Helios Overture

Helios Overture
Concert overture by Carl Nielsen
The composer (1901)
Native nameOuverture Helios
CatalogueFS 32; CNW 34
Opus17
Composed1903 (1903)
PublisherHansen (1905)
Duration8–9 mins.
Premiere
Date8 October 1903 (1903-10-08)
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
ConductorJohan Svendsen
PerformersRoyal Danish Orchestra

The Helios Overture (in Danish: Ouverture Helios), Op. 17 (FS 32; CNW 34), is a concert overture for orchestra written in 1903 by the Danish composer Carl Nielsen. The piece received its premiere at the Odd Fellows Mansion in Copenhagen on 8 October 1903, with Johan Svendsen conducting the Royal Danish Orchestra.