WORKS – Frederik Zeuthen

Orchestra

MURALIS (2025)

Orchestration: 3(2,3picc).3.3(3bcl).3(3cbn)/4.3.3.1/3perc/hp/cel./str.

Duration: 18 min.

Composed for The Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Lin Liao (conductor). Premiered at the opening concert, March 5th, of PULSAR Festival 2026.

See score here

SOMNIA (2023)

Orchestration: 2(2picc.).2.2(2bcl.).2/2.2.1.0/timp.1perc/str.

Duration: 15 min.

Composed for Aarhus Chamber Orchestra and their 5-year anniversary concerts.

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LIGHT BREAKS (2022-23)

Orchestration: 3(3picc).3.3(3bcl).3(3cbn)/4.3.3.1/3perc/hp/str.

Duration: 11 min.

Premiered by Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and conductor, Michael Bartosch on the 17th of May 2023 in De Geerhallen, Norrköping, Sweden.

COLLAGE À DEUX (2022)

Orchestration: 2(2pic).2(2ca).2(2bcl).2/2.2.3.1/1perc/pf/str. (at least 4.4.2.2.1)

Duration: 8 min.

Premiered by Jönköping Sinfonietta and conductor, Lucia Dagmar Birzer, on the 3rd of June 2022 in Kulturhuset Spira, Jönköping, Sweden.

SUDDEN LIGHT (2021)

Orchestration: 2(2pic).2.2.1/2.3.3.1/timp.2perc/pf/str.

Duration: 9 min.

Premiered by DJM Symphony Orchestra and conductor, Jesper Nordin in 2021 in Symfonisk Sal, Musikhuset Aarhus.

IN COLOURED DEPTHS (2017)

Orchestration: 3(3pic).2(2ca).2(2ebcl).2/4.3.3.1/timp.3perc/pf/hp/str.

Duration: 18 min.

Large Ensemble (7+ players)

DER VERGESSENE GARTEN (2024)

Orchestration: 0.0.3(3bcl).0/2.2.2.0/2perc/strings (0.0.0.3.2)

Duration: 9 min.

Premiered by Athelas+ and Jean Thorel (conductor) at PULSAR Festival 2025.

COLLAGE À DEUX (2022)

Orchestration: 2.2.2.2/2.2.2.1/1perc/pf/strings (4.4.3.3.2)

Duration: 10 min.

Premiered by Jönköping Sinfonietta and conductor, Michael Bartosch on the 2nd of May 2022 in Kulturhuset Spira in Jönköping, Sweden.

MIRAGE (2021-22)

Orchestration: strings (4.4.3.2.1)

Duration: 12 min.

Premiered by Musica Vitae and conductor, Michael Bartosch on the 6th of May 2022 in Växjö Concert Hall, Växjö, Sweden.

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VIOLA CONCERTO (2021)

Orchestration: solo vla./pf/1perc/str (at least 3.3.2.2.1)

Duration: 17 min.

A COLLAGE OF TWO (2019-20)

Orchestration: 1(pic).1(ca).1(bcl).1/1.0.0.0/1perc/str (1.1.1.1.0)

Duration: 8 min.

Premiered by Esbjerg Ensemble and conductor, Tommy Andersson in 2020 in Kammermusiksalen, Musikhuset Aarhus.

NIGHT PRAYERS (2019)

Orchestration: solo fl./tape/str.

Duration: 25 min.

A rearrangement of Giya Kancheli’s piece for solo soprano saxophone, strings and tape, approved by the man himself.

Premiered by Janne Thomsen, flute, DUEN Youth Ensemble and conductor, Morten Ryelund in 2019 as part of Klassiske Dage Festival in Holstebro.

WALDEINSAMKEIT (2019)

Orchestration: 1.1.2.1/1.1.1/1perc/pf/str. (at least 2.2.2.2.1)

Duration: 7 min.

Commissioned and premiered by Aarhus Chamber Orchestra and Magnus Plejdrup (conductor) in 2019.

Small Ensemble (2-6 players)

ET LIV DER IKKE DØR SOM INGENTING (2026)

Instrumentation: recorder, accordion

WORK IN PROGRESS. Commissioned by Torben and Anton Birk and set to be premiered by Michala Petri and Bjarke Mogensen in 2026.

OG REGNEN FALDER PÅ MIG (2025)

Instrumentation: piano quintet (2vl/vla/vc/pf)

Duration: 17 min.

Commissioned by Rudersdal Summer Concerts 2025 and premiered by Rudersdal Chamber Players.

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TUSINDÅRSSØEN (2024)

Instrumentation: accordion, string trio (vl/vla/vc)

Duration: 7 min.

Music for a video piece made in collaboration with cinematographer Alfred Rubin as part of the art project “Midnatssol”. The piece was recorded by Bjarke Mogensen (accordion), Cristian Chivu (violin), Luminita Marin (viola) and Malthe Volfing Højager (cello) and premiered at Aarhus Festuge 2024.

LE SIRENUSE (2024)

Instrumentation: clarinet trio (cl/vc/pf)

Commissioned by Aarhus Chamber Music Festival 2024 and premiered by Mathias Kjøller (clarinet), Jonathan Swensen (cello) and David Munk-Nielsen (piano) on the 22nd of September 2024.

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PAREIDOLIA (2024)

Instrumentation: piano quartet (vl/vla/vc/pf)

Commissioned by Vendsyssel Festival 2024 and premiered by Rudersdal Chamber Players on the 2nd of August 2024.

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LANDET SOM ICKE ÄR (recomposed) (2023)

Instrumentation: mezzo-soprano, viola and harp

Premiered by members of Hehku Ensemble: Christina Herresthal – mezzo-soprano, Isabelle Bania – viola, Claire Moncharmont – harp in Musikhuset, Copenhagen on the 25th of November, 2023.

MIRAGE (string quartet) (2023)

Instrumentation: string quartet

Duration: 9 min.

Premiered by Mivos String Quartet (US) on the 4th of July 2023 in Mozarthaus, Vienna, Austria.

A DREAMS WAVY SHADOW (2021)

Orchestration: cl/vc/pf.

Duration: 12 min.

Premiered by Hayden Chisholm, soprano saxophone, Natalie Clein, cello and Kristoffer Hyldig in august, 2021. Commissioned by Oremandsgaard Chamber Music Festival 2021.

STRING QUARTET NO. 1, “FEATHER DESCENT” (2021)

Orchestration: string quartet

Duration: 13 min.

Premiered by Admeta String Quartet (DK) in 2021.

LA SONNERIE DE SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE DU MONT DE PARIS (2019)

Orchestration: fl.cl/vl.vc/pf

Duration: 8 min.

Premiered by Janne Thomsen – flute, Christoffer Sundqvist – clarinet, Hugo Ticciati – violin, Julian Arp – cello and Alasdair Beatson – piano. Commissioned by Klassiske Dage Festival in Holstebro 2019.

OBOE QUINTET (2019)

Orchestration: ob/string quartet

Duration: 10 min.

WANDERINGS (2018-19)

Orchestration: fl/hp/hpd

Duration: 7 min.

Premiered by Ensemble Airborne Extended in 2019 in Kammermusiksalen, Musikhuset Aarhus.

VERTO SUITE (2018)

Orchestration: a. sax/hp

Duration: 17 min.

Solo Instrument

TRE NATTETANKER (2023)

Orchestration: pf.

Duration: 13 min.

Premiered by Ruben Høgh at Centralen, Oslo, Norway on the 18th of June, 2023. Commissioned by DYCE Composition Competition (Discovering Young Composers of Europe) as the main prize.

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DE MALEDE SKYGGER (2022)

Orchestration: vc.

LANDET SOM ICKE ÄR (2022)

Orchestration: mezzo-soprano, electronics

Duration: 5 min.

Premiered by Alice Akhlaghi in 2022 at Malmö Academy of Music.

ARoS MINIATURE (2019)

Orchestration: a. sax

Duration: 2 min.

Premiered in 2019 in ARoS Art Museum, Aarhus.

Opera

…AND ALL WAS STILL (2020)

Soloists: 2 singers (soprano, tenor)

Orchestration: fl (d. pic).ob (d. ca).cl.bn.hn/string quartet

Duration: 14 min.

Premiered by Julie MeeRa Albertsen – soprano, Anders Kampmann – tenor, Ensemble MidtVest and Bo Holten, conductor at Carl-Henning Pedersen & Else Alfelts Museum. Commissioned by Herning Opera Festival 2020.

Film Scores

FRELSER, feature film (2027)

Directed and written by Ludvig Christian Næsted Poulsen

Produced by New Tales

Work progress.

NÅR SNØEN HAR SMELTET, short film (2024)

Directed by: Rasmus Sandager Nielsen

Produced by: Eline Spielberg

IMdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33503085/

KULDE, short film (2023)

Directed by: Alfred Rubin

Written by: Andreas Lübker

Music recorded by Karla Wulff, double bass

Nominated for “Best Experimental Short” at FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival 2024 at Espinho, Portugal.

IMdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30146510/

MIDNATSSOL, art installation (2022-2024)

A cross-aesthetic installation project between a writer (Andreas Lübker), a photographer (Alfred Rubin) and a composer (Frederik Zeuthen), seeking to portray the Nordic nature – how we humans are affected by it and how we affect it. Premiered at Aarhus Festuge 2024.