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Camilla de Rossi in NTRZaturdayMatinee: three centuries late premiere

Na jaren begint mijn gedram over de onzichtbaarheid van vrouwelijke componisten vruchten af te werpen. Mede dankzij de #MeToo beweging worden ook componerende dames eindelijk serieus genomen en uitgevoerd. De NTRZaterdagMatinee maakt hen dit seizoen zelfs tot speerpunt in de programmering. Dit bericht is meer dan een jaar oud, en kan dus inmiddels zijn ingehaald door de tijd. Afgelopen zaterdag… 

Opera 'The Rise of Spinoza' by Theo Loevendie deserves permanent place in repertoire

In 2014, the world premiere of The Rise of Spinoza by Theo Loevendie received an enthusiastic reception at the NTRZaterdagMatinee. Rightly so, as Markus Stenz steered the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Groot Omroepkoor, vocal soloists and recorder player Erik Bosgraaf through the colourful one-act aptly. The live recording was recently released on CD, allowing the opera to reach an international audience as well. The now 87-year-old Loevendie... 

Wolfgang Rihm links suffering Christ to Holocaust in 'Deus Passus' - podcast

In this period before Easter, Johann Sebastian Bach's Passions seem almost inescapable. But the alternatives are on the rise. Last week, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Groot Omroepkoor presented two highly successful new Passions. Alternative passion Tomorrow bring the AVROTROS Friday Concert Deus Passus by German composer Wolfgang Rihm. It will be performed by the Groot Omroepkoor and the Radio Philharmonic ... 

Programmer to talk: Astrid in 't Veld's dream season

When you go to a concert, you think about the music, the ensemble, the soloist and/or the conductor. Maybe you look up something about the composer but you never think about the programmer who made the concert possible. Astrid in 't Veld is someone who thinks about the range of concerts on offer years in advance in order to help you with... 

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016): Finnish icon of contemporary music

Last Wednesday night, 27 July, Einojuhani Rautavaara died at his home in Helsinki, following complications during an operation. Aged 87, he was widely regarded as the uncrowned heir apparent to Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), who wrote his last notes around 1930.
Bevrijd van schaduw Sibelius
Daarna bleef het lang stil aan het Finse front. Pas vanaf midden jaren vijftig blies Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016) de Finse muziek weer nieuw leven in, met een reeks symfonieën en opera’...

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Giya Kantsheli: 'I never wanted to compose Georgian music'

Georgian composer Giya Kantsjeli (Tbilisi, 1935) composes archaic-sounding, expressive works with slow progression, tremendous tension and heartbreaking melancholy. Characterised by fierce dynamic contrasts, his music often suddenly switches from an almost inaudible pianissimo to an oorsplitting fortissimo. On 23 February, Vredenburg's broadcasting series The Friday presents his monumental Styx for viola, choir and orchestra.... 

World premieres by MacMillan and Roukens at Vredenburg's Friday

After years of concerts in the 'Red Box' on the A2, AVROTROS' De Vrijdag van Vredenburg on Radio 4 returned to the centre of Utrecht last summer. The new TivoliVredenburg was built entirely around Vredenburg's former Great Hall, renowned worldwide for its fabulous acoustics. Many a tear was shed at the reopening. To a new hall belongs... 

Einojuhani Rautavaara makes flute dance on the wind

Vanavond speelt het Radio Filharmonisch Orkest in Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn het Fluitconcert Dances with the Winds van Einojuhani Rautavaara. Aanvankelijk stond het Lenteconcert van Peter Schat gepland, maar solist Jacques Zoon koos ervoor dit in te ruilen voor het stuk van de Finse componist.
Zoon zei hierover: 'Peter Schat schreef zijn fluitconcert voor mij in 1993 maar na de première was hij er niet gelukkig mee en maakte er een nieuwe versie van. Hij was wel tevreden met de uitvoering, maar i...

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John Adams' other Gospel of Mary @HollandFestival: masterpiece just too long

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Mary is arrested at a demonstration and thrown into a cell next to a heroin addict, while her sister Martha has just started a shelter for the homeless. And Lazarus, yes, Jesus brings him back to life here too, with downright breathtaking sounds. And we are not even halfway through.
Het eerste deel van John Adams’ The gospel according to the other Mary neemt ruim zeventig minuten in beslag en, hoewel nergens vervelend, had wel wat korter gemogen. Want hoe slim het...

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Vredenburg Friday in 'Red Box' for one more season

Toen Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in 2007 de deuren sloot voor een ambitieuze verbouwing werden de symfonische concerten verplaatst van het centrum van Utrecht naar de noodlocatie Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn aan de A2. De twee jaar daarvoor in het leven geroepen omroepserie ‘De Vrijdag van Vredenburg’ verkaste mee naar deze tijdelijke behuizing, die al snel werd omgedoopt tot ‘Rode Doos’. Tegen alle verwachtingen in wist programmeur Astrid in ’t Veld daar de prille concertserie uit te bouwen tot publie...

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