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Aftab Darvishi: Map of Freedom

Saturday, 26 August 2023   |   19:30 - 21:30

Aftab Darvishi: Map of Freedom

The Ashes Glow is the colorful and serious multicultural highlight of the Stift Festival. It’s colorful because big names and young talent from different cultures play together in unison during this concert and because there are no less than two world premieres and a Dutch premiere from different corners of the world. Jazz pianist and composer Rembrandt Frerichs wrote a new triple concerto in which the Iranian singer Mohammed Motamedi also has a leading role.

The Egyptian ud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros played ‘the roof off’ in London during the world premiere of Three Stages of Hindsight and the Dutch-Iranian Aftab Darvishi provides the serious notes with her Map of Freedom. Her magical ritual music sings about the freedom struggle of Iranian women. Just like Golijov’s Tenebrae, accessible and extremely penetrating. A concert that hurts as well as offers hope.

Programma:
Lama Bada Yathanada: Mozarabisch lied lied uit de 14e eeuw Nani. Nani
Golijov: Tenebrae
Aftab Darwishi: Map of freedom (premiere, commissioned by Stiftfestival)
—Pauze—
Joe Tawadros: Three stages of Hindsight
Mohammad Motamedi en Rembrandt trio: own compositions
Rembrandt Frerichs: The ashes glow (premiere, Stiftfestival commission)

  • Composer(s) Aftab Darvishi
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    'Map of Freedom' for Mazzo, star, violin, cello and strings
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Daniel Rowland, Stift festival orchestra
Date
Aug 26 2023
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Time
19:30 - 21:30
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Location
Enschede, Wilminktheater
Enschede, Wilminktheater
Noorderhagen 27, 7511 EK Enschede
Website https://www.wilminktheater.nl/nl/
Composer

Aftab Darvishi

Aftab Darvishi (Tehran, 1987) started taking violin lessons when she was five.
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Aftab Darvishi’s new composition “Map of Freedom” is a homage to the recent happenings in her country Iran, expressing a strong hope for a brighter future. This 21-minute piece unfolds in three interconnected parts, taking listeners on an emotive journey from darkness to hope, ultimately arriving at the theme of Liberty and Freedom. It is a cry […]
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