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Beethoven, L.V.: Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op.67, allegro con brio
Soloist: Thomas Dausgaard
Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Label: SIMAX
Cat. No.: PSC 1180
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Thomas Dausgaard Conductor
Chief Conductor, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Chief Conductor, Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR
"Dausgaard brought it (Brahms' Symphony no.1) not only freshness and drive but also depth and maturity. He deserved and received, a magnificent response from his players, crowning an inspiring concert."
David Flanning, The Daily Telegraph - reviewing BBC Prom concert with Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR
Danish conductor, Thomas Dausgaard is renowned for his dynamic conducting style, his fresh approach to a broad range of repertoire, his prolific discography and the exciting results he has achieved as Chief Conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR and as Chief Conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
Dausgaard became Chief Conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR in August 2004. The orchestra has developed impressively under his leadership, embracing his energy and creativity. With Dausgaard they tour worldwide and record extensively together. Their disc of Nielsen works which was nominated for a 2007 Gramophone award
The Swedish Chamber Orchestra has also flourished under Dausgaard’s direction since he took up his position there in 1997. Having brought this group from a regional orchestra to international attention over the past decade, he and the orchestra have recorded all of Beethoven's orchestral music for Simax, a project which has received outstanding critical acclaim for the individual and dynamic approach that Dausgaard and the orchestra bring to this repertoire.
Thomas Dausgaard guest conducts several of the world's leading orchestras. He enjoys a special relationship with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducting them on tour as well as in their home city. Recent and future guest conducting highlights include engagements with Vienna Symphony Orchestra (both at the Musikverein and the Vienna Konzerthaus), Berlin Konzerthausorchester, SWR Stuttgart, Czech Philharmonic, Verdi Orchestra Milano and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic amongst others. He works with the leading Scandinavian Orchestras, including the Swedish Radio, Oslo and Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestras. In the UK, Dausgaard works with the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and he will return to the Proms in 2010 with both the Danish National Symphony and Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
Thomas Dausgaard also conducts regularly in North America. He has worked with many of the major orchestras including the Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony and the Montreal Symphony. He conducts the Toronto Symphony every year, makes regular appearances at the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York and has just conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the 2009 Tanglewood Festival. In the 10/11 season, he will make his debut with the Cleveland Orchestra.
March 2010 for the 09/10 Season. Please delete any previously dated material.
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