Performer: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in a programme that blends two modern works with Beethoven's Ninth.

Fabio Luisi and the DNSO did not disappoint audiences in San Francisco, presenting a captivating program of Beethoven, Strauss and Nielsen.

“Denmark is not all Lego and pastries!” quipped Nikolaj Znaider to the Albert Hall audience. Indeed not. It is the land of Carl Nielsen, whose 150th birthday was celebrated in a packed Prom given by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. 

The conductor talks about her longstanding interest in music and mental health, in diverse programming – and how in the digital era musical organisations are trying to reach people they couldn’t reach before.

Maarten Walraven and Jeroen van Egmond at Symphony.live want to build a streaming platform for the world’s orchestras, working together on video for the benefit of all. Vision of the future – or pipe dream?