Plein Theater and Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam present a new season of contemporary chamber music concerts from May to December 2022!

Plein Theater and Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam present a new season of contemporary chamber music concerts from May to December 2022! The next concert at Plein Theater on Sunday 29 May will feature Greek violinist Tania Sikelianou in honour of the 100th birthday of Greek composer Iannis Xenakis. On Sunday 19 June, Trio Napolov, Fridman, Sandee will play on the piano, cello and percussion.

Plein Theater and Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam present new contemporary music concerts in Plein Theater as well as nationwide. The curators and artistic directors of Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam are composer Aspasia Nasopoulou and bass clarinettist Fie Schouten. Both received (2019, 2021 respectively) the New Geneco Fair Practice Composition Commission Award.

New Notes Amsterdam provides a stage for contemporary chamber music and thinkers of today, where (inter)national composers showcase premieres and discussions are held with connoisseurs from the Dutch music world.

New compositions and leading musicians, combined with current topics. Every month on Sunday afternoons at the Plein Theatre, you will have the chance to experience this unique concept in an intimate atmosphere, with space afterwards to engage in conversation with the performers.

NEXT CONCERTS IN SQUARE THEATRE:

Sunday 29 May 15:00: New Notes Amsterdam: 100th birthday of Iannis Xenakis

Tania Sikelianou (violin), Fie Schouten (bass clarinet)

On the 100th birthday of Greek composer Iannis Xenakis, Greek violinist Tania Sikelianou is a guest at Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam. She will play Mikka (1971) and Mikka S (1976) by Iannis Xenakis and solo violin works by Nickos Harizanos, Isang Yun and Salvatore Scarianno.

Tania Sikelianou specialises in performing contemporary violin repertoire and is also a composer herself. She has performed in Europe and USA at venues including Schumann Haus, Onassis Cultural Center, Kennedy Center. She received awards for her work as a violinist and composer in Greece, the Netherlands and Australia. She studied violin and composition in Greece, the Netherlands and Belgium.

https://www.taniasikelianou.com/

Beforehand, hear the premiere of the work Tesserae F (inspired by Wallace Stevens' poem Domination of Black) by British Justin Connolly (1933-2020), performed by Fie Schouten, bass clarinet, recital.

Sunday 19 June 15:00: Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam: Trio Napolov | Fridman | Sandee

Laura Sandee (piano), Maya Fridman (cello & voice), Konstantyn Napolov (percussion)

Passion for contemporary music and the unending search for new worlds of sound are the starting points that connect pianist Laura Sandee, cellist Maya Fridman and percussionist Konstantyn Napolov into an exciting and unique ensemble.

By collaborating with composers and being involved in the creation process, new compositions are born, new worlds are opened up and they expand the boundaries of the existing repertoire.

Programme

Martín Francisco Mayo - Wheatfield with crows | Aart Strootman - Obscure Atlas СГ-3 | Christiaan Richter - Droplets II | Robin de Raaff - Aeons |. Molly Joyce - I want to feel alive - Text Marco Grosse

https://k-napolov.com/trio-napolov-fridman-sandee

MUSIC BUILDING ON NEW NOTES AMSTERDAM:

"Away from the big stages, sometimes the most beautiful developments take place, which help define the music of the future. Bass clarinetist Fie Schouten and composer Aspasia Nasopoulou's Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam series at the Plein Theatre brings the opportunity to reflect on the present time. Each concert has a different focus. Thus, Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam provides a venue for contemporary chamber music and the series is a laboratory for the sound of today."

PRACTICAL

Information and tickets next concerts in Plein Theatre: www.plein-theater.nl

More information series New Nuts Amsterdam: www.nieuwe-noten.amsterdam