Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen

Copenhagen (pronounced: koʊpənheɪɡən) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 (2009) and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179 (2009). Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand (the conference site) and Amager (the airport).

Copenhagen was first documented in the 11th century and became the capital of Denmark in the beginning of the 15th century. Denmark is the oldest monarchy in the world and the royal castle Amalienborg is located down by the harbor front of Copenhagen. Over the past decade Copenhagen has also become the leading cruise capital of Europe. This is due to its unique location as port to the Baltic region, its unique sights and the state of the art international airport (Kastrup Airport), which several times has been recognized as Europe’s #1 airport.

In Copenhagen you’ll also find the Danish Parliament located in the old Christiansborg Castle. Copenhagen also features a lot of other fascinating buildings from the medieval city center over the unique buildings built during the reign of Christian IV to the brand new Danish Radio Town and the huge transnational Oresund Bridge linking Denmark and Sweden, thus making it theoretically possible to drive all the way to China – should you so desire!
Copenhagen also has a unique variety of restaurants, pubs and cafés. You’ll easily find a restaurant serving food to your ethnical liking. Also McDonald’s, Burger King and KFC are conveniently located at the Town Hall Square in downtown Copenhagen.

Even though the official state religion of Denmark is Lutheran Protestant, there are churches for almost any faith. In the English Church located picturesquely at the harbor front, you’ll be able to attend the service in English.

In 2008 Copenhagen was ranked #4 by Financial Times-owned FDi magazine on their list of Top 50 European Cities of the Future after London, Paris and Berlin. In 2008 Copenhagen was singled out as the Most Liveable City in the World by international lifestyle magazine Monocle on their Top 25 Most Liveable Cities 2008 list. It is also considered one of the world's most environmentally friendly cities with the water in the inner harbour being so clean that it can be used for swimming. We just thought we would mention this even though it probably is the last thing you’d want to do since the conference is being held in midwinter!!!

You might enjoy visiting the Little Mermaid, which is one of the most photographed statues in the world. This however may not be a success either, since the local council of Copenhagen is contemplating sending her to the World EXPO in China!

But luckily we’ve prepared such an exciting conference program that you’ll be glued to your seat at the conference site anyway. The conference will take place at The Royal Danish Academy of Music. This is the leading music-education-institution in Denmark for instrumentalists, singers, conductors and sound engineers. About a year ago the Academy moved into an astonishing location as they took over the architecturally unique former Radio House designed by famous Danish architect Arne Jacobsen.

Annual Conference - Copenhagen - January 5-9, 2010

Conductors Bridging People

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Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen