We are already approaching the fifth edition of the Andriessen Festival! Together with Musis & Stadstheater Arnhem and Phion, Orchestra of Gelderland & Overijssel, Orkest De Ereprijs presents a program full of contemporary music in the footsteps of Louis Andriessen.

Andriessen’s search for and compositions for unconventional instrumentations created an ensemble tradition that encourages adventurous and unexpected forms of written music. To explore the future of classical music, Phion and Orkest De Ereprijs are joining forces under the name RKST21. Andriessen influenced many composers in different ways. During this festival, we give a stage to all these different approaches to music today and we celebrate the work of Louis Andriessen. Both RKST21 and Orchestra De Ereprijs play under the direction of Clark Rundell.

Soloist is master pianist Severin von Eckardstein.

In addition to RKST21, several soloists and smaller ensembles such as Kluster5, Michaela Riener and Laura Sandee will present music by Yannis Kyriakides (premiere), Jennifer Walsch, Pete Harden, Christiaan Richter, Steve Martland and Celia Swart, among others.

Full program

Middagprogramma
Part 1 – 16:00hr – Balkonzaal
Henriëtte Bosmans – Complainte du petit cheval blanc (1949)
Calliope Tsoupaki – I Anixi Eftase (1999)
Calliope Tsoupaki – Fones (2010)
Henriëtte Bosmans – Lead Kindly Light (1945)
Heleen Vegter & Esther Kuiper, piano & voice

Jennifer Walshe – The robot (2019)Jennifer Walshe – New Proverbs (2019)
Jennifer Walshe – Climate change songs (2019)
Laura Sandee & Michaela Reiner, piano & voice

Part 2 – 16:45hr – Parkzaal
Yannis Kyriakides – Elsewhere (2018) Dutch premiere
Aljosja Buijs & Laura Sandee, two pianos

Pete Harden – Nieuw werk (2023) premiere
Aljosja Buijs, Saskia Lankhoorn, piano, Sjors van der Mark, Pete
Harden, electric guitar

Part 3 – 17:30hr – Muzenzaal
Christiaan Richter – Remgewogen (2013-2014)
Martin van Hees, guitar

Kate Moore – Sadness (2015)
Alice Siu & Wisse de Rijk, violin & violin cello

Kluster5
Louis Andriessen – Deuxième chorale (1992)
Celia Swart – Hoge Uren (2018)
Louis Andriessen – Hout (1991)

Evening program
Legacy – 19:45hr – Muzenzaal

Interview by Jacqueline Oskamp with:
Yannis Kyriakides and Christiaan Richter

Louis Andriessen – Song line 1
Erik-Jan de With, Peter de Hoop, Sabine Laar & André Groen,
tenor saxophone, trombone, baritone saxophone & percussion

Orkest De Ereprijs with guests
Steve Martland – Dance works nr 2
directed by Clark Rundell

RKST21 – 20:30hr– Parkzaal
Orkest De Ereprijs & Phion
Inge Ettema – Maandag in Mei (2021-2022)
Julius Moerdijk – Frozen Planet (2021-2022)
Tilen Lebar – LĪMEN VI (2022) premiere
Yannis Kyriakides – Anomia (2023) premiere
Christiaan Richter – MuTaTum (2020-2022)

Severin von Eckardstein, solo piano
Kristia Michael, sopraan
directed by Clark Rundell

21:45hr – Foyer
Rebetika (2006-2022)
Yannis Kyriakides & Andy Moor, electronics & electric guitar

‘Limen VI’ – (for soprano and large ensemble) – commissioned by Orkest de Ereprijs in 2022 for their RKST21 formation