reinbert the lion

How a Martian looks at opera

by Henri Drost
11 June 201229 March 2022
5 min read
For members only, MUSIC, OPERA, SPECIALS

Or: the familiar becomes utterly alien here. Or: embracing meaninglessness as the first principle. One hundred years after his birth, John Cage takes centre stage in HF weekend.
Ever since Reinbert de Leeuw played it in the fastest talk show on Dutch television, John Cage's 4'33" has been a well-known composition in our country. For exactly four minutes and thirty-three seconds, the musician does not play a single note and the audience hears nothing but the ambient sounds.

Matthias Baus
Waarom 4’33” en niet 5’1...

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#HF11 Weather barbed, lovely and humorous notes at mini-festival Xenakis 1234

by Henri Drost
5 June 201129 March 2022
3 min read
For members only, Holland Festival, MUSIC, OPERA, SPECIALS

Met de strijd tussen Titanen en goden op de berg Olympus opent Xenakis 1234, een minifestival in het grote Holland Festival. In vier concerten, verspreid over twee dagen, staat Iannis Xenakis centraal. Daarnaast is ook nog een omvangrijke tentoonstelling aan de Griekse componist gewijd, die van huis uit wiskundige en architect was.
Zeg Xenakis en wie niet zijn schouders ophaalt, holt gillend weg, vrouwen en kinderen eerst. Buren kun je ook prima de stuipen op het lijf jagen met zijn weerbarstige...

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