How does it sound – a double concerto written by a musician weaned on Beethoven, salsa, Stravinsky and Bulgarian folk music? In short – like nothing else! The Danish composer Anders Koppel (b. 1947) is himself. “My music consists of the life I have lived,” is as close as he gets to a definition of his style. Anders Koppel grew up with music all day long. His father, Herman D. Koppel, was one of Denmark’s leading composers and pianists, and worked in the living room at home. Anders and his siblings were eye-witnesses to all aspects of the musical creative
Read moreAuthor: Jens Cornelius
Danish music journalist, music critic and radio producer, b. 1968.
MA in musicology from Copenhagen University.
Passions: Danish music from the vikings to the present, baking bread, comics and the Danish national handball team.