Monthly Archives: April 2018

Cellist Maya Fridman: ‘The best thing about making music is communicating with my audience’.

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Thea Derks

The cellist Maya Fridman was born in 1989 in Moscow, where she developed into a child prodigy. Already while studying at the Schnittke College she won the first prize of the International Festival of Slavic Music. In 2010 she moved … Continue reading →

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Sedje Hémon wrought music from painting

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Thea Derks

The name of Sedje Hémon (1923-2011) will not immediately ring a bell with most people. She was one of the first artists to work in a interdisciplinary way, basing her compositions on her own paintings. Her painting-scores were recently shown … Continue reading →

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Guillaume Connesson: ‘I used a 12tone-row to create an icy atmosphere’

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Thea Derks

The French composer Guillaume Connesson (1970) writes colourful music that speaks directly to the heart. Like many of his peers he is not preoccupied with innovation per se, but seeks inspiration in the entire treasure trove of musical history. In … Continue reading →

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra brings Raminta Šerkšnytė to TivoliVredenburg

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Thea Derks

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is coming to Utrecht for a concert in TivoliVredenburg on Monday 9 April. Under the direction of their young chief conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla they’re playing music by Wagner, Debussy and Beethoven. – A fairly … Continue reading →

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Ligeti festival – ode to an adventurous and idiosyncratic composer

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Thea Derks

The Hungarian composer György Ligeti (1923-2006) suffered under several dictatorships. The Nazis killed his father and brother during World War II, and after the war the communists forced him to write bland ‘folk music’. After the Hungarian uprising of 1956 … Continue reading →

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