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Crescendo magazine calls Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra’s Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 survey “a fiery success”. The Pierre-Jean Tribot writes: “Symphony No. 1, composed at the age of 15, is carried away with panache by an energetic but...

Thomas Dausgaard’s recording of Mendelssohn’s Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra (BIS) is named Le chocs du mois Album of the Month” in Classica magazine (March 2022). Jérémie Bigorie writes: “Felix Mendelssohn was 15 when he composed this...

The prestigious Crescendo magazine awards Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra’s Brahms: Symphonies (BIS) 4 SA-CD box set its rarified Joker Absolu 10/10/10/10 review. Pierre Jean Tribot writes: “The symphonies sound like a theater of notes, which the...

Thomas Dausgaard has expressed his support of the people of Ukraine through moving musical tributes. On Thursday, 3 March, Chief Conductor Dausgaard led the BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra in a moving performance of “Evening Serenade” by esteemed Ukrainian composer...

Fanfare’s Steven Kruger writes that, ”the Bruckner Third is reborn as normal, exciting, interesting, music again,” in his stunning review of Thomas Dausgaard and the Bergen Philharonic’s new BIS recording of the composer’s original 1873 version. Kruger writes: ”If you...

THE SYMPHONY HONORS A DEFINING PARTNERSHIP SPANNING OVER A DECADE SEATTLE, WA – The Seattle Symphony honors Thomas Dausgaard, whose defining 12-year partnership alongside the Symphony comes to a close with the announcement today of his decision to step away from his...

Music Director Thomas Dausgaard made a triumphant return to the Seattle Symphony podium following 20 months’ absence due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. The Seattle Times’ Melinda Bargreen writes of the 11 – 13 November concerts: “Thomas Dausgaard, the Seattle...

Thomas Dausgaard and the Seattle Symphony’s recording of Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy is nominated for Best Orchestral Performance at the 2022 GRAMMY® Awards. The Recording Academy will present the Awards on Monday, January 31, 2022...

Thomas Dausgaard spoke with The New York Times about the continued challenges that musicians and orchestras face due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though most performing arts organisations are at long last able to perform in front of audiences, they must navigate delayed...

Thomas Dausgaard’s recording of Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Seattle Symphony Media) is nominated for the 2021 Orchestral Gramophone Award. The prestigious award will be announced on 5 October during an online ceremony presented by Gramophone Editor-in-Chief...

Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard is honoured with the 2021 Opus Klassik Award for Concerto Recording of the Year (Cello) for Elgar, Vaughan Williams: Cello Concertos, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and soloist Dai Miyata. Critic Koki Yazawa writes of the...

The iconic pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja joins Thomas Dausgaard in this week's episode of Thomas' Music Room: The Beauty of Life. She performs the First Movement of Mozart's Sonata Facile in C Major, K. 545 and the First Movement of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E...

Flautist and co-producer of the series Alissa Rossius visits Thomas' Music Room for its newest episode, Tchaikovsky: Music of the Night. Join the 700,000+ viewers of Thomas Music Room and subscribe to its channel on YouTube!

The new episode of Thomas Music Room is available now on YouTube! Thomas shares memories of his first concert: the legendary jazz pianist Teddy Wilson.  

The new episode of Thomas Music Room is available now on YouTube! This week Thomas explores Beethoven's Third Symphony in "A Hero's Journey".

The new episode of Thomas Music Room is available now on YouTube! Thomas Dausgaard says, "This episode is a birthday greeting for the wonderful Danish composer Per Nørgård, who will be will be 89 on July 13. It focuses on his visionary work, Bach to the future,...

The sixth episode of Thomas Dausgaard’s new Thomas’ Music Room YouTube series is available now. This week's episode is about Alan Ridout's beloved "Ferdinand". Thomas is joined by  the acclaimed violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja! #thomasmusicroom

The fifth episode of Thomas Dausgaard’s new Thomas’ Music Room YouTube series is available now on YouTube. This week's episode is about how Beethoven’s inner ear enabled him to write the life-affirming 2nd Symphony in his time of crisis! 

The fourth episode of Thomas Dausgaard’s new Thomas’ Music Room YouTube series is available now on YouTube. This week’s episode is about Nielsen’s masterpiece Helios - celebrating the life-giving source, the sun!

The third episode of Thomas Dausgaard’s new Thomas’ Music Room YouTube series: “Bartók's Folk Dances” is available now. Thomas is joined by flautist and Thomas Music Room co-editor Alissa Rossius for this entertaining and informative look at the great Hungarian...

“Conducting”, the second episode of Thomas’ Music Room is out now! We are overwhelmed by the response to the first episode, “Beethoven: Symphony No. 1”, which has been watched more than 50,000 times in its first week. Now Thomas shares some of his secrets on how to...

Thomas Dausgaard welcomes you to Thomas’ Music Room. This new interactive concept for music and children launches on Friday, 28 May on YouTube. The weekly series will feature 10-12 minute episodes that inspire children to experience music in new, fun and interesting...

"Thomas Dausgaard’s interpretation [of Mahler: Symphony No. 10] with the Seattle Symphony is one of the best you could wish for," writes Valdemar Lønsted in the Danish newspaper, Information. He continues, "Dausgaard gives the Adagio a good momentum. His tempos are...

Thomas Dausgaard has released a new Spotify playlist to celebrate International Women's Day. He writes, "For the international women’s day 2021 I would like to celebrate and honour my female musical heroes who inspired me as I grew up, and still do today." Explore the...

Thomas Dausgaard and Seattle Symphony’s world premiere performance of George Walker’s Sinfonia No. 5, “Visions”, will be released on Seattle Symphony Media on 5 March. The recording features vocalists Clayton Brainerd, Ed Morris, Stephen Newby and Shaina Shepherd. The...

“What a fresh, lively, transparent Brahms Fourth this is!” writes Steven Kruger in Fanfare magazine of Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra’s recent BIS recording. He continues, “[I] find my interest in Brahms instantly revived. The Swedish Chamber...

Thomas Dausgaard has joined Opus 3 Artists for representation in the Americas and the Caribbean. Mr Dausgaard will continue to be represented by IMG Artists’ London office for general management. Thomas Dausgaard is the Music Director of the Seattle Symphony and the...

BBC Music Magazine has named Thomas Dausgaard and Seattle Symphony’s R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Scriabin: Symphony No. 4 release to its “Best Classical Albums of 2021 So Far” list. In his 5 Star review, David Nice writes:  “Any conventional idea that there...

Thomas Dausgaard and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra release their second volume of Bartók’s orchestral works on Onyx Classics. The album’s centrepiece is their recording of the recently rediscovered original score of the composer’s The Miraculous Mandarin. Bartók’s...

Gramophone magazine has hailed Thomas Dausgaard and Seattle Symphony’s recent recording of Nielsen’s Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 its Recording of the Month for November 2020. Andrew Mellor writes: “Nielsen’s early symphonies aren’t just well-kept secrets; they are...