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Robert Houssart

    conductor
    1979
    Robert Houssart © Klara Bech

    Trained as both a musician and improviser, Robert Houssart infuses opera and new music with a distinctive, dynamic flair. As Resident Conductor at the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen since 2014, he has conducted over 200 performances, including the acclaimed world premiere of Hans Abrahamsen’s The Snow Queen. He enjoys a close partnership with the Athelas Sinfonietta, championing contemporary works. His career took a notable leap with his debut at the Adelaide Festival, leading the Australian premiere of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre. At the Royal Danish Opera, he has also directed new operas such as Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel and David Bruce’s Nothing.

    • Erik Højsgaard

      Please accept a Sunset

      This album brings together three of Højsgaard’s key works, each moving in the space between reality and our memory of it.

    • Anders Nordentoft

      Balcony Stream

      Three delicate and ingenious sinfonietta pieces, free from rigid dogma, focusing on direct communication through storytelling, lyricism and captivating impulses. Brimming with Nordentoft's extreme structural discipline while capturing life's broader essence on Earth.

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