DCV 361 – Bram Kortekaas: The Pillars of Creation

Gamut was commissioned by the Holland Festival for the performance Luistermutant 2021.

Gamut was commissioned by the Holland Festival for the performance Luistermutant 2021.

Gamut was commissioned by the Holland Festival for the performance Luistermutant 2021.

Bram Kortekaas was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1989.

Looking to share a new musical adventure with your kids? You’re all welcome to join us for this special Children’s Concert in the Recital Hall of the Concertgebouw.

Dutch composer and political scientist Bram Kortekaas regularly uses his academic background as a source of inspiration for his music.

Dutch composer and political scientist Bram Kortekaas regularly uses his academic background as a source of inspiration for his music.

Dutch composer and political scientist Bram Kortekaas regularly uses his academic background as a source of inspiration for his music.

On October 23 VU-chamber orchestra will give a special concert for children in Amsterdam with Dutch composer and conductor Bram Kortekaas (1989).

In 2015 Bram Kortekaas wrote a composition inspired by an image from the Hubble Space Telescope: The Pillars of Creation.

The Residentie Bachkoor chose composer Bram Kortekaas from all Dutch composers who have graduated in the past 15 years.

The young composer Bram Kortekaas was commissioned by the choir to write the piece ‘Dulce bellum inexpertis’, after Erasmus’ pacifist pamphlet.

Daniel Reuss, the Netherlands’ most celebrated choral conductor, leads the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and Cappella Amsterdam in a Bach-packed concert, culminating in the majestic Magnificat.

Daniel Reuss, the Netherlands’ most celebrated choral conductor, leads the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and Cappella Amsterdam in a Bach-packed concert, culminating in the majestic Magnificat.

Daniel Reuss, the Netherlands’ most celebrated choral conductor, leads the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and Cappella Amsterdam in a Bach-packed concert, culminating in the majestic Magnificat.

The lightning-fast Raas has been given a new basketball.

The lightning-fast Raas has been given a new basketball.

The lightning-fast Raas has been given a new basketball.

The lightning-fast Raas has been given a new basketball.

The lightning-fast Raas has been given a new basketball.

The lightning-fast Raas has been given a new basketball.

The National Youth Orchestra (NJO), conducted by regular guest director Antony Hermus, brings a programme to the stage around the revolutionary Le Sacre de Printemps by Igor Stravinsky.

The National Youth Orchestra (NJO), conducted by regular guest director Antony Hermus, brings a programme to the stage around the revolutionary Le Sacre de Printemps by Igor Stravinsky.

The National Youth Orchestra (NJO), conducted by regular guest director Antony Hermus, brings a programme to the stage around the revolutionary Le Sacre de Printemps by Igor Stravinsky.

The National Youth Orchestra (NJO), conducted by regular guest director Antony Hermus, brings a programme to the stage around the revolutionary Le Sacre de Printemps by Igor Stravinsky.

The National Youth Orchestra (NJO), conducted by regular guest director Antony Hermus, brings a programme to the stage around the revolutionary Le Sacre de Printemps by Igor Stravinsky.

Visual art and music often form a beautiful combination.

For composers, the accordionist Vincent van Amsterdam is a dream interpreter, who plays the most complex pieces with dedication.

What do the twenties of today sound like? Toonetters is a kaleidoscopic concert by twenty young Dutch composers.

Cosmic Cliffs by Bram Kortekaas on the program of the Kamerorkest Trajectum under Drummado Wijnhamer.

Drummado Wijnhamer is conducting the CvA Symphony Orchestra in the following program: B.

In 2015, I wrote the composition The Pillars of Creation, a work inspired by the Hubble Space Telescope image of the same name.

The Lierse chamber choir Helicon has been a resounding name in the Flemish choral landscape for decades.

The 2024-2025 season marks the fifth season of Phion Orchestra.

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 […]