May 9, 2006:
Improvisations For Piano #1 on the Danish Top 100 Album Chart

Thomas Koppels last work "Improvisations For Piano" has, sensationally for it's genre, gone straight in as #1 on the danish Top 100 Album chart, after only 1 week in the stores. Beating high profiled artists like Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen and Madonna.

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May 4, 2006:
Improvisations For Piano recieves great reviews

The press writes "Profound fascinating" ***** (Ekstra Bladet) "Heart-touching soloimprovisations before curtain call" ***** (Gaffa)"Lifewise, melancholic meditations, that everyone can dream along to" (JP) "The simplicity rings genuine" (Politiken) "An album borned to be enjoyed in the blue twillight hour, when you need some peace of mind" (Nordjyske Stiftstidende) "A pearl of a tribute to life" (Fyns Stiftstidende)

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May 1, 2006:
Thomas Koppel's "Improvisations For Piano" released by Art People Records

Thomas Koppels last and latest masterpiece "Improvisations For Piano"has been released by Art People Records. 10 Beautiful and breathtaking piano improvisations and poems. A tribute to love and life! Played, recorded, mixed and produced by Thomas Koppel himself, in the South Harbor of Copenhagen. The CD will soon be released in Norway. For more information, visit or contact Art People Records by clicking here. You can buy the album here. You can download the album here.

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April 27, 2006:
Thomas Koppel Memorial Concert in the Grey Hall/Christiania

Message From The Grassroots, the large growing peoples movement, that Thomas started before his sudden death, are hosting a big memorial concert for Thomas koppel in the Grey Hall/Christiania on april 27th 2006. A thousand people have already bought their tickets for this special event. Among performers will be Bikstok rogsystem, Savage Rose with Annisette, Catbird with Frank and Billie Koppel, Naja Koppel and band, Ataf, Poul Dissing, Mikael Wiehe, Lars H.U.G, Lelo Nikka, Anne Marie Helger, Nils Skousen, Nomadix and many more. There will also be a grand exhibition with fantastic painters and artists like John Ravn and Flemming Vincent. Also poets and speakers will perform. See Message From The Grassroots for more information. click here

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April 27, 2006:
Thomas Koppel "Los Angeles Street Concerto" released by Dacapo records

"Los Angeles Street Concerto - Michala Petri plays Thomas Koppel" has been released april 27th 2006 by Dacapo Records.

Lars Hannibal, guitar
Michala Petri, flute
Thomas Koppel, composer
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra
Bo Holten, conductor

The worldclass flute player and friend of Thomas, Michala Petri, has along with Lars Hannibal and The Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, made an extrodinary and beautiful album with Thomas' work "Los Angeles Street Concerto". You can buy the CD and find more information by clicking here

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February 26, 2006:
Thomas Koppel (1944-2006)

It's with unbelieveable pain and sadness that we inform you, that Thomas Koppel has passed away on the 25th of february 2006 in Puerto Rico. Thomas was in middle of creating new fantastic projects. Among them a new solo piano album, which he had just finished. Also a new peoples movement that wil fight for justice and human rights around the world, called Budskab fra Grasrodderne ( in danish), or Message From The Grassroots. Visit the Grassroots by clicking here.

All of Thomas' projects will be realized in the way he wanted. We will try to keep you updated on this site. You can also visit Savage Rose website by clicking here.

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Nov 19, 2005:
Moonchild's Dream And Nele's Dances Re-recorded

Thomas" works, written over many years for the famous recorder virtuoso Michala Petri, have all been re-recorded or recording for the first time and may be released on CD already during spring 2006.

The CD will feature only works by Thomas, performed by Michala Petri with various orchestras and partners:

Moonchild's Dream, the much beloved recorder concerto that became a great succes in the previous recording by RCA Classics with Michala Petri and the English Chamber Orchestra, and has been performed numerous times by Michala and other soloists on almost all continents.

Nele's Dances, a musical fairytale inspired by Flemish wtiter Da Coster's legendary novel on medieval figure Ugelspiel and his friends - and his beloved Nele, to whom Thomas' work is dedicated. This work is written for recorder and lute - as performed hundreds of times across the planet by Michala and her lute/guitarist husband Lars Hannibal.

Los Angeles Street Concerto too has been performed all over Europe and several times in the US. This is the latest of Thomas' works for Michala and is an almost circus-like musical poem based on an experience from Los Angeles Street in downtown Los Angeles - the street of a thousand cradboard boxes - the homes of ten thousands of street living people.

The latest recordings took place in Copenhagen. More on the recordings and the upcoming CD release shortly.


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August 5, 2005:
Moonchild's Dream To Be Re-recorded

Thomas' first concerto for recorder and orchestra, Moonchild's Dream, will be re-recorded shortly. The first recording by RCA with legendary Michala Petri and the English Chamber orchestra conducted by Okku Kamu became a great success with impressive sales figures in several countries, the USA and Japan not in the least. However, the recording is no more available. Thousands of listeners will welcome this new recording, again with Michala Petri as the brilliant soloist.

The CD includes only works by Thomas Koppel written for Michala Petri. besides Moonchild's Dream, there will be new recordings of Nele's Dances, for recorder and lute, and Los Angeles Street Concerto, for sopranino, strings and celesta.

More about this shortly.

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August 4, 2005:
Moonchild's Dream In Concert

Thomas' poetic Fantasia Moonchild's Dream for recorder and orchestra will be performed in Riga, Latvia, August 25, 2005.

Soloist is the world famous Danish recorder virtuoso Michala Petri. She will be performing with the Riga Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gints Glinka.


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July 14, 2005:
The Savage Rose Concerts Over

The Savage Rose's concerts in Denmark are over. They were an enormous experience for the audience and the Savage Rose alike. See more at The Savage Rose website.


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May 15, 2005:
The Savage Rose Concerts

The Savage Rose, Annisette's and Thomas Koppel's legendary music group, does a few concerts in Denmark this summer. See more info at The Savage Rose website.

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May 6, 2005:
New Movie Score Finished

In January/February 2005, Annisette & Thomas were in Philippines as the guests of the STAIRWAY FOUNDATION, Manilan. Stairway Foundation runs a famous creative project for street children and abused children. Their 2003 animated movie, 'Daughter', of which The Savage Rose's "What Do You Do Now', is an important part, won 2 international awards at the Annecy Festival in France - the most important festival in the world for animations. Now Stairway has created a new animation, "A Good Boy", for which Thomas has just finished the score.

The new film is a warning to children and educators of the dangers of child molestation and rape, a main problem among poor Philippine children, but a serious problem anywhere in the world, and in all sectors of society.

Thomas created the music in his own studios in Los Angeles and then Puerto Rico, after he and Annisette moved there at the end of March 2005. The sounds of the Puerto Rican rain forest, almost right outside the windows of Thomas' studio, are not too different from what he and Annisette experienced at the Stairway camp situated near the Philippine rain forest in Oriental Mindori.

The score is performed by Thomas with the sizzling vocals of Annisette, and the famous Puerto Rican guitarist Carlos "TATO" Sánchez. In the main song, "Up Up The Stairway", Annisette, Thomas and Carlos are joined by a choir of the children of Stairway, and the children of Adriatico Street, Manila - recorded live on location in the green jungle og Oriental Mindori as well as the afsphalt jungle of Manila - a city of ten million of which 5 million are homeless, among those hundreds of thousands of children.

The film will be distributed right away in numerous countries.

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Jan 17, 2005:
2005!

Annisette & Thomas are on their way to the Philippines. They're going to spend a month with STAIRWAY FOUNDATION, a successful rehabilitation conter for street children of Manila close to the rain forest about four hours from Manila.

Stairway Foundation last year created a dazzling and courageous animated movie about child buse. The movie had music by The Savage Rose and was screened at the Annecy Festival, which is the most important international festival for animations. It was awarded two awards, the award as best educational movie, and UNICEF's honorary award.

A new movie is under production from Stairway - scored by Thomas.

Annisette & Thomas will return to Denmark mid February, only to move on directly to Los Angeles. 2005 is going to be a very busy year for the two. Besides the movie about street children another large-scale project is waiting - a big, new, international work of music inspired by the indigenous polar peoples, with music, song, dance, to be presented in 2006-07. More about this later.

Also The Savage Rose are going to record their first studio album since the legendary For Your Love album from 2001. The CD is being produced by The Savage Rose's L. A. based label, Street Ballerina Music and is expected released in October 2005, distributed and marketed by RecArt.

Thomas has thanked no to be, along with American composer Stephen Schwarz, a main composer of Gladsaxe Theater's Hans Christian Andersen musical for the Hans Christian Andersen Year Celebrations, because the theatre wanted extraordinary limitations in traditional composer's rights.

Also The Savage Rose can be experienced LIVE at few, selected festivals in Scandinavia June thru August 2005. A Scandinavian tour of concert halls is expected October/November 2005.
We relax when we do good things, says Thomas.

Se more about Stairway Foundation HERE

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Dec 15, 2004:
Hiphop Nutcracker Re-Premiere!
Last Christmas' sensational succes, the Danish hip-hop "Nutcracker", reopens tonight at Tivoli Gardens' Concert hall! Numerous contemporary composers contributed to the music, among those Thomas. Lots of fantastic International dancers from Denmark, Brazil, Palestine and more.....See much more on the show HERE

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Dec 5, 2004:
Savage Rose CD From 1973 Goes Platinum After 31 years.......
Savage Rose albums are enduring classics: 31 years after the release, after the premiere of 'THE FAMILY GREGERSEN' last night at the Imperial Theater in Copenhagen, on stage and on behalf of The Savage Rose, a beautiful Annisette received a Platinum record for the evergreen album Wild Child from 1973!
The album's title song Wild Child (like all other songs on the album written by Thomas & Anders Koppel)
is the main song of the new movie.... (Thomas is still in L. A. working hard in the studio.....)
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SEE MORE HERE INCL. VIEW/LISTEN TO THE TRAILER!

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Dec 4, 2004:
Annisette & Thomas invited to the Philippines for New Movie Score
In January/February 2005, Annisette & Thomas have been invited to the Philippines It is STAIRWAY FOUNDATION, Manila, who's behind the invitation. Stairway Foundation runs a famous creative project for street children and abused children. Their 2003 animated movie, 'Daughter', of which The Savage Rose's "What Do You Do Now', is an important part, won 2 international awards at the Annecy Festival in France - the most important festival in the world for animations. Now Stairway wants to follow up with a new film to which Annisette & Thomas are going to create the score. The two artists will then also visit the Stairway Project located at the rainforest outside of Manila.

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Dec 4, 2004
Thomas:
Negotiations On Hans Christian Andersen Show Broke Down
“I can't enter a contract which the lawyer of my union says eliminates basic authors' rights and prevents a composer from being a member of the authorized copyright protection institutions...'

Negotiations between Thomas and Flemming Enevold's Europeak on Hans Christian Andersen music drama have broken down.

Read the whole article HERE

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Dec 2, 2004
Annisette To Attend Movie Premiere
Annisette, Thomas' legendary singer wife, will attend the festive premiere of the new 3 1/2 hour Danish feature film "Family Gregersen' Sunday Dec 5 2004 in the Imperial Theatre, Copenhagen. Thomas' & Anders Koppel's rock classic 'Wild Child' is the main theme of the movie - performed by Annisette & The Savage Rose 1973.
SEE MORE AND VIEW/LISTEN TO THE TRAILER!

November 9, 2004
New movie! New song! New CD!

Watch the beautiful scene from the new Danish success movie OH HAPPY DAY - featuring Thomas' and Annisette's unearthly new song HAPPY DAY ANGEL! To listen and view - CLICK HERE!
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November 6, 2004
New Movie! Song by Thomas!

A new ambitious Danish movie premiers Dec. 1. The title is FAMILIEN GREGERSEN (The Gregersen Family), and it is a 3 1/2 hour feature. The main song chosen for the movie is Thomas & Anders Koppel's 1973 title song from the Savage Rose album WILD CHILD. The trailer is right now playing in all major theatres around Denmark and on TV.

The Savage Rose re-recorded Wild Child on their 2004 LIVE album ARE YOU READY.
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September 24, 2004
ARE YOU READY released in all of Scandinavia

The Savage Rose's powerful new LIVE album ARE YOU READY has been released in all of Scandinavia, featuring songs by Thomas Koppel and Annisette, and songs by Thomas and Anders Koppel. Bestides Annisette's totally unique, world class lead vocals the album features the greatest Danish band ever, directed by Thomas from his piano and Hammond A100. The beautiful background vocals are Aisha and Annisette's & Thomas' youngest daughter NAJA. (listen to the album HERE)
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September 18, 2004
Thomas & Hans Christian Andersen

Some media have mentioned that Thomas, with a. o. US Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Wicked), is among the authors of Gladsaxe Theatre's new largescale musical on Hans Christian Andersen. Thomas has asked us to pass this on to you all:

"I have been invited by theater director Flemming Enevold to be a co-composer of the musical, responsible for a number of songs, the dramatic music, and all arrangements.

I was very happy as I am a big HCA fan and previously have written an opera for the Royal Opera as well as an ice skating ballet for the gala of the European Championships in figure skating, both based on Andersen.

I have had great creative conversations with Flemming Enevold, Stephen Schwartz, and playwright Philip LaZebnik.

However, I asked the theatre to not publish my possible cooperation until our agreement was settled and done, and this phase is not quite finished yet."

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June 16, 2004
Two Film festival Awards

'Daughter', Danish/Philippine animated film about Manila street children and sexual abuse produced by Stairway Foundation, [press "Programs and Activities > Creative Advocacy > Animation 'Daughter'"] and with music donned by The Savage Rose, has been presented at the world's biggest and most important Animated Film Festival in Annecy,France.
The unique film, created by Danish PAW RAVN with a Philippine crew, was awarded 2 awards: BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM, and the UNICEF AWARD.


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May 10, 2004
Los Angeles Street Concerto Recorded

Thomas' LOS ANGELES STREET CONCERTO has been recorded in Riga for a planned CD based on Thomas' works written for famous recorder virtuoso Michala Petri.

With Michala Petri was Gidon Kremer's Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra.


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February 2, 2004
Updated Performance Schedule

The tour of Michala Petri and Gidon Kremer's Kremerata Baltica, performing Thomas' "Los Angeles Street Concerto" has been extended to include a concert in Vilnius April 10.

So this is the updated schedule:
Neuhardenberg, Berlin March 20, 2004
Basel, Switzerland, March 25
Kiel, Germany, April 4
Milano, Italy, April 5
Wells, Austria, April 7
Wien, Austria, April 8
Riga, Latvia, April 9
Vilnius, Lithuania, April 10

A revolutionizing new version of the ballet classic' THE NUTCRACKER has been premiered at the Aveny Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark. Music by Yo Akim, Thomas Koppel. Safri Duo, and others. Director is Steen Koerner, who was also performing in Annisette's and Thomas' music drama BELLA VITA. The success is so overwhelming that all performances are sold out. More on this as soon as possible. See more HERE (in Danish) Also see more photos Photo by Erik Hansen, HANSEN-HANSEN.COM. Thank you for kind permission

'Most of the children and youth we have worked with and cared for here at Stairway over the past decade have not been orphans, but rather refugees, who have fled their homes due to violence and abuse. These children and their families are all victims of abject poverty......[but] child sexual abuse is not a malaise confined to those most deprived in our society. It is an evil taking its toll in all nations, cultures and social classes.... ' 'I'm breaking free these chains Binding me to the past Cutting the shackles Away at last No more heartache No more shame From now on I refuse To play the silent game' (by Tinna M. Perry) See more on the work of the Stairway Foundation in the Philippines at http://www.stairwayfoundation.org/