The DR Symphony Orchestra in the Royal Festival Hall In 1951, the DR Symphony Orchestra played as the first foreign orchestra in London's newly built concert hall, the Royal Festival Hall. The concert was supposed to have been conducted by…

The Royal Chapel and Paul Hindemith Until the 1960s, the Royal Chapel played a concert every year in favor of the orchestra's own pension fund. Although the occasion might seem a little dry, it always led to memorable orchestral concerts t…

Claudio Arrau and the DR Symphony Orchestra In November 1967, the world-famous Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau was on tour in Denmark, and the DR Symphony Orchestra managed to persuade him to go to the studio on a Saturday afternoon and reco…

Danish Christmas concert with Mogens Wöldike The conductor Mogens Wöldike was a major figure in Danish music life, not least when it came to church music and choral music. In the Gold Concert you can hear Wöldike conducting Danish Christma…