Artiste: Concerto Copenhagen

Lars Ulrik Mortensen versetzte in drei unvergessliche Rausche, weil in ihm und dem Ensemble lebendiger Haydn-Witz und kraftstrotzende Haydn-Klasse steckten.

CoCo's players used a minimum of overt embellishment, always effective and appropriate, as if they felt that nothing more was needed than the printed notes.

After a twelve year absence from his schedule, the Norwegian pianist returns to the classic warhorse in a bracing concert given by Concerto Copenhagen. 

Remaining in a comfortable niche isn't an acceptable option: the General Manager of Denmark's most prominent classical music export tells us about their plans for wider fame.

As Concerto Copenhagen prepare a tour of Handel's unusual work, Artistic Director Lars Ulrik Mortensen tells us why he thinks it is unjustly neglected.