Learn about our ensemble
“We love sharing our passion with our audiences and seeking the highest level of music making. - And then we also enjoy each others company - most of the time.”
Cansın Kara has been a member of the DR Symphony Orchestra since 2020. The Turkish cellist began his education at Bilkent Music School in Ankara, and completed his studies in 2023 at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
As a soloist and chamber musician, Cansın has performed at renowned venues and festivals such as Wigmore Hall, Yehudi Menuhin Hall, Albert Long Hall, Gasteig Munich, and the Istanbul Music Festival. In 2022, he made his Danish concerto debut with Sønderjylland Symphony Orchestra, performing Shostakovich’s 1st Cello Concerto.
As prize-winner in multiple competitions, he received the Aydın Gün Award in 2014 and the DR Symphony Orchestra’s Friends Association Grant in 2024, recognizing his contributions to the ensemble.
Kristoffer Hyldig is a very active pianist in the Danish music scene. He is often heard in music associations and at festivals, both as a soloist and chamber musician, and his concerts are regularly broadcast by DR P2.
He has been a soloist with, among others, the Kgl. Kapel and Copenhagen Phil, and has received the jury's special prize in the EU Piano Competition.
He has been awarded several prizes, including the Musikanmelder-ringen's Artist Prize and Jakob Gades store legat.
Violinist Malin William-Olsson is employed as principal in the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. She has previously been concertmaster in Helsingborg's Symphony Orchestra and is often a guest principal in Swedish and Danish leading orchestras.
In addition, she is an enthusiastic chamber musician, among others as a member of the Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Spira Mirabilis.
She has received the Swedish Academy of Music's major scholarship and is a former member of the award-winning Talisker Quartet.
Clarinetist Viktor Wennesz is employed as concertmaster in the Royal Life Guards Music Band. He is educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, and frequently performs with the leading Danish chamber ensembles.
He has been a soloist in Tivoli's Concert Hall and won the 2007 Marco Fiorindo International Chamber Music Competition. In 2010 he made his debut at Carnegie Hall.
Viktor takes part in several critically acclaimed recordings and regularly appears on the radio.