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Monthly Archives: December 2019
Winnaar Kersjesprijs Lodewijk van der Ree: ‘Taal bepaalt sterk de klank van een koor’
‘Een bevlogen dirigent, met een intelligente benadering van de partituur, een heldere slag en het vermogen een koor mee te slepen in zijn visie. Aldus de jury van de Kersjesprijs over Lodewijk van der Ree (1986), die dit jaar de … Continue reading
La Cenerentola Rossini: coloraturas by linear metre
The first thing that catches the eye when entering the Dutch National Opera is the large number of young people who crowd into the cloakroom. The organisation has emphatically advertised its new production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella) as a … Continue reading
Posted in music, review
Tagged Dutch National Opera, La Cenerentola, Laurent Pelly, Roberto Tagliavini, Rossini
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Aspasia Nasopoulou: ‘If the doors for new music don’t open quickly enough, we have to knock harder!’
The Greek/Dutch composer Aspasia Nasopoulou (Athens, 1972) was appointed as the new artistic leader of orkest de ereprijs. Though she has lived in the Netherlands for a long time, she is not as well known to the general public as … Continue reading
Posted in music, women composers
Tagged Aspasia Nasopoulou, Fie Schouten, Micha Hamel, orkest de ereprijs, Seldom Sene, Wim Boerman
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Veertig jaar pionieren – orkest de ereprijs viert jubileum met vier premières
Bij wijze van intro speelt de slagwerker van orkest de ereprijs een cadens van luchtslagen. Wanneer hij onverwacht een snoeiharde mep op zijn snaredrum gaf, schrikt iedereen zich een ongeluk. Zo, met Bewegung ohne Bewegung voor cello en ensemble van Jan van … Continue reading
Posted in music, news, women composers
Tagged Aspasia Nasopoulou, Jan van de Putte, Kate Moore, orkest de ereprijs, Wim Boerman
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