Every morning at the festival there will be a joint warm-up session, where one of the guest artists will share their warm-up routines and experiences with the piccolo.

The warm-up class is a good way to start the day. Here you will meet all the participants and teachers and you will together set a positive mood for the rest of the day.

The workshops and lectures provides the opportunity to research and immerse oneself in topics that often doesn’t get prioritized, because of a lack of time in normal piccolo lessons. This could include breathing, body posture and awareness or maintenance of the instrument. In 2025 we will present you the following workshops:

• Vincent Cortvrint – Orchestral excerpts

• Jenny Villanen – Musician health

At the concerts at Nordic Piccolo Festival you will hear a lot of different piccolo repertoire, old as well as new. It is our intention to present a completely new work for the piccolo each year, written by a Nordic composer.

The concerts at 2025 edition:

• Open stage                                                                            Thursday 6th March – 19.30 – Intimsalen

• Opening concert with guest artists and pianists           Friday 7th March – 18.30 – Intimsalen

• Participants’ concert                                                          Saturday 8th March – 18.00 – Intimsalen

• Closing concert with guest artists and pianists          Sunday 9th March – 16.00 – Intimsalen

Nordic Piccolo Festival will take place in the heart of Aalborg in Denmark close to hotels, restaurants and the shopping street.