This album includes Thomas Jensen's final concert appearance with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (DRSO), less than two weeks before his death.
Historical Context
Igor Stravinsky was the first recipient of Denmark's Léonie Sonning Music Prize in 1959, an honor later awarded to Dmitri Shostakovich in 1973.
Historical Context
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 was subtitled 'A Soviet Artist's Reply to Just Criticism' after his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District was condemned in Pravda.
Performer Biography
The Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (DRSO) embarked on an ambitious 1952 tour of the US, giving 39 concerts in 38 cities over 47 days.
Performer Biography
Thomas Jensen was appointed permanent conductor of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (DRSO) in 1957, despite suffering from progressive deafness.
Performer Biography
Thomas Jensen founded the Aarhus Civic Orchestra in 1935, an ensemble that became central to his work for the next two decades.
Performer Biography
Thomas Jensen, the conductor on this album, began his musical career as a cellist, playing in the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra in Copenhagen.
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