SVEND AAQUIST JOHANSEN Svend Aaquist Johansen, conductor
Svend Aaquist is a composer and conductor. In 1991 he was asked
to put together and conduct Danish Chamber Players, and his repertoire as a
conductor ranges as wide as the ensemble's. He has conducted most of the Danish
orchestras, and abroad he has conducted the elite German chamber ensemble Ensemble
Modern. Since the mid-80s he has conducted many acclaimed opera and music drama
productions at the Royal Theatre, The Other Opera, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation
and Lerchenborg - as well as productions and tours with Danish Chamber Players,
Operatic Escape Artists of Denmark, and others. Svend Aaquist's compositions
span many genres and types of ensemble, and his music is played in most of Europe,
in North and South America, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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