Jesper Nordin (Danish conductor)

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Jesper Nordin (full name Jesper Loeser Severinsen Nordin; born 1975) is a Danish conductor and composer.

Jesper Nordin in The Copenhagen Ring leading the Orchestra

Education and work[]

Early education[]

Nordin graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in December 2006. His teachers were , , Tamás Vetö, . Nordin also had private studies with Janos Fürst.

Conduction work[]

Since 2004, Nordin has been the assistant conductor at the Royal Danish Opera on over 25 productions, including the complete "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (Richard Wagner) cycle '', , Elektra (Strauss), Wozzeck (Berg), (Tschaikovsky), Don Carlo (Verdi), Tosca (Puccini), The Rake's Progress (Stravinsky), Tristan & Isolde, Parsifal (Wagner), Selma Jezkova (Poul Ruders), Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) a.o.

Nordin was the / at the Royal Danish Opera between 2008 and 2010. In 2010, Nordin conducted the world premiere of 's opera "Waiting in nowhere" at the Royal Danish Opera. Nordin also had his first appearance with the Royal Danish Ballet in March 2010 (in Balanchine's "Serenade").

Recent years[]

Lately, Nordin has appeared often with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, the contemporary music ensemble Athelas and several other of Denmark's professional orchestras and ensembles. Since April 1st, 2019, Nordin has been the conductor for the Prince of Denmark's Brass Ensemble (Prinsens Musikkorps, formerly Prinsens Livregiment). Nordin was also appointed Artistic Director of the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra on January 1, 2020.

External links[]

• Professional website
• List of Danish Conductors on Wikipedia