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.

Notable works 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)