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Anders Koppel turns 80, and on that occasion he is writing a brand new saxophone concerto for his son, Benjamin Koppel – with our own concertmaster Niklas Walentin as violin soloist.

Anders and Benjamin's musical collaboration stretches back many years and moves in the borderland between classical and jazz with strong rhythmic traces.

Anders Koppel is one of Denmark's most versatile and productive composers and musicians. He was a co-founder of Savage Rose, where his characteristic organ playing became a central feature.

He later became a prominent figure on the Danish world music scene as a member of Bazaar.

We know Benjamin Koppel as an excellent saxophonist and as an author of, among other things, Anna's song – which he helped give musical form to in the Book Concert: Anna's song in the summer of 2025.

After the intermission, we will hear Dvořák's 9th Symphony, which he wrote during his stay in the United States, inspired by American folk music and spirituals. The work was premiered in 1893 at Carnegie Hall and immediately aroused enthusiasm.

Conductor: Nabil Shehata

Soloists:
Niklas Valentin, violin
Benjamin Koppel, saxophone

Opening hours:
Anders Koppel: Concerto for violin and saxophone
A. Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World