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I’m totally overwhelmed to be nominated for the

I’m totally overwhelmed to be nominated for the national Danish Radio "firesoul personality" award - DR P2 Årets Ildsjæl 2022 🇩🇰🔥

THANK YOU to the jury of thinking of me, for those listeners of the national classical radio who nominated me and all those near and far who have seen the potential and supported Scandinavian Cello School from the start. SCS has been the most worthwhile thing I have ever been a part of. Even with all the ups and downs along the way - I would never EVER have changed this life path.

Being nominated locally (Stevns Erhvervsråd "Entrepreneur of the Year"), regionally (@sydkystdanmark "Firesoul personality" award), and now nationally at the Danish Radio DRP2 classical awards is just unbelievably touching.

I am proud to call Stevns our home, and fiercely passionate that this magical area is worth sharing with the world. We will do everything we can to enrich art and culture in Stevns Kommune and bring world class events to the region, whilst continuing to support talents through Scandinavian Cello School - integrating them into music life in Denmark and the world.

I am honoured that DR P2 have recognised my work and our mission Scandinavian Cello School by nominating me for their "firesoul personality" award. ❤️❤️❤️

(Photo: @juliaseverinsen_photographer )

Excellence, internationality, innovation and susta

Excellence, internationality, innovation and sustainability: these are the guiding principles on which Stauffer Center for Strings @stauffercenter was founded.

Some of the biggest names in the classical music industry are involved - metaLAB(a)Harvard University, Karajan Institute, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Sorbonne Université, Steven Isserlis, Mischa Maisky, Julian Rachlin, Daniel Hope...

Just so excited to be part of the faculty for the opening year of a groundbreaking project, leading a career development course alongside my dear representatives for Asia/Middle East - Cindy Hwang / InPulse Creatives, LLC @inpulsecreatives

All courses are FREE to take part, deadline for the course is 15th February. Apply on their webpage!

Stunning views, the sweetest puppy, amazing wines

Stunning views, the sweetest puppy, amazing wines - and a very inspiring class from @jonathanbloxham, on his way to conduct @sdjsymfoni !

This is certainly the way to keep the spirit up through Danish winter, and now we can almost feel the days getting longer and the birds emerging to sing us a little morning song 🕊🍷🎻😍

Looking forward to a packed out upcoming week with Burns night, 6 student visits and several secret projects on the go 🤫📹🎶

This has been the most unbelievable start to a yea

This has been the most unbelievable start to a year I’ve ever experienced. What an absolutely AMAZING beginning, and just cannot wait until it’s the time to share some crazy great project news….. happy happy happy ❤️

Whilst in the meantime, our dear SCS cellist @tarascello @taracsofia has gone from strength to strength and absolutely aced her audition videos, plus performed with SCS artistic advisor @davidlaumagnussen in Roskilde.

Already had visits from several cellists and looking forward to the visit from many more musicians and artists to Stevns this month!!

Long may this energy continue and check this space for news coming soon 🔥🇩🇰😇

Honoured to be nominated as "SydkystDanmarks Ildsj

Honoured to be nominated as "SydkystDanmarks Ildsjæl 2021" (The south coast of Denmarks fire-soul award 2021) 🥳 🥰 🔥

Many thanks to all the jury for their consideration and thinking of the work I do in the area through Scandinavian Cello School!

@sydkystdanmark Nytårskonference 2022 takes place on January 25th, where amongst others Dansk Erhvervs adm. direktør Brian Mikkelsen will be guest speaking, and the winners of all the tourism awards will be announced.

🛫🇫🇷🛬 @caviarsturia ❤️

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@caviarsturia ❤️

A final surprise Christmas present - this time a g

A final surprise Christmas present - this time a generous pledge from Spar Nord Fonden of 10.000 euro (75.000 dkk / 11.200 USD) for Scandinavian Cello School in 2022.

We are truly bowled over to collect almost 100.000 euro for exciting plans in 2022 - that means more scholarships for young musicians, lots of concerts in Stevns, development of the campus with a micro farm, and much more.... ❤️🇩🇰🥳

It’s no secret I think Stevns is one of the best

It’s no secret I think Stevns is one of the best places to visit in the whole world.

I’m therefore honoured to accept the invitation from Stevns Kommune to sit on the advisory board of Destination south-coast Denmark @sydkystdanmark (VISM) for the next 4 years.

VISM shapes the strategic basis for tourism development and tourism promotion in the area - which covers the municipalities of Faxe, Næstved, Stevns and Vordingborg.

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Photo: Nikolaj Lund at Stevns Klint

54.000 euro awarded to Scandinavian Cello School!!

54.000 euro awarded to Scandinavian Cello School!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

2021 has been a bumper year of celebrating for our 5th anniversary and what a way to round off the year - Scandinavian Cello School have just been awarded 54.000 euro (402.555 dkk / 61.000 USD) from the "rural pool" (Landdistriktspuljen), distributed by the Danish state (Bolig- og Planstyrelsen).

We are over the moon to receive this support with a major vote of confidence, concreting our place in Danish cultural life. We will dedicate this money to continue our mission of providing work-life balance alongside a world class music education, whilst bringing international level live music events to the people of Stevns. 🥰🎶🎻

Thank you thank you thank you Denmark for seeing and understanding our vision for cultural life !! 🇩🇰

Good afternoon from winter at Scandinavian Cello S

Good afternoon from winter at Scandinavian Cello School.

Pure magic - this is Stevns ❤️

"Catch your heart" - a film by @suneinstarodt / @p

"Catch your heart" - a film by @suneinstarodt / @pink_grape_productions

2016 - 2021: What a journey the last 5 years has been. And as Scandinavian Cello School has grown, Karen and I have grown with it.

Every single person is an individual and should be treated with the respect they deserve - we are proud to have created a safe space and developed our own unique way of educating the next generation of musicians.

Over the last 12 months the 5th anniversary year of SCS was celebrated in a bumper year of activity. Despite all the restrictions brought by the pandemic in 2021 alone we still brought over 40 concerts to the local community including a tour with 8 cellists alongside collaborations with Denmarks National Museum and Peter Kær's art calendar. Students were guided to win major orchestral positions and take part successfully in international competitions. We set up outreach projects and raised money for local initiatives, whilst helping more than 150 musicians find their work-life balance alongside an international quality music education.

To all those who stood by us since 2016 both through ups and downs, inspired us, helped us in various ways, and participated in our projects - we cannot thank you enough.

You are the Scandinavian Cello School ❤️

With love,
Jacob.

Beautiful days with beautiful people. More concert

Beautiful days with beautiful people. More concerts, meals and general hygge.... the journey to Christmas now begins!

Whirlwind weekend 🛫🛬 👨‍🏫 Friday - m

Whirlwind weekend 🛫🛬

👨‍🏫 Friday - mentoring in Copenhagen
🎤 Saturday - concert with Suoni choir in Langeland
🎶 Sunday - lecture, masterclass and concert in Gdańsk
🎻 Monday - teaching in Gdańsk and fighting a snowstorm to get back to Stevns .... 🌨

Great to meet old and new friends, share music, and work with lovely young cellists 🥰

The amazing week when Autumn turns to Winter, brin

The amazing week when Autumn turns to Winter, bringing with it unforgettable skies, special pre-frost harvest and incredible fish.

We had visits from Austrian and German cellists, whilst the SCS young artist mentoring at @copenhagenphil continues with @robertavverna . Our cruiser went into storage for the cold months ahead and we enjoyed both fish dinners at home and long table family dining at @mad_og_ro right next to the lighthouse 🚨❤️

@kaerpeter art calendar music video filmed at @smkmuseum was launched (see previous post) and SCS was featured in a 5 page spread in one of Germany’s most fashionable lifestyle magazines @hygge.magazin 🤩

Retested and waiting for a third vaccine - a really busy 4 days ahead with projects in Copenhagen, Langeland, Gdańsk and Stevns.... 🛳✈️🚗🚂

Etude to Elisabeth - the theme for Kærs Kunstkale

Etude to Elisabeth - the theme for Kærs Kunstkalender 2021 played by Scandinavian Cello School at @smkmuseum

@kaerpeter - the Danish TV-star and art expert - composed music for this years art calendar. The name of the piece is Etude til Elisabeth and is a tribute to the artist Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann (1819-1881).

She was an internationally recognized globetrotter: Born in Poland, educated in Germany, in love with Rome, resident in Denmark and bestseller in, amongst other places, England. She traveled out and like few of the time, visiting Turkey, Greece and Egypt. The music is clearly inspired by her masterpiece: An Egyptian Potter at Giza (from 1878). The painting hangs at the Statens Museum for Kunst and that is where the recording took place.

Scandinavian Cello School @scandinaviancelloschool
Jacob Shaw, UK-Denmark
Johannes Gray, USA @cello.hannes
Oliwia Meiser, Poland @oliwiameiser
Maria Leszczyńska, Poland
Tara Stranegger, Austria @tarascello
Finn Mannion, Scotland @finn.mannion
Signe Bitsch, Denmark @signebitsch
Petra Kusan, Croatia @petrakusan

A big thank you to SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst for making it a success. Thanks to @kirstineelise for her amazing arrangement, to @msanderhoff for her fabulous kindness, and THANK YOU to Peter for inviting us to be part of this collaboration!

Photographer: Joakim Züger
Drone: Jan Flessel
Art Director: Masoud Alavi / Front Nordic
Scandinavian Cello School was sponsored by @pirastroofficial Perpetual Strings

#kærskunstkalender #kærsartcalendar

So honoured for a collaboration with Peter Kær at

So honoured for a collaboration with Peter Kær at Statens Museum for Kunst @smkmuseum featuring cellists of the Scandinavian Cello School. Stay tuned for the video drop tomorrow !!!

#kærskunstkalender #kærsartcalendar

#Repost @kaerpeter
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Så er det tid til Kærs Kunstkalender 2021. Som en detektiv går jeg på opdagelse i årets maleri. Det er Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, der er kunstneren bag værket: en ægyptisk pottesælgerske ved Gizeh fra 1878. I 24 videoafsnit frem til jul fokuserer jeg hver dag på en ny detalje i eller omkring maleriet. God fornøjelse!

Tak til @smkmuseum @bruunrasmussen @statensvaerksteder @scandinaviancelloschool

Holdet af cellister er:
Jacob Shaw, UK-Denmark
Johannes Gray, USA @cello.hannes
Oliwia Meiser, Poland @oliwiameiser
Maria Leszczyńska, Poland
Tara Stranneger, Austria @tarascello
Finn Mannion, Scotland @finn.mannion
Signe Bitsch, Denmark @signebitsch
Petra Kusan, Croatia @petrakusan

Foto: Joakim Züger
Grafik: Front Nordic / Masoud Alavi
Arrangør: Kirstine Elise Pedersen

#kærskunstkalender #kærsartcalendar

So much ❤️ last night Yet another fantastic s

So much ❤️ last night

Yet another fantastic show from @soleima X @livestrings - and of course superb food from @mad_og_ro

Amazing to have an long sold out audience spanning all possible generations, sharing an evening and such joy for live music.

Stevns is just full to BURSTING with the best people and we shall continue to bring them the soundtrack ! 🌈🥰🇩🇰

Another bumper week. 🥰🙏🥳 Two solo Bach p

Another bumper week. 🥰🙏🥳

Two solo Bach performances at local churches & another Brahms evening (this time at the beautiful Vemmetofte monastery where I have fond memories of playing for Her Majesty the Queen Margarethe II of Denmark). 🎻

Continuing our SCS Young Artist scheme with @robertavverna , with mentoring during her current role of 1st concertmaster at @copenhagenphil - hearing the development of the orchestra under John Storgårds the last few days was truly memorable and their Schumann 4 was truly inspiring ❤️

A trip with our young student @taracsofia to meet the maker of her cello @atelier_giovanni_lazzaro in Copenhagen for some much needed tweaking! 🚂

With history in Stevns since the meteor struck (66 million years!), there are some phenomenal ideas being thrown around right now and I was making yet another think tank session on how SCS can best contribute to this undeniable positive development - let’s cross fingers all comes to fruition in the next month - and we can make history in Stevns once again, all together !! ☄️🎶

Wonderful to celebrate the birthdays of Marc and R

Wonderful to celebrate the birthdays of Marc and Raphaëlle last night with another great piece of news - Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond will support SCS in 2022 with 50.000 dkk 🥰

In true SCS style we made a cava tasting and tapas evening and got serenaded by @jpaulrossi 🎶

We have applied for support from numerous foundations for our mission to promote, educate and support young musicians whilst providing unique experiences and international quality events in the region of Stevns for all walks of life.

This continues with a concert on the 19th November with @soleima X @livestrings that will raise awareness for the “Save Lyderslev Købmand” initiative..... and of course the piano was moved from SCS to the village on a mini digger 😃🤡🚜

Crazy last 7 days!! 🙈 Starting by teaching in

Crazy last 7 days!! 🙈

Starting by teaching in Krakow at the Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego ( whilst @kjpedersen performed in the same city with @idanystadpianist ) - meaning a great opportunity to bring Elise and explore the city!!

3 nights meant a good chance to check out some amazing @michelinguide stars and recommendations (and almost every cocktail bar in town).... ⭐️

Then back to Denmark for a solo performance in Copenhagen before running to hear our fabulous SCS young artist @robertavverna lead a fantastic @copenhagenphil 🤩🎻

A relatively calm weekend cooking private dining for 6 at SCS followed by a chamber recital this afternoon with Magnus Wenzel in Sorø 🔥

I wonder what the next 7 days will bring 😇🤡😄

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