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Henriette Bosmans: Violin Sonata

Saturday, 27 September 2025   |   19:30 - 21:00

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Henriëtte Bosmans is considered one of the most important Dutch composers of the first half of the 20th century. As a pianist and composer, she was affiliated with various chamber music ensembles in Amsterdam, with among others the violinists Louis Zimmerman and Francis Koene and the cellist Marix Loevensohn. World War II puts her career on hold. Henriëtte Bosmans refuses to become a member of the Nazi’s Chamber of Culture and can perform only secretly. During the war, she develops a friendship with the reciter Charlotte Köhler. After a lengthy period in which Bosmans regularly performs but does not compose, because of the premature death of Francis Koene in 1935 and the war, she writes the 'Doodenmarsch' [Death March, 1945], on text by Clara Eggink.
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Saturday, 27 September 2025. 20:15 - 22:30

Svitlana Azarova: Hyperion

In this concert by the New European Ensemble, three composers each respond in their own way to a tyrannical regime: Galina Ustvolskaya, Arvo Pärt and Svitlana Azarova. Azarova’s ‘Hyperion’ premieres here.

Location

The Hague, Nieuwe Kerk
The Hague, Nieuwe Kerk
Spui 175, 2511 BM Den Haag
Website
https://www.nieuwekerkdenhaag.nl

Saturday, 27 September 2025. 19:30 - 21:00

Henriette Bosmans: Violin Sonata

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Location

Berlin, Grunewaldkirche, Germany
Berlin, Grunewaldkirche, Germany
Bismarckallee 28b, 14193 Berlin, Germany
Website
https://www.grunewaldgemeinde.de
Phone
Berlin

Saturday, 27 September 2025. 19:30 - 22:30

Idin Samimi Mofakham: Nafir

Nafir, concerto for double bass quartet, symphonic orchestra, and fixed media by Idin Samimi Mofakham will be performed at the Closing Concert of the 68th Warszawska Jesień / Warsaw Autumn on September 27th at the National Philharmonic, Warsaw.

Location

Warsaw, Philharmonics, Poland
Warsaw, Philharmonics, Poland
Jasna 5, 00-950 Warsaw, Poland
Website
https://filharmonia.pl/en/

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