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YAMsession · 2026

YAMsession 2026

YAMsession brings the international young audiences music community together for showcases, conversations, professional exchange and encounters with artists.

Helsingør, Denmark2026-09-28 — 2026-09-30

Live encounters

The 2026 showcases highlight the creativity and talent of live music for young audiences, bringing productions from Italy, France, Denmark and Norway together in Helsingør.

2026-09-28

Monday, September 28

20.15 – 22.00Kulturværftet – Lille SceneFinland

Official opening and concert: Mirja Klippel

Award-winning Finnish songwriter Mirja Klippel creates heartfelt Nordic folk songs rooted in personal experience and nature. Her debut EP earned a Danish Music Award Folk; she has toured Europe, the North Atlantic and Danish schools with LMS.

Artists: Mirja Klippel – vocal, acoustic guitar, waldzither · Alex Jönsson – guitar, backing vocal

2026-09-29

Tuesday, September 29

09.00 – 09.30Kulturværftet – DækketItaly

Showcase 1: ONDE / WAVES

Presenter: Compagnia Teatrale Petra · Compagnia L'Albero · Orchestra Senza Spine

An opera for ages 0–3 inspired by Suzy Lee’s The Wave. Voices, instruments, movement and visual imagery explore a child’s first encounter with the sea in an immersive dialogue between performers and young audiences.

Artists: Graziana Palazzo · Laura Sacco · Claudio Cauzillo

11.30 – 12.00Kulturværftet – Lille SceneFrance

Showcase 2: VERSANT VIVANT

Presenter: Compagnie L’Observable

Music, drawing and animation create a dreamlike shared territory where mountain creatures, humans, animals and predators inhabit intertwined cycles. Acoustic timbres, strings, winds, keyboards and beats loop with live animation and improvisation.

Artists: Emilie Tarascou · Simon Kansara

12.30 – 13.00Kulturværftet – Store SceneFrance

Showcase 3: COOK OPERA

Presenter: Compagnie Minute Papillon

Two kitchen aides, obsessed with rhythm, melody and opera, turn utensils into instruments: an oven grill becomes a harp and a pan becomes a bass while Mozart, Puccini, Rossini and Bizet meet rap, house and world music.

Artists: Violaine Fournier · Cyrille Louge

14.00 – 14.30Toldkammeret - Store SalFrance

Showcase 4: CAVALCADE EN COCAZIE

Presenter: RédèR Nouhaj

A violinist opens notebooks from imaginary travels, blending Caucasian melodies, Bulgarian rhythms, wild costumes and improbable sound objects into a spectacular concert: cinema for the ears.

Artists: Frédéric Jouhannet

16.00 – 16.30Kulturværftet – Lille SceneNorway

Showcase 5: GANGAR

A five-piece Norwegian ensemble gives rare traditional tunes modern arrangements shaped by rock, folk-metal and jazz. After more than 100 shows in 14 countries, Gangar bring energy, audience interaction, dancing and virtuosic musicianship.

Artists: Mattias Thedens · Oskar Goedvriend Lindberget · Richard Max · Jonas Thrana Jensen · Henrik Dullum

2026-09-30

Wednesday, September 30

09.00 – 09.30Toldkammeret – Store SalDenmark

Showcase 6: BASCO

Award-winning Danish folk and roots musicians combine Scandinavian, English and Celtic traditions. In a circle amid the audience, four players create close-up music and tell stories through their instruments.

Artists: Anders Ringgaard · Villads Hoffmann · Hal Parfitt Murray · Andreas Tophøj

11.00 – 11.30Kulturværftet – DækketDenmark

Showcase 7: TWANG

An energetic Danish-American western swing trio combines banjo, violin, guitar, nimble fingers and three-part singing. Superhits and original songs meet a warm, captivating concert honed through years touring Danish schools.

Artists: Peter Johns · Spencer Gross · Thyge Van Dassen

12.00 – 12.30Kulturværftet – Store SceneItaly

Showcase 8: I SORDI

Italian brothers I Sordi move from witty electro-funk to acoustic instruments including didgeridoo, gamelan and launeddas. Their pyrotechnical live acts carry music everywhere, from early EPs through the SHOCKINI LP.

Artists: Matteo Nicolin · Riccardo Nicolin