Hans Henkemans / Willem van Otterloo / Bernard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer

Sunday, 21 December 2025   |   15:30 - 17:30

Hans Henkemans / Willem van Otterloo / Bernard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer

Besides being a pianist and composer, Hans Henkemans also worked as a psychiatrist. His work and thinking revolve around the question of how art—and music in particular—can help process childhood experiences. In his view, poignant events can be “sublimated”: transformed into something higher through a creative process. Shostakovich was a composer par excellence who channeled the feelings of fear and uncertainty of life under the Soviet regime into his compositions. His string quartets can be considered his musical diary. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his death, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. The NJSO (Dutch Youth Orchestra) will perform two of his most remarkable works to commemorate this.

Program:

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Chromatische fantasie (arr: Bernhard v/d Sigtenhorst Meyer)

Willem van Otterloo: Suite for string orchestra

Dmitri Shostakovich: Concert nr. 1 for piano, trumpet and string orchestra (Demian Filatov piano, Albert Baciu / Richard Ranvier trompet)

Hans Henkemans: Concert for piano and string orchestra

Dmitri Shostakovich: String quartet nr. 10 (arr. R. Barshai)

  • Composer(s) Hans Henkemans / Willem van Otterloo / Bernard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Chromatische fantasie (arr: Bernhard v/d Sigtenhorst Meyer)
    Willem van Otterloo: Suite for string orchestra
    Hans Henkemans: Concert for piano and string orchestra

  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra NJSO (Dutch Youth Orchestra), Carel den Hertog conductor

Date

Dec 21 2025
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Time

15:30 - 17:30

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Location

Utrecht, Geertekerk
Utrecht, Geertekerk
Geertekerkhof 23, 3511 XC Utrecht
Website
https://www.heirloom.nl/locaties/geertekerk/

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