Unsuk Chin: 'Holland is more open to new music than other countries'

by Thea Derks
21 October 201530 March 2022
4 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, MUSIC

In 1985 won Unsuk Chin (Seoul 1961) de Gaudeamus Muziekprijs met Spektra voor drie celli, zes jaar later brak ze door met haar voor het Nieuw Ensemble gecomponeerde Akrostichon-Wortspiel voor sopraan en ensemble. In 2004 won ze de Grawemeyer Award, de meest prestigieuze muziekprijs ter wereld, in 2007 maakte ze diepe indruk met haar opera Alice in Wonderland. Morgen, donderdag 22 oktober plaatst het Nieuw Ensemble haar centraal tijdens het concert Visioenen van kleurenpracht in het Muziekgebouw ...

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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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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 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody' in 2014.
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 Agreement.

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