Mogens Dahl Concert Hall is a chamber music venue in the Islands Brygge district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was opened at the private initiative of Mogens Dahl in 2005. [1]
Mogens Dahl Concert Hall is a chamber music venue in the Islands Brygge district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was opened at the private initiative of Mogens Dahl in 2005. [1]
The concert hall is located in the former Hertz Book Publishing House from 1901. The complex also houses the design company VIPP. [2]
The concert hall plays host to Chamber concerts with both Danish and international names. It also has its own chamber ensemble, Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir .
Among the musicians to have played in the hall are:
The hall is named after its founder and owner, conductor Mogens Dahl.
Isaac Stern was an American violinist.
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