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Large and varied field for the Rued Langgaard Competition 2025
12 ensembles and soloists from the country’s three conservatories competed in the Rued Langgaard Competition 2025 this weekend. The 4th participants took home prizes.
For the 5th year in a row, the Rued Langgaard Competition was held in Copenhagen on the first weekend of May.
On Saturday, a varied field of lied duos, violin/piano duos, solo piano, string quartet and organ – and as something new in the category Arrangements of music by Langgaard, a piano trio and guitar/song duo. On Sunday, the field was reduced to 6 finalists, from which 4 prize winners could go home with prizes.
AWARD RECIPIENTS
- Pianist Denisa Irena Pirvulescu won the first prize of DKK 25,000 and a concert at the Rued Langgaard Festival 2025. She is in her 5th year at the Royal. Danish Academy of Music in her 5th year.
- Mezzo-soprano Berte Wiggers Lyneborg and pianist Merel Beelen won the 2nd prize of DKK 15,000. They both attend the Royal Danish Academy of Music. Danish Academy of Music in their 3rd year.
- Trio Lingo, consisting of Simen Kraggerud, piano, Villads Littauer, violin and Lara Biancalana, cello, shared 3rd prize of DKK 10,000 each. They had arranged selected works by Langgaard for piano trio.
- The other 3rd prize went to LAiKA Quartet by Jakob Elmark, Jonas Willlaume, Jens Bendix and Amalie Staunæs. They all study at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. Danish Academy of Music.
JURY
Once again this year, six skilled jury members listened through two intense days of great sound:
Sine Bundgaard, soprano, Marie Louise Broholt Jensen, viola, Kristoffer Hyldig, piano, Teresa La Cour, violin, Jakob Lorentzen, organist and Esben Tange – jury leader and festival director of Rued Langgaard Festival.
Head of the Rued Langgaard Competition Signe Asmussen was once again impressed by the young musicians’ high professional level:
“The Rued Langgaard Competition is an incredibly exciting space to follow the young musicians in. They throw themselves into Langgaard’s music with a great appetite to make it their own, giving it new nuances and personality. It’s so wonderful to hear their courage expressed at such a high musical level.”
Jury leader Esben Tange adds: “It was a particular joy to hear the ensembles that threw themselves into arranging music by Langgaard for their own ensembles. The GuitarIlied duo found a new intimacy and poetry in Langgaard’s songs, and Trio Lingo’s version of the piano piece Afgrundsmusik was hair-raisingly dangerous. Respect!”
What is the Rued Langgaard Competition
The Rued Langgaard Competition is an annual competition for students at music conservatories. The idea is to give the young musicians an insight into Rued Langgaard’s music, so they can take it with them in their musicianship. Before the competition, there are workshops at all three conservatories where the students are guided to understand Langgaard’s musical language.
The Rued Langgaard Competition is generously supported by: Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond, Augustinus Fonden, Beckett Fonden, Toyota Fonden, Johan Hoffmann Fonden, Koda, Projektpuljen, Statens Kunstfond, Knud Højgaards Fond, Toyota Fonden, Ribe Domkirke, Esbjerg Kommune and C. Bechstein.
