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Jan Vriend: Celebration concert

Saturday, 11 November 2023   |   15:00 - 16:30

Jan Vriend: Celebration concert

Birthday- and CD-presentation concert for Dutch composer Jan Vriend. Ralph van Raat and Maarten van Veen perform his newest piano duo composition, ‘Event Horizon’, and the DoelenEnsemble plays further ensemble works.

Program:
Six Preludes into Fugues, 2022  24’00 – Jan Vriend, piano solo

Event Horizon, 2021/2022   16’00 – Maarten van Veen en Ralph van Raat, pianoduo

Intermission

Symphonic Dances, 2013 24’00 – Joy Lisney, cello

Pas crever, 2003  12’00
–  DoelenEnsemble
Charlotte Riedijk, sopraan
Maarten van Veen, dirigent

  • Composer(s) Jan Vriend
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Programma:

    Event Horizon (première) | Jan Vriend
    Ralph van Raat | Piano 1
    Maarten van Veen| Piano 2

    Pas Crever | Jan Vriend
    Natálie Kulina - Viool
    Ana Mikus - Cello
    Matthijs van Wijhe - Piano
    Pedro Pinto - Percussie

    Symphonic dances | Jan Vriend
    Joy Lisney - Cello
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Ralph van Raat piano, Maarten van Veen piano, Doelen Ensemble

Date

Nov 11 2023
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Time

15:00 - 16:30

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Location

Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam
Website
https://www.muziekgebouw.nl

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Event Horizon

A Fantasy for two pianos
Jan Vriend
Year of composition:
2022
Duration:
00:14:00
Publisher's Number: 21827
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In a musical journey that spans over eight decades, Jan Vriend, the renowned Dutch composer and pianist, is set to celebrate his 85th birthday in a spectacular event at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ.
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Composer

Jan Vriend

Born in 1938 in Benningbroek, the Netherlands, Jan Vriend started to play the piano under his father’s guidance at the age of five, soon followed by the clarinet, the violin and the organ.
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