Danish conductor Thomas Sondergard has been chosen as the 11th music director to lead the Minnesota Orchestra in its 120-year history. Sondergard, 52, will be music director designate in the 2022-23 ...

As Denmark and South Korea celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the Royal Danish Orchestra is getting ready to play to a Korean audience for the first time at a ...

As Jim McNeely observes in the liner notes, the late Bill Evans’ reputation as a great Jazz pianist overshadowed his remarkable gifts as a composer, an oversight the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra seeks ...

Canine competitors lined up for their chance to star alongside the Danish Chamber Orchestra in an upcoming festival performance. It’s not often an animal gets the opportunity to perform in a classical ...

When a musician joins the Royal Danish Orchestra, he or she is allocated a number. John Dowland’s was 140, Carl Nielsen’s 647 and Thomas Søndergård’s 959. The history of the world’s oldest musical ...

The Danish Chamber Orchestra has brought Leopold Mozart's "Hunting Symphony" to life with some canine performers joining the fun. And now a round of a-paws (ph) for the Danish Chamber Orchestra. The ...

Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year Award is the only Gramophone Classical Music Award decided by public vote (vote here). The 10 orchestras nominated this year are: BBC Philharmonic (UK), Berliner ...

Private donations and public support mean that this innovative orchestra will not be disbanded despite the loss of its state funding Let’s save an orchestra: the Danish National Chamber Orchestra, ...

They were not tears of emotion. The musicians had just downed the world's hottest chili peppers. It was a performance taped for YouTube by a Danish performer known for stunts involving peppers. Good ...

If you can’t take the heat get out of the orchestra. The Danish National Chamber Orchestra teamed with Danish “Chili Aficionado” Chili Klaus on a hilarious experiment of playing classical music after ...

A mid-career maestro with a hefty discography, Søndergård leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. During visits to Orchestra Hall in December and April, his warmth and range earned raves from ...