A meditative space with classical piano music.

Contemplation Concerts

Experience an intimate and meditative piano concert by pianist Tanja Zapolski - where classical music meets inner contemplation.

An hour of classical music performed in silence - created for calm, reflection, and presence.

A unique concert format where the audience can sit or lie down and be embraced by some of the most beautiful piano music ever written.

Pianist Tanja Zapolski performing a meditative classical music piano concert at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, with the audience sitting and lying on mats during a Contemplation Concert.
Contemplation Concert with classical pianist Tanja Zapolski surrounded by statues and red marble walls, creating a calm and meditative, reflective atmosphere.
Meditative classical piano concert by pianist Tanja Zapolski - a Contemplation Concert blending classical music, stillness, and reflection in beautiful architectural spaces.

The Story Behind the Contemplation Concerts

Pianist Tanja Zapolski Fordybelseskoncerter Glyptoteket

The idea for the Contemplation Concerts was born in 2018, when pianist Tanja Zapolski experienced a piano performance created for a lying audience.

She has long been fascinated by new ways of presenting classical music – how we can share it in ways that open people’s hearts and allow more to feel its depth and beauty.

Classical music holds a special kind of depth. It can move us, connect us to something within, and take us to places beyond thought.

Over the years, Tanja has also explored meditation, inner awareness, and the nature of human consciousness. From this, a wish grew to bring the two worlds together – the magic of music and the inner space of stillness.

Out of this meeting, the Contemplation Concerts began to take shape.

In a world moving ever faster, where we are constantly surrounded by information and noise, many people rarely find moments of true rest. Stress and overstimulation have become part of modern life, and yet, deep down, we long for silence – to slow down, to feel, and to reconnect with ourselves.

The Contemplation Concerts were born from that longing.

They offer a space where listeners can sit or lie down surrounded by candlelight, immersed in the flow of music that unfolds in complete silence – no applause, only presence.

Each concert lasts one hour and moves through time and history – from the Baroque to today’s soundscapes – as a living journey through the history of music, the evolution of the world, and the inner universe of humanity.

A place for contemplation, presence, and connection.

Upcoming Concerts

October 9, 2025 – Glyptoteket at 17:30

SOLD OUT

October 9, 2025 – Glyptoteket at 19:30

SOLD OUT

October 30, 2025 – Glyptoteket at 17:30

SOLD OUT

October 30, 2025 – Glyptoteket at 19:30

SOLD OUT

Join the waiting list for sold-out Contemplation Concerts

Waiting List for the Sold Out Contemplation Concerts

November 8, 2025 – Ørestad Sound Festival

Ørestad Church

SOLD OUT

A woman in a blue sparkly dress playing a grand piano.

About Tanja Zapolski

“Tanja Zapolski’s talent is impossible to overlook. She is a natural talent and a pure generator of musical energy.”

– Jyllands-Posten

“With her exceptional virtuosity and a strong, outward musical temperament, pianist Tanja Zapolski has established herself as one of the most exciting names among Danish pianists.”

– Kristeligt Dagblad

Tanja Zapolski is one of Denmark’s most remarkable pianists – known for her virtuosity, sensitivity, and her ability to create living connections between music and people.

Born in Ukraine and educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, she has performed with most Danish symphony orchestras and toured internationally, from Versailles to Tokyo, Los Angeles, and London.

For more than 30 years, Tanja has been an active concert pianist and has performed with renowned artists such as composer Philip Glass and conductor Sir Simon Rattle. She has received numerous awards, including the Victor Borge Prize, the Sonning Scholarship, the Danish Freemasons’ Music Prize, the Gladsaxe Music Prize, and the Wilhelm Hansen Prize – and she is featured in Kraks Blå Bog (the Danish Who’s Who).

As a musician and artist, Tanja is innovative and driven by a deep wish to find new ways of bringing classical music to people.

Through many years of spiritual exploration – involving meditation, tantra, and energy work – she has opened to a deeper understanding of consciousness and of music’s transformative nature. Her artistic expression arises from this search: a movement toward wholeness, freedom, and connection between the outer and the inner universe.

Her Contemplation Concerts unite music, silence, and presence in a meditative space, where the listener is invited into stillness, reflection, and connection.

Read more about Tanja Zapolski
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Sign announcing a sold-out contemplation concert with Tanja Zapolski on October 9, 2025, at Festhallen, with performance times from 17:30 to 18:30 and 19:30 to 20:30, at Glyptoteket.
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A woman playing a grand piano on a stage in a classical music performance with candles on the floor and sculptures in the background.

What the Audience Says

“I arrived with a broken heart and left with a new sense of lightness and joy.”

“A thousand thanks for a truly magical, moving, beautiful, and meditative experience.”

“Magical concert with musical angel Tanja Zapolski, each piece of music left us more at peace, more relaxed, more united.”

“It was absolutely magical. The performance was impressive, and the entire event truly lived up to its title.”

“It was such a wonderful space – so beautiful to lie on the floor of the hall and simply listen. The Glyptotek was the perfect setting. A thousand thanks for a magical concert.”

A person in a black sweater holding hands with a person in a red sweater while lying on a tiled floor.

“I lay down on the floor tense as a bow, with my heart racing. After just a few pieces, the music brought me completely into stillness. My thoughts and stress dissolved, and I could simply receive the music.”

“A deep and generous Contemplation Concert with Debussy, Ravel, Satie, Fauré, and Chopin – one of the most beautiful experiences I’ve ever had in the Great Hall.”

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