Thomas Dausgaard

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Born: July 4, 1963; Copenhagen, Denmark  
Danish 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, in particular Sweden. Indeed, 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. Read more Dausgaard's concert programs and discography are replete with names like Bent Sřrensen, Johan Svendsen, Dag Wirén, August Enna, but particularly Rued Langgaard, Per Nřrgĺrd, and Asger Hamerik. In fact, Dausgaard has recorded highly praised extensive multi-disc sets devoted to the orchestral works of the latter three composers. For all his devotion to Scandinavian music, though, Dausgaard has also received lavish critical praise for his series for the Simax label of the complete orchestral works of Beethoven. He has amassed a sizeable discography within a mere decade or so, his recordings appearing on a variety of labels, including Da Capo, BIS, Chandos, and Virgin Classics.

Thomas Dausgaard was born on July 4, 1963, in Copenhagen. He studied music there at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and later at the Royal College of Music, London. After holding minor posts and freelancing as a conductor in Scandinavia in his early career, Dausgaard received his first major appointment in 1997, that of principal conductor of the Örebro-based Swedish Chamber Orchestra.

In 2001 he debuted at the Proms in London with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and went on to conduct many orchestras in the U.K., including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and City of Birmingham Symphony orchestra.

Also in 2001, Dausgaard added a second prestigious post when he accepted the appointment as principal guest conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. He served in that capacity until 2004 when he was elevated to that ensemble's principal conductor. Dausgaard's first major recording was made with the DNSO, the 1998 Bach to the Future, a Chandos disc containing the title work by Nřrgĺrd and various pieces by other composers.

Dausgaard has regularly toured the major cities of Europe with both his ensembles and has guest-conducted some of the leading American orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, and Los Angeles Philharmonic. Among Dausgaard's newer recordings is the 2007 BIS CD of Dvorák's Symphonies No. 6 and No. 9, with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Read less

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Norgaard: Symphony No 3 & 7 / Dausgaard
Norgaard: Symphony No 3 & 7 / Dausgaard
Release Date: 02/24/2009   Label: Dacapo  
Catalog: 6220547   Number of Discs: 1
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Langgaard: Antikrist / Dausgaard, Dahl, Resmark, Byriel, Elming, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Langgaard: Antikrist / Dausgaard, Dahl, Resmark, Byriel, Elming, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Release Date: 05/25/2010   Label: Dacapo  
Catalog: 2110409   Number of Discs: 1
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Langgaard: Antikrist / Dausgaard, Byriel, Dahl, Elming
Langgaard: Antikrist / Dausgaard, Byriel, Dahl, Elming
Release Date: 10/18/2005   Label: Dacapo  
Catalog: 2110402   Number of Discs: 1
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Langgaard: Symphonies No 12, 13 & 14 / Dausgaard, Et Al
Langgaard: Symphonies No 12, 13 & 14 / Dausgaard, Et Al
Release Date: 01/30/2007   Label: Dacapo  
Catalog: 6220517   Number of Discs: 1
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Hartmann: Prophecy Of The Seeress, Hakon Jarl / Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony
Hartmann: Prophecy Of The Seeress, Hakon Jarl / Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony
Release Date: 03/27/2007   Label: Dacapo  
Catalog: 8226061   Number of Discs: 1
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    Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Incontri - Works for Orchestra / Dausgaard, BBC Symphony
    Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Incontri - Works for Orchestra / Dausgaard, BBC Symphony
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8226120 Release Date: 10/14/2016   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgree
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  BBC Symphony Orchestra
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    Mahler: Symphony No. 10 / Dausgaard, Seattle Symphony
    Mahler: Symphony No. 10 / Dausgaard, Seattle Symphony
    Label: Seattle Symphony   Catalog: 1011 Release Date: 06/10/2016   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Gustav Mahler
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Seattle Symphony Orchestra
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    Dvorak & Martinu: Cello Concertos / Poltera, Dausgaard
    Dvorak & Martinu: Cello Concertos / Poltera, Dausgaard
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 2157 Release Date: 04/08/2016   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Antonín Dvorák,  Bohuslav Martinu
    Performer:  Christian Poltera
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Deutches Symphonie Orchester
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    Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 2166 Release Date: 01/08/2016   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer:  Magdalena Risberg,  Camilla Tilling
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra,  Swedish Radio Choir
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    Bent Sorensen/Peter Asmussen: Sounds Like You
    Bent Sorensen/Peter Asmussen: Sounds Like You
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 6220632 Release Date: 10/09/2015   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Bent Sorensen
    Performer:  Loré Lixenberg,  Signe Asmussen,  Mads Wille,  Marie Louise Wille
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Danish National Symphony Orchestra,  Danish National Vocal Ensemble
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    Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 'emperor'; Choral Fantasy
    Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 'emperor'; Choral Fantasy
    Label: Simax   Catalog: 1285 Release Date: 09/11/2015   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer:  Boris Berezovsky
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    Schubert: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Schubert: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 1989 Release Date: 10/14/2014   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    I Magnifici Della Musica Classica: Mozart
    I Magnifici Della Musica Classica: Mozart
    Label: Saifam (Usa)   Catalog: 1018 Release Date: 09/09/2014   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Ronan O'Hara,  Jeffrey Bryant,  Jonathan Carney
    Conductor:  Jane Glover,  Jonathan Carney,  James Lockhart,  Yuri Simonov  ... 
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    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3-5 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3-5 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 1786 Release Date: 03/25/2014   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    Schubert: Symphony No 6 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Schubert: Symphony No 6 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 1987 Release Date: 07/30/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    Beethoven: The Creatures Of Prometheus; Twelve Menuets; Twelve German Dances / Dausgaard
    Beethoven: The Creatures Of Prometheus; Twelve Menuets; Twelve German Dances / Dausgaard
    Label: Simax   Catalog: 1284 Release Date: 05/28/2013   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    Wagner: Wesendonck-lieder, Overtures / Stemme, Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Wagner: Wesendonck-lieder, Overtures / Stemme, Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 2022 Release Date: 04/30/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Wagner
    Performer:  Katarina Andreasson,  Nina Stemme
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    Brahms: Symphony No 1 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Brahms: Symphony No 1 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 1756 Release Date: 01/22/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johannes Brahms
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6, Romeo And Juliet / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6, Romeo And Juliet / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 1959 Release Date: 09/25/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    4 Symphonies - Brahms, Dvorak, Sibelius, Nielsen / Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    4 Symphonies - Brahms, Dvorak, Sibelius, Nielsen / Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Label: C Major   Catalog: 710508 Release Date: 06/26/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johannes Brahms,  Antonín Dvorák,  Jean Sibelius,  Carl Nielsen
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Danish National Symphony Orchestra
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    4 Symphonies / Thomas Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony Orchestra [blu-ray]
    4 Symphonies / Thomas Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony Orchestra [blu-ray]
    Label: C Major   Catalog: 710604 Release Date: 06/26/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johannes Brahms,  Antonín Dvorák,  Jean Sibelius,  Carl Nielsen
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Danish National Symphony Orchestra
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    Carl Nielsen - The Masterworks Vol. 1 - Orchestral Music
    Carl Nielsen - The Masterworks Vol. 1 - Orchestral Music
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8206002 Release Date: 09/27/2011   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Carl Nielsen
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard,  Michael Schonwandt
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Danish National Symphony Orchestra,  Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
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    Zen Violin
    Zen Violin
    Label: Erato   Catalog: 94556 Release Date: 07/12/2011   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Antonio Vivaldi,  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Jean-Marie Leclair,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  ... 
    Performer:  Christopher Warren-Green,  Jonathan Rees,  Christian Tetzlaff,  Jean-Jacques Kantorow  ... 
    Conductor:  Christopher Warren-Green,  Jonathan Rees,  Jean-Jacques Kantorow,  Christian Tetzlaff  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Scottish Ensemble
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    Bruckner: Symphony No 2 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Bruckner: Symphony No 2 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 1829 Release Date: 12/21/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Anton Bruckner
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    Rued Langgaard: Music Of The Spheres
    Rued Langgaard: Music Of The Spheres
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 6220535 Release Date: 08/31/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Rued Langgaard
    Performer:  Johan Reuter,  Lars Cleveman,  Inger Dam-Jensen,  Hetna Regitza Bruun
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Danish National Chorus,  Danish National Symphony Orchestra
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    Langgaard: Antikrist / Dausgaard, Dahl, Resmark, Byriel, Elming, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Langgaard: Antikrist / Dausgaard, Dahl, Resmark, Byriel, Elming, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 2110409 Release Date: 05/25/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Rued Langgaard
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Danish National Symphony Orchestra
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    Knudage Riisager: Orchestral Works / Hardenberger, Dausgaard
    Knudage Riisager: Orchestral Works / Hardenberger, Dausgaard
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 6220584 Release Date: 04/27/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Knudage Riisager
    Performer:  Hĺkan Hardenberger
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
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    Schubert: Symphonies 8 & 9 / Dausgaard, Swedish CO
    Schubert: Symphonies 8 & 9 / Dausgaard, Swedish CO
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 1656 Release Date: 03/30/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    Hamerik: Symphonies / Dausgaard, Helsingborg Symphony
    Hamerik: Symphonies / Dausgaard, Helsingborg Symphony
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 620000 Release Date: 11/17/2009   Number of Discs: 4
    Composer:  Asger Hamerik
    Performer:  Randi Stene
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Danish National Radio Choir,  Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
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    J.P.E. Hartmann - Key Masterpieces
    J.P.E. Hartmann - Key Masterpieces
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8226103-04 Release Date: 11/17/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johan Peter E. Hartmann
    Performer:  Hans Fagius,  Nina Gade,  Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider,  Bohumila Jedlickóva
    Conductor:  Thomas Dausgaard,  Michael Schonwandt
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Danish National Symphony Orchestra,  Tre Musici
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