Festival & Friends 2025 - June 18 - 21, 2025

June 18 - 21, 2025 – KoncertKirken, Nørrebro

Festival & Friends is back in summer 2025!

Festival & Friends is a classical music festival located in Nørrebro, a multicultural and creative part of Copenhagen.

The festival is created by young people for all curious listeners of classical music – whether you're new to it or not – and aims to bring people together through music in an informal and social atmosphere.

Don’t consider yourself a classical music connoisseur?

Fear not. Grab some friends – or meet some here – and join us for an unusual concert experience!

Full festival pass out now. Single tickets out 1st April.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Wednesday

June 18

19:00 – In the Beginning There Was Light

21:45 – Minimalistic Awareness

Thursday

June 19

19:00 – An American in Copenhagen

21:45 – Acoustic Improvisation

Friday

June 20

19:00 – Existential Quartets & Explosive Quintets

21:45 – Now we are here – in a moment, we’ll be gone

Saturday

June 21

Wednesday

June 18

19:00 - 21:00

In the Beginning There Was Light

21:45 – 23:00

Minimalistic Awareness

Thursday

June 19

19:00 – 21:00

An American in Copenhagen

21:45 – 23:00

Acoustic Improvisation

Friday

June 20

19:00 – 21:00

Existential Quartets & Explosive Quintets

21:45 – 23:00

Now we are here – in a moment, we’ll be gone

Saturday

June 21

11:00 – 12:00

Klods-Hans / En Familiekoncert

15:00 – 16:15

Purely Classical

19:00 – 21:00

Final Concert & Afterparty

TICKETS

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

Get your full festival pass now. Single tickets out 1st April.

We offer an array of tickets both for the full festival experience as well as standard and student-priced tickets for each concert.

As always – our concerts are as much about the music as a social hang-out. Bring a friend, or meet a new one here!

Wanna participate?

Our festival exists only through the hard work and high spirits of our amazing volunteers. Join us as a volunteer and join our community as a super-Friend.

GET IN TOUCH

ARTISTS

Adam Koch

Violin

Andreas Brantelid

Cello

Anna Agafia

Violin

Bjarke Mogensen

Accordeon

Cornelia Nilsson Trio

Jazz Trio

David Munk-Nielsen

Piano

Gustav Piekut

Piano

Jonathan Swensen

Cello

Lil Lacy

Composer

Ludvig Gudim

Violin

Mathias Hammer

Storyteller

Michael Germer

Violin

Mikkel Grevsen

Trumpet & Synthesizer

Nicholas Swensen

Viola & Conductor

Sophie Haagen

Mezzo Soprano

Valdemar Wenzel Most

Piano

Yura Lee

Violin & Viola

ÆTLA

Vocal Ensemble

Friends Philharmonic

In addition to everything else, we have a stellar chamber orchestra as part of our festival. They are a clear highlight every year!

This year’s Friends Philharmonic features:

Ludvig Gudim (violin), Adam Koch (violin), Bartosz Skibinski (violin), Selma Teilmann (violin), Clara Glasdam (violin), Olga Melby Larsson (violin), Sufiya Taufik (violin), Ellen Vognsgaard Brunsbjerg (violin), Kirsten Kjær (viola), Kinga Dauner (viola), Julia Pamina (viola), Alva Rasmussen (viola), Olga Chwaszczewska (cello), Alexandre Shirinyan (cello), Julia Sompolinska (cello), Piotr Dubajko (double bass), Otilia Zielke (flute), Gerbrich Meijer (clarinet), Britta Cortabarria (bassoon), Valdemar Wenzel Most (piano), Lorenzo Colombo (percussion), Marta Sogetti (percussion)