Debutkoncert Athanasia Kotronia
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
11th June 17.00
Programme
Del 1: Dionysos
Hydraulis – for soloaccordeon
Fragmenter
I. Men mig har du glemt – for solosopran
II. Jeg er grønnere end græs – for sopran og harpe
Grönare än – for blæserkvintet
Del 2: Apollon
Delfiske hymner – for soloviolin
Til Afrodite – for strygekvartet
Fragmenter
III. Nattens midte – for sopran, kontrabas og harpe
Syrinx – for soloslagtøj
Tekst: Fragmenter af Sapfo, i oversættelser af kunstneren Mille Søndergaard samt filologerne Lene Carlskov og Signe Andersen.
Absorbed by Sappho’s poetry, Greek-Swedish composer Athanasia Kotronia presents a concert that evokes an ancient, distant reality. Text, once sung to the lyre, are set for soprano and ensemble, translated by Lene Carlskov, Signe Andersen, and Mille Søndergaard.
The program flows between the contrasts Sappho knew well - Apollo and Dionysus, order and ecstasy, light and transformation – with her best-known fragment “I am of two minds” shaping the interpretation.
Performed at Glyptoteket, home to Denmark’s richest collection of ancient Greek art.
Koncerten er arrangeret i samarbejde med Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium Glyptoteket og Klang Festivalen.
Venue
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Dantes Plads 7 1556 København
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Athansia Kotronia
Swedish-Greek composer based in Denmark. Her work focuses on poetry and ancient music, using fragments of harmony, rhythm, melody, and text. The concert marks her debut as a composer from the Soloist degree at The Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Adam Koch Christensen
Grew up in Præstø and began violin at age five. Prizewinner at major international competitions, including Tibor Varga (2019), Brahms (2020) and Salzburg Mozart. Currently enrolled in the soloist program at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Bjarke Mogensen
Internationally acclaimed accordion virtuoso from Bornholm. Winner of multiple international awards including the European Broadcasting Union New Talent competition — all firsts for an accordionist.
Vianne Cathérine Sali
Has already performed as an orchestral harpist with ensembles including the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Piotr Dubajko
Currently in the soloist program for double bass at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, he has performed with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Danish Opera and is an active chamber musician and soloist.
V Coloris
Copenhagen-based wind quintet blending folk and contemporary music. Regularly collaborates with prominent composers and frequently creates own arrangements of works with clear folk roots.
NOVO Quartet
Danish string quartet formed in 2018, performing over 75 concerts a year. BBC New Generation Artists 2025–27. Top prizes at Geneva, Heidelberg, Carl Nielsen and Trondheim competitions.
Katerina Anagnostidou (1989)
Katerina Anagnostidou is a Greek percussionist based in Copenhagen. She has her masters from Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium, and is an active freelancer in Denmark and the Nordic countries, focusing on contemporary music and interdisciplinary projects.
Barbro Cítron
Barbro Cítron is a light lyric soprano from Sweden— recent graduate of the Royal Danish
Opera Academy. This season she joined Norrlandsoperan’s Opera Studio and made her role
debut as Clorinda; she will also appear in Keith Warner’s production of The Shining at Malmö
Opera as one of the Grady Girls. She made her Royal Danish Opera debut in 2023 as Flora
(Britten: The Turn of the Screw) and last season sang Tebaldo there. Barbro Cítron and
Athanasia Kotronia have previously worked together on Djupa Kärlek Ingen (Deep love none)
and their collaboration has been ongoing through the years— Cítron's voice being an
inspiration for Kotronia’s works.
Hanne-Marie Le Fevre
Hanne Marie le Fevre is a Danish performance artist and classically trained mezzo-soprano. Her work spans a wide range of genres, from solo performances of church oratorios and masses to experimental installations and cross-aesthetic collaborations. In 2024, she received Klang Festival's Pelle Prize.
Kirsten Voss
Kirsten Voss is a mezzo-soprano and sought after soloist. She has performed with several
of Denmark’s leading orchestras, including the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, the South
Jutland Symphony Orchestra and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra. She has
otherwise appeared in operatic roles at the Royal Danish Theatre, Opera Hedeland, and the
Copenhagen Opera Festival. Kirsten Voss also has an extensive praxis within the
contemporary classical music scene, where she frequently commissions and premieres new
works.
