2014-2015

FACULTY PRESENTATION
DISTANCE LEARNING 2014/2015
September 2014
DISTANCE LEARNING AT RDAM
For the past 4 years RDAM has worked on developing Distance Learning and over the past years it has become a more
integrated part of the activities at the academy.
During the time of development, RDAM has focused on different aspects of Distance Learning and the new challenges
that occur when working with new technology. Focus has been placed on the technological development, on the new
didactical challenges that faculty and students meet when the classes are no longer face to face but virtual, and lastly
RDAM has worked on strengthening the personal relationship between faculty members from RDAM and our partner
institutions.
In this publication, we are very happy to present the RDAM faculty members working with Distance Learning in
2014/2015.
We are always very interested in hearing from new interested partners, so please do not hesitate to contact us.
On behalf of the Distance Learning project group.
Marianne Løkke Jakobsen
Director for International Affair
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FACULTY MEMBERS
The faculty members presented in this section are already scheduled to
work with distance learning in 2014/2015.
SERGUEI AZIZIAN (b. 1957), Professor of violin at The Royal Danish
Academy of Music.
Serguei Azizian comleted his studies at the Leningrad Conservatory (Skt
Petersburg) graduating with an advanced postgraduate diploma.
He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Russia, Scandinavia,
USA, Japan, Korea and China. Serguei Azizian has taught in St. Petersburg Conservatory (1990-1993) and in 2001 he
was appointed professor in violin at The Royal Danish Academy of Music). Serguei Azizian has played in the
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (1980-1993) and is former concert master in Copenhagen Phil (1993-2011).
Serguei Azizian has recorded numerous CD's with the Copenhagen Phil. Among his recordings are of Britten and
Walton's violin concertos and works by Schubert, Bach, Prokovieff, Schnittke, Ravel, Messiaen, Schønberg,
Babadjanian Langgaard.
In 2009, Serguei Azizian was awarded the Carl Nielsen and Anne-Marie Carl Nielsen Award one of Denmarks most
prestigious prizes. Sergui Azizian was awarded the prize for his ability to raise the standards for future Danish
violinists.
Key Areas: Repertoire in Violin and chamber music
TIM FREDERIKSEN (b.1955) Head of Department for Strings and
Professor in Viola and Chamber Music.
Tim Frederiksen studied with Gunnar Frederiksen, Erling Bloch in
Copenhagen and Professor Max Rostal, Konservatorium für Musik,
Switzerland.
In 1980 he was appointed Principal Viola in the Danish National Symphony Orchestra - from 1983 to 1996 as concert
master. He has appeared as a soloist with most Danish symphony orchestras on both violin and viola.
Tim Frederiksen is a much sought-after chambemusician. As primarius in the Danish String Quartet he has given a
great many recitals all over Europe and has recorded the collected string quartets by Brahms, Ib Nørholm, Carl
Nielsen and Paul Hindemith - this last recording has been awarded with Deutsche Schallplatten Preis 1997.
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In 1995 Tim Frederiksen was appointed Professor of viola and chamber music at the Royal Danish Academy of Music
in Copenhagen. In his capacity as Head of Chamber Music Tim Frederiksen has coached award winning Danish
ensembles, like The Danish String Quartet, Nightingale String Quartet, Trio Ismena and many more.
Tim Frederiksen is highly in demand as a teacher at international and national master classes and is often invited as
jury member in international music competitions, a.o the Max Rostal Competition in Berlin and Trondheim
International Chamber Music Competition.
Key Areas: Repertoire in viola, Chamber music coach
GEIR DRAUGSVOLL (b. 1967), Professor of Accordion at The Royal Danish
Academy of Music.
Geir Draugsvoll earns worldwide recognition as one of the most important musicians on
the classical accordion. Through collaborations with many composers, Geir Draugsvoll
must also be characterized as one of the pioneers on this young instrument, and he has
premiered a large number of works.
He has performed as soloist all over the world in festivals and concert-halls like Concertgebouw (Holland), Alte Oper
Frankfurt (Germany), Barbican Hall (London), Mariinsky Hall (Skt. Petersburg), Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory
(Russia), Gasteig (Munich) and many others. As soloist with orchestra, he has performed with London Symphony
Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Mariinsky Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra and collaborates frequently with
conductors like Valery Gergiev, Vasily Petrenko, David Geringas and many others.
Geir Draugsvoll is Norwegian, but now lives in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he is Professor and head of the
accordion department at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Key areas: Repertoire in accordion
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KIRSTEN BUHL MØLLER (b.1945) is Head of Vocal Department and Professor of
Voice at The Royal Danish Academy of Music.
She was trained at The Royal Danish Academy of Music and The Opera Academy in
Copenhagen as a soloist with further studies in London and New York.
Prof. Møller has had an extensive career as an opera singer and concert performer in Denmark and abroad with a
comprehensive repertoire and frequent appearances on radio and television. Parallel to her teaching at the academy
and The Opera Academy, she gives master classes and for both students and professional singers.
Key Areas: Repertoire in voice and interpretation.
JESPER SIVEBÆK (b. 1962), Ass. Professor (Guitar) at The Royal Danish
Academy of Music.
Jesper Sivebak studied at the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in Odense in the
class of Jørgen Bjørslev. Jesper Sivebæk completed further studies at the
University of Quebec in Montreal with Prof. Alvaro Pierri. He made his debut
from the soloist class at the Music Academy in Malmö with Professor Per-Olof Johnsson
During the last years Jesper Sivebæk has been a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London (UK),
Musikhögskolan in Malmö (SE), the Academy of Music in Tallinn (EE)and at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. (US)
He has been a soloist with a number of orchestras, among others Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra
Kielce (Poland), Aarhus Sinfonietta, Randers Chamber Orchestra. He has had major solo engagements with the
Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Phil. and The Danish Royal Orchestra. As a soloist he has
performed with conductors such as Jean Thorel, Søren K. Hansen, David Riddell, Paavo Järvi.
Key Areas: Repertoire in Guitar ensemble playing for guitarists
NIKLAS SIVELÖV (b.1968) is Head of Piano Department and Professor at
The Royal Danish Academy of Music.
He has studied in Sweden, Germany and England (London) under Prof. Liisa
Pohjola, Prof. Gabriel Amiras and Maria Curcio. Prof. Sivelöv is a very active and
versatile pianist, dedicated professor and composer. He performs recitals at
prestigious venues all around the world, has performed with leading orchestras
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in Scandinavia and Europe, and has around 50 pianoconcertos in his repertory, including 3 of his own.
He has collaborated with conductors such as: Alan Gilbert, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Paavo Berglund, Thomas Dausgaard,
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Mario Venzago, Janos Fürst a.o.
He gives recitals in prestigious venues all over the world such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Barbican Centre and
has worked together with Mark Peskanov, Leonid Gorokhov, Martin Fröst, Patrick Gallois, Oystein Baadsvik and
Szymon Krzesowiec a.o.
He has released more than 25 recordings with music by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Skrjabin and himself, and has
received many international awards, including The Diapason d’Or, Independent Music Award, Vox Populis, CIEM in
Geneva, World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, and the prestigious “The Golden Apple”.
Key Areas: Repertoire in piano
JESPER JUUL WINDAHL (b. 1973) is Head of Brass Department and Professor
(trombone) at The Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Jesper Juul Windahl was trained as a trombonist at the Royal Academy of Music in
Aarhus, followed by studies in Paris, Chicago and London and at the Royal Danish
Academy of Music, where he made his debut concert in 1998. Jesper Juul Windahl was
only 23 years old when he was appointed principal solo trombonist in The Danish
National Symphony Orchestra.
Jesper Juul Windahl is a significant performer with an extensive experience as orchestral musician, soloist and
chamber musician on an international level.
Jesper Juul Windahl has won several international competitions and he has also been a soloist in many contexts,
including concerts with internationally renowned orchestras such as Südwestrundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester,
Bayerischer Rundfunk, and the Suisse Romande Orchestra. Finally, he has been very active in creating new Danish
trombone literature and premiered a large number of works for trombone in Denmark.
Prior to his nomination as professor of brass at The Royal Danish Academy of Music, Jesper Juul Windahl obtained
extensive teaching experience from the music academies in Aarhus, Copenhagen and Malmö, all the while managing a
parallel career as a conductor. He has worked with leading Danish orchestras and ensembles such as the Danish
National chamber Orchestra, Athelas Sinfonietta, Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the regional orchestras.
Key Areas: Repertoire in trombone and brass ensemble/chamber music
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MORTEN ZEUTHEN (b.1951) is Professor in Cello at The Royal Danish
Academy of Music.
Morten Zeuthen studied with Paul Tortelier (FR) and Asger Lund Christian
(DK) and for a short period Mstislav Rostropovich and Arto Noras.. He has
worked as solo cellist in The Danish National Symphony Orchestra and as a
member of the legendary Kontra String Quartet.
As soloist, he has performed with all the Danish symphony orchestras. He often gives solo performances and has
extensive duo activities with the acclaimed pianist Amalie Malling. Together they have played in Carnegie Hall, New
York; Wigmore Hall, London; and Casals Hall, Tokyo.
He has made many recordings. His recording of Bach’s solo suites received a Danish Grammy for Classical Recording
of 1994 and in 2006 the Suzuki Classical Review found Morten Zeuthen’s recording the best out of the 110 recordings
available. His CD, “L’Homme Armé” with new Danish solo music was awarded the Classical Solo Recording of 2006.
Among other awards is the prize given by the Danish Musicians Union.
As chamber musician, Morten Zeuthen was a member of the legendary Kontra String Quartet from 1976 to 2000. The
quartet toured Europe, Japan and the US during a time when they were an ensemble officially representing the Danish
state. The Quartet have been awarded The Gramophone Record of the Year, have been twice nominated for the Nordic
Council Music Prize and they received the special prize for the year’s new music recording at the MIDEM festival in
Cannes, etc.
As professor of cello at The Royal Danish Academy of Music, Morten Zeuthen has led a blooming, international class
of cellists since his appointment in 1996. His students have won many prizes and positions in example his students
have won first prize in The Danish String Competition three years in a row.
Key Areas: Repertoire in cello.
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FACULTY MEMBERS
The faculty members in the section are interested in working with distance
learning in 2014/2015 and may be available upon request.
BINE BRYNDORF (b.1969) is Head of Organ Department and Professor at
The Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Bine Bryndorf studied with Michael Radulescu, Daniel Roth and William Porter
(organ) and with Gordon Murray (harpsichord). She was a teaching assistant to
Prof. Radulescu in Vienna for five years before moving to Copenhagen.
Bine Bryndorf has been prize winner in several competitions, among them Innsbruck, Brügge and Odense (organ) and
Melk and Copenhagen (chamber
music). She was Artist in Residence at the National Danish Radio in 1999/2000
Bine Bryndorf has given concerts and master classes all over Europe, in Japan and in USA. She has recorded the organ
works of J.S.Bach, D. Buxtehude and contemporary composers for the Hänssler, Dacapo, and Classico lables. In 2007
she completed a prize-winning recording of all of Buxtehude’s organ works for Dacapo Records (see www.dacaporecords.dk) .
She is President of the Jury for the Odense International Organ Competition and is regularly sought after as a member
of international juries.
In 2012-13 she is also Guest Professor at the Birmingham Conservatoire, UK.
Key Areas: Repertoire in organ including main chamber music repertoire and historical oriented improvisation.
HANS DAVIDSSON (b.1958) is Professor of Organ at The Royal Danish
Academy of Music.
Prior to his nomination at The Royal Danish Academy of Music Hans Davidsson
was Professor of Organ at The Eastman School of Music and project director of
the Eastman-Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI).
Since 2007, he has served also as Professor of Organ at The Bremen Hochschule für Künste in Germany. 1987–2005,
he served as Professor of Organ at The School of Music at Göteborg University, and 1994-2009 as The Artistic Director
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of the Göteborg International Organ Academy (GIOA), and he is also the founder of Göteborg Organ Art Center
(GOArt).
He performs and teaches at major festivals and academies throughout the world. He has made many recordings, most
recently the complete works of Dieterich Buxtehude on the Loft label.
Key Areas: Repertoire in organ.
JØRGEN FUGLEBÆK (b. 1953) is part time Faculty (ensemble conducting) at
The Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Jørgen Fuglebæk is M.phil. in musicology from University of Copenhagen in1985 and
trained conductor from Royal Academy of Music, London in 1980. Awarded price
winner at the Nordic Youth Conducting competition in Norrköping, SE and debut in
Tivoli Concert Hall directing Copenhagen Phil in 1981.
In 1982, he was rewarded with the Swedish Conductors Association's award and have also been engaged in numerous
projects with both Swedish and Danish orchestras together with the Danish National Radio Choir. Furthermore, he
has been performing in most parts of Europe.
Key Areas: Conducting and working with orchestras/ensembles/choirs including conducting technique, score
analysis and instruction of ensemble.
JOHN KRUSE (b.1963) is part time Faculty (clarinet) at The Royal Danish
Academy of Music.
He began his studies in 1980 at The Carl Nielsen Conservatory in Odense,
Denmark. In 1984 he continued his studies on the Paris Conservatory with
Professor Guy Deplus.
From 1987 he began playing in The Royal Danish Orchestra and in 1989. In 2005 he was appointed as solo clarinettist
in The Royal Danish Orchestra.
John Kruse has recorded several CD’s with works by Mozart for basset horn, Messiaen Quatour pour la Fin du Temps,
and the clarinet concertos by Mozart and Carl Nielsen and latest the clarinet quintets of Mozart and Brahms. John
Kruse awarded the Jacob Gade Award and the Holger Bruusgårds Legat.
Key Areas: Repertoire in clarinet.
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CHRISTEN STUBBE TEGLBJÆRG (b. 1956), Associate Professor specialized in
accompaniment and vocal coach) at The Royal Danish Academy of Music and The Opera
Academy.
He has studied science and music theory at University of Copenhagen before starting his
studies at The Royal Danish Academy of Music. He received his diploma from The Royal
Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen in 1985. After this he continued his studies in
Vienna and he had his debut as concert pianist in Copenhagen in 1987.
He has attended master classes with Irwin Gage, Paul von Schilhawsky, Geoffrey Parsons and Roger Vignoles.
He is the accompanist for a number of leading Scandinavian singers with frequent appearances on radio and
television. Christen Stubbe Teglbjærg gives master classes on a regular basis for both singers and accompanists.
Key Areas: Vocal coaching and accompaniment for pianists
NIKOLAJ VILTOFT (b.1977) is part time Faculty (trumpet) at The Royal
Danish Academy of Music.
He studied at Cologne University of Music and The Royal Danish Academy of
Music. In 2003 he won the position as principal trumpet at the Paris Opera
becoming the first non-French wind player ever to hold this position.
Since 2006, he has occupied the position of principal trumpet at the Royal Danish Orchestra. With the brass quintet
“Art of Brass Copenhagen” he has won the International Brass Quintet Competition in Narbonne in 2000 and the
International Jan Koetsier Wettbewerb in Munich in 1999.
Key Areas: Repertoire in trumpet, trumpet technique, orchestral excerpts and audition preparations.
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ONGOING PROJECTS
In the coming year focus will be on the further development of projects that take their starting points in the new
technology and the new possibilities that it offers.
In example, RDAM is developing the GLOBAL AUDITION TRAINING PROGRAMME which aims at bringing forward
new knowledge and insight of diverse orchestral traditions into the schools of music. Students from The Royal Danish
Academy of Music together with students from Vienna, Cleveland, Shanghai and Miami will play live for orchestral
concertmasters and solo players from professional symphony orchestras i.e. Vienna Philharmonic, Cleveland
Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Danish National
Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Danish Orchestra. The programme is established in a close collaboration between
partners from East and West: Cleveland Institute of Music (US), New World Symphony, America's Orchestral
Academy (US), Shanghai Conservatory of Music, University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (AT) and The Royal
Danish Academy of music (DK).
Live feedback is given to the student on his/her playing in relation to the specific orchestra. This gives the students the
insight to prepare their audition, knowing exactly what to emphasize in that particular orchestra. A direct connection
is made between the professional orchestras and the students. Different traditions in relation to playing styles, sound
and repertoire are identified and discussed in the panel.
Furthermore, the academy takes part in developing a virtual library MUSAIC. MUSIAC is a digital library of classical
music, instructional videos and an online classical music community curated by New World Symphony, America's
Orchestral Academy in conjunction with nine premier partner institutions. MUSIAC is a new approach to the timehonored tradition of passing musical knowledge to each succeeding generation.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The Royal Danish Academy of Music features one dedicated 50 m2 studio for distance learning. We can accommodate
soloists with and without accompaniment as well as ensembles up to 8 players. There is also space for a small local
audience. In the case of large scale masterclasses, our equipment can be moved and connected in one of our halls. We
have a 1Gbit/1Gbit dedicated fibre connection from our equipment via the Danish NREN, DeiC, through which we
connect seamlessly to its equivalents all over the world.
We can make connections over H.323 using a Polycom HDX 8000 with call speeds up to 6 Mbit and using Siren22
Stereo with Music Mode, provided that the far end are using similar equipment. For connections within continental
Europe, we also have support for LOLA SD Color.
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CONTACT RDAM
Distance Learning Project Group
Thomas Solak, Educational Technology and Distance Learning (technical setup, initial test, new
technologies, pedagogical connections between faculty)
Email: [email protected]
Jesper Andersen, Sound Engeneering, Distance Learning Coordinator (planning, scheduling, booking and
conducting of concrete sessions)
Email: [email protected]
Marianne Løkke Jakobsen
Director of International Affairs
Email: [email protected]
IP Adress
Ipv4 130.225.244.131 / Ipv6 2001:878:912::2
International Relations Office
Email: [email protected]
The Royal Danish Academy of Music
Rosenørns Allé 22
DK 1970 Frederiksberg
Denmark
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +45 72267226 (Mon-Fri 9:00-15:00)
Fax: +4572267272
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