Friends
Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen – Organ
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Studied at the Conservatoires in
Esbjerg, Copenhagen, Paris and
Vienna. Diploma in church music 1979
and soloist’s diploma in church
music 1982. 1979-91 organist at
Simon Peter kirke, Kolding.
From 1991 to 2003 principal organist
at the ancient abbey church in
Løgumkloster, Denmark. 1985-94
teacher at the Academy of Music,
Esbjerg, and since 2003 organist at
the royal church at the
Frederiksborg Slotskirke.
Has held courses and given lectures
at conservatoires in Denmark, Sweden,
Germany and USA. Appointed examiner
for diploma examinations in church
music at the conservatoires by the
Ministry of Culture.
Many concerts as an organ recitalist
and chamber musician in several
European countries and USA. Has
broadcast as a soloist in Denmark
and other countries.
Has made solo appearances with
several symphony orchestras. CD
recordings including the complete
organ works of Nicolaus Bruhns and
Georg Böhm and an anthology over 400
years of danish organ music. (3
CD-box) |
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The Duo Jochen Brusch - Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen |
Since
1988 Jochen Brusch and Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen have given a large
number of concerts together. Their repertoire has included both
original compositions for violin and organ and transcriptions. They
have mostly played baroque and romantic music, but their programs
have also included modern music.
CD-recordings includes "Scandinavian romantic Music", "Poéme", Max
Bruch: Suite for Organ and Orchestra and 2nd Violin Concerto, Wolf
von Siebenthal: "Phantasie" and "Metamorphosen", Vivaldi: The Four
Seasons, J.S. Bach: Six Sonatas. |
Finn Svit - Guitar |
Finn Svit completed his studies of
music teaching at the North Jutland
Music Conservatoire. He received a
Danish Music Association Scholarship
and participated in master-classes
given by some of the most renowned
guitarists in Europe.
Svit has taught at the international
guitar seminar in Barmstedt (Germany)
since 1989 and has given lectures at
the New Bulgarian University, the
National University and at the
National Palace of Culture in Sofia
(Bulgaria). He was on the jury at
the International Competition for
Guitar Duos in Bubenreuth and has
also judged the International Guitar
Competition in Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
several times. For a number of years
he has been conductor of the North
Jutland Guitar Orchestra.
Svit is the founder and artistic
director of the Aalborg
International Guitar Festival, which
is held every year and attracts some
of the most famous names of the
guitar world. He has appeared as
soloist and champer musician in
various musical formations,
performing in numerous concerts all
over Denmark, Germany, Sweden,
Austria and Bulgaria.
Svit has featured in several radio
programmes and has been in
television productions in Denmark
and Bulgaria. He has also recorded
premiere performances of new Danish
music.
Finn Svit is leader of the Music
School of Hobro. |
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The Duo Finn Svit and Jochen Brusch |
The Duo has specialised in
concerts for the young. They have
given hundreds of these concerts in
Danish schools for the Ministry of
Culture.
Here a press-review of one of these
concerts:
Violin art for children
Jochen Brusch and Finn Svit took
some hundreds of children into a new
musical world.
Read more.
"The young audience"
Press-reviews of some of the
recordings
"Treasures"
Classical Guitar:
"… Care has been taken to include a
wide variety of styles and periods
in a first rate recording. The
playing of both musicians is never
less than totally commited and the
mind never wanders. The whole
recital is clear and naturally
balanced and the end result is a joy."
Henry Roth, Strad-Magazine, Los
Angeles:
"The playing is very clean, warmly
vibrant in tonal projection and
exudes purity of line and sincerity
of purpose. Bravo!"
"More Treasures"
Nordjyske Tidende:
"The music misses nothing concerning
intensity, expressiveness and
professional mastering. The works
are all small gems of high quality
and they get an interpretation that
with great lightness and facility
show both poetic spirit and
vibrating virtuosity."
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