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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

Tomorrow night Scandinavian Cello School celebrate

Tomorrow night Scandinavian Cello School celebrates life, love and all we stand for at Tivolis Koncertsal. 🇩🇰❤️🌈🎻🎶

A small idea in 2016 has grown, helping hundreds of musicians and taking us with performances all over the world from prisons, barns, shipping containers, even the ball of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - and now to Tivoli 😍

Today marks 100 days since the start of the war - we are proud to have helped our Ukrainian musician colleagues since day 1 - and some of those will join on stage. 🇺🇦

Tomorrow should be a really sunny day at Tivoli, so please join us and spend a Danish summer day in the gardens - culminating in a special evening at the concert hall, where entry is free to our show.

I’m proud to share the stage with some of the most amazing people I know:

From Stevns with Love
FEAT. SYS BJERRE
+ guests from Ukraine
JACOB SHAW
TRIO GEMINI
PETER KÆR
NOVO QUARTET
ROBERTA VERNA
JOHANNES GRAY
ANASTAYSIA MAGAMEDOVA
KIRA MARTINI
DUO LULO
DUO SHAW MAGNUSSEN
.... and more

See you there….?

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

We are THRILLED to announce that for the first tim

We are THRILLED to announce that for the first time ever, Scandinavian Cello School is open for mini-residencies the whole summer!!

What does that mean?

– we welcome ALL instruments, ALL artists and ALL cultural forms for short stays at the school in Stevns, Denmark (approx 1 hour drive from Copenhagen)

– you must have a “reason” for coming to SCS (i.e. a project, a target in mind, etc.)

– if you would like tuition at SCS it is free, whilst the living costs at SCS are highly subsidised with scholarships available for longer stays

– you suggest the dates that fit to visit (ideally 3-5 day periods)

All conditions and information click "apply" on our website (link in bio), please note it is “first come – first served” with NO fixed application dates, so be sure to plan ahead !!

This has been a crazy last 12 months for Scandinav

This has been a crazy last 12 months for Scandinavian Cello School. We went viral - reached 1.7 billion across the world after features in most of the major international press, housed over 150 musicians and artists from all over the world and made 63 concerts locally nationally and internationally!

Next Saturday, 4th June 2022 we want to share the magic of Scandinavian Cello School - at @tivolicph for one night only!!

And we really hope you’ll come and share with us - and celebrate LIFE together ❤️🇺🇦🇩🇰🎻

Free entry to the concert (included in entry to Tivoli)

FEAT. SYS BJERRE
+ guests from Ukraine
JACOB SHAW
TRIO GEMINI
PETER KÆR
NOVO QUARTET
ROBERTA VERNA
JOHANNES GRAY
ANASTAYSIA MAGAMEDOVA
KIRA MARTINI
DUO LULO
DUO SHAW MAGNUSSEN
.... and more

4th June 2022, 20:00 Experience the magic of Scand

4th June 2022, 20:00
Experience the magic of Scandinavian Cello School - at @tivolicph for one night only!!

Free entry to the concert (included in entry to Tivoli)

FEAT. SYS BJERRE
+ guests from Ukraine
JACOB SHAW
TRIO GEMINI
PETER KÆR
NOVO QUARTET
ROBERTA VERNA
JOHANNES GRAY
ANASTAYSIA MAGAMEDOVA
KIRA MARTINI
DUO LULO
DUO SHAW MAGNUSSEN
.... and more

Scandinavian Cello School blev sidste år en viral historie verden over med et portræt i The New York Times, der kunne fortælle om den unikke musikskole: Et moderne kollektiv i Stevns, hvor det bæredygtige, fællesskabet, og en højprofileret musikundervisning går hånd i hånd. Den internationale skole for unge musikere har de sidste år været med til at sprede kendskabet til klassisk musik med koncerter i fængsler, på hospitaler og i containere – og altså nu også i Tivolis Koncertsal. Som en del af Tivolis SommerKlassisk-program vil Scandinavian Cello School på festlig vis, præsentere deres mangfoldige kulturelle input og indtage den historiske scene sammen deres tætte samarbejder og musikere The NOVO Quartet, Trio Gemini, Kira Martini, Duo LuLo og popsanger Sys Bjerre – præsenteret af medie- og kulturpersonlighed, Peter Kær.

Last year, the Scandinavian Cello School became a viral story worldwide with a portrait in The New York Times: A modern collective in Stevns, where the sustainable, the community, and a high-quality music education go hand in hand. The international school for young musicians has in recent years helped to spread the knowledge of classical music with concerts in prisons, hospitals and in containers - and now also in Tivoli's Concert Hall. As part of Tivoli's Summer Classic program, the Scandinavian Cello School will festively present their diverse cultural input and perform on the historic stage together with their close collaboraters and musicians including NOVO Quartet, Trio Gemini, Kira Martini, Duo LuLo and pop singer Sys Bjerre - presented by media and cultural personality, Peter Kær.

Studio projects with Sys Bjerre 💿 meals with th

Studio projects with Sys Bjerre 💿 meals with the extended international SCS family 🇺🇦 presentation to local associations 🎻 lots of fantastic meetings 👨‍💻 plus attending a thinktank event hosted by the Danish minister of culture and a fascinating morning for Samuelsen culture-political network with Danish legends Jim Lyngvild, Ghita Nørby and Christian Have…

Upcoming weeks bring with it trips to Bordeaux for the 2 year corona delayed Festival International de Musique de Chambre en Charente, to Jutland with Sys Bjerre and the Ukrainian musicians we support, and the premiere of my corona delayed FORTISSIMO project fusing fine dining with fine music at the cult @opusonewinery vineyard in Napa Valley, California….. Let the travels commence 🛫🍷🎶

On Saturday we had the honour to perform alongside

On Saturday we had the honour to perform alongside Danish popstar Sys Bjerre, who lives right beside Scandinavian Cello School with her family - and also opened up her home to host some of the Ukrainian musicians we evacuated to Denmark.

Three performances in one day - the first with Åbne Atelierdøre Stevns - Faxe raising 59.065 dkk for Danske Flygtningehjælps work for Ukraine, the second outside the Russian Embassy at a protest march where @amnestydanmark handed over 30.000 signatures from Danes that demand Russian agression in Ukraine stops immediately, and finally as guests of Sys Bjerre at her concert in Viby Sjælland.

We are preparing further performances including at Tivoli main concert hall on the 4th June and finding funding for the Ukrainian musicians based in Stevns - national TV2 came to report on it.

Please consider supporting them: link in bio

Lucky to be here…. ❤️ The arrival of Spring

Lucky to be here…. ❤️

The arrival of Spring brings with it amazing meetings for Stevns Klint Visitor Center, trips to several Danish art galleries, first fishing of the season, Elise delving into the world of Dinosaurs (just in time to get prepared for the exhibition at Stevns Klint 🙈).

And… preparing for upcoming performances on Saturday 23.04.22 with our Ukrainian guests and Danish popstar Sys Bjerre:

12:00 - Danske Flygtningehjælp /
Åbne Atelierdøre Stevns – Faxe

15:30 - @amnestydanmark / in front of the Russian Embassy of Copenhagen (link on our FB)

20:00 - @kulturcosmos / Viby Sjælland

You can continue to donate to the fundraiser for the Ukrainian musicians we support (link in bio). The girls do not receive ANY support from the state or local government, and are 100% reliant the kindness of donations and our support ❤️🇩🇰🇺🇦

“Music was my life. I was happy. Now I feel that

“Music was my life. I was happy. Now I feel that I don’t have my life any more”.

A short piece by @bbcnews about the Ukrainian musicians supported through Scandinavian Cello School, with a longer story on BBC Radio 4 and looped on BBC World News.

Rehearsals start next week for upcoming concerts - you can donate to help the musicians through our fundraiser (link in bio).

🇺🇦🇩🇰❤️🎶

This week, @natalia_ivanovska - one of the cellist

This week, @natalia_ivanovska - one of the cellists we evacuated from Ukraine to Denmark accepted an invitation to join @orchestredeparis until further notice and flew from Scandinavian Cello School to Paris to start her next chapter.

Last night she had her first concert in the great Paris Philharmonic Hall with symphonies of Beethoven and Shostakovich under Jaap Van Zweden.

We couldn’t be more proud of this brave and amazing young lady ❤️and THANK YOU @orchestredeparis for your initiative 🇫🇷

And with her departure comes space to host one more musician, a young 19 year old pianist from Kharkiv - already on her way with a new passport and visa issued - expected to arrive in Denmark on Tuesday 🎹🇺🇦🇩🇰

You can continue to donate to the musicians at Scandinavian Cello School through the link in our Instagram bio.

An honour to feature today with an in depth 2 page

An honour to feature today with an in depth 2 page interview following being placed on the Talent-100 business people list from national press outlet @berlingske 🇩🇰🤓

Another whirlwind 10 days pass with an unbelievabl

Another whirlwind 10 days pass with an unbelievably packed course on cultural entrepreneurship in Cremona for the beautiful newly opened @stauffercenter 🌞

Curated and led by myself and Cindy Hwang @inpulsecreatives - we featured wonderful guest speakers (@kian.soltani_cellist , Anthony Sargent, @peter_lodahl , Mette Højen, @ggdiiorio , @bjarkemogensen_acc , @robertavverna , Zoe Yu, Kilmulis Design, @gilman_alexander ).

Celebrating my 34th birthday in Italy before rushing home to welcome @novoquartet and friends and rehearsals for their new festival @across_chambermusic .
Lovely that the Ukrainian musicians had the chance to watch rehearsals with these super young musicians and inspiring lessons at SCS with Asbjørn and Frederik from @danishquartet .

The wave of local support for the Ukrainian musicians staying at SCS continues with a partnership with Klinten Hotel in Rødvig @konferencehotelklinten now driving out twice a week with more supplies and food - amazing generosity. The girls are settling in well and Elise is over the moon to have gained 7 big sisters!! ❤️

Catch up: For those in Denmark, I’ll be the guest speaker on DRP1 (Danish National Radio) at their culture program which goes out live at 15:15 today, whilst @berlingske have a more in depth interview and feature on Saturday - nicely combined with the visit of @bbcnews to Scandinavian Cello School…..

A change for life: I am honoured and humbled to an

A change for life: I am honoured and humbled to announce that from 1st April I will be Director of Culture (Kulturchef) at the @unesco World Heritage Site of Stevns Klint - Stevns Klint Besøgscenter ApS.

Stevns Klint Visitor Center is a cultural landmark for science-based communication about the Depth of Time, the Development of Life, Cliff & Nature. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is driven by the vision that the common culture and natural heritage is accessible for all.

66 million years ago Earth collided with an asteroid with immense power. Stevns Klint is the best place in the world to see the traces from the catastrophe and is therefore an ideal spot to address current challenges: Climate is changing, biodiversity is threatened, and sustainability is crucial. Experiences that change people's knowledge and life is precisely the goal of the work at Stevns Klint Visitor Center. I want to make a significant difference by curating a world class cultural program, which is both relevant for locals but also bringing numerous guests from afar.

I am so proud to live at Stevns, and am over the moon to be able to have the chance to give back and curate a completely extraordinary program that both can convey the unique story of Stevns Klint and inspire all those who will attend our events.

THANK YOU to all those who have trusted me with driving the cultural vision - I can’t wait to get started, working alongside the team of World Heritage Stevns' talented employees, and together ensuring our visitors a completely unique experience.

For more details about the new position and further details about Stevns Klint Visitor Center, please see the press release (link in bio)

Press inquiries:
Jacob Shaw | jacob@stevnsklint.org
Steen Bonke Sørensen | steen@stevnsklint.org

Photo: @juliaseverinsen_photographer

Good news often comes in groups of 3: As promised

Good news often comes in groups of 3: As promised we have three things to announce in the next weeks..... & here is the first piece of news...!!

Scandinavian Cello School has just been awarded 288.000 dkk / 39.000 euro / 43.000 dollars by LAG / Udvikling Stevns !! 🎻🥂🍾

We are extremely happy to be able to put this into our very special mission to spread world class quality music in the local community. Watch this space for some amazing activities on the way.... 🇩🇰

Thank you LAG / Udvikling Stevns for your long term support of Scandinavian Cello School ❤️

Can you guess what the next two pieces of news will be....? 🌊🇩🇰🎶🎂

!!! PLEASE SHARE // Будь ласка пошир

!!! PLEASE SHARE // Будь ласка поширюйте !!!

Are you a musician and can host fellow Ukrainian musicians around Europe and the world? Then please sign up to this database where your offer will be found!! 🇺🇦🎹❤️
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Are you a Ukrainian musician and you need somewhere to study or to stay around Europe and the world? Sign up to this database and "find" a host family or place to sleep and practice!
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Ти музикант з України і тобі потрібно десь навчатися або зупинитися в Європі чи навіть в світі? Зареєструйся в цій базі даних і знайди сім'ю яка може надати тобі прихисток або місце де ти можеш спати і займатися!

https://byom.host/

@withukraine

It’s been one of the most intense 10 days for a

It’s been one of the most intense 10 days for a long time…. But every second has been worth it.

Composer residency with Jonathan Pitter and the @absalonquartet , fundraising concert with Sys Bjerre, a quick trip to London (including watching my dear @cpfc in the FA cup!), huge amount of project planning from the new “office” (caravan…!), the exciting topping out event at phenomenal Stevns Klint visitor center, photo / video shooting with Trio Gemini for their upcoming release, teaching and preparing auditions with cellists… 💿🎶🌊

And as many of you know…. helping to fund and facilitate all steps of the journey for numerous Ukrainian musicians fleeing the Russian invasion, finding refuge in Europe - including currently hosting 7 ourselves at the school. ❤️💙🎻

Their flag of Ukraine flies proudly here in Stevns. And you can support them on our fundraiser (link in bio). 🇺🇦

Now on the way to Cremona to lecture on cultural entrepreneurship at @stauffercenter for the next week, but watch this space for some life changing announcements for SCS, Stevns and the direction of my own future .

Can you guess what is on the horizon…? 🇩🇰😇🧜‍♂️🎫

At Scandinavian Cello School (SCS) we were shocked

At Scandinavian Cello School (SCS) we were shocked to see the situation developing in Ukraine as Russian troops poured into the country. There was an immediate need to evacuate civilians, and amongst them many young musicians.

We set up a network of musicians (including many past students of SCS) across Europe to enable a safe passage over the borders to Poland, Moldova and Romania. From there we facilitated transport, visas when necessary and arrival to SCS in Denmark.

In the photo you see one of the musicians ready to start the journey to Denmark, snapped unknowingly by a journalist saying goodbye to her boyfriend before starting a journey by car, train, foot and plane in horrendous conditions to make it to Stevns and Scandinavian Cello School.

Now there are 6 musicians staying with us and in the nearby area, with 3 more on the way - we provide them with lodging, food and a place to make music. They have made their way here from several Ukrainian cities, including Kharkiv and Odessa.

SCS will continue to support the musicians as long as necessary: Your donation will 100% go to support them.

If we still have donations following the crisis, we will re-invest them into missions to support Ukrainian culture.

DONATE HERE: https://donorbox.org/scs-supports-ukrainian-musicians

(link in bio)

Photo 📸 @libkos

We are proud to help your people. Welcome, Ukraini

We are proud to help your people.
Welcome, Ukrainian musicians. We stand by your side - all the way. 🇩🇰🇺🇦🎻

@withukraine

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