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Tuesday, 10 December 2024. 20:00 - 21:00

Isidora Žebeljan: Dark Velvet & Oh, Die, My Love

443 / 5.000 Julija Hartig (violin, vocals) won an Edison in 2023 for her very personal D a r k V e l v e t. She will perform works from that album live tonight with pianist Reineke Broekhans. It is a reflection of her Yugoslavian roots in ten pieces, written by eight composers, with […]

Location

Tilburg, De Link
Tilburg, De Link
Cenakel 1, 5022 KK Tilburg
Website
https://delink.nl

Tuesday, 10 December 2024. 20:00 - 23:00

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. At first glance the work is traditional. It is made up of fragments where tonal harmonies support the movement of tension and relaxation. However, a certain freedom of choice means that […]

Location

Den Bosch, Willem Twee Toonzaal
Den Bosch, Willem Twee Toonzaal
Boschdijkstraat 100, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch
Website
https://www.willem-twee.nl

Tuesday, 10 December 2024. 20:00 - 22:00

Calliope Tsoupaki – A Song for Isidora

Julija Hartig (viool, zang) won in 2023 een Edison voor haar zeer persoonlijke D a r k V e l v e t. Werken van dat album vertolkt ze vanavond live samen met pianiste Reineke Broekhans. Het is een reflectie van haar Joegoslavische wortels in tien stukken, geschreven door acht componisten, waarbij met name de werken […]

Location

Tilburg, De Link
Tilburg, De Link
Cenakel 1, 5022 KK Tilburg
Website
https://delink.nl

Coming up in the next two weeks

Wednesday, 11 December 2024. 16:45 - 17:00

Lowell Dykstra: Pyramus and Thisbe

Pyramus and Thisbe for guitar

Location

Black Box Esplanade building, Tilburg University
Black Box Esplanade building Warandelaan 2 5037 AB Tilburg

Wednesday, 11 December 2024. 20:30 - 23:00

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. At first hearing the work seems traditional, but the freedom of choice it offers makes each performance unique.

Location

Rotterdam, De Doelen
Rotterdam, De Doelen
Schouwburgplein 50, 3012 CL Rotterdam
Website
https://www.dedoelen.nl/nl/

Wednesday, 11 December 2024. 20:15 - 22:20

Alphons Diepenbrock: Entr’acte from ‘Marsyas’

Marsyas by Alphons Diepenbrock, the Dutch classicist turned composer, is a fine rarity. Diepenbrock stayed true to classically Greek themes, as in his incidental music about a faun who challenges the gods to a musical duel. Performed here is the Entr’acte, nicknamed ‘Zwerftochten door het woud’ (Wandering Through the Forest).

Location

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

Wednesday, 11 December 2024. 20:15 - 22:15

Max Knigge: 2 Interludes

Max Knigge selects Preludes and Images by Debussy and arranged them for the special combination of saxophone and string quartet. These will be complemented by Interludes composed by himself using the different line-ups and timbres offered by the octet.

Location

Groningen, SPOT
Groningen, SPOT
Trompsingel 27, Groningen

Wednesday, 11 December 2024. 20:00 - 22:30

Joey Roukens: Distorted Fantasia (after J.P.Sweelinck)

When Bryce Dessner’s latest Piano Concerto is performed by star pianist Alice Sara Ott, something special is about to happen. Dessner, an American composer from Paris, has won Grammy Awards for his ‘classical’ compositions and as a guitarist with his rock band The National.

Location

Maastricht, Theater aan het Vrijthof
Maastricht, Theater aan het Vrijthof
Vrijthof 47, 6211 LE Maastricht
Website
https://www.theateraanhetvrijthof.nl

Wednesday, 11 December 2024. 20:30 - 22:00

Nestor Taylor : Scarlet Letters

3 Preludes for 2 Pianos Poetry, lyricism and melody are the central idea in the concert for two pianos with Efi Papathomaidi and Yiannis Michailidis.

Location

Athens, Philippos Nakas Conservatory, Greece
Athens, Philippos Nakas Conservatory, Greece
Philippos Nakas Conservatory, Athens, Greece
Website
https://www.nakas.edu.gr/en/

Thursday, 12 December 2024. 20:15 - 22:30

Jacob ter Veldhuis: What is wrong with you?

Birdsong: nature’s most elusive song has inspired musicians for centuries. Tonight, Utrecht-based ensemble Insomnio revisits two brilliant 21st-century pieces in which birdsong plays the leading role. The highlight is Vanapriya, beloved forest by Korean Seung-Won Oh, a work Insomnio premiered at the Muziekgebouw in 2020.

Location

Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam
Website
https://www.muziekgebouw.nl

Thursday, 12 December 2024. 20:15 - 22:30

Alphons Diepenbrock: Entr’acte from ‘Marsyas’

Marsyas by Alphons Diepenbrock, the Dutch classicist turned composer, is a fine rarity. Diepenbrock stayed true to classically Greek themes, as in his incidental music about a faun who challenges the gods to a musical duel. Performed here is the Entr’acte, nicknamed ‘Zwerftochten door het woud’ (Wandering Through the Forest).

Location

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

Thursday, 12 December 2024. 20:30 - 22:30

Joey Roukens: Distorted Fantasia (after J.P.Sweelinck)

When Bryce Dessner’s latest Piano Concerto is performed by star pianist Alice Sara Ott, something special is about to happen. Dessner, an American composer from Paris, has won Grammy Awards for his ‘classical’ compositions and as a guitarist with his rock band The National.

Location

Breda, Chassé Theater
Breda, Chassé Theater
Claudius Prinsenlaan 8, 4811 DK Breda
Website
https://www.chasse.nl

Friday, 13 December 2024. 19:30 - 21:15

Geoff Hannan: Breaking News

A new piece by Geoff Hannan that satirises the television news cycle  

Location

Belfast, Harty Room University, United Kingdom
Belfast, Harty Room University, United Kingdom
Queen's University Belfast Harty Room University Square/Botanic Avenue Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
Website
https://www.qub.ac.uk

Friday, 13 December 2024. 20:15 - 22:30

Alphons Diepenbrock: Entr’acte from ‘Marsyas’

Marsyas by Alphons Diepenbrock, the Dutch classicist turned composer, is a fine rarity. Diepenbrock stayed true to classically Greek themes, as in his incidental music about a faun who challenges the gods to a musical duel. Performed here is the Entr’acte, nicknamed ‘Zwerftochten door het woud’ (Wandering Through the Forest).

Location

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

Friday, 13 December 2024. 20:15 - 22:30

Joey Roukens: Distorted Fantasia (after J.P.Sweelinck)

When Bryce Dessner’s latest Piano Concerto is performed by star pianist Alice Sara Ott, something special is about to happen. Dessner, an American composer from Paris, has won Grammy Awards for his ‘classical’ compositions and as a guitarist with his rock band The National.

Location

Eindhoven, Muziekgebouw
Eindhoven, Muziekgebouw
Heuvel 140, 5611 DK Eindhoven
Website
https://www.muziekgebouweindhoven.nl/en/

Saturday, 14 December 2024. 20:15 - 22:30

Jacob ter Veldhuis: Whats is wrong with you?

For Insomnio, the sound of birds has been a source of inspiration for years for programs that result in surprising concerts with new and existing works every time. They present these concerts under the title ‘God’s own musicians’, freely based on the statement by Olivier Messiaen.

Location

The Hague, Amare
The Hague, Amare
Spuiplein 150, 2511 DG Den Haag
Website
https://www.amare.nl/nl/

Sunday, 15 December 2024. 11:00 - 24:00

Arnold Marinissen: Rapprochement

Ensemble SCALA performs Arnold Marinissen’s ‘Rapprochement. In Rewind-Forward, SCALA explores a wide range of repertoire, seamlessly moving between different styles.

Location

Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam
Website
https://www.muziekgebouw.nl

Sunday, 15 December 2024. 15:30 - 23:30

Max Knigge: 2 Interludes

Max Knigge selects Preludes and Images by Debussy and arranged them for the special combination of saxophone and string quartet. These will be complemented by Interludes composed by himself using the different line-ups and timbres offered by the octet.

Location

Middelburg, Zeeuwse concertzaal
Middelburg, Zeeuwse concertzaal
Verwerijstraat 14, 4331 TC Middelburg
Website
https://www.zeeuwseconcertzaal.nl/home.html

Sunday, 15 December 2024. 14:15 - 16:30

Alphons Diepenbrock: Entr’acte from ‘Marsyas’

Marsyas by Alphons Diepenbrock, the Dutch classicist turned composer, is a fine rarity. Diepenbrock stayed true to classically Greek themes, as in his incidental music about a faun who challenges the gods to a musical duel. Performed here is the Entr’acte, nicknamed ‘Zwerftochten door het woud’ (Wandering Through the Forest).

Location

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

Monday, 16 December 2024. 20:00 - 22:30

Alphons Diepenbrock: Entr’acte from ‘Marsyas’

Marsyas by Alphons Diepenbrock, the Dutch classicist turned composer, is a fine rarity. Diepenbrock stayed true to classically Greek themes, as in his incidental music about a faun who challenges the gods to a musical duel. Performed here is the Entr’acte, nicknamed ‘Zwerftochten door het woud’ (Wandering Through the Forest).

Location

Luxembourg, Philharmonie Luxembourg

Luxembourg, Philharmonie Luxembourg

1, place de l’Europe, L-1499 Luxembourg
Website
https://www.philharmonie.lu/en/

Tuesday, 17 December 2024. 20:00 - 22:00

Alphons Diepenbrock: Entr’acte from ‘Marsyas’

Marsyas by Alphons Diepenbrock, the Dutch classicist turned composer, is a fine rarity. Diepenbrock stayed true to classically Greek themes, as in his incidental music about a faun who challenges the gods to a musical duel. Performed here is the Entr’acte, nicknamed ‘Zwerftochten door het woud’ (Wandering Through the Forest).

Location

Paris, Philharmonie de Paris, France
221 Av. Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris, France

Wednesday, 18 December 2024. 13:30 - 15:00

Joey Roukens: In Transit

‘In Transit’ by Joey Roukens is on the program of young musicians of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Academy, talent development project of the orchestra.

Location

Rotterdam, De Doelen
Rotterdam, De Doelen
Schouwburgplein 50, 3012 CL Rotterdam
Website
https://www.dedoelen.nl/nl/

Thursday, 19 December 2024. 24:30 - 14:00

Dominy Clements: The Blue and the Dim and the Dark

As a trio they will now play a program of about an hour with music by composers such as Louis Andriessen, Leonard Bernstein, Klaus Kuiper, Olivier Messiaen and Domenico Scarlatti.

Location

Voorburg, Theater Ludens
Voorburg, Theater Ludens
Burgemeester Feithplein 95, 2273 BW Voorburg
Website
https://theaterludens.nl

Thursday, 19 December 2024. 20:00 - 21:30

Valery Voronov: Season of the phantasmal peace

Fyodor Lednev conducts the world premiere of a new work by Valery Voronov. Program Valery Voronov (b. 1970) “Season of the phantasmal peace” (2024, world premiere) I. “Attraction” II. “Circles” III.

Location

Moscow, GES-2 House of Culture, Russia
Moscow, GES-2 House of Culture, Russia
Moscow, Bolotnaya Embankment, 15, Russia
Website
https://ges-2.org/en

Saturday, 21 December 2024. 15:00 - 17:30

Hendrik Andriessen / Willem van Otterloo / Jan van Gilse / Jeff Hamburg

Old Dutch Holidays stands for an evening of old Dutch nostalgia. With a visual presentation of Dutch old masters such as Melchior d’Hondecoeter, Frans Hals and Rembrandt, the passionate string orchestra Ciconia Consort, conducted by Dick van Gasteren, plays a special Painting Exhibition by Mussorgsky.

Location

The Hague, Nieuwe Kerk
The Hague, Nieuwe Kerk
Spui 175, 2511 BM Den Haag
Website
https://www.nieuwekerkdenhaag.nl

Saturday, 21 December 2024. 20:15 - 22:30

Hendrik Andriessen / Willem van Otterloo / Jan van Gilse / Jeff Hamburg

Old Dutch Holidays stands for an evening of old Dutch nostalgia. With a visual presentation of Dutch old masters such as Melchior d’Hondecoeter, Frans Hals and Rembrandt, the passionate string orchestra Ciconia Consort, conducted by Dick van Gasteren, plays a special Painting Exhibition by Mussorgsky.

Location

The Hague, Nieuwe Kerk
The Hague, Nieuwe Kerk
Spui 175, 2511 BM Den Haag
Website
https://www.nieuwekerkdenhaag.nl

Saturday, 21 December 2024. 11:00 - 24:00

Calliope Tsoupaki: A song for Isidora

‘A song for Isidora’ by Calliope Tsoupaki on the solo program by violinist Julija Hartig at the Winteravonden aan de Amstel festival.  It is not surprising that Julija Hartig is described as ‘a curious violinist with courage’.

Location

Amsterdam, Uilenburgersjoel 
Amsterdam, Uilenburgersjoel 
Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 91, Amsterdam
Website
https://www.uilenburgersjoel.nl

Sunday, 22 December 2024. 20:00 - 23:00

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).

Location

Leeuwarden, Cultuurpodium Dorpskerk Huizum
Leeuwarden, Cultuurpodium Dorpskerk Huizum
Huizum Dorp 67, 8934 BS Leeuwarden
Website
https://dorpskerkhuizum.nl

Sunday, 22 December 2024. 17:00 - 19:00

Maxim Shalygin / Svyatoslav Lunyov

Piano works by Maxim Shalygin and Svyatoslav Lunyov at the festival Winteravonden aan de Amstel.  In the Etudes program you will be introduced to much more than just virtuoso etudes. You hear studies about time, about softness, about brutality, but always about beauty.

Location

Amsterdam, Waalse Kerk
Amsterdam, Waalse Kerk
Walenpleintje 159, 1012 JZ Amsterdam
Website
https://dewaalsekerk.nl/home/
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