Bjarke Pauli Mogensen (born 27 December 1985 in Ronne) is a Danish

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...

ist. He began learning the accordion at age 7. At age 13, Mogensen made his debut as a soloist in a German TV broadcast with the

Munich Symphony Orchestra The Munich Symphony Orchestra (Münchner Symphoniker) is a German orchestra based in Munich but active statewide in Bavaria. It gives subscription concerts at the Herkulessaal and the Prinzregententheater and, to a lesser degree, at the Philharm ...

. Mogensen studied at the

Royal Danish Academy of Music The Royal Danish Academy of Music, or Royal Danish Conservatory of Music ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium), in Copenhagen is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest, with approxima ...

, where his teachers included Geir Draugsvoll. In 2008, he received a grant of 300,000 DKr from the ''Statens Kunstråds Musikudvalg'' (Danish Arts Council Music Committee) in support of his career. In addition to his solo career, Mogensen has served on the music faculty at the Royal Danish Academy of Music since 2010. In 2011, Mogensen had his solo debut at

Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhatta ...

, New York. Several composers have written new works for Mogensen, including Anders Koppel (''Concerto Piccolo''),

Martin Lohse Martin Lohse (born May 29, 1971) is a Danish classical composer and visual artist.(2002)
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P2's Chamber Music Competition 2011 with MYTHOS * Léonie Sonning Music Scholarship 2010 * Gladsaxe Music Prize 2009 * The Royal Danish Academy of Musics competition for singers and instrumentalists 2008 *

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"Play for Life" 2006 * Culture Bornholm Culture Award 2006 *

Victor Borge Børge Rosenbaum (3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge ( ), was a Danish-American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the North America and Europe. His ...

Music Prize 2006 *

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Classical Music Competition 2000

Grants and scholarships

* Eigil and Aennchen Harbys Fund 2011 * His Royal Highness Prince Henrik Foundation Grant * Børge Schroeder and his wife Herta Finnerups Music Scholarship 2001 * Jacob Gade Grant 2000

Releases

Accordion Concertos
on

Dacapo Records Dacapo Records is a Danish classical music and new music record label. It was founded in 1989 to promote the classical and new music of Denmark and represents itself as "the Danish National label" ("Danmarks nationale pladeselskab"). The board in ...

The song I'll never sing - Works for Accordion
on

Anders Koppel Double Concertos
on

Winter Sketches
o

References

External links

Official homepage of Bjarke Mogensens

Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium, Danish-language page on Mogensen

Almere International Chamber Music Competition - winners

P2's Chamber Music Competition 2011

in Danish
Scholarship 2010, Bjarke Mogensen

Royal Couple Stardust Price on Gaffa.dk 7. oktober 2012
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mogensen, Bjarke Living people 1985 births Danish classical musicians Royal Danish Academy of Music alumni 21st-century accordionists