Lumbye Akademiet is Denmark's first professional orchestra academy and the only privately funded one in Scandinavia. Founded by Copenhagen Phil in October 2022 and modelled on the German Orchesterakademie tradition, it offers a two-year postgraduate programme combining orchestral practice, one-to-one mentoring, mental coaching and masterclasses with international musicians. Its goal is to raise the overall standard of Danish symphony orchestras by bridging the gap between conservatoire training and professional orchestral life. The academy takes its name from H.C. Lumbye, Copenhagen Phil's first music director.
Augustinus Fonden and Det Obelske Familiefond granted a total of 11.3 million DKK to Copenhagen Phil in March 2025, including support for strengthening Lumbye Academy and a new collaboration with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra.
With the new foundation grant, Lumbye Academy is initiating closer collaboration with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, including extensive orchestra practice across the two orchestras.
On December 18, 2025, Lumbye Academy held a winter concert at Koncertkirken with free admission and music by Shaw, Górecki, Shostakovich, Gade, and Halvorsen, among others.
Lumbye Academy was officially founded in October 2022 by Copenhagen Phil as Denmark's first professional orchestra academy.
