City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra plays Fires by Raminta Šerkšnytė

by Thea Derks
5 April 201830 March 2022
4 min read
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Het City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra komt naar ons land. Maandag 9 april geven zij een concert in TivoliVredenburg Utrecht onder leiding van hun jonge chef-dirigent Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. Zij spelen muziek van Wagner, Debussy en Beethoven, een vrij standaardprogramma op het eerste gezicht. Maar gelukkig neemt de Litouwse Gražinytė-Tyla een stuk mee van haar landgenote Raminta Šerkšnytė. Die schreef Fires in 2010 als opmaat voor de Vijfde Symfonie van Beethoven. Ook tijdens dit concert staan ...

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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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