Bo Holten
Bo Holten (born 22 October 1948) is a Danish composer and conductor. He has been the principal conductor for the vocal ensembles Ars Nova (Copenhagen) and Musica Ficta (Denmark), as well as guest-conductor for the BBC Singers. He was the principal conductor for the Flemish Radio Choir (Vlaams Radio Koor) in Brussels until 2012.
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Bo Holten
- Born
- 1948 · Rudkøbing.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- conductor · composer · music educator · musician · choir director · writer · music arranger
- Fields
- conducting · art music · music
- Known for
- The Element of Crime · Lagrime di San Pietro
- Languages
- Danish
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Notable works
Notable works
He has also composed several film scores, amongst them the music for Lars Von Trier's The Element of Crime.
Zbigniew Karkowski and Anders Hultqvist are recorded as having studied under Bo Holten. The recorded working language is Danish. The field of work recorded is conducting, art music and music. Works named in the authority record are The Element of Crime and Lagrime di San Pietro.
• Sinfonia concertante for Cello & Orchestra (1987) • Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (1990) • Wisdom and Folly, choir (1993) • Operation Orfeo, opera (1993) • The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Holten), choir (1992–95) • Gesualdo, Opera (2003) • The Physician-In-Ordinary's Visit (Livlægens Besøg), Opera (2008)
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Identity
Bo Holten is recorded with the occupation film score composer. Recorded with the occupation choir director. Recorded with the occupation music educator. Recorded with the occupation conductor. Recorded with the occupation musician. Recorded as conductor, composer, music educator, musician and choir director. Formation and teaching. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1948
Bo Holten was born on 22 October 1948.
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Holten, Bo, Oxford Music Online, 2001
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2001
reference work
- “Bo Holten”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q887393: Bo Holten
General reference · Wikidata
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scholarly publication
Holten, Bo, Oxford Music Online, 2001Crossref registry
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General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
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