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Rick van Veldhuizen: Ausschweifungen

Thursday, 1 December 2022   |   20:15 - 22:30

Rick van Veldhuizen: Ausschweifungen

World premiere of ‘Ausschweifungen’ commissioned to a jong Dutch composer Rick van Veldhuizen by the Nederlands Chamber Orchestra is to hear from 1 to 5 December in Concertgebouw, TivoliVredenburg and Philharmonie Haarlem.

New piece by Van Veldhuizen is on the program next to Beethoven piano concertos with Lucas and Arthur Jussen as soloists. 

Program

Beethoven — Piano concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’

Beethoven — Elegischer Gesang

Van Veldhuizen — Ausschweifungen (commissioned composition, World premiere)

Beethoven — Choral Fantasy for piano, chorus and orchestra

  • Composer(s) Rick van Veldhuizen
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Ausschweifungen
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Toonkunstkoor Amsterdam, conductor - Gordan Nicolić
Date
Dec 01 2022
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Time
20:15 - 22:30
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Location
Alkmaar, TAQA Theater De Vest
Alkmaar, TAQA Theater De Vest
Canadaplein 2, 1811 KE Alkmaar
Website https://theaterdevest.nl
DCV 322 Rick van Veldhuizen unde imber et ignes Katharine Dain, Nederlands Studenten Orkest and Manoj Kamps
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Rick van Veldhuizen (*1994, Tilburg) although reared on pop and folk, discovered classical music at the age of 11.
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Ausschweifungen for chamber orchestra and choir is a transgressive, queer fairy tale.
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