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In a world in which classical music (nhạc cổ điển) usually follows old customs, something quite different happened at this year’s Hayden Festival due to the Danish Chamber Orchestra (dàn nhạc).

On a stage at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, a man named Torben Petersen stands with his arms in the air like a conductor (nhạc trưởng). He’s not trying to make music. He’s encouraging his eight-year-old dog, Sophus, to bark (sủa).

But Sophus isn’t alone. There are two other well-trained dogs, Cookie and Sica, right there with him. These furry (lông lá) performers aren’t just barking randomly (ngẫu nhiên). They’re doing it in sync with (đồng bộ với) the Danish Chamber Orchestra.

This unique show took place on a special Sunday performance of a piece called the “Hunting Symphony” by Leopold Mozart, who happens to be the father of the famous composer (nhà soạn nhạc nổi tiếng) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

It’s not very common to see live dogs on stage during performances of this piece. Usually, orchestras prefer to use recorded sounds.