Biography

After high school, Kasper Rofelt (b. 1982) trained in composition and music theory at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with teachers including Bent Sørensen and Niels Rosing-Schow in his major subjects, as well as studies with Per Nørgård in 2006-2010 in parallel with the Academy. He has also studied with Simon Bainbridge and Philippe Leroux. He got his Master’s degree in 2010 and received his Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Music in 2014. In addition, he has a Master's degree in English and musicology from the University of Copenhagen.

   Kasper Rofelt has composed a large quantity of works for many different types of instrumental configuration and in many genres. Cornerstone works in his production are the three solo concertos for cello, accordion and saxophone, symphony no. 1, a number of solo pieces for piano, accordion, guitar and percussion, not to mention a number of songs based on poems by Pia Tafdrup and Lorca. 

   Along with works for professional musicians and ensembles, Kasper Rofelt has also composed a number of works for children and youngsters.

   So far, his music has been played in all of the Scandinavian countries, the United States, the Baltic States as well as in Russia, China, Germany, France, the UK and Greece. 

   Among musicians and ensembles, he has written music for and collaborated with, we find for example:

   Recorder player Michala Petri


   Ensemble Storstrøm

   Odense Symphony Orchestra

   Cellist Toke Møldrup 


   The French conductor Jean Thorel 


   Concert organist David Sanger


   Violinist Christina Åstrand


   Pianist David Lau Magnussen 


   Cellist Jakob Kullberg


   The classical accordionist Bjarke Mogensen 


   Cellist Andreas Brantelid


   The Århus Sinfonietta


   The Esbjerg Ensemble


   The Diamond Ensemble


   The recorder player Pernille Petersen


   Flutist Jennifer Dill


   MYTHOS Accordion Duo

   The classical accordionist Andreas Borregaard

   The Danish Horntrio

   Recorder player Bolette Roed

   Ensemble TM+ 

   Kasper Rofelt has received a number of grants and awards, including an award from the Danish Arts Council in 2018 for his cello concerto 'Night Phase', a Sonning Scholarship in 2014 and several grants because of his artistic contribution to contemporary classical music.

   In 2019, he was nominated for Carl-prisen for his cello concerto 'Night Phase'. 

Awards and grants

Danish Arts Foundation Award 2018 for the cello concerto 'Night Phase'. 

Léonie Sonning Scholarship 2014 worth 60.000 kroner for further artistic development

Astrid & Aksel Agerbys Mindelegat for  "considerable artistic contributions"

Grant from Jeanette & Lars Dyremoses Harmonikafond for works for the classical accordion