Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen has long been established as Denmark’s leading ensemble for New Music. Here, you can find information about both Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen and Athleas Chamber Players, the Musicians, our Chief Conductor, our Composer-in-residence, our Artistic Director and the team behind Athelas – its administration, board and communications team.
Read our musicians’ biographies by choosing a musician from the list in the right hand column – or view photos of our musicians in the gallery slideshow below.
Photos: Søren M.Osgood
Pierre-André Valade – chief conductor
Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen is in every sense a barrier-breaking ensemble. With great enthusiasm, everybody within or close to the ensemble becomes a mouthpiece for the avant-garde through innovative projects that overcome aesthetic…
Athelas Chamber Players has emerged out of the main organisation. When the ensemble performs with less than full sinfonietta cast and without a conductor it is known as Athelas Chamber Players. At these times the audience can experience various kinds of chamber group formations, such…
The musicians in Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen are the most important asset in any aspect of our activities. It has been so from the start and remains this way – Athelas was initiated by a group of young musicians and composers and it is through their energy and ambitions that…
The French conductor Pierre-André Valade is especially well-known and admired for his performances of repertoire from the 20th and 21st centuries, and receives regular invitations from major festivals and orchestras in Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia/New…
Jeppe Just Christensen is composer-in-residence at Athelas in 2009-2010. The collaboration has been possible through a grant from the Danish Arts Foundation. “I’m looking forward to a close collaboration with musicians who have specialised in contemporary music,” says Jeppe. During or…
Anders Beyer graduated in musicology from the Institute of Musicology, University of Copenhagen in 1985. Beyer has worked as a critic on the national daily newspaper, Information, and he has been the editor of Dansk Musik Tidsskrift (Danish Music Review) and Nordic Sounds. He has…
Anders Beyer – Artistic Director & General Manager
Peter Krarup– Producer
Anne Christensen – Producer Assistant
Rune Kühl – Projects Manager
Anne Marie Granau – Manager and Conductor on the educational project Icebreaker Concerts
Lars Grunth – Chairman
Søren Thorup – Vice Chairman
Uwe Bødewadt
Anne Marie Fjord Abildskov
Karen Skriver Zarganis
Henrik Marstal
Maria Boelskov Sørensen
Denise Burt – Graphic Design, Background photographs © Denise Burt
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