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Scandinavian Cello School (SCS) presents "SCS Next

Scandinavian Cello School (SCS) presents "SCS Next Generation" at Stevns Klint Experience! 🎻🌊❤️

10 concerts in 2023 bring some of the best young classical musicians from around the world to participate in the SCS program "Fremtidens Lyd" - which gives them free tuition, a one-week stay at SCS and a professional portrait film - culminating in an evening concert at Stevns Klint Experience. 🎥✈️🇩🇰

First 3 concerts in 2023:

1 - Saturday 25 February at 19:30 | Arion Piano Trio (violin-cello-piano) 🇷🇴🇵🇱🇩🇪

2 - Saturday 11 March at 19:30 | Duo Balas/Wozniak (cello-piano) 🇵🇱🇨🇭

3 - Saturday 15 April at 19:30 | Viviana Baudis (piano) 🇩🇪

Ticket price | 50 kr.
Tickets must be ordered in advance - limited number of seats (link in bio or via SCS homepage)

"Fremtidens Lyd" is supported by the W.Hansen Foundation, DMF, the Solistforeningen and the Danish Arts Council. Concerts are presented in collaboration with Stevns Klint Experience and PH Pianos.

www.scandinaviancelloschool.com

Full PET/CT scan results are in: Conclusion - “

Full PET/CT scan results are in: Conclusion - “Complete metabolic and structural remission”

From stage 4 with only a few weeks before the body shut down - to 100% gone 7 months later. Next scan in 6 months.

This news just in time to welcome our next little human (and 11 chickens and 4 pigs 😆).

Fuck cancer….

The best start to 2023 - WE ARE OPEN AGAIN FOR MIN

The best start to 2023 - WE ARE OPEN AGAIN FOR MINI-RESIDENCIES - now welcoming ALL musicians and ALL cultural visitors - not “just” cellists!!
Experience the stunning beauty of Stevns at SCS, just a short distance from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Stevns Klint and work on becoming the best version of yourself…  WHAT/WHERE: SCS mini-residencies take place in a traditional Danish farmhouse, 1 hour from Copenhagen on the coastline. Collective living, free tuition, locally sourced or home grown food: Fantastic atmosphere and a real back-to-basics retreat refreshing both mind and soul! From the Spring we are going full out with a micro-farm projects (pigs, chickens, vegetables, etc.) and fishing from our little boat whenever the weather allows. All residents contribute to the running of the residency helping with whatever they would like - baking bread, helping prepare dinner, going to fish, gardening, etc.

WHO: Each year we welcome around 150 visitors from all over the world.

For musicians: To be eligible to attend you must have a specific project in mind - i.e. practicing for an exam, rehearsing for a concert, re-assessing your career options, preparing new repertoire, rehearsing with friends or a group, etc. Optional free lessons are given for cellists and chamber music groups. It is also possible to receive free career advancement coaching (work towards setting up concerts/festivals, application writing, career options, etc.)  For non-musicians: You should be working on a project of your own, in the past we have welcomed writers, yoga specialists, journalists, artists, architects, etc.  COST: A contribution of 35 euro per day towards food/running costs - but due to the kindness of our sponsors, scholarships are available for living costs (only for travel in exceptional circumstances). A scholarship should be requested when applying, stating the reasons why you need it.  APPLY:
Read all the conditions and apply online now - it is “first come/first served” applications so make sure to plan well in advance - especially if you request a scholarship!

Apply on our homepage - link in bio ❤️🇩🇰

Well 2022 was interesting to say the least…

🎶 Had over 100 students visit SCS, helped many of them win jobs, competitions and prepare auditions
🇺🇦 Evacuated, hosted and supported Ukrainian musicians for 6 months
💪🏻 Listed as one of the top 100 young entrepreneurs in Denmark by Berlingske
👎🏻 Got turned down for 3 teaching positions
🥂 Won the Danish National Radio “Firesoul” Award
👑 Performed for the Queen of Denmark in Jutland and saw her again in Stevns
👨‍💼 Appointed as Director of Culture in my ultimate dream job, then told the whole cultural program would be shut down 7 weeks after the first concert and left the job
🎻 Had amazing experiences at concerts over Europe and the USA - then had the next two seasons cancelled
❤️ brought music to 2267 residents of Stevns Kommune through local events covering ages 0-100
🧪 Got diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and spent half the year in utter hell and pain trying to recover
🚜 Bought another field for a massive micro-farm project
💰 Raised more than a million dkk securing the future of SCS

What the f*ck is 2023 going to throw this way….? 🙈

Almost back to “normal” at SCS, with a lovely

Almost back to “normal” at SCS, with a lovely visit once again from @trio.vita culminating in a full to bursting concert at Stevns Klint Experience: seeing a fantastic improvement in this trio every time they visit as part of our Fremtidens Lyd (Sound of the Future) program - looking forward very much for their continued visits and coaching in 2023! ❤️🥰🎶

And of course, some great food and wine along the way with superb winter light coming to Stevns. Roll on Christmas …! 🎄😍🎼

Winter is here to stay and we are looking forward

Winter is here to stay and we are looking forward to our last SCS concert of the year on Sunday!

It is another “Next Generation” concert in partnership with Stevns Klint Experience - with @trio.vita who are supported by the SCS Fremtidens Lyd (sound of the future) program.

Following our sold out concerts on the same series with @cello.hannes , @annastasia_m_ and @vivianazarahbaudis we can’t wait to announce the next 10 concerts in the for next year - now with support from @statenskunstfond , W Hansen Foundation, @danskmusikerforbund and Soloist Foreningen!

🎄🎅❤️🍾🥂

Hugely exciting times ahead for Scandinavian Cello

Hugely exciting times ahead for Scandinavian Cello School with generous support from amongst others Augustinus Fonden and Statens Kunstfond, securing over 750.000 kr. (100.000 euro) for development projects in the upcoming 3 years!!

World class education with vital concert experience is all part of the development progress - and more - that Augustinus Fonden will support with 3 years support of 450.000 kr. for “SCS elite program”.

The Danish Arts Council (Statens Kunstfond) has recognised their mission and therefore rewards SCS with a grant from the ”Børn og unge – læringsmiljøer og talentudvikling” pujle of 200.000 kr. for further development in 2023.

An online fundraiser through SCS this summer, started with the aim to combat rising energy costs, help essential renovation works and reinstate lost economy from the summer period due to my illness raised over 120.000 kr. including a generous scholarship from Stevns Tourist Association of 40.000 kr.

And... JOB NEWS!!! I have worked as Director of Culture at Stevns Klint Experience / Stevns Klint Unesco Verdensarv since April 2022 - and as announced today in a press release today from Stevns Klint Experience, their cultural program will be shut down effective immediately. I will instead return to lead Scandinavian Cello School into their future years as Executive Director.

SCS will however continue to have a relationship with SKE, producing their own series of concerts taking place at the wonderful Klintesal featuring young talents in their “Fremtidens Lyd” program - a series hosted by SKE with support from the Wilhelm Hansen foundation, Dansk Musiker Forbund - DMF and PH Pianos.

It is really an honour to receive recognition from these foundations for our work at SCS and their pledge for our future plans. After a long illness this summer, I really feel extremely privileged to be able to continue doing what I love with full energy - based in the most wonderful surroundings here in Stevns.

Bring on 2023!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

A wonderful workshop and concert for kids by Danis

A wonderful workshop and concert for kids by Danish folk band Fiolministeriet yesterday, hosted by Stevns Klint Experience!!

The kids danced, sang and played whilst learning the fantastic story of the popular musician from 1700 (!) Rasmus Storm. 🎶🎻

Big thanks to Stevns Kommune and DMF for their financial support of our project to bring music to all ages across the region and to Stevns music school for their sweet students ❤️

A pleasure to welcome @vivianazarahbaudis for our

A pleasure to welcome @vivianazarahbaudis for our project “Fremtidens Lyd” (Sound of the Future). This new scheme we have established for emerging artists gives a trip to SCS and coaching, a portrait film and a recital in partnership with Stevns Klint Experience at their “Next Generation” series.

What a unique chance to perform at this amazing center which tells the story of the asteroid that hit earth 66 million years ago, complete with a pre-concert talk from Tove Damholt (director for World Heritage Stevns Klint). ☄️

And to wrap it all up, @stevnsklint @stevnsklint.experience has a great partnership with @ph_pianos enabling all the concerts there in 22/23 to be played on the worlds first PH curated piano (with Steinway interior) modelled for the space. 🎹

Thank you Stevns Klint Experience for the amazing space for our young artists at SCS to perform, and thank you Viviana for sharing your beautiful music with us!! 🎶

The next concert in this series takes place on 18th December with @trio.vita - tickets available through the Stevns Klint Experience website 🎟🎫

Life likes to throw curveballs but the last 7 days

Life likes to throw curveballs but the last 7 days have been more of an emotional rollercoaster than ever before……

My PET scanning post chemo last week showed that although the initial cancer had been destroyed, there was a new cancer springing up in the liver. This is extremely rare and serious, so a new plan was made for immediate treatment including radiotherapy which would take me back into hospital up to almost Christmas time.

5 days later, after making all the preparations for radiotherapy (including a new PET scan and 4 permanent tattoos on the chest to “line up” the lasers) the doctor came almost running into my hospital room to tell me that the post-chemo PET scanning reading had been false, and on the new scan they couldn’t see cancer anywhere in my liver any more. So all treatment was now cancelled…. And it seems that the entire summer of chemo seems to have helped the cancer disperse - the "all clear" for now is given until the next PET scanning in a few months. That leaves us to enjoy Christmas in peace and my body to recover with no more horrendous treatment plans.

To make things a little more time consuming for a hospital trip, in the exact same building a few floors above - we had results from a much happier scan to attend to - something we have been keeping rather to ourselves until I got my first “all clear” - Elise is awaiting a little sister due in mid-February. @kjpedersen is getting quite large, Elise is over the moon and we can’t really believe that I was almost on the way out of the world whilst we can now welcome someone into it. 👶🏻

AND the last part of this crazy last week….. News from the Danish Arts Council (Statens Kunstfond) that SCS will be an officially supported institution! For 2023 this means 200.000 kr (26.000 euro) for our development plans. What a huge honour and HUGE thanks to the @statenskunstfond for seeing the possibilities in our project for the future. We will certainly push full steam ahead and not let them down - watch this space!

So after all that in the last 7 days, we have most definitely decided that this year Christmas starts in mid-November…. 🥂🎄

Det blev en fantastisk åbning for Stevns Klint Ex

Det blev en fantastisk åbning for Stevns Klint Experience, og indtil nu har allerede næsten 5.000 mennesker besøgt os ❤️

Nu venter endnu en speciel fejring, som du kan være med til...!   I november bliver UNESCO Verdensarv 50 år, og vi markerer begivenheden med en helt særligt skræddersyet musikalsk aften på Stevns Klint Experience , som vil rumme kerneværdier, som Verdensarven står for. 🌎🎉

Musikken kommer fra verdensarvsteder fra hele verden. Steder, der har betydning for hele menneskeheden og som der på den ene eller anden måde beskriver noget væsentligt om hvem mennesket er. 🌱

Ved denne koncert har duoen LuLo, samt fantastiske gæster, benyttet de samme ti verdensarvskriterier til at finde musikalske værker eller traditioner, der på en tilsvarende måde belyser menneskeheden.🎶

Musik beskriver noget væsentligt, om hvem vi er, menneskets inspiration af naturen, og om musikkens vandring fra sted til sted med mennesket. 🌊

Repertoiret er altså en slags ‘greatest-hits’ fra områder på verdensarvslisten og rummer alt fra Bach til traditionel musik fra Fanø, the Beatles og meget mere.

Præsenteret af Tove Damholt - chef for Stevns Klint Verdensarvskontor og har være primus motor i arbejdet med at få Stevns Klint på UNESCOs liste over verdensarv.

Kirstine Elise Pedersen- cello
Mathæus Bech- Kontrabas
Kira Martini- vokal
Peter Kohlmetz Møller- keys

Tidspunkt: 19. november 2022 lørdag 20:00

Pris: 250 kr.

Tickets: Link in bio

5 hearts in Politiken - one of Scandinavias main n

5 hearts in Politiken - one of Scandinavias main newspapers for the newly opened Stevns Klint Experience at @stevnsklint @ske.stevnsklint

What an absolute triumph ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Read the whole article in todays newspaper in print or online @politiken

After almost 3.5 months in the hospital, I am fina

After almost 3.5 months in the hospital, I am finally OUT and HOME!!!

The last performance before my stage 4 cancer diagnosis was on the 25th June in Jutland for Margrethe II Queen of Denmark. It seems almost ironic that the first event now home I will be involved with - the grand opening of Stevns Klint Experience tomorrow - the Queen is again guest of honour.

My treatment is for now finished, with one last step - the body scans at the end of October to make sure there is no cancer left in the body. Without wishing to tempt fate, the doctor's prognosis is very good: Non-hodgkin's burkitt lymphoma has one of the hardest, aggressive, treatments possible (with up to 15 hours chemotherapy a day in fortnight long periods) but also one of the most statistically effective. And so far the blood tests look good with my body finally producing blood cells, plates and bone marrow regenerating without medical help.

But now the big recovery process starts. Not only physically - having lost 25 kilos - and all the other side-effects that come with that such as energy loss, digestion problems and very low immunity - but also to desperately try and scrape our life project SCS back into motion.

The business model of SCS is such that we rely heavily on commercial rentals, private dining, and private concerts in the summer period: We have had none of this in summer 2022, with neither Karen nor I unable to work - and the school hosting Ukrainian musicians.

A few weeks ago, the last Ukrainian musicians left us moving on to AMAZING University of Southern Denmark opening their doors for a partnership as long as the invasion lasts.

There is no damned way that after all we have gone through I will let SCS crumble away after just one sh*t summer and one damned hard winter coming up.

So it’s a hard ask, but we do need your help in any way for the survival of SCS: We have set up a fundraiser online (link in bio) - any donation big or small will help us try and scrape back the lost income from this summer and cope with the upcoming months to make sure we can continue our mission uninterrupted: To help promote, support and educate young musicians - for free.

THANK YOU!!!! ❤️🎻🙏

Stevns Klint UNESCO World Heritage site has been y

Hanging on with a little help ❤️

Hanging on with a little help ❤️

Kom og nyd fantastiske koncerter, lækker street f

Kom og nyd fantastiske koncerter, lækker street food, drinks og hygge på Rødvig Havn d. 13/8 fra 18:00-23:00 !!

❤️🌊🎶🎻🏄

Scandinavian Cello School er tilbage med en udvidet version af de populære Landsbykoncerter, denne gang præsenteret i samarbejde med @limelightboardsportclub og Sys Bjerre.

Musikken starter efter prisuddelingen for LIMELIGHT CLUB DANISH SUP TOUR STEVNS 2022 (en konkurrence der løber fra kl 8:00-18:00) og du vil få mulighed for at opleve både verdensklasse klassisk, festlig folk og prisvindende pop: @lgtyoungsoloists , @dissingoglas , Sys Bjerre & friends, and the Helene Blum og Harald Haugaard band @heleneblum_folksinger !!

Vi er vore sponsorer dybt taknemmelige for deres økonomiske støtte, som gør det muligt for os at afholde dette arrangement og gøre det gratis for jer, publikum, at deltage. Tusind, tusind tak til: @drykdk , @joost.el , Stevns Kommune, LAG fond, Landsdistrikspujle and Haugaard Hereford.

Kom og fejr sommeren sammen med Limelight BoardSport Club, Scandinavian Cello School og alle vores og jeres venner

Det er ikke muligt at reservere plads så vi anbefaler at du kommer i god tid (så kan du også i ro og mag nyde drikkevarer og mad fra de food trucks som lokale restauranter opstiller).

Sæt kryds i kalenderen d. 13/8, vi ses på Rødvig Havn kl 18:00!!

❤️🌊🎶🎻🏄

Dear all, I’ve been diagnosed with late stage ve

Dear all, I’ve been diagnosed with late stage very aggressive Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer. Already started urgent treatment. I won’t be replying to messages nor active on social media much.
If there is something urgent please contact Karen. Thank you, J

A hugely exciting 10 days ahead and a bumper start

A hugely exciting 10 days ahead and a bumper start to summer! ☀️👑🥳

Curating // 17.06 // Copenhagen — Scandinavian Cello School invited to @smkmuseum where I will pair 4 exhibitions with pieces of music, and give 4 small lectures about why what we do at SCS is so important for the future of the culture industry - during their “Friday Nights at SMK - What is art?” event (at 6, 7, 8 &9pm)
More info: @smkmuseum

Performing // 25.6 // Oksbøl — Joined onstage by Sys Bjerre and the Ukrainian musicians that Scandinavian Cello School supports - where we will be performing for HM Queen of Denmark (!!), the Vice-Chancellor of Germany, the immigration and the integration ministers of Denmark at the newly opening museum FLUGT (refugee museum of Denmark)
More info: Varde Museum homepage

Managing // 26-30.06 // Berlin —
A dream project - combining some of the greatest brass players of our lifetime in a unique collaboration with players from both Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras - recording and video shooting on location.
More info: Coming very soon…..!

🙏🎶🎉🧸✈️

Finally after 3 years of delay the multi sensory p

Finally after 3 years of delay the multi sensory project FORTISSIMO (fusing fine music with fine dining) got an outing to the USA.

And what better place to bring it to, Napa Valley and the brainchild of Rothschild and Mondavi @opusonewinery 🍷😇❤️

Thank you for the invitation @mondavicenter at @ucdavis , your wonderful team and fabulous concert hall and our North American manager for almost 10 years @gregscapade / @unboundartists 🥰

It was a whirlwind trip but got in lots of great food (thanks @sarahscottchef), phenomenal wine and finally @davidlaumagnussen travelled cross continent to perform again ✈️🎶

Next concert this Friday at @smkmuseum in Copenhagen - fusing art and solo cello for their Friday night series 🖼🎨

(Photos at Opus One - Jim Coulter)

What a memorable and touching evening - bringing t

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