playlist22.10.2026
My name is Kaspar Kaae – would you like to see my playlist?
Music resides within us all, in a physical way that sets it apart from any other art form
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playlist21.10.2026
My name is Francesco Rista – would you like to see my playlist?
Music is like a black hole that sucks you in and shoots you out on the other side of the universe
comment20.10.2026
The Royal Danish Opera Has Its Finances in Order – Now It Must Invest in the Future
While the new opera scene is flourishing beyond the walls of the Royal Danish Theatre, the national opera house is playing it increasingly safe. With its finances back in balance, the time has come to invest in the next generation of opera.
playlist20.10.2026
My name is Henrik Marstal – would you like to see my playlist?
Who ever said that music is »just« music? To me, it is anything but that: an urge to understand and explain it all. A piece of jewelry I wear every single day
interview16.10.2026
A Musical Fresco
In »Innocence«, Kaija Saariaho’s music and the joint libretto by Sofi Oksanen and Aleksi Barrière come together in a multilingual drama about collective trauma and the struggle to move on.
playlist14.10.2026
My name is Krzysztof Pietraszewski – would you like to see my playlist?
Music is sort of my outsourced nervous system
playlist14.10.2026
My name is Lone Hørslev – would you like to see my playlist?
Music can be like a chocolate-coated marshmallow treat with a surprise inside
playlist14.10.2026
My name is Raphael Loher – would you like to see my playlist?
I think music is just the way I perceive and process the world
review12.10.2026
Sound Is Something We Talk About
Language, monologues and dialogues shape the sound art exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Roskilde. Among the many verbal works, it is an insistent humming that strikes me straight in the heart.
review08.10.2026
Here, Music Is Allowed to Go Wrong
Festival of Endless Gratitude is less a parade of finished works than a living laboratory where musicians are given the freedom to experiment – and to fail.
playlist06.10.2026
We are Late Runner – would you like to see our playlist?
Music feels like magic to me / A superior art form in a marketplace / Trying to find an empty space
review05.10.2026
When Music Takes You Down the Rabbit Hole
Sonica Glasgow turned sound into massage, sweets into instruments and Serbian folk song into a psychedelic journey. The festival was most convincing when it dared to go all the way to the edge.
playlist03.10.2026
My name is Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek – would you like to see my playlist?
Music is not just sounds, but a vain attempt to capture the infinite, which has always been and always will be.
playlist02.10.2026
My name is Aria Leth Schütze – would you like to see my playlist?
For me, music is an opportunity for transformation
playlist02.10.2026
My name is Mikkel Krause Frantzen – would you like to see my playlist?
I cannot sing, nor can I play an instrument, but I can listen – as a happy amateur
review01.10.2026
Everything Makes Noise. Then Comes Silence
The Oslo-based contemporary music festival Ultima taught me that in a world where everything makes noise, silence can be the most radical expression of all. Perhaps we should send Ed Sheeran to Norway for a study trip?
review30.09.2026
Into the Unknown
In Žibuoklė Martinaitytė’s first opera, the Arctic becomes a landscape for music that moves slowly but contains immense power.
playlist28.09.2026
Mit navn er David Dyrholm – vil du se min playliste?
My listening habits are entirely shaped by my mood... and by the musical tastes of my two children, which shift every eight minutes
in brief25.09.2026
An Organ in the Dark Forest of Doubt
An album that is far more restrained in its dramaturgy than previous releases. No less beautiful or inspiring for it
playlist25.09.2026
We are Echo, Bravo – would you like to see our playlist?
Music is the best way for an introvert to express intense emotions at full volume
comment22.09.2026
What Is Ambient When Everyone Is Making It?
Three days at a conference on ambient music prompted me to reconsider the genre’s old heroes, its relationship with AI, and its strange journey from niche to ubiquitous background music.
playlist21.09.2026
My name is Luca Quintavalle – would you like to see my playlist?
Music is the best way to discover myself and understand the world around me
in brief21.09.2026
The Trombone Finds Its Quiet Side
In »Tapias« Francisco Coll conjures up moments of huge harmonic strain and conscious orchestral magnificence
review20.09.2026
Samsø Finds a New Sound
On Samsø, Salad Days makes room for sound art, improvisation, noise and experimental music. The festival’s small scale creates a particular openness – but also leaves the project vulnerable, as it depends on the efforts of a few people.
playlist16.09.2026
We are Barselona – would you like to see our playlist?
For us, music is a passion, a livelihood, and a focal point for us and our best friends in the band