10-Strings Duo

On 9 January 2027 at 19:30, you can experience 10-Strings Duo performing at Københavns Musikskole, Staldgade 29, 1699 København V.

10-Strings Duo is an ensemble consisting of Arjun Ganguly (cello) and Nichlas Overgaard (guitar). They are named after Reginald Smith-Brindle’s 10-String Music for cello and guitar. The duo was formed in 2023 during their studies, and since then they have performed in both large and small halls in Copenhagen and Berlin.

10-String Duo has a repertoire spanning three categories. Their classical repertoire includes original works for cello and guitar, as well as their own arrangements of cello sonatas by, among others, Schubert, Boccherini and Debussy. The duo particularly enjoys playing contemporary music that pushes the boundaries of what the two instruments can do. Arjun and Nichlas are very interested in collaborating with composers, and in 2025 Marianna Filippi composed a piece for 10 Strings Duo, which they performed at Statens Museum for Kunst. Arjun and Nichlas also play popular and folk music, which is particularly well suited to the instruments’ timbres. This includes music by Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos and Duplessy.

Look forward to an exciting and varied concert, where the guitar’s and cello’s ten strings are put to every conceivable use.

5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 Arranged for guitar and cello Vanitas Vanitatum: Mit HumorLangsamNicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielenNicht zu raschStark und markiertRobert Schumann (1810-1856)Ten String Music LentoVivoReginald Smith-Brindle (1917 – 2003)Arpeggione Sonate (D. 821) Allegro ModeratoAdagioAllegretto IntervalFranz Schubert (1797 – 1828)Pièce en forme de habaneraMaurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)NADA (2007)José María Sánchez-Verdú (1968)Suite Populaire Espagnole El paño morunoNanaCanciónPoloAsturianaJotaManuel de Falla (1876 – 1946)Sonate pour guitare et violoncelle en quatre rêves Rêve exalté Rêve mélancoliqueRêve heureuxRêve fouMathias Duplessy (1972)

Arjun Ganguly

Arjun Ganguly (b. 1997) is a cellist based in Copenhagen and Berlin and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, studying with cello professor Toke Møldrup. Arjun was born to German/Indian parents and grew up in the Netherlands. He began playing the cello at the age of six and, at 14, was admitted to the talent programme at Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He later completed bachelor’s degrees in physics and music at Imperial College and the Royal College of Music in London.

Arjun has developed a particular interest in contemporary music and has performed at Klangwerkstatt (Berlin), Rainy Days Festival (Luxembourg), PULSAR (RDAM, Copenhagen) and Forum Neue Musik (HfM/UDK, Berlin). Arjun is also a passionate chamber musician and currently plays in a guitar duo, a clarinet trio and a string quartet.

Nichlas Overgaard

Nichlas Overgaard (b. 2001) is a classical guitarist who began playing the guitar at the age of seven with Kristian Buhl-Mortensen. Since then, he has established himself as a soloist and chamber musician, performing in Denmark, Germany, Spain and Italy. Nichlas studied at MGK Hovedstaden with the acclaimed guitarist Niklas Johansen and holds a master’s degree from the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where he studied with Professor Jesper Sivebæk.

In 2025, Nichlas was selected to receive the Jacob Gade Foundation’s Grand Prize of DKK 100,000. The same year, Nichlas was nominated for and selected to receive Dansk Guitar Selskab’s talent award. In 2018, Nichlas won first prize in the youth category of Aalborg International Guitar Festival, as well as third prize and the audience prize in the senior category in 2024. In 2023 and 2025, he received first prize in the Erik Satie Competition, together with flautists Sille Enevoldsen and Anna Lohmann Hesselhøj respectively; in 2026, Nichlas won first prize in the Rued Langgaard Competition with soprano Siri Sofia Glasdam Jakobsen.

Nichlas has performed with Concerto Copenhagen, Sankt Annæ Pigekor and Copenhagen Phil, and gives concerts in several different musical ensembles.

Nichlas has released several singles, EPs and albums, which can be heard on all streaming services.