Christensen: Pipes and Reeds

Featuring

Christian Præstholm
Mogens Christensen
Adam Ørvad
Kiku Day

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Composer Biography

Mogens Christensen, born in 1955, has been a professional composer for over thirty years, with a voluminous opus list including opera, orchestral works, and electronic music.

Performer Biography

Adam Ørvad, the accordionist, is particularly committed to developing new repertoire for the accordion and has been a catalyst for many new works.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mogens Christensen is described as a "sound alchemist" who is master of and subject to tone colour, drawing inspiration from dreams, fantastical literature, visual arts, and aphoristic poetry.

Performer Biography

Kiku Day is one of the relatively few women globally who plays the shakuhachi, a distinctive Japanese bamboo flute, and has a PhD in ethnomusicology and performance.

Album & Artwork

Dacapo Records, Denmark's national record label founded in 1986, focuses on releasing the best of Danish music, with most recordings being world premieres.

Performer Biography

Christian Præstholm, the organist, has a particular interest in contemporary music, which he demonstrated in his 1999 debut concert by exclusively playing works composed within the last 50 years.