Calliope Tsoupaki / Louis Andriessen / Rudolf Escher

Saturday, 8 March 2025   |   14:15 - 16:30

Calliope Tsoupaki / Louis Andriessen / Rudolf Escher

The NTR Saturday Matinee series will put Amsterdam in the spotlights as it celebrates the city’s 750th anniversary.

An unforgettable musical experience
The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Main Hall for yourself!

Program:

Jeff Hamburg – Mokum (world premiere)
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck – Ecce nunc benedicite, Psalm 23, Laudate Dominum (selection from Cantiones sacrae)
Rudolf Escher – Songs of Love and Eternity
Louis Andriessen – Un beau baiser
Calliope Tsoupaki – Another Day (Commissioned by the Concertgebouw Orchestra)

Louis Andriessen – The city of Dis (from La Commedia)

 

  • Composer(s) Calliope Tsoupaki / Louis Andriessen / Rudolf Escher
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Jeff Hamburg - Mokum (world premiere)
    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck - Ecce nunc benedicite, Psalm 23, Laudate Dominum (selection from Cantiones sacrae)
    Rudolf Escher - Songs of Love and Eternity
    Louis Andriessen - Un beau baiser
    Calliope Tsoupaki - Another Day (Commissioned by the Concertgebouw Orchestra)
    Louis Andriessen - The city of Dis (from La Commedia)

  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bas Wiegers conductor, Netherlands Radio Choir, Benjamin Goodson choral conductor, Maxim Februari voice, Katrien Baerts soprano

Date

Mar 08 2025
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Time

14:15 - 16:30

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Location

Amsterdam, Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, 1071 LN Amsterdam
Website
http://concertgebouw.nl

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