The concert series “Classic in the Foyer” of the Royal Danish Embassy continues with a concert for trumpet and piano.

Danish trumpeter Maja Helmes and South Korean born pianist Mijin Lee have been playing together for over two years. Maja Helmes completed her concert examination at the Academy of Music “Hanns Eisler” Berlin in 2004. Since then she has participated in numerous concerts of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, has played solo trumpet at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and is currently playing in the Hessian Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt. The sought-after chamber musician Mijin Lee graduated from the prestigious Yon Sei University in 1990. She received her concert diploma from the Detmold Academy of Music in 1997 and has given outstanding solo performances in Germany and abroad.

For the concert on May 3^rd, the duo is focusing on Danish music. Among other compositions, the evening’s varied programme will include Vagn Holmboe’s trumpet concerto in a new version, which was created in cooperation with the Wilhelm Hansen publishing house. It was originally composed for symphony orchestra; now this will be the premiere performance of the composition for trumpet and piano. The evening’s programme also features compositions of Axel Jørgensen, Thorvald Hansen, Hilda Sehested and Niels Viggo Bentzon.

Free entrance

Following the concert, the Royal Danish Embassy will invite the audience to a glass of wine.

If you would like to attend this concert, please RSVP Anne Jalsøe at annjal@um.dk or 030-50502201

Further information: Press attaché Dr. Henry Werner: henwer@um.dk or 030-50502203

In the foyer of the Royal Danish Embassy

Rauchstr. 1, 10787 Berlin

Free entrance