ABOUT
ABOUT
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August Buch-Kromann is a young Danish conductor and violinist from Copenhagen. He began playing the violin at the age of four and discovered his passion for conducting in a workshop with the Sankt Annæ Symphony Orchestra, while studying at Sankt Annæ Gymnasium.
Since then, he has dedicated himself to music, and the art of conducting. During his studies at Sankt Annæ Gymnasium, August started studying with Frederik Støvring Olsen, and Marco Crispo. After graduating from Sankt Annæ Gymnasium in the summer of 2024, August continued his musical development under the mentorship of Damian Iorio, with a focus on the method and ideas developed by Prof. Ilya Musin.
Since then, he has dedicated himself to music, and the art of conducting. During his studies at Sankt Annæ Gymnasium, August started studying with Frederik Støvring Olsen, and Marco Crispo. After graduating from Sankt Annæ Gymnasium in the summer of 2024, August continued his musical development under the mentorship of Damian Iorio, with a focus on the method and ideas developed by Prof. Ilya Musin.
In January 2024, August was selected for Dirigentløftet, Denmark’s national talent program for emerging conductors. Through this initiative, he has taken part in masterclasses with several of the country’s leading professional ensembles, including the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Odense Symphony Orchestra and the Danish National Opera (Den Jyske Opera).
As part of the programme, August has performed in concert with various ensembles in Denmark. In december, 2024 with Athelas Sinfonietta, where he performed "Shades of Silence" by icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldssdottir. In may 2025 with The Royal Marine Band and with Randers Kammerorkester and Ars Nova in the autumn of 2025.
In the summer of 2025, August attended a two week masterclass in Austria with Prof. Alexander Polishchuk, former assistant to Ilya Musin at Sankt Petersburg Conservatory. An expierience which greatly impacted August's view on music and his style of conducting.
As part of the programme, August has performed in concert with various ensembles in Denmark. In december, 2024 with Athelas Sinfonietta, where he performed "Shades of Silence" by icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldssdottir. In may 2025 with The Royal Marine Band and with Randers Kammerorkester and Ars Nova in the autumn of 2025.
In the summer of 2025, August attended a two week masterclass in Austria with Prof. Alexander Polishchuk, former assistant to Ilya Musin at Sankt Petersburg Conservatory. An expierience which greatly impacted August's view on music and his style of conducting.
Since 2024, August has served as principal conductor of the Greenlandic choir Aavaat. They regularly perform all over Denmark sharing the greenlandic music tradition with a large audience.
They have appeared in multiple televised performances for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation (KNR), and TV-Glad, and their yearly christmas concert in Christianskirke, Copenhagen is recorded and broadcasted by KNR.
They have appeared in multiple televised performances for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation (KNR), and TV-Glad, and their yearly christmas concert in Christianskirke, Copenhagen is recorded and broadcasted by KNR.
Outside of music, August has a big passion for woodworking, and after years of struggle finding a suitable baton, he decided to make his own, perfectly tailored to his style and preferance.
Feel free to contact about batons as well ;)
Feel free to contact about batons as well ;)
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