- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen is a Danish
harpsichordist and conductor.He studied with
Karen Englund (harpsichord ) andJesper Bøje Christensen (figured bass ) atThe Royal Danish Academy of Music inCopenhagen and withTrevor Pinnock 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 ofCollegium Musicum 90 . He appears regularly with singerEmma Kirkby , violinist John Holloway and cellist and gambistJaap ter Linden . He has recorded for Archiv Produktion (3rd harpsichord inBach 's 3- and 4-harpsichord concerti withThe English Concert ), harmonia mundi, Kontrapunkt and da capo and his recording of Bach'sGoldberg Variations won him a "Diapason d'Or". He is the artistic director ofConcerto Copenhagen , and appears regularly directing opera at theRoyal Theatre in Copenhagen. He also directed theEuropean Union Baroque Orchestra in 2003 and 2007.He was professor of harpsichord and performance practice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in
Munich from 1996 to 1999. In 2007 he was awarded theLéonie Sonning Music Prize , Denmark's premier music award.External links
* [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Mortensen-Lars-Ulrik.htm Biography and pictures, bach-cantatas.com]
* [http://www.danishmusic.info/eac0029 Interview, danishmusic.info]
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