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Lars Ulrik Mortensen is a Danish
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 harpsichordist
Harpsichordist

A harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord.Many baroque music composers played the harpsichord, including Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, George Frideric Handel, Fran?ois Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau....
 and conductor.

He studied with Karen Englund (harpsichord
Harpsichord

A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a musical keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when each Key is pressed....
) and Jesper Bøje Christensen (figured bass
Figured bass

Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer musical notation used to indicate interval , chord s, and nonchord tones, in relation to a bass note....
) at The Royal Danish Academy of Music
The Royal Danish Academy of Music

The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen was founded in 1867 by the composer Niels Wilhelm Gade. It is the eldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest with approximately 400 students....
 in Copenhagen
Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
 and with Trevor Pinnock
Trevor Pinnock

Trevor David Pinnock CBE is an English people Conductor and harpsichordist. He is best known for directing the historically informed performance orchestra The English Concert from the harpsichord for over 30 years in Baroque music and early Classical music era music....
 in London.

He has a career as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, North and South America and Japan. From 1988 to 1990 he was harpsichordist in London Baroque, and from 1990 to 1993 he was a member of Collegium Musicum 90
Collegium Musicum 90

Collegium Musicum 90 is an England baroque orchestra playing on authentic instruments. It was founded by baroque violin Simon Standage and conducting Richard Hickox in 1990 and is jointly directed by them ....
. He appears regularly with singer Emma Kirkby
Emma Kirkby

Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby is a soprano singer and one of the world's most renowned early music specialists. She was a classics student at Somerville College, Oxford, and an English language teacher before developing a career as a soloist....
, violinist John Holloway
John Holloway (musician)

John Holloway is a British baroque violinist, currently based in Dresden, Germany. John Holloway was a pioneer of the early music movement. He was the concertmaster for many years of Andrew Parrott's Taverner Consort and Players, as well as Sir Roger Norrington's London Classical Players....
 and cellist and gambist Jaap ter Linden
Jaap ter Linden

Jaap ter Linden is a The Netherlands cello, viol player and conducting. He specialises in performance of baroque music and classical music era music on authentic instruments....
.






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Lars Ulrik Mortensen is a Danish
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 harpsichordist
Harpsichordist

A harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord.Many baroque music composers played the harpsichord, including Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, George Frideric Handel, Fran?ois Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau....
 and conductor.

He studied with Karen Englund (harpsichord
Harpsichord

A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a musical keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when each Key is pressed....
) and Jesper Bøje Christensen (figured bass
Figured bass

Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer musical notation used to indicate interval , chord s, and nonchord tones, in relation to a bass note....
) at The Royal Danish Academy of Music
The Royal Danish Academy of Music

The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen was founded in 1867 by the composer Niels Wilhelm Gade. It is the eldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest with approximately 400 students....
 in Copenhagen
Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
 and with Trevor Pinnock
Trevor Pinnock

Trevor David Pinnock CBE is an English people Conductor and harpsichordist. He is best known for directing the historically informed performance orchestra The English Concert from the harpsichord for over 30 years in Baroque music and early Classical music era music....
 in London.

He has a career as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, North and South America and Japan. From 1988 to 1990 he was harpsichordist in London Baroque, and from 1990 to 1993 he was a member of Collegium Musicum 90
Collegium Musicum 90

Collegium Musicum 90 is an England baroque orchestra playing on authentic instruments. It was founded by baroque violin Simon Standage and conducting Richard Hickox in 1990 and is jointly directed by them ....
. He appears regularly with singer Emma Kirkby
Emma Kirkby

Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby is a soprano singer and one of the world's most renowned early music specialists. She was a classics student at Somerville College, Oxford, and an English language teacher before developing a career as a soloist....
, violinist John Holloway
John Holloway (musician)

John Holloway is a British baroque violinist, currently based in Dresden, Germany. John Holloway was a pioneer of the early music movement. He was the concertmaster for many years of Andrew Parrott's Taverner Consort and Players, as well as Sir Roger Norrington's London Classical Players....
 and cellist and gambist Jaap ter Linden
Jaap ter Linden

Jaap ter Linden is a The Netherlands cello, viol player and conducting. He specialises in performance of baroque music and classical music era music on authentic instruments....
. He has recorded for Archiv Produktion (3rd harpsichord in Bach's 3- and 4-harpsichord concerti with The English Concert
The English Concert

The English Concert is a baroque orchestra playing on period instruments based in London. Founded in 1972 and directed from the harpsichord by Trevor Pinnock for 30 years, it is now directed by harpsichordist Harry Bicket....
), harmonia mundi, Kontrapunkt and da capo and his recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations
Goldberg Variations

The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, are a set of an aria and 30 Variation for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in 1741 as the fourth in a series Bach called Bach compositions printed during the composer's lifetime, "keyboard practice", the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of Variation for...
 won him a Diapason d'Or. He is the artistic director of Concerto Copenhagen
Concerto Copenhagen

Concerto Copenhagen, also known as CoCo, is a Denmark period instrument baroque orchestra, established in 1991 and directed since 1999 by harpsichord Lars Ulrik Mortensen....
, and appears regularly directing opera at the Royal Theatre
Royal Theatre

There are several venues known by the name Royal Theatre. They include:*Royal Theatre , in Northampton, England*Royal National Theatre, in London, England...
 in Copenhagen. He also directed the European Union Baroque Orchestra
European Union Baroque Orchestra

The European Union Baroque Orchestra is a training initiative of the European Union which allows young performers of baroque music from all over the EU to gain orchestral experience as part of their career development from conservatoire study into a professional career....
 in 2003 and 2007.

He was professor of harpsichord and performance practice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München

The Hochschule f?r Musik und Theater M?nchen is one of the most respected traditional vocational universities in Germany specialising in the performing arts....
 in Munich
Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
 from 1996 to 1999. In 2007 he was awarded the Léonie Sonning Music Prize
Léonie Sonning Music Prize

The L?onie Sonning Music Prize, or Sonning Award, which is recognized as Denmark's highest musical honor, is given annually to an international musician....
, Denmark's premier music award.

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