Thomas Dausgaard

Conductor Thomas Dausgaard, while developing a broad repertory that has taken in music from most periods, is associated with the works of composers from his native Denmark, as well as those from elsewhere in Scandinavia. He has devoted most of his recording activity to works by composers from Denmark and Sweden -- mostly contemporary ones -- and has held important conducting posts in both countries and beyond. Dausgaard made his recording debut in 1995 on a recording of composer Friedrich Ludwig Aemilius Kunzen's opera Holger Dansk. Along with performing the standard repertory, Dausgaard's concert programs are replete with names like Bent Sørensen and Dag Wirén, but particularly Rued Langgaard, Per Nørgård, and Asger Hamerik. In 2024, Dausgaard became the principal guest conductor of Spain's RTVE Symphony Orchestra and the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra.