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Jesse Passenier / Andreas Kunstein / Albert van Veenendaal

Saturday, 8 June 2024   |   20:00 - 21:30

Jesse Passenier / Andreas Kunstein / Albert van Veenendaal

Pianist Laurens de Boer works closely with composer friends such as Albert van Veenendaal, Sinta Wullur and Andreas Kunstein. A selection of their work is on the program, alternated with their own compositions and music by 20th century heroes such as Philip Glass and George Gershwin. 

This is the third concert in a series of three.

Program:

Laurens de Boer: Prelude 24/5

Jesse Passenier: Snow Dance

Philip Glass: Etude nr. 15

Andreas Kunstein: Two portraits / Hommage à George Antheil / ‘Der Sonnenschein der Hochschule’ (from: ’Szenen aus einem Studentenleben’)

Laurens de Boer: Polymetric Étude

Sinta Wullur: Naivity / Dolphins / Takita Nyeledèt

Albert van Veenendaal: Walkin’ with Joe

George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

  • Composer(s) Jesse Passenier / Andreas Kunstein / Albert van Veenendaal
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Jesse Passenier: Snow Dance
    Andreas Kunstein: Two portraits / Hommage à George Antheil / 'Der Sonnenschein der Hochschule’ (from: ’Szenen aus einem Studentenleben’)
    Albert van Veenendaal: Walkin' with Joe
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Laurens de Boer - piano
Date
Jun 08 2024
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Time
20:00 - 21:30
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Location
Rotterdam, Het Wijkpaleis
Rotterdam, Het Wijkpaleis
Claes de Vrieselaan 72, Rotterdam
Website https://www.wijkpaleis.nl
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2 Portraits

for piano
Andreas Kunstein
Year of composition:
1995
Duration:
00:01:10
Publisher's Number: 16256
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Hommage à George Antheil

for piano
Andreas Kunstein
Year of composition:
2014
Duration:
00:01:15
Publisher's Number: 16255
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Composer

Jesse Passenier

Jesse Passenier is a Dutch composer, unifying principles of jazz and classical in his work, exploring the peripheries of genres and the depth and possibilities of harmony.
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Andreas Kunstein

Andreas Kunstein (Brühl, 25 June 1967) is a Dutch composer of German origin. In his youth he received an in-depth piano education, and already wrote his first compositions.
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“It is important to me to make music without having appointed ideas in advance about how the music is supposed to sound.
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