Welcome to
Late Summer Festival 2026
From the Far North
10–14 August, Hvide Sande
Concerts 2026
In times like these, the North feels closer.
With the theme From the Far North, Late Summer Festival lets sound and storytelling lead us towards Greenland – and further into music that carries nature, language and memory. This year’s programme brings together the ancient and the new in encounters that cast fresh light on familiar classics.
The opening concert sets the tone for the week, with music and storytelling side by side. Rasmus Lyberth’s songs give Greenland a voice at the festival, and the concert is framed by a medieval fable that echoes our own time.
Virtuosity up close.
The festival also features a string of young, exciting Scandinavian musicians. Here, virtuosity meets intimacy, great classical lines meet music created in the moment—in formats where the audience gets right up close to the artists.
Among this year’s featured artists, the Swedish-Colombian piano star Melissa Jacobsen-Velandia visits the festival, and together with our cherished festival profile, violinist Ylva Larsdotter, she brings to life some of the week’s classical highlights.
Bach, jazz, and the unexpected.
We also open the door to new encounters when Niklas Walentin performs with his jazz quartet, where Bach meets the energy and improvisation of jazz in close interplay. And there are many more returning as well as new festival friends, all of whom leave their mark on the programme.
Everything is woven together in a festival where tradition and the present stand side by side: Bach and Beethoven meet world premieres, improvisations and sounds that open a direct window onto Greenland.
Musicians 2026
Niklas Walentin, violin · Snorre Kirk, drums · Anders Fjelsted, bass · Filip Ekestubbe, piano
Niklas Walentin Jazz Quartet
