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Hans Abrahamsen

Born: 23rd December 1952, Copenhagen, Denmark

Nationality: Danish

Hans Abrahamsen is a Danish composer born in Kongens Lyngby near Copenhagen. His Let me tell you (2013), a song cycle for soprano and orchestra, was ranked by music critics at The Guardian as the finest work of the 21st-century. His opera The Snow Queen was commissioned and premiered by the Royal Danish Theatre in 2019.

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Interview, Hans Abrahamsen - Let me tell you

Katherine talks to the Danish composer about his Ophelia-inspired work for soprano and orchestra, written for Barbara Hannigan.

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