockingRecorded on Dacapo Records, 2010

Babel (Steingrimur Rohloff)Opera production 2014, nominated for the Reumert Prize for Best Opera

Opacité (Line Tjørnhøj) - uropførelseWorld premiere by Athelas, February 2026

About: Susanne Blumenthal

German conductor Susanne Blumenthal moves freely between contemporary music, jazz and improvised music. Through her two ensembles - MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik and the EOS Chamber Orchestra Cologne - she performs at the leading new music festivals across Europe and beyond.

What's new

2026-06
Blumenthal conducted Klangforum Wien at the Vienna Festival 2026 in two concerts under the title 'No More Excuses' with a focus on female composers.
2025
In the 2025/26 season, Blumenthal opened both Klangspuren Schwaz and AFEKT Festival in Tallinn and made his debut with the Tyrolean Symphony Orchestra and Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.
2024
Blumenthal made his debut with the SWR Symphonieorchester at the opening concert of Donaueschinger Musiktage 2024 and with the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester at Wien Modern.

Tracks

MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik - Ultraschall Berlin 2024Direct radio broadcast on Deutschlandfunk Kultur, January 2024

Helmut Lachenmann: …zwei Gefühle…Recording with Ensemble ColLAB Cologne under Blumenthal's direction

Ingrid Laubrock: Contemporary Chaos PracticesWorld premiere at Moers Festival 2017 with EOS Chamber Orchestra

Anna Korsun: MarevoRecording with Ensemble Modern

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