From the Far North

This year’s opening concert takes us all the way to the northernmost horizon of the Danish Realm – from the Middle Ages’ strange fables to Greenlandic song with presence and weight.

In the first part, we approach the modern world from the very old days. Ars Nova composer Philippe de Vitry (1291–1362) sets to music a peculiar 14th-century tale, Roman de Fauvel: A donkey becomes pope and the most powerful man in the world. An ominous parallel to our time?

Together with award-winning storyteller Jacob Slaatto, the Slaatto/Reinecke duo creates a colourful universe, followed by improvisations on Greenlandic thoughts and motifs—created in the moment by Ida Bach Jensen and Anette Slaatto.
The concert’s second part opens towards Greenland, and “The Troubadour from Greenland”, Rasmus Lyberth, takes us into his world of song in an intense, intimate concert format. Together with his quartet, the songs unfold in interplay between voice, piano, electric guitar and violin. It’s music that carries nature, language and memory—and can be simple, raw and deeply poetic all at once.

We reserve the right to make changes to the program.

Free admission for children and young people
Children and young people under 18 have free admission to all concerts. To ensure space for everyone, however, tickets must be reserved in advance via our contact form.