Go With The Flow. Masterclass with Tim Frederiksen
The documentary Go with the Flow. Masterclass with Tim Frederiksen by Birgit Tengberg is a depiction of Professor Tim Frederiksen’s Talent Development at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen.
With the camera, we follow Tim Frederiksen’s coaching of two of the Academy’s string quartets, namely the young and newly started Novo Quartet and the well-established Nordic String Quartet, who are preparing for their debut concert.
In Tim Frederiksen’s musical engine room, classical works are separated and reassembled. With his traditional master teaching, he teaches basic skills such as intonation, vibrato, bow, dynamics, and body language. He helps the young musicians to find the different layers of music so that they can create the desired interpretation or expression. However, the mental preparation for the performance or competition situation is also an important part of Tim Frederiksen’s concept. Using tools such as pictures, colors, moods, or repetitions, he trains his students to establish a sense of security that they can take to the concert hall or to the competition. The goal is to bring the musicians in a flow so that they can concentrate to focus on the music, without disturbing thoughts taking over in a pressed performance.
The documentary thus shows aspects of working with the music and the musicians before the music is presented to the audience. As such, it can be seen as a key to understanding chamber music. It also shows the important musicianship and the distinguished Danish chamber music tradition that Tim Frederiksen represents – which has a reputation in the international music world.
Tim Frederiksen is a former viola and violin player. In 1980 he was appointed Principal Viola in the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and in 1995 he was appointed Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at The Royal Danish Academy of Music. As a teacher, he builds on his own experiences, and a large number of Denmark’s leading musicians have been through his inspirational teaching or coaching of ensemble playing. Tim Frederiksen has trained top-ensembles as The Danish String Quartet and Nightingale String Quartet, both of which have received international awards and recognitions for their concerts and CD releases.
Composer Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
A six minutes view into Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen’s composer’s workshop. Pelle reveals some of his thoughts about his love of music, ‘re-cycling’, quoting, imitating, and even sabotaging his own statements. (2016)
Produced for Edition Wilhelm Hansen – Wise Music Classical.
Jargar Production | One minute Version
På ét minut kan du se, hvordan Jargar Strings laver strenge til strygeinstrumenter. Det danske firma eksporterer strenge til lande over det meste af verden.
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Optagelse fra Koncertkirken i København. (2021)
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Få et kig ind i den klassiske, årligt tilbagevendende Kammermusikfestival på Lundsgaard i Kerteminde. Her kan du over fire dage i august opleve internationale musikernavne spille stor musik fra det kendte og det ukendte repertoire. Se kammermusikfestival.dk
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Fish are flying in the air, skilful fishmongers create an intense atmosphere, sounds of scissors are part of the setting, and loyal, enthusiastic housewife customers are waiting their turn in the tiny fish market in the center of Madrid.
På tværs. Et portræt af Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen. Trailer
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (1932-2016) fortæller om overvejelser, genbrug og kærlighed til musikken, om at citere, abe efter, sabotere egne udsagn samt rydde op og give plads til enkelhed. Musikken kommenteres, mens den spilles, og absurde provokationer går hånd i hånd med renhed og skønhed. Tilbage står konturerne af Pelle som et lyttende, legende og engageret menneske ved nodepapiret og ved mødet med musikerne Michala Petri og Aalborg Symfoniorkester.(2016)
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The documentary ‘At odds’ is a view into Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen’s composer’s workshop. Pelle reveals some of his thoughts about his love of music, ‘re-cycling’, quoting, imitating, and even sabotaging his own statements. Clearing out and making room for simplicity. The music plays, while Pelle comments, and provocations go hand in hand with purity and beauty. The film draws the contours of a playful, attentive and inspired composer at his working desk – and in the meeting with recorder player Michala Petri and the musicians of Aalborg Symphony Orchestra. (2016)
Arne Haugen Sørensen. Trailer
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Radio Free Mermaid 1
I august 2015 filmede jeg forestillingen Radio Free Mermaid, en sejltur i flydende lydstudie på Københavns Havn. Kunstnergruppen SKRÆP’s medvirkende musikere var placeret på de mest spændende og højst uventede steder i havnen. Båden sejlede ind, standsede op for en stund, inden den sejlede os publikum videre til den næste musikalske oplevelser. Bag forestillingen stod KIT, Københavns Internationale Teater.
Radio Free Mermaid 2
Tag med på 2. del af den stemningsfulde sejltur, nyd musikken og se, hvordan dele af Københavns havn så ud i 2015.
Radio Free Mermaid 3
Tag med på 3. del af den stemningsfulde sejltur og se, hvordan dele af Københavns havn så ud i 2015.