Tuesday, 5 December 2023. 19:00 - 21:30
LUX AETERNA. Psalms of Falling The project is dedicated to exploring and revealing multiple layers of senses and interconnections between the modern European and Ukrainian music phenomena, in particular by performing the works of György Ligeti and contemporary Ukrainian composers, which combine a capella singing and electronic experiments, by Ukrainian musicians, both those who stay […]
Tuesday, 5 December 2023. 19:00 - 19:00
In the Islamic tradition, "Barzakh" represents a metaphysical realm that serves as a demarcation between the world of the living and the afterlife. It is the intermediate stage that people pass through between their earthly death and their final resurrection in "the "hereafter". A barzakh-like state unfolds in the hearts of those who stand on […]
Wednesday, 6 December 2023. 19:00 - 21:00
Cellist from Germany Rafaella Gromes will perform Antonin Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko.
Thursday, 7 December 2023. 20:00 - 22:00
Program: PHILIPPE MANOURY - Rémanences-Palimpseste (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) MARK ANDRE - Echographien 4 (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) JAY SCHWARTZ - Theta, Musik für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) ALEXEY RETINSKY - La Commedia für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) GUSTAV MAHLER - Adagio aus der Sinfonie Nr.
Thursday, 7 December 2023. 20:00 - 22:00
Any reason is good to draw attention to the oeuvre of Karel Goeyvaerts. This occasion gives another perfect opportunity: the Antwerp composer would have turned 100 in 2023. Unknown to the general public, Goeyvaerts pioneered the development of both serialism and electronic music in the 1950s.
Thursday, 7 December 2023. 18:30 - 20:00
Inauguration of a new exhibition UN HERBIER-MONDE : LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE BOTANIQUE DE BENJAMIN DELESSERT (1773-1847) about botanical treasures of the Mazarine Library.
Friday, 8 December 2023. 20:00 - 22:00
Program: PHILIPPE MANOURY - Rémanences-Palimpseste (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) MARK ANDRE - Echographien 4 (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) JAY SCHWARTZ - Theta, Musik für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) ALEXEY RETINSKY - La Commedia für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) GUSTAV MAHLER - Adagio aus der Sinfonie Nr.
Friday, 8 December 2023. 20:15 - 22:30
Stéphane Denève conducts the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Choir in Fauré's famous Requiem. But Debussy's Danses are also on the program with Joost Willemze as harp soloist. Gabriel Fauré's Requiem is one of the most popular choral works. Fauré wrote a spiritual classic of an ethereal lightness.
Friday, 8 December 2023. 20:00 - 22:00
BRISK brings together music for Advent and Christmas from different centuries, and surprises the audience with a plea for the miracle. Much Christmas music harkens back to Gregorian hymns. In the 16th century they became widespread as hymns within Protestant churches.
Friday, 8 December 2023. 19:30 - 21:00
You already know the story, and you definitely know the tunes! As Christmas approaches, join conductor Andrey Boreyko, the RSNO and RSNO Youth Chorus as they deliver a musical selection box from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker that is full of fantasy, fun and irresistible tunes.
Saturday, 9 December 2023. 19:30 - 21:00
The world premier of the last of Douglas Knehans' DARK MARIAN ANTIPHONS—Gaude in Dolore—with the Cetobriga Chamber Choir (Gonzalo Lourenco, director), conducted by Brett Scott.
Saturday, 9 December 2023. 13:00 - 13:30
The work was especially written for ‘Duo Beumer en van Ham’ to be performed during the 2023 World Saxophone Congress, held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (Spain). Saxophonist Wildy Zumwalt (USA) will join for this occasion.
Saturday, 9 December 2023. 20:15 - 22:30
Concert series ‘Aardlek: urgent matters’ brings today's music to Apeldoorn and Arnhem. With music by Piet-Jan van Rossum and poet Mischa Andriessen as a special guest Aardlek connects current themes with new compositions, commissioned for the Ereprijs.
Saturday, 9 December 2023. 15:00 - 16:00
Attend a concert by renowned Ukrainian pianist Antonii Baryshevskyi. Specially for the Kaleidoscope of (Hi)stories exhibition, he plays a program of Ukrainian piano pieces by Levko Revutsky, Borys Liatoshynsky, Valentyn Silvestrov, Victoria Vita Poleva and Maxim Shalygin in the museum.
Saturday, 9 December 2023. 20:15 - 21:45
You certainly know Canto Ostinato, but Simeon ten Holt, born 100 years ago, wrote more, much more. Hannes Minnaar (photo) brings his ode in the form of two Solo Devil Dances, in which, according to the composer, there is nothing devilish, rather something demonic.
Saturday, 9 December 2023. 15:00 - 16:30
The Moon, der Mond, la Lune The moon is central to the program that the trio Hochscheid-Hochscheid-van Ruth will perform in 't Mosterdzaadje on Saturday afternoon, December 9 at 3 p.m.
Saturday, 9 December 2023. 14:00 - 17:00
Invitation to festival ‘Forbidden Music Regained’ The Leo Smit Foundation, the Nederlands Muziek Instituut/ The Hague Archives and Donemus would like to invite you to the Third Festival Forbidden Music Regained on Saturday afternoon 9 December.
Saturday, 9 December 2023. 19:30 - 21:00
You already know the story, and you definitely know the tunes! As Christmas approaches, join conductor Andrey Boreyko, the RSNO and RSNO Youth Chorus as they deliver a musical selection box from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker that is full of fantasy, fun and irresistible tunes.
Sunday, 10 December 2023. 19:30 - 21:00
Premiere of Douglas Knehans’ DARK MARIAN ANTIPHONS—Gaude in Dolore—with the Cetobriga Chamber Choir (Gonzalo Lourenco, director), conducted by Brett Scott.
Sunday, 10 December 2023. 24:15 - 14:00
Comedian and Ten Holt biographer Arie Vuyk delves into the repertoire of Simeon ten Holt, who would have turned 100 this year. Almost everyone knows this composer's Canto Ostinato, but his other works are much less known.
Sunday, 10 December 2023. 19:00 - 21:00
The workshop ‘Points of Intersection’ involves the cooperation of four young symphonic conductors with an experienced mentor. During the week of rehearsals, each participant works on one piece by a contemporary composer, which will be performed at the final concert.
Sunday, 10 December 2023. 17:00 - 18:30
Performance of Martyna Kosecka’s “Weightlessness” for flute(s), bass clarinet, piano, violin and cello by EnsembleTaG
Sunday, 10 December 2023. 17:00 - 18:00
Last year in Carnegie Hall New York, this year in Kyiv! Christmas songs 'The Noel Consort' for mixed choir by Svyatoslav Lunyov will be performed by Lyatoshinskiy Capella under Olga Prykhodko at the Cathedral Sophia, Kyiv.
Sunday, 10 December 2023. 17:00 - 19:00
"With the sound bow, the busy violinist Elena Neff Zhunke builds a bridge between Ukraine, her country of origin, and Switzerland, her place of life.
Sunday, 10 December 2023. 14:00 - 15:00
The program 'Finding Gravity' is a project by the pianist Hanna Shybayeva (Belarus), the cellist Maya Fridman (Russia) and the percussionist Konstantin Napolov (Ukraine). The three musicians have lived and worked in the Netherlands for a long time, but still feel strongly connected to their native countries, where life has been completely turned upside down.
Sunday, 10 December 2023. 14:30 - 16:00
Music by Rachmaninov, Schnittke and Shalygin A concert pianist with a great love for the cello, that's how you could describe Rachmaninov. Both instruments sound at their best in his beloved sonata for cello and piano. Much less known, but also truly Rachmaninov, are the two pieces for cello and piano opus 2.
Sunday, 10 December 2023. 14:30 - 15:30
A unique event at Piano Duo Festival! Piano duo Scholtes & Janssens plays Schaduw noch Preoi (1995) by Simeon ten Holt, a work that has only been performed a few times worldwide.
Sunday, 10 December 2023. 20:00 - 22:00
Tristan Keuris on the program of the Rietveld Ensemble.
Monday, 11 December 2023. 20:15 - 22:00
Program: Johannes Brahms - Akademische Festouvertüre Hendrik Andriessen - Ricercare Jean Sibelius - The Wood Nymph Edward Elgar - Enigma Variaties
Tuesday, 12 December 2023. 20:00 - 22:00
Program: PHILIPPE MANOURY - Rémanences-Palimpseste (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) MARK ANDRE - Echographien 4 (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) JAY SCHWARTZ - Theta, Musik für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) ALEXEY RETINSKY - La Commedia für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) GUSTAV MAHLER - Adagio aus der Sinfonie Nr.
Tuesday, 12 December 2023. 19:30 - 21:00
World Premier of a new commission by Anne Harley of Scripps College to texts of the first recorded poet in human history, Enheduanna. Enheduanna was the entu (high) priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sīn) in the Sumerian city-state of Ur.
Tuesday, 12 December 2023. 20:15 - 22:00
Programme Johannes Brahms - Akademische Festouvertüre Hendrik Andriessen - Ricercare Jean Sibelius - The Wood Nymph Edward Elgar - Enigma Variaties
Thursday, 14 December 2023. 20:00 - 21:30
Premiere of the opera ‘Cherry with a golden stone’ by David Mastikosa.
Thursday, 14 December 2023. 19:30 - 21:30
Premiere of 'Song of primitive I' for voice, female folklore choir and electronics by Peter Kerkelov, commissioned by Goethe Institute - Bulgaria.
Thursday, 14 December 2023. 19:30 - 21:30
Celebrate the anniversary year with the Gothenburg Symphony! Our party offers futuristic tones, choral singing and video art.
Thursday, 14 December 2023. 20:00 - 22:00
BRISK brings together music for Advent and Christmas from different centuries, and surprises the audience with a plea for the miracle. Much Christmas music harkens back to Gregorian hymns. In the 16th century they became widespread as hymns within Protestant churches.
Friday, 15 December 2023. 20:00 - 22:00
Program: PHILIPPE MANOURY - Rémanences-Palimpseste (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) MARK ANDRE - Echographien 4 (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) JAY SCHWARTZ - Theta, Musik für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) ALEXEY RETINSKY - La Commedia für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) GUSTAV MAHLER - Adagio aus der Sinfonie Nr.
Friday, 15 December 2023. 18:00 - 20:00
About Aquatones: With Aquatones I wanted to write an empathetic piece, inspired by composers from the past. In addition, water - just like art - does not always have to be beautiful. For the Impressionists, water is usually a calm babbling stream, not waves crashing against the coastline like a tsunami.
Friday, 15 December 2023. 20:15 - 21:30
Canto Ostinato is known for its meditative and relaxing atmosphere, but also for its exciting performances that are never the same. It is a piece of music consisting of more than 200 different sections with different variations, intended for one or more pianos. Each section and variation can be played and repeated at will.
Friday, 15 December 2023. 18:00 - 20:00
Celebrate the anniversary year with the Gothenburg Symphony! Our party offers futuristic tones, choral singing and video art.
Saturday, 16 December 2023. 20:15 - 22:00
Commissioned by the 23rd Chopin and Friends Festival and premiered in New York City in 2021, this string quartet by Zaid Jabri serves as a tribute to Zaid’s mentor, Krzysztof Penderecki, who passed away in 2020.
Saturday, 16 December 2023. 20:15 - 22:30
On Saturday, December 16 at 8:15 PM chamber choir Sequentus will give a Christmas concert in Nijmegen together with the Nijmegen Koper Konsort. With music by Kodály, Poulenc, Handel and Buxtehude, as well as Lucas Wiegerink, among others, they will sing you through the Christmas story, accompanied by tropet, trombone, horn and tuba.
Saturday, 16 December 2023. 20:00 - 22:00
Program: PHILIPPE MANOURY - Rémanences-Palimpseste (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) MARK ANDRE - Echographien 4 (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) JAY SCHWARTZ - Theta, Musik für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) ALEXEY RETINSKY - La Commedia für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) GUSTAV MAHLER - Adagio aus der Sinfonie Nr.
Saturday, 16 December 2023. 16:00 - 17:00
World premiere by Ukrainian composer Svyatoslav Lunyov on poems by Ukrainian poets Neborak, Andrukhovych, Malkovych, Vorobyov, Semenko, Chubay and Stus in the Winteravonden aan de Amstel festival. The Ukrainian composer Svyatoslav Lunyov has a completely unique voice. His music can be tranquil and spiritual, but also full of sardonic humor.
Saturday, 16 December 2023. 13:00 - 14:00
Overnight, Jewish-Russian composer Alexei Kurbatov's life changed when he closed the door of his Moscow home and left on February 24, 2022. He crossed the border with his Ukrainian wife, son and three dogs. He realized that his life as a successful concert pianist and teacher at the Moscow Conservatory might change forever.
Saturday, 16 December 2023. 15:00 - 17:00
Concertserie Aardlek: urgent matters brings music of today to Apeldoorn About Aardlek - urgent matters: Ietsism With three premieres by Dominy Clements, Jeroen van Dijk en Danny de Graan Aardlek connects current themes with new compositions commissioned for De Ereprijs.
Sunday, 17 December 2023. 15:00 - 17:00
STORIES FROM AMSTERDAM Amateur orchestra Plantage Kamer Orkest will play pieces that all have a connection with the beautiful city of Amsterdam in one way or another.
Sunday, 17 December 2023. 15:00 - 17:00
Fierce January 2023 – premiere new song cycle by Svyatoslav Lunyov. Ukrainian composer Svyatoslav Lunyov has a distinct voice all his own. His music can be quiet and spiritual, but also full of sardonic humour. As a listener, it is impossible not to be moved.
Sunday, 17 December 2023. 15:30 - 17:00
Poets and composers of all times and from all corners of the world have written and composed about the moon and the mysterious darkness and silence of the night. This concert will feature works by composers Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Dvorák and the Dutch Henriëtte Bosmans.
Sunday, 17 December 2023. 15:00 - 17:00
BRISK brings together music for Advent and Christmas from different centuries, and surprises the audience with a plea for the miracle. Much Christmas music harkens back to Gregorian hymns. In the 16th century they became widespread as hymns within Protestant churches.
Sunday, 17 December 2023. 15:00 - 17:00
For their program featuring Dutch music, the performers will take the audience back to Oegstgeest, where Jan van Gilse, who passed away in 1944, created his music. The performers played his Second Symphony over five years ago, and now they will present his fresh First Symphony.
Monday, 18 December 2023. 20:00 - 20:00
Program: PHILIPPE MANOURY - Rémanences-Palimpseste (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) MARK ANDRE - Echographien 4 (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) JAY SCHWARTZ - Theta, Musik für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) ALEXEY RETINSKY - La Commedia für Orchester (Uraufführung, Kompositionsauftrag des SWR) GUSTAV MAHLER - Adagio aus der Sinfonie Nr.