CrowdMateFor the opening stretch of next week, Thursday September 17 through Sunday September 20, the cleanest single-building route sits at DR Koncerthuset. Its Thursday programme places two very different live propositions under one roof: DR Symfoniorkestret in the Koncertsalen at 19:30, followed by Familien in Studie 2 at 20:00. Then, on Friday September 18 at 19:30, the orchestra returns to the Koncertsalen with the same Wagner-focused evening. The useful choice here is scale and timing. Pick Thursday for a split view of the house’s rooms, or Friday for the orchestral programme on its own terms.[1][2][3]
The shared orchestral booking is billed as “Inkinen & Wagner.” Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen leads DR Symfoniorkestret with soprano Catherine Foster and tenor Magnus Vigilius in excerpts from Wagner’s Siegfried and Götterdämmerung. DR Koncerthuset lists both September dates for the production, making this a rare chance to choose a night without changing the programme. Its estimated running time is two hours and 40 minutes, including a 30-minute interval, so the evening rewards an early arrival and a clear plan for the journey home.[1][3]
Inkinen is an especially apt guide for this material. Bayreuth Festival’s performance database describes Wagner as central to his work and records his invitation to conduct the new Ring des Nibelungen production there from 2022 onward. That context gives the Copenhagen programme a concrete frame: these are selections from the later Ring operas, presented with full symphonic forces and two singers whose roles are integral to the evening’s dramatic weight.[1][4]
A Wagner programme across Thursday and Friday
Thursday’s DR Symfoniorkestret concert begins at 19:30 in Koncertsalen, and Friday’s begins at the same local time. For listeners deciding between them, the distinction is less about repertoire than about pace. Thursday creates a full-house evening with Familien starting nearby half an hour later; Friday leaves the Wagner programme as the destination. The official listing places Pietari Inkinen, Catherine Foster and Magnus Vigilius with the orchestra, and identifies the music as excerpts from Siegfried and Götterdämmerung.[1][3]
DR Koncerthuset’s own orchestra presentation emphasises a season that moves between major classical works, new music and film music. This September engagement lands firmly in the first category, with Wagner’s long-breathed orchestral writing and theatrical vocal lines given room in the venue’s largest hall. Readers who want the full arc should treat the interval as part of the night, since the published duration includes that 30-minute pause.[1][3]
See which of your friends are going, and find people to go with.
Get the app
Familien in Studie 2 on Thursday
Familien supplies Thursday’s second route at DR Koncerthuset, starting at 20:00 in Studie 2. The group formed in 2020 as Benjamin Hav’s backing band and has since built an identity of its own. DR Koncerthuset describes its live format through groove-based playing, brass, choreography and a hands-on band feel; the listing names nine members, including Viggo Bandholm, Kristoffer Sjelberg, Emil Falk, Bastian Sjelberg, Troels Mørkenborg, Birk Nevel, Torben Jensen, Lars Vissing and Kim Neergaard.[2]
This makes Familien the concise alternative for Thursday night: an ensemble concert with rhythm and collective movement at its centre, staged in Studie 2 while the Wagner selections unfold in Koncertsalen. The contrast is unusually legible inside one address. A listener can choose the immersive orchestral duration, the 90-minute Familien set, or build an evening around the atmosphere of the building before committing to one room.[2][3]
Practical route for September 17–20
DR Koncerthuset is at Ørestads Boulevard 13, 2300 København S. DR Symfoniorkestret performs “Inkinen & Wagner” at 19:30 on Thursday September 17 and Friday September 18 in Koncertsalen. Familien plays Studie 2 at 20:00 on Thursday September 17. The official event pages also carry venue guidance, ticket status and service information. Recheck DR Koncerthuset’s official pages before leaving for current entry details, timings and any programme changes.[1][2][3]
Sources
- Inkinen & Wagner — DR Koncerthuset
- Familien — DR Koncerthuset
- DR Koncerthuset — DR Koncerthuset
- Pietari Inkinen: Performance Database — Bayreuth Festival