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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Jeroen & Sandra van Veen, Slava Poprugin, Irene Russo)

Tuesday, 23 January 2024   |   20:15 - 22:35
Simeon ten Holt

Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Jeroen & Sandra van Veen, Slava Poprugin, Irene Russo)

Jeroen van Veen performs Simeon ten Holt’s most famous composition with three other pianists: Canto Ostinato. The Concertgebouw is ideal for this: ‘In this hall you have 100% control over the sound,’ says Van Veen.

  • Composer(s) Simeon ten Holt
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Canto Ostinato
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Jeroen van Veen piano, Sandra van Veen piano, Slava Poprugin piano, Irene Russo piano

Date

Jan 23 2024
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Time

20:15 - 22:35

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Location

Amsterdam, Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, 1071 LN Amsterdam
Website
http://concertgebouw.nl

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“Canto Ostinato,” a keyboard piece by the Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt made of overlapping layers and repeated patterns, has amassed a cult following — in the Netherlands, at least. In “About Canto,” a 2011 documentary directed by Ramón Gieling, people talk about the piece’s impact on their lives: a former D.J.
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Composer

Simeon ten Holt

Simeon ten Holt was born in Bergen on January 24, 1923. He studied piano and theory with Jakob van Domselaer (1890-1960). In 1949 he moved to Paris where he received lessons at the École Normale with Arthur Honegger and Darius Milhaud. From 1970 to 1987 he taught contemporary music at the Academy of Visual Arts in Arnhem.
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DCV 324 Simeon ten Holt Canto Ostinato G. Osipov, T. Antonov, B. Nikonov, M. Shmeleva and O.
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