Violinist Daniel Rowland: 'One spontaneous action can change the world'

by Thea Derks
21 December 201530 March 2022
9 min read
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De helende kracht van muziek, sommigen geloven er heilig in – in 2013 was dit zelfs het uitgangspunt van het City of London Festival. Vanuit de overtuiging dat muziek mensen kan verbinden en een genezende werking kan hebben op conflictueuze samenlevingen, vroeg festivaldirecteur Ian Ritchie het Brodsky Quartet een compositie rond dit thema te laten maken.
Zo ontstond de door negen componisten en acht dichters gemaakte liederencyclus Trees Walls Cities, geïnspireerd op beroemde steden met muren. ...

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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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