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.

As a composer he has written more than 100 works, including 6 operas, 2 musicals, 2 symphonies, and 5 solo concertos. He has also composed several film scores, amongst them the music for Lars Von Trier's The Element of Crime.

• 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)

• Biography at Edition Wilhelm Hansen (publisher)
• Biography at Danish Music Info^{[permanent dead link]}
• Biography at bachcantatas.com

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