Rozalie Hirs: "'parallel world [breathing]' is dreamlike musical landscape"

by Thea Derks
13 October 201730 March 2022
3 min read
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Al eeuwen zien wetenschappers verbanden tussen muziek en de ordening van het heelal. Het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest nam dit als uitgangspunt voor zijn concert op 19 oktober in de serie Horizon. In samenwerking met de Universiteit van Amsterdam wordt een ‘polyfone kosmos’ gerealiseerd. Peter Eötvös componeerde hiervoor het orgelconcert Multiversum, Rozalie Hirs schreef ‘parallell world [breathing]’. Het stuk van Eötvös beleeft zijn Nederlandse première; de compositie van Hirs was 7 oktober al...

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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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