| Danish National Symphony Orchestra | |
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| Radio orchestra | |
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| Native name | DR Symfoniorkestret |
| Founded | 1925; 101 years ago (1925)[1] |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Concert hall | Copenhagen Concert Hall |
| Principal conductor | Fabio Luisi |
| Website | Official website |
TheDanish National Symphony Orchestra (DNSO;Danish:DR Symfoniorkestret), is a Danish orchestra based inCopenhagen. The DNSO is the principal orchestra ofDR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation). The DRSO is based at theKoncerthuset (lit. 'The Concert House') concert hall in Copenhagen.
The roots of the orchestra date back to the singer Emil Holm, who expressed a wish to establish a full-time symphony orchestra in Denmark. In collaboration with fellow musicians Otto Fessel, Rudolf Dietzmann, Folmer Jensen, and Wells King, the orchestra was founded in 1925, with 11 players in the ensemble and conductorLauny Grøndahl having a leadership role, though without a formal title. The orchestra grew to 30 players within a year. The orchestra performed its first public concert in 1927, and began to give weekly concerts in 1928. In 1930, Holm recruitedNikolai Malko to a key role similar to that of Grøndahl, as a conductor of the orchestra, though again without a formal title. Early concerts were at the Axelborg building. In 1931, the orchestra began to give concerts at theStærekassen hall of theRoyal Danish Theatre. After going into exile from Germany in the 1930s,Fritz Busch worked extensively as a major conductor of the orchestra in parallel with Malko, though again with no formal title. By 1948, the orchestra had attained membership of 92 musicians.
The first conductor to have the formal title of principal conductor with the orchestra wasHerbert Blomstedt, from 1967 to 1977. His recording work with the orchestra included recordings of the orchestral works ofCarl Nielsen.[2] Blomstedt now has the title ofæresdirigent (honorary conductor) with the DNSO. The second principal conductor, after an interregnum of 9 years, wasLamberto Gardelli, from 1986 to 1988.Thomas Dausgaard, who was the DNSO's principal guest conductor from 2001 to 2004, became principal conductor of the DNSO in 2004, the first Danish conductor to hold the title. In October 2009, Dausgaard chose to conclude his principal conductorship of the DNSO at the close of the 2010–2011 season and to take the title ofæresdirigent.[3] Past principal guest conductors of the DRSO, besides Dausgaard, have includedYuri Temirkanov,Michael Schønwandt, andDmitri Kitaenko.
In 2010, the orchestra appointedSøren Nils Eichberg as its first-ever composer-in-residence. The orchestra has performed compositions by Eichberg such as the premiere of his Symphony No 3.[4]
In February 2011, the DNSO announced the appointmentRafael Frühbeck de Burgos as principal conductor, effective with the 2012–2013 season, with an initial contract of three years through 2015.[5] On 4 June 2014, Frühbeck de Burgos resigned as chief conductor of the orchestra, with immediate effect, in parallel with his retirement from conducting, because of health problems.[6] In August 2014, the orchestra appointedFabio Luisi as its next principal conductor, effective in 2017, with an initial contract through 2020.[7][8] In May 2018, the orchestra announced the extension of Luisi's contract through 2023.[9] In August 2020, the orchestra announced a further extension of Luisi's contract through 2026.[10] In August 2023, the DNSO announced the newest extension of Luisi's contract, through 2029.[11]
The orchestra has recorded commercially for such labels asDaCapo andChandos, including music of Danish composers such asAugust Enna,[12]Niels Gade,[13]Rued Langgaard,[14] andPer Nørgård.[15][16] The orchestra has also commercially recorded such composers asJohannes Brahms.[17]
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