DCV 334 – Top: Witte Wieven

A unique concert evoking the Nordic lands with a daring amalgamation of a luminous and beloved work by Grieg, and an astonishing composition by Nielsen, framing original works including the astonishing Trumpet Concerto by Canadian composer John Estacio, interpreted here by one of the best trumpeters on the international scene and principal trumpet of the […]

DCV 452 Edward Top Most Beautiful Bird of Paradise Tokyo Sinfonietta and Yasuaki Itakura

DCV 461 Edward Top Confluence Vancouver Erhu Quartet

Chamber works by Joey Roukens and Edward Top are on the program of the DoelenEnsemble at the Dag van de Componist (Dutch Day of the Composer).

Jakub Polaczyk (born in 1983 in Poland) is a Polish-American composer, pianist, and pedagogue interested in surreal and synthetic art. He graduated from the Penderecki Music Academy, Jagiellonian University and Carnegie Mellon University. He studied with: Krzysztof Penderecki, Marcel Chyrzyński, Marek Chołoniewski, Reza Vali, Jan van Landeghem.

Luc Brewaeys was born in 1959 in Mortsel (Belgium). He studied composition with André LAPORTE in Brussels, with Franco DONATONI in Siena (Italy) and with Brian FERNEYHOUGH in Darmstadt (Germany). From 1980 to 84 he had regular contacts with Iannis XENAKIS in Paris. He is also conductor, pianist and works since 1985 as recording producer at the VRT (Flemish Radio & Television).

Ville Raasakka’s works are performed by the Klangforum Wien (Vienna), the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, der/gelbe/klang (Munich), Mise-en Ensemble (New York), Dal Niente (Chicago), Ensemble Lemniscate (Basel) and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra at the most esteemed festivals such as Eclat (Stuttgart), June in Buffalo (Buffalo), Tage der Neuen Musik Bamberg (Bamberg), Festival Archipel (Geneva) and […]