Bjarke Mogensen

Bjarke Mogensen
by Julie Wouvenaar Tovgaard
Background information
Birth name	Bjarke Pauli Mogensen
Born	Ronne, Denmark
Genres	Classical and contemporary music
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Accordion
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Dacapo Records, Orchid Classics

Website	bjarkemogensen.dk

Musical artist

Bjarke Pauli Mogensen (born 27 December 1985 in Ronne)^[1] is a Danish accordionist. He began learning the accordion at age 7.^[2]

At age 13, Mogensen made his debut as a soloist in a German TV broadcast with the Munich Symphony Orchestra. Mogensen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where his teachers included Geir Draugsvoll.

In 2008, he received a grant of 300,000 DKr from the Statens Kunstråds Musikudvalg (Danish Arts Council Music Committee) in support of his career.^[2] In addition to his solo career, Mogensen has served on the music faculty at the Royal Danish Academy of Music since 2010. In 2011, Mogensen had his solo debut at Carnegie Hall, New York.

Several composers have written new works for Mogensen, including Anders Koppel (Concerto Piccolo), Martin Lohse (In Liquid), and Niklas Schmidt (Concertino for accordion and brass). Mogensen has recorded commercially for the Da Capo label, including the commissions from Koppel and Lohse.^[3]^[4]

Prizes

Almere International Chamber Music Competition 2012 with MYTHOS
EBU competition "New Talent" 2012
Danish Radio P2's Chamber Music Competition 2011 with MYTHOS
Léonie Sonning Music Scholarship 2010
Gladsaxe Music Prize 2009
The Royal Danish Academy of Musics competition for singers and instrumentalists 2008
Danish Radio "Play for Life" 2006
Culture Bornholm Culture Award 2006
Victor Borge Music Prize 2006
Berlingske Classical Music Competition 2000

Grants and scholarships

Eigil and Aennchen Harbys Fund 2011
His Royal Highness Prince Henrik Foundation Grant
Børge Schroeder and his wife Herta Finnerups Music Scholarship 2001
Jacob Gade Grant 2000

Releases

Accordion Concertos on Dacapo Records
The song I'll never sing - Works for Accordion on Dacapo Records
Anders Koppel Double Concertos on Dacapo Records
Winter Sketches on Orchid Classics

References

^ "Bjarke Mogensen". Dagbladet Børsen. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
^ ^a ^b Bjarne Hansen (2010-11-18). "Bjarke Mogensen i Carnegie Hall". Netavisen Bornholm. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
^ Joshua Kosman (2012-05-13). "Album review: Bjarke Mogensen, 'Accordion Concertos'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
^ Ralph Graves (2012-05-23). "Bjarke Mogensen Accordion Concertos – Fresh Sounds". WTJU (University of Virginia Radio). Retrieved 2015-06-25.