Celebrating Felix Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday, Hafnia presents his thirteen String Symphonies in several concerts throughout the year. These pieces, modeled after the rich early-classical German tradition, were written by a child prodigy of only 12 to 14 years of age.

The year 1809 marks not only the birth of a boy genius, but also the end of Joseph Haydn’s life. To commemorate Haydn’s 200th anniversary, around Easter time Hafnia presents a series of concerts in various cities across Denmark. We will celebrate Haydn through one of his most dramatic and fascinating works, The Seven Lasts Words.

In cooperation with the Danish Belcanto Society, in May Hafnia presents one of Gaettano Donizetti’s last operas, Maria di Rohan, and in November Giuseppe Verdi’s first operatic work, Oberto. Works by other composers are programmed throughout the year. Among them: Dvorak, Gade, Schubert, and Shostakovich.

We wish you a wonderful year and hope to welcome you to our concerts in Denmark or abroad.


Frederik Waage, general manager.