Orchestra - Concerto Copenhagen

ONE OF THE GREATEST
OF OUR TIME

Artistic Director of Concerto Copenhagen since 1999, Lars Ulrik Mortensen is a distinguished harpsichordist and conductor.

In 2007 he received the Denmark’s finest music award, The Léonie Sonning Music Prize, »as one the greatest harpsichordists and Baroque Music conductors of our time«

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

A VISIONARY
ARTIST

Lars Ulrik Mortensen (born 1955) studied at The Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen and with Trevor Pinnock in London. From 1988 to 1990 he was harpsichordist with London Baroque and until 1993 with Collegium Musicum 90.

Mortensen has teached numerous Early Music courses throughout the world, i.e. at at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, Mozarteum Salzburg and Juilliard School of Music in New York.

LARS ULRIK MORTENSEN

EXCEPTIONAL
CONDUCTOR

About 20 years ago, Lars Ulrik Mortensen began conducting “modern” orchestras in Sweden and Denmark, and especially his activities at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen were met with great critical acclaim. However, in 2003 he made the decision to work exclusively with period instrument ensembles.

Mortensen has also worked with several distinguished foreign ensembles like Holland Baroque, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Nederlandse Bachvereniging and Collegium 1704.

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RECORDINGS

Lars Ulrik Mortensen has recorded extensively for numerous labels including DGG-Archive, EMI and Kontrapunkt, and his recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations was awarded the French Diapason d’Or.

Directing Concerto Copenhagen, Mortensen has recorded the complete solo harpsichord concertos by J.S. Bach for CPO and his 2015 recording of Bach's Mass in B Minor has received lavish praise in the international press.

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AWARDS

Lars Ulrik Mortensen has received a number of prizes and distinctions, among them the Danish Music Critics’ Award in 1984.Lars Ulrik Mortensen has received a number of prizes and distinctions, among them the Danish Music Critics’ Award in 1984.

Lars Ulrik Mortensen became Danish Musician of the Year 2000 for his three CDs with harpsichord music by Buxtehude. These recordings also received the Cannes Classical Award 2001.

In 2007 he received Denmark's most prestigious music award, The Léonie Sonning Music Prize, and in 2008 he was made a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

VIOLIN

Fredrik From, koncertmester
Peter Spissky, koncertmester
Antina Hugosson
Hannah Tibell
Johanna Andersson
Jesenka Balic Zunic
Gabriel Bania
Stefanie Barner-Madsen
Julia Dagerfelt
Kanerva Juutilainen
Ida Lorenzen

MUSICIANS

VIOLIN

Alison Luthmers
Marie-Louise Marming
Karin Samuelsson
Jens Solgaard
Maria Solgaard Holm
Merete Steffensen
Dagmar Valentova
Hanna Ydmark
Tinne Albrectsen

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VIOLA

Antina Hugosson
Marie Stockmarr Becker
John Crockatt
Michael Gurevich
Simone Jandl
Torbjörn Köhl
Rostko Roknic
Mikkel Schreiber
Joel Sundin

MUSICIANS

CELLO

Judith-Maria Blomsterberg
Gulrim Choi
Kate Hearne
Louna Hosia
Hanna Loftsdóttir
Thomas Pitt
Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann

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VIOLONE

Megan Adie
Joshua Cheatham
Hen Goldsobel
Erik Higgins

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WOODWIND

Antoine Torunczyk, obo
Per Bengtsson, obo
Lars Henriksson, obo
Jane Gower, fagot
Moni Fischaleck, fagot
Lisa Goldberg, fagot
Nicola Boud, klarinet
Katy Bircher, fløjte
Kate Hearne, fløjte
Poul Høxbro, fløjte
Pernille Petersen, fløjte
Irene Spranger, fløjte

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BRASS

Robert Farley, trompet
Christopher Pigram, trompet
Howard Rowntree, trompet
Emmanuel J. Frankenberg, horn
Simon Poirier, horn
Pierre Antoine Tremblay, horn
Renske Wijma, horn

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PERCUSSION

Patrick Raab
Poul Høxbro

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LUTE &
THEORBO

Fredrik Bock
Dohyo Sol

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ORGAN &
HARPSICHORD

Lars Ulrik Mortensen
Markus Mohlin

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