Danish National Vocal Ensemble

The Danish National Vocal Ensemble is an elite chamber choir of 18 singers who perform a cappella music as well as choral music with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and other orchestras from the Nordic and European countries. The performances of the Danish National Vocal Ensemble can lead their audiences through the whole span of the choral repertoire – from Renaissance polyphony through the classics of the Romantic era to the brand new scores of our own time: the choir has premiered and commissioned works by many of the leading Danish and European composers of today.
The Danish National Vocal Ensemble has released a substantial catalogue of outstanding and award-winning CDs. In 2015 their recording of Olivier Messiaen's virtuosic Cinq Rechants won theDiapason d'Or de l'Année and the Danish DR P2 Prize, and in 2012 The Nightingale – recorded with Danish recorder virtuoso Michala Petri – won the German ECHO Award.
Each season the Danish National Vocal Ensemble presents a series of a cappella concerts in Copenhagen and across Denmark and is frequently invited to perform abroad. In addition, the choir regularly performs accompanied repertoire, joining forces with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Other collaborations have included performances with the period-instrument Baroque orchestra Concerto Copenhagen, just as the NDR Symphony Orchestra from Hamburg, the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and the Bergen Philharmonic are among the Danish National Vocal Ensemble's regular partners.