
Jens Anker
@jajorgensen
Management consultant. AI user. Cofounder of Icons of Europe. Letters on foreign policy and cultural issues in The New York Times 1993-2015.
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https://www.nytimes.com/search?query=%22Jens%20A.%20Jorgensen%22 16-12-2011 15:18:37
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Duchess of Brabant Fryderyk Chopin Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Hanna Wróblewska od kultury Chopin Institute IAM Polish presidency of the Council of the EU Poland in UNESCO Ambassade de Pologne RussianMissionEU RussianMissionUNESCO Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” for piano solo, for example, also evokes deep emotions - like Chopin. Tiffany Poon: youtu.be/Ey4n8vqlX_o?si… #Beethoven #Chopin


Tchaikovsky in context Icons of Europe Chopin Institute Filharmonia Narodowa Opera Narodowa Culture.pl IAM UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 New York Times Music New York Times Arts Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina TVP World Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 @POLAND25EU Poland at Expo Poland in UNESCO Polacy Światu RussianMissionEU The Swedish Nightingale Russia 🇷🇺 MFA Russia 🇷🇺 Russia at the United Nations RussianMissionUNESCO Russian Embassy in USA 🇷🇺 Moscow Conservatory PLinRussia 🇵🇱 Tchaikovsky Research Chopin’s ‘brand’, vibrant in Paris 1925 and then visible in Warsaw and Moscow, didn’t crystalize globally until after 1949. ➤ 1926: The placement of Szymanowskl’s large Chopin monument in Royal Łazienki Park (with a Soviet delegation in attendance) had been delayed some 20


Kallipolis Sadly, Ukraine did not learn from Finland.


Fryderyk Chopin Tchaikovsky in context Chopin Institute Filharmonia Narodowa Opera Narodowa Culture.pl UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 New York Times Music New York Times Arts Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina TVP World Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 Poland at Expo Poland in UNESCO Polacy Światu RussianMissionEU The Swedish Nightingale Russia 🇷🇺 MFA Russia 🇷🇺 Russia at the United Nations RussianMissionUNESCO Russian Embassy in USA 🇷🇺 Moscow Conservatory PLinRussia 🇵🇱 Tchaikovsky Research The Chopin Competition in Warsaw has now become a top global event. But Chopin’s own history needs to be to be documented accurately - with credit to those who helped build his “glory” in the 19th and 20th Ctrs. #NationalIdentity #CulturalDiplomacy #Chopin #Chopin19 #Chopin2025



Jens Anker Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2025 Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 Denmark at NATO Denmark.dk DI - Dansk Industri Berlingske Politiken Børsen Lars Løkke Rasmussen The proposed upgrade of, for example, the Sonning Prize (Jens Anker 05/09/2023) would be a big asset for Denmark’s cultural diplomacy - even after the EU Presidency: event.ku.dk/sonning_prize/ #CulturalDiplomacy #eu2025dk


Icons of Europe Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2025 Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 Denmark at NATO Denmark.dk DI - Dansk Industri Berlingske Politiken Børsen Lars Løkke Rasmussen Forsvarsministeriet/Danish MoD Erhvervsministeriet Klimaministeriet Helt enig — en opgraderet Sonningpris kunne blive Danmarks Nobel-øjeblik for kultur og idéer. Aktuel, prestigefyldt og dybt europæisk. #Kulturdiplomati #CultureDiplomacy #eu2025dk

Icons of Europe Jens Anker Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2025 Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 Denmark at NATO Denmark.dk DI - Dansk Industri Berlingske Politiken Børsen Lars Løkke Rasmussen Forsvarsministeriet/Danish MoD Erhvervsministeriet Klimaministeriet Denmark has a great opportunity to use #CulturalDiplomacy = Soft Power to pursue its #eu2025dk priorities. Charm your allies and competitors with the Vikings, Brahe, HCA, Kierkegaard, Nielsen, Blixen, Bohr, Tivoli, Louisiana , Legoland, humour … iconsofeurope.com/countryDK.htm Statsministeriet

Icons of Europe Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2025 Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 Denmark at NATO Denmark.dk DI - Dansk Industri Berlingske Politiken Børsen Lars Løkke Rasmussen Forsvarsministeriet/Danish MoD Erhvervsministeriet Klimaministeriet Kulturdiplomati er et praktisk SoftPower-koncept for hele regeringen – inkl Statsministeriet Udenrigs Forsvar Erhverv Klima Kultur. Især nu under det danske EU-formandskab. Det bør ikke begrænses til kun KUM formål (Kulturministeriet iøvrigt inaktivt siden januar). #CulturalDiplomacy #eu2025dk


Jens Anker, MSc, MBA Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2025 Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 Denmark at NATO Denmark.dk DI - Dansk Industri Berlingske Politiken Børsen Lars Løkke Rasmussen Forsvarsministeriet/Danish MoD Erhvervsministeriet Klimaministeriet Statsministeriet Kulturministeriet EU i Danmark EU Council “Cultural Diplomacy, a form of Soft Power, is the strategic exchange of cultural elements to foster mutual understanding and build relationships between nations.” F.ex. Poland is skilfully using #Chopin for this purpose youtu.be/UcOjKXIR8Iw?si… #NationalIdentity #CulturalDiplomacy


Icons of Europe Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2025 Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 Denmark at NATO Denmark.dk DI - Dansk Industri Berlingske Politiken Børsen Lars Løkke Rasmussen Forsvarsministeriet/Danish MoD Erhvervsministeriet Klimaministeriet Upgrading the Sonning Prize would serve European culture well. But Denmark needs a global prize that instantly evokes Denmark - across public and private spheres - as f.ex. Shakespeare does for the UK. #eu2025dk #SoftPower #NationalIdentity #QualityOfLife #GlobalDiplomacy



Jens Anker, MSc, MBA Icons of Europe Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2025 Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 Denmark at NATO Denmark.dk DI - Dansk Industri Berlingske Politiken Børsen Lars Løkke Rasmussen Forsvarsministeriet/Danish MoD Erhvervsministeriet Klimaministeriet China has good experience on CHINA MFA Spokesperson 中国外交部发言人 being lead agency for #CulturalDiplomacy (~Jens Anker). #eu2025dk #SoftPower


ChatGPT is not “an entertainment-first system”. It’s a useful tool to, f.ex., seek info, test ideas, and improve the substance & structure of any text. maybe: leif weatherby obviously … nytimes.com/2025/07/16/opi… @NYTOpinion

Fryderyk Chopin Kancelaria Premiera Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji Centrum GovTech NCBR IDEAS NCBR Obserwatorium Polityki Miejskiej i Regionalnej Warszawa Uniwersytet Warszawski Marcin Kulasek Marek Kozubal How is Poland cooperating with #SmartCity counterparts in Europe? For example: Smart Cities Marketplace Instytut Felczaka International Offices - Kraków Embassy of Poland in Denmark #inteligentneMiasto #SmartCitiesEU #digitalEU smart-cities-marketplace.ec.europa.eu

Fryderyk Chopin L’Homme de Napoléon Tchaikovsky in context Chopin Institute Filharmonia Narodowa Opera Narodowa Culture.pl UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 New York Times Music New York Times Arts Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina TVP World Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 Poland at Expo Poland in UNESCO Polacy Światu The Swedish Nightingale MFA Russia 🇷🇺 Moscow Conservatory PLinRussia 🇵🇱 Poland in the UN Embassy of Poland U.S. Historia Dyplomacji Historia.org.pl 🇵🇱 Polishhistory - History Portal Dzieje Sejmu International Music Council There’s no need today to market the Chopin Competition as merely an “international piano event.” In the Stalin era, yes Soviets won the first four editions (1927–1949). But now, #Chopin transcends borders. His Warsaw competition is a true global instantly recognisable landmark.
