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Individual performers & team players
DR Symfoniorkestret består af 106 musikere, som alle er højt specialiserede instrumentalister. Men der er stærke fællesskaber i de forskellige instrumentgrupper, som tilsammen udgør det store orkester.
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra is known for having many strong personalities in the woodwind section. It has been that way for generations, according to the bassoonist Dorte Bennike: ‘Woodwind players include some of the best-known and most exposed musicians in the orchestra, because they have so many major solos. At the same time, we have to function well and sound good as a group, despite the fact that the instruments are quite varied. This requires an enormous amount of flexibility,’ Dorte Bennike says. ‘In the Danish National Symphony Orchestra we have a long tradition for playing with a pronounced, personal expressiveness in our woodwind players. It is a requirement of ours that we get past the footlights, both individually in solos and as a group.’
Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull
Woodwind players with personality
