Powerladies in Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

by Thea Derks
29 September 201530 March 2022
4 min read
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In 1989 plaatste het Holland Festival componisten uit de Sovjet-Unie centraal. De muziek van Galina Oestvolskaja en Sofia Goebaidoelina sloeg in als een bom. De dames bleken here to stay, hoewel zij zich bewegen op twee uitersten van onze klankperceptie. Oestvolskaja beukt haar boodschap met monomane gedrevenheid onze trommelvliezen in, Goebaidoelina bedwelmt ons met geheimzinnige ritsel- en fluisterklanken. Voor mij behoren zij tot de interessantste componisten van na de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Do...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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