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As a young man, Leif Sylvester Petersen was apprenticed as a carpenter, but his apprenticeship was characterized by conflicts and clashes with both master and journeymen. Nevertheless, in 1959, the young Leif Petersen received his certificate of apprenticeship.
“I tended to explode and play tricks when others wanted to boss me around.”
In this conversation between Sylvester and radio host Søren Dahl, it’s about youthful rebellion, the search for identity and artistic beginnings. And how the driving force behind those early rebellions became the foundation for his lifelong fight for freedom and integrity. This is the second conversation of four.
📍The conversation takes place in the ballroom. The ticket includes access to the major exhibition Leif Sylvester – Freedom Flies in the lower floor of the museum.
Four conversations in total
Leif Sylvester is a living piece of Danish history. For five decades, he has insisted on bringing art down from the pedestal and out to the people. The desire for freedom, humor and social indignation run like a common thread throughout Leif Sylvester’s work – and form the focal point of a total of four conversations with radio host Søren Dahl:
- Childhood (Thursday, October 23, 2025)
- Youth (Thursday, October 23, 2025)
- Love (Thursday, March 12, 2026)
- Achieving your goals with art (Thursday, May 28, 2026)
About Søren Dahl
Søren Dahl is a talk show host, musician, composer, comedian, lecturer and author – known from Café Hack and Dahl at Hack and most recently Dahl in Rødovre. He holds a degree in music education from the Royal Danish Academy of Music and has published several books, most recently Så grin dog med Søren Østergaard and Med kærlighed fra mig about Johnny Hansen from Kandis.
