25 Mar 2024
Holland Festival: Georg Friedrich Haas – 11.000 Saiten
Fifty pianos in a large circle in Amsterdam’s Gashouder form the basis for an overwhelming and at times thunderous composition. hollandfestival.nl
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25 Mar 2024Holland Festival: Mário Peixoto & Metá Metá – Limite
Brazilian band Metá Metá and members of The Ex play a new, contemporary soundtrack to the classic film Limite (1930). hollandfestival.nl
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25 Mar 2024Ammodo Conducting Masterclass
During the Ammodo Masterclass, a number of talented young conductors are instructed by leading conductor Christian Thielemann for three days. They are given the opportunity to lead the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. concertgebouw.nl
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19 Feb 2024Reflex: Petter Eldh
The six-piece ensemble Kammar Koma is a new chapter in Petter Eldh’s musical trajectory. In the context of Reflex, a concert series in which musicians are asked to reflect on the world around them, they present Sample Mining, a performance which simultaneously functions as a studio recording. The goal of the concert will be to […]
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18 Jan 2024Concertgebouw Connects: Anoushka Shankar
Concert by sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar. Together with a new quintet of musicians from London, she will play songs from her recently released mini-album and previous albums. concertgebouw.nl
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18 Jan 2024Concertgebouw Connects: Blow the Wind Easterly
Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh from Damascus, trumpeter Eric Vloeimans and pianist Jeroen van Vliet previously successfully toured the country with their performance Levanter. Now the ‘three brothers in music’ come together for a new program: Blow the Wind Easterly. concertgebouw.nl
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18 Jan 2024Concertgebouw Connects: Gurdjieff Ensemble
Armenian music on traditional instruments by the Gurdjieff Ensemble, led by Levon Eskenian. The concert is a celebration of their new album Zartir, released in October 2023. concertgebouw.nl
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04 Dec 2023Cappella Amsterdam – Aleppo
Traditional vocal music from Aleppo with Armenian, Sefardic, Arabic and Byzantine influences. Directed by Leonard Evers. cappellaamsterdam.nl
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04 Dec 2023Manifestation #22: Performance Ranie Ribeiro
Ranie Ribeiro performs on harp at the Central Space of Buro Stedelijk, in context of the group exhibition Descent into Fungal. burostedelijk.nl
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09 Oct 2023Raw Heat, Black Sweat
Manifestation #19: Raw Heat, Black Sweat is a block party celebrating fifty years of hip hop culture. With KC, Farida Sedoc, Jeff Croese and Shigeo Arikawa. The evening is co-curated by Marcel van den Berg. burostedelijk.nl
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04 May 2023Holland Festival: Dark Skies
Dark Skies is an ode to darkness by young composer Jamie Man and music icon Blixa Bargeld, in collaboration with Asko|Schönberg and Slagwerk Den Haag. hollandfestival.nl
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01 May 2023Concertgebouw Connects: Orchestra Baobab
The Senegalese Orchestra Baobab mixes Afro-Latin styles, international pop and rhythm. In 2020 the orchestra had their 50-year anniversary, which they will celebrate in Het Concertgebouw. concertgebouw.nl
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01 May 2023Concertgebouw Connects: Gilberto Gil
Brazilian singer Gilbert Gil plays his greatest hits on his final European tour. Gil is one of the pioneers of the cultural movement Tropicalia and the musical genre bossanova. concertgebouw.nl
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27 Mar 2023World premiere: Tan Dun – Requiem for Nature
World premiere of Requiem for Nature, a new composition by Tan Dun for orchestra, choir and soloists from various East-Asian regions. Mise-en-espace by Pierre Audi. Requiem for Nature is the closing event of Holland Festival. concertgebouworkest.nl
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27 Mar 2023Commissioned work: Kaja Draksler
New composition by Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler and her band. bimhuis.nl Pictured: Kaja Draksler
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27 Mar 2023World premiere: Ryoji Ikeda – Music for strings
World premiere of Mirror, Prism and Reflection, three new compositions by Ryoji Ikeda. In collaboration with Ensemble Modern. These works are the result of a composition commissioned by Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. muziekgebouw.nl Pictured: Ryoji Ikeda (Photo: Niklas Park)
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27 Mar 2023World premiere: Lera Auerbach – Flights of the Angokok
World premiere of Flights of the Angokok, a new composition by Lera Auerbach. In collaboration with Nederlands Kamerkoor. Flights of the Angokok was commssioned by Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. muziekgebouw.nl Pictured: Lera Auerbach (Photo: Rafael DeStella)
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27 Mar 2023World premiere: James Wood – Apokalypsis
World premiere of Apokalypsis, a new composition by James Wood. In collaboration with Collegium Vocale Gent, BL!NDMAN [sax] and Darius Battiwalla. Apokalypsis was commissioned by Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. muziekgebouw.nl Pictured: BL!NDMAN [sax]
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27 Mar 2023Le Miroir Vivant: Neo Muyanga
South-African composer, musician, artist and philosopher Neo Muyanga is the first guest artist in the new multi-year programme Le Miroir Vivant at Depot Boijmans van Beuningen. For two months the composer will explore, research and rehearse with a group of vocalists and musicians from Rotterdam, concluding his residency with a closing performance in June 2023. […]
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14 Feb 2023Reflex: Ben Wendel
Ben Wendel is a versatile musician who easily switches between different instruments and genres. From bassoon to tenor sax and from jazz to classical. Tonight is the premiere of his new composition. bimhuis.nl Photo: Anouk van Kalmthout
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14 Feb 2023Reflex: Sun-Mi Hong
For this concert, drummer Sun-Mi Hong will play a new piece inspired by scenes from her documented dreams. She has invited a versatile group of musicians into her dreamworld, including a trumpet player, an organist and a bass player. bimhuis.nl Photo: Dion Bierdrager
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14 Feb 2023Reflex: Laura Polence
Laura Polence is part of vocal ensemble August 38th. For this concert they will sing compositions by three musicians who have made their mark in the international improv circuit: Sofia Jernberg, Peter Evans and Cory Smythe. bimhuis.nl
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14 Feb 2023Reflex: Joris Roelofs
Joris Roelofs is a (bass) clarinetist and interested in the political dimension of improvisation. For this concert he collaborates with choreographers Meg Stuart and Claire Vivianne Sobottkev on a performance in which music, speech and dance come together. bimhuis.nl Photo: Marcel Bakker
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