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Arnold Schoenberg

Reinbert de Leeuw in Zomergasten, not in Muziekzomer

by Thea Derks
14 July 201430 March 2022
4 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, MUSIC

Over ruim twee weken start de NJO Muziekzomer, met meer dan vijfenzestig concerten uitgevoerd door jonge musici, verspreid over meer en minder voor de hand liggende locaties in de provincie Gelderland. Vanuit heel de wereld stroomden honderdzestig jongeren toe om van 1 tot en met 17 augustus hun kunnen te vertonen. Wie dan in Gelderland verblijft, kan hun aanwezigheid onmogelijk missen.
Er zijn optredens op voormalige fabrieksterreinen, zoals het Zoetenlaboratorium in Arnhem, het Zwitsalterrein ...

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Reinbert de Leeuw defies limits of orchestra in Saturday Matinee

by Thea Derks
28 January 201411 July 2016
4 min read
ACTUAL, MUSIC

Reinbert de Leeuw turned seventy-five last September, but already in May the VPRO honoured him with three full-length broadcasts on Radio 4. Together with Aad van Nieuwkerk, I made a selection from his finest recordings of Kagel, Ustvolskaya and Louis Andriessen, among others, about which I also let him speak. This was followed in September by a real Reinbert festival and his own magazine. The magazine not only highlighted him...

Five reasons to do, and two not to go to 'Schoenberg and Kandinsky'.

by Madeleine Red
18 November 201311 July 2016
5 min read
ACTUAL

Five reasons to go to the ''Schoenberg & Kandinsky'' exhibition at the Jewish Historical Museum. And two why you can omit a visit.

Twelve-tone horror at KCO

by Thea Derks
12 September 201330 March 2022
3 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, FILM, MUSIC

Vanavond en morgenavond trapt het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest het vierde seizoen af van de AAA-serie, met filmmuziek onder de titel ‘Suspense’. Maar niet iedereen zal componisten als Bartók, Lutyens en Schönberg onmiddellijk associëren met de cinema. Hun werken staan naast filmscores van Bernard Herrmann bij Vertigo en Psycho van Alfred Hitchcock en wereldpremières van Joey Roukens, Vincent van Warmerdam en Fons Merkies, die muziek schreven bij een door hen zelf gekozen filmfragment. Het mees...

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VPRO honours Reinbert de Leeuw

by Thea Derks
8 May 201330 March 2022
3 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, MUSIC

Op 8 september a.s. hoopt pianist, componist en dirigent Reinbert de Leeuw 75 jaar te worden en dit wordt gevierd met een scala aan evenementen. Zo wordt eind september een driedaags festival aan hem gewijd in Den Haag en Amsterdam en is hij komend seizoen de centrale componist in de NTR ZaterdagMatinee. Bovendien verschijnt er een cd-box met zijn opnames, en hoop ik later dit jaar mijn onlangs voltooide biografie over Reinbert de Leeuw te publiceren. Samen met producer Aad van Nieuwkerk maakte ...

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Delft opens with fewer chamber music surprises than other years

by one of our members
3 August 20118 July 2016
4 min read
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For another 15 years, the Delft Chamber Music Festival, so named to reflect its international character, has encompassed 15 years. Violinist Isabelle van Keulen handled the chamber music festival's programming for the first ten years, Lisa Ferschtmann - also a violinist - took over from her five years ago. But even this already successful festival fears the upcoming budget cuts. A pity, because what...