Simeon ten Holt: Infinity. Adam Kośmieja Plays Canto Ostinato

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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).

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New release ‘Canto Ostinato’ by Adam Kośmieja at the Warner Label, using Dolby Atmos

“INFINITY” is an album on which Polish pianist Adam Kośmieja shows his individual take on a legendary minimal music masterpiece: “Canto Ostinato” (1976) written by a Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt (1923-2012).

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Review on Adam Kośmieja’ version of Canto Ostinato

Review by C.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato

Adam Kośmieja plays Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt from the new album Infinity (Warner, 2023) at the festival Sinfonia Varsovia in the main hall of the Theatr Wielki, Polish National Opera venue.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Kaspers & Holtrop)

In Cultuurpodium Dorpskerk Huizum, Wiebe Kaspers (on grand piano) and Wytske Holtrop (on cello) will give a performance of the ‘Canto Ostinato’, the well-known composition by the Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt (1923 – 2012).

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (by Trio Ostinato)

Canto Ostinato, a piece with cult status in the Netherlands, was composed in 1979 for one to four keyboard instruments by the Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato

Because you can never get enough of Canto Ostinato, Simeon Ten Holt’s masterpiece will also be performed in the Great Hall in April this year.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Simeon Quartet)

On March 15 and 16 there will be 4 beautiful concerts by the Simeon Quartet during Catharina’s Winter.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Simeon Quartet)

On March 15 and 16 there will be 4 beautiful concerts by the Simeon Quartet during Catharina’s Winter.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Simeon Quartet)

On March 15 and 16 there will be 4 beautiful concerts by the Simeon Quartet during Catharina’s Winter.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Simeonkwartet)

On May 19, the Simeon Quartet will play the Canto Ostinato in Groede during the Hoogtij Festival.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Natalon Quartet)

For the fifteenth year in a row, the Natalon Quartet (formerly Rondane Quartet) will play two works by the Bergen composer Simeon ten Holt in De Duif.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Vloeimans/Bergwerff)

“Organ and wind instruments are a golden combination, but organ and trumpet are a happy marriage!” Quote Aart Bergwerff, one of the Netherlands’ most versatile organists! Eric Vloeimans does not shy away from any collaboration and this wonderful combination is the result.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Jeroen van Veen)

Canto Ostinato will be performed on April 7, 2024 in the ODAPARK in Venray.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Sandra & Jeroen van Veen)

Pianists Sandra & Jeroen van Veen (photo) play the well-known Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt in their own version.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Ballet)

Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt has inspired the French choreographer Martin Harriague to make a new dance production ‘Crocodile’ which will take place in September and November in the theaters of France. Four years after Fossil, a duo inspired by the ecological emergency and the links between man and his planet, Martin Harriague once […]

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Ballet)

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Adam Kośmieja)

Adam Kośmieja plays solo Canto Ostinato at "Festiwal Bezsenność 2024" Poland.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Sandra & Jeroen van Veen)

Canto Ostinato is by far the most popular classical work of Dutch origin.

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Canto Ostinato & Shifting Presence (Van de Wetering, Koene and Loonstra)

Simeon ten Holt’s masterpiece Canto Ostinato in a performance with the special combination of panflute, harp and organ.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Metropolis Ensemble)

Metropolis Ensemble and Brooklyn Botanic Garden presents Biophony: Solstice in sweeping sunrise and sunset performances of minimalist Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt’s lyrical gem, Canto Ostinato.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Metropolis Ensemble)

Metropolis Ensemble and Brooklyn Botanic Garden presents Biophony: Solstice in sweeping sunrise and sunset performances of minimalist Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt’s lyrical gem, “Canto Ostinato.” This World Premiere arrangement (2023–24 Metropolis Ensemble commission) from composers Benjamin Wallace, Ledah Finck, and David Leon features pianist Erik Hall, Sandbox Percussion, strings, keyboardists and wind players from Metropolis Ensemble, and […]

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Simeon Ten Holt: CANTO OSTINATO

VERTIXE SONORA is performing the iconic work Canto Ostinato by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Vertixe Sonora)

Haruna Takebe 6th Year Final Extraordinary Concert of Play Music School 2024 presents: four pianists together to perform a masterpiece of 20th century minimalism.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Toon Hagen)

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Marnix van de Poll)

Canto Candlelight Concerts With music performances, pianist and performance artist Marnix van de Poll is looking for connection between people, nature and art.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (IJzerman/Doornink/Elbertse)

Canto Ostinato Botanicus In the beautiful garden of Studio Wollebrandshof in the historic center of Culemborg, Annemieke IJzerman, Esther Doornink and Peter Elbertse play the Canto Ostinato by composer Simeon ten Holt on harp and two marimbas.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Ballet)

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Ballet)

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Wim te Groen)

Wim te Groen is a pianist and composer.

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Simeon ten Holt & Celia Swart

A special evening with Canto Ostinato and the performance of a work by composer Celia Swart that premiered earlier this year! Canto Ostinato has become a classic and one of the most popular Dutch compositions.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Scholtes & Janssens)

Piano duo Scholtes & Janssens plays the well-known Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt on two grand pianos.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Natalon Quartet)

The Natalon Quartet, consisting of Petra van Oort, Laura Sandee, Robert Lambermont and Anna van Nieukerken, is a unique collaboration of experienced pianists with a shared passion for the music of Simeon ten Holt. This quartet has specialized in the music of Simeon ten Holt and has the honor of being the only one in […]

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Vloeimans /Bergwerff)

Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt will be performed by Eric Vloeimans (trumpet) and Aart Bergwerff (organ).

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Sandra & Jeroen van Veen)

Would you also like to experience what it is like to listen to music lying down in a beautiful hall with beautiful lighting? Or do you close your eyes? This is possible during a special lying down concert for children.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Dré Wapenaar)

Dré Wapenaar (sculptor, installation artist and pianist) was a close friend of Simeon ten Holt (1923-2012).

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Les Moucherons)

The Blue Hour is the phase immediately after sunset in which an enchanting, blue-tinted twilight forms the pivot point between day and night and between visible and invisible.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Natalon Quartet)

Robert Lambermont, Anna van Nieukerken, Petra van Oort and Laura Sandee will play works by Simeon ten Holt on Tuesday and Wednesday after Easter.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Mukaiyama – González)

Discover the magic of Canto Ostinato, an iconic composition by Simeon ten Holt that is loved worldwide and still makes a deep impression on musicians and listeners.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (pianoduo Kaspers & Hibma)

In Cultuurpodium Dorpskerk Huizum, Wiebe Kaspers and Johannes Hibma, each on a grand piano, will (again) give a performance of the ‘Canto Ostinato’, the well-known composition by the Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt (1923 – 2012).

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Mukaiyama – González)

DEC 5 is a concert ritual that has taken place since 2015 on the same date in a unique venue in Amsterdam.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Mukaiyama – González)

With Canto Ostinato (1976-1979), Simeon ten Holt (1923-2012) wrote a special composition that is still cherished by players and listeners worldwide to this day.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Bergwerff & Vloeimans)

The Netherlands’ most famous composition? More frequently heard than the national anthem? It very well could be.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Natalon Kwartet)

The Natalon Kwartet, consisting of pianists Petra van Oort, Laura Sandee, Robert Lambermont and Anna van Nieukerken, honors Simeon ten Holt with an enchanting ‘Ode to Simeon ten Holt’ in theater and concert halls worldwide.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Bergwerff/ Vloeimans)

Simeon ten Holt’s world-famous masterpiece Canto Ostinato is performed in De Koepelkerk by two top musicians, the internationally acclaimed organist Aart Bergwerf and the jazzy ‘all-rounder’ on the trumpet Eric Vloeimans.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Jeroen van Veen)

Enter the world of serene harmony on May 17 during a magical reclining concert® with the Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt in the beautiful Leopold Church in Meerssen! Let yourself be carried away by masterful pianist Jeroen van Veen who brings an unprecedented symphony of emotions with his grand piano, while you lie comfortably […]

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (VERTIXE SONORA)

Canto Ostinato is the best-known piece by the Dutch composer Simeon Ten Holt (1923-2012) and has already become an icon of minimalist music.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Ivo Janssen)

Canto Ostinato in a New Year’s concert by pianist Ivo Janssen.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Natalon Quartet)

Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt is a masterpiece that is unparalleled in modern classical music.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Van Veen)

The best-known modern-classical work for keyboard instruments performed on just one grand piano by Jeroen van Veen.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Bergwerff-del Ferro-Van Veen)

Experience a magical Christmas in the historic Laurenskerk in Rotterdam with a special reclining concert on Friday, December 19, 2025.

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Simeon Ten Holt: CANTO OSTINATO

VERTIXE SONORA is performing the iconic work Canto Ostinato by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Grotenhuis – Bouwhuis – Janssen)

One of the best-known compositions from the end of the last century is Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Wishful Singing & Bergwerff)

This meditative and timeless music sharpens all your senses.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Wishful Singing & Bergwerff)

This meditative and timeless music sharpens all your senses.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Wishful Singing & Bergwerff)

This meditative and timeless music sharpens all your senses.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Wishful Singing & Bergwerff)

This meditative and timeless music sharpens all your senses.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Wishful Singing & Bergwerff)

This meditative and timeless music sharpens all your senses.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato Immersive (Wishful Singing & Bergwerff)

This meditative and timeless music sharpens all your senses.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato Immersive (Wishful Singing & Bergwerff)

This meditative and timeless music sharpens all your senses.

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The Century of Simeon ten Holt; in cinemas

He owes his fame among the general public to the Golden Record he received in 2001 for the more than 15 thousand copies sold of his classic Canto Ostinato, performed by Kees Wieringa and Polo de Haas.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Scipio Ensemble)

After a fantastic sold-out concert last season in the reprise: The magical Canto Ostinato takes you to a new musical dimension: where time does not exist and only an endless space full of vistas remains.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Frank Steijns & Friends)

Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt will be performed on carillon and two piano’s by Frank Steijns and Friends.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Wishful Singing & Bergwerff)

This meditative and timeless music sharpens all your senses.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Wishful Singing & Bergwerff)

This meditative and timeless music sharpens all your senses.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato Immersive (Wishful Singing & Bergwerff)

This meditative and timeless music sharpens all your senses.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Gwyneth Wentink)

Canto Ostinato is by far the most popular classical work from Dutch soil.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Gwyneth Wentink)

Canto Ostinato is by far the most popular classical work from Dutch soil.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Gwyneth Wentink)

Canto Ostinato is by far the most popular classical work from Dutch soil.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (van Veen/ Loncar/ Pavlov/ Mol)

Canto Ostinato by composer Simeon ten Holt was created between 1976 and 1979 and became a classic hit.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Natalon Quartet)

Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt is a masterpiece that is unparalleled in modern classical music.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato IJzerman/ Doornink/ Elbertse/ Verhage)

On March 15 at 4:00 PM, a concert will be given in the Westerkerk, Goudvink 2 in Veenendaal, by Annemieke IJzerman, harp, Esther Doornink and Peter Elbertse, marimba and Ad Verhage, organ.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Schlette – Van de Scheur)

On March 30, pianists Luuk Schlette and Philo van de Scheur will perform the Canto Ostinato on two concert grand pianos in the atmospheric setting of the Kapel op ‘t Rijsselt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Gama /Simões)

In this concert, pianists Joana Gama and Rui Braga Simões come together for the first time for the Portuguese premiere of Canto Ostinato (1979) by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Vernède / Bouwhuis / Minnaar / Janssen)

Old glory days revived with the beloved classic by Simeon ten Holt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Arielle Vernede)

Canto Ostinato hy Simeon ten Holt one can hear from its very first performer Arielle Vernede.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato

Canto Ostinato 2.0 brings together minimal music, electronic and worldly sounds.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Jeroen Van Veen)

Pianist Jeroen van Veen will give a concert on Sunday afternoon, May 11, in Theater Peeriscoop.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Natalon Quartet)

Canto Ostinato by the Natalon Quartet next to performances by other artists of piece by Einaudi, Hans Zimmer and classical pop arrangements.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Kaspers/Hibma)

On June 21, the longest day of the year, the meditative Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt will be performed in a unique location: in the old farm of Murk Nijdam, between the hay bales, near the Frisian village of Wommels.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Vernède/Bouwhuis/Minnaar/Janssen)

Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Simeon Kwartet)

The Simeon Kwartet focuses on the compositions for four grand pianos by the Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Simeon Kwartet)

The Simeon Kwartet focuses on the compositions for four grand pianos by the Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Simeon Kwartet)

The Simeon Kwartet focuses on the compositions for four grand pianos by the Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Justin Snyder)

Ways of Seeing: Canto Ostinato invites audiences to explore new ways of ‘seeing’ through deep listening and spatial experience.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Aart Bergwerff)

In a candlelit Westerkerk, organist Aart Bergwerff will perform Simeon ten Holt’s ‘Canto Ostinato’.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Jeroen van Veen)

Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt on a closed highway in Amsterdam dedicated to Amsterdam 750.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Schneemann & Friends)

In Canto Ostinato 2.0, minimal music, electronic and worldly sounds come together.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Van Veen/ Rosso / Pavlov / Loncar)

It’s a tradition we’re delighted to carry on: Simeon ten Holt’s Canto Ostinato in January in Concertgebouw Amsterdam around the composer’s birthday.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Van Veen)

On February 14, 2026, the Grote Kerk Naarden will transform into an oasis of tranquility during the Valentine’s Day Lying-Down Concert.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Van Veen)

Enter a world of serene harmony on December 6th during a magical “Lying Down Concert”® featuring Simeon ten Holt’s Canto Ostinato at the beautiful Leopoldskerkje in Meerssen! Let yourself be carried away by masterful pianist Jeroen van Veen, who will perform an unprecedented symphony of emotions on his grand piano, while you lie comfortably on […]

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Van Veen)

Enter a world of enchantment on September 13, 2025, during a magical recumbent concert featuring Simeon ten Holt’s Canto Ostinato at the Netherlands Open Air Museum.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Mukaiyama/ Cai/ Post/ Scholtes)

Four women at the piano.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Kaspers / Hibma)

Canto Ostinato on the longest day of the year.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Doornink – Elbertse – IJzerman)

Simeon ten Holt’s Canto Ostinato, performed in a unique ensemble: Esther Doornink and Peter Elbertse play marimba, and Annemieke IJzerman harp.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato

Canto in Flow Want to drift away and clear your head at the start of another Wonderfeel day? Then stretch out on the grass and let yourself be carried away by the flow of Simeon ten Holt’s famous Canto Ostinato.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Doornink & friends)

In June 2022, the neighbors of the Morgenster performed Simeon ten Holt’s popular masterpiece with piano, percussion (marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel), violin, viola, and cello.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Doornink/ Elbertse /IJzerman)

Esther Doornink and Peter Elbertse play two marimbas.

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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Toon Hagen)

The organ concert season in the village church of Pijnacker at the Koningshof opens on Saturday, September 6th, with a performance by the eccentric organist, arranger, and composer Toon Hagen, known for works including the St.

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