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I am very grateful to be looking ahead to an exciting and varied year of performances in 2026, collaborating with a wide spectrum of musical ensembles.The year begins with performances of Murder on the Titanic by Matias Vestergård (libretto by Lea Marie Løppenthin) at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. It has been a true joy to work alongside the many musicians involved, together with director Peter Bäkström and our outstanding production team.Shortly thereafter, I will conduct Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade with the orchestra of the Royal Danish Academy of Music. I am greatly looking forward to exploring this remarkable piece of music under the guidance of Michael Schønwandt.In February, I am delighted to be conducting the wonderful Copenhagen Phil, for one of their chamber orchestra concerts as part of the popular Halv12 series at the Danish Architecture Centre (DAC). This lunchtime concert format offers an intimate and engaging setting, and I greatly look forward to collaborating with this amazing orchestra and composer Håkon Guttormsen.Building on the success of our concerts in 2024, Gråbrødre Kammerkor and I will revisit our Female Composers project in early March. This year's pastorally themed programme shines a spotlight on a wide range of female composers and will include newly commissioned works written especially for the occasion.In April, I will conduct the debut concert for two exceptionally talented composers at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, featuring no less than two world premieres by Håkon Guttormsen and Lyle Cohen.
I am especially fortunate to conclude the spring by celebrating my debut concert with the Odense Symphony Orchestra in May. The programme brings together some of my favourite orchestral works, inspired by my experiences of living in Germany, the UK, and Denmark.
Biography
Spanning symphonic, operatic, and choral ensembles across Denmark and the UK, Leon Reimer is an emerging conductor currently studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Music under Giordano Bellincampi and Michael Schønwandt. He recently led Danmarks Underholdningsorkester (the Danish Chamber Orchestra) on a nationwide tour with Tim Christensen and has collaborated with Copenhagen Phil, serving as Chorus Master for their acclaimed B Minor Mass in 2024 and returning to conduct the orchestra in their Halv12 concert series in 2026. His operatic experience includes working as assistant to James Sherlock with the contemporary opera company Scenatet, contributing to the production of Salvatore Sciarrino’s Lohengrin. Other engagements include the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Associate Musician), Scottish Opera Youth and Community Choir (Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor), Grit Orchestra (Chorus master), Highland Regional and Cumbria Youth Orchestras, Glasgow University Chapel Choir, Gråbrødre Kammerkor, and Koncertforeningens Kor. He has led ensembles at major festivals such as the Edinburgh International Festival, St Magnus Festival (Orkney), and Celtic Connections.
Following studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the University of Glasgow, Leon enrolled in the prestigious Soloist Class in Orchestral Conducting at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. During this three year course Leon has received repeated opportunities to work with Denmark’s professional orchestras including conducting concerts with Danish Philharmonic Orchestra (Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester), Odense Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Phil and Aarhus symphony orchestra. A member of the Danish Conductors’ Forum (Dirigentløftet), he has also received tuition from renowned conductors including Johannes Schlaefli, Sian Edwards, Mark Heron, Garry Walker, Martyn Brabbins, Kenneth Kiesler, and Dmitry Matvienko.
As a singer, Leon has performed with the Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir and is currently active as both singer and conductor at Vor Frelsers Kirke in Christianshavn, Copenhagen.
Concerts
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202622nd February - Halv12 Concert with Copenhagen Phil in DAC5th March - Pulsar Festival 2026 - World premiere of Alber Laubel's "Lyden af Ildfluer" at Studioscenen in DKDM.6th March - Naturens cyklus - Kvindelige komponister 2026 with Gråbrødre Kammerkor in Literaturhus Copenhagen.8th March - Naturens cyklus - Kvindelige komponister 2026 with Gråbrødre Kammerkor in ARoS.15th March - Franske Mester with Copenhagen Concert Choir, Nærum Kirke9th April - Beethoven 6 with Danish Philharmonic Orchestra in Alison Concert Hall, Sønderborg30th April - Two world premiers of operas by Lyle Cohen and Håkon Guttormsen at Studioscenen, DKDM5th May - Mahler 1 with RDAM Student Orchestra, Konservatoriets Concert Hall13th May - DEBUT CONCERT - Sørensen, Vaughan-Williams and Brahms 2 with Odense Symphony Orchestra.10th June - Tchaiovsy 5 with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Musikhuset Aarhus16th June - Franske Mester with Copenhagen Concert Choir in Jesuskirken28th June - Scotland Tour with Gråbrødre Kammerkor, Concert in Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh
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