Author Archives: theaderks

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

Posted on April 22, 2018

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 →

Posted in music, news, women composers | Tagged Canti d'inizio e fine, Gaudeamus, Kunstruimte KuuB, Louis Andriessen, Maxim Shalygin, Maya Fridman | Leave a comment

Sedje Hémon wrought music from painting

Posted on April 18, 2018

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 →

Posted in music, news, women composers | Tagged Andrius Arutiunian, Korzo Theater, Marianna Maruyama, Modelo62, Sedje Hémon | Leave a comment

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

Posted on April 11, 2018

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 →

Posted in music, news | Tagged AVROTROS Vrijdagconcert, Daniele Gatti, Eiréné, Guillaume Connesson, Les cités de Lovecraf, Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Leave a comment

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra brings Raminta Šerkšnytė to TivoliVredenburg

Posted on April 6, 2018

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 →

Posted in music, women composers | Tagged Beethoven Fifth Symphony, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Fires, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Raminta Šerkšnytė, TivoliVredenburg | Leave a comment

Ligeti festival – ode to an adventurous and idiosyncratic composer

Posted on April 1, 2018

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 →

Posted in background, music | Tagged Asko|Schönberg, Dudok Kwartet, György Ligeti, Joseph Puglia, Le Grand Macabre, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Nederlands Kamerkoor, Reinbert de Leeuw | Leave a comment

Recensie #Reinbertbio: ‘De Leeuw teruggebracht tot menselijke proporties, mét behoud van magie’

Posted on March 27, 2018

Soms lacht het leven je toe. Zo stuitte ik geheel toevallig op een prachtrecensie van mijn biografie Reinbert de Leeuw: mens of melodie van Jaïr Tchong. Hij schreef zijn bespreking al in 2015 voor het online magazine Mixedworldmusic, maar deze was tot vandaag … Continue reading →

Posted in music, news, review | Tagged Elie Poslavsky, Jaïr Tchong, mixedworldmusic, Reinbert de Leeuw: mens of melodie | Leave a comment

Sofia Gubaidulina: ‘Artists must fight the trivializing tendencies in society’

Posted on March 22, 2018

Sofia Gubaidulina has become a real audience favourite in the Netherlands. She’s not only regularly featured by ensembles such as Asko|Schoenberg, but also by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and in the broadcasting series of Radio4. The AVROTROS Vrijdagconcert presented the … Continue reading →

Posted in music, news, women composers | Tagged AVROTROS Vrijdagconcert, Baiba Skride, Elsbeth Moser, Harriet Krijgh, Shostakovich, Sofia Gubaidulina | 2 Comments

Ingo Metzmacher on Das Floss der Medusa: ‘Death is a very seductive woman’

Posted on March 16, 2018

On Tuesday 13 March the Opera Forward Festival opened with Das Floss der Medusa (The Raft of the Medusa) by Hans Werner Henze. This oratorio from 1968 fits in seamlessly with the theme of the third edition: Fate and Awareness. … Continue reading →

Posted in background, music | Tagged Hans Werner Henze, Ingo Metzmacher, Opera Forward Festival, Romeo Castellucci | 1 Comment

Between diapers & dishes – the (in)visibility of the female composer

Posted on March 8, 2018

Amsterdam, 8 March 2018. No chance to miss today is women’s day. The media are brimming with articles about the unequal pay for women and their still limited representation in prestigious positions. – In politics, the business world, universities and … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, women composers | Tagged Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, Fanny Mendelssohn, Galina Ustvolskaya, Henriëtte Bosmans, Hildegard von Bingen, Kaija Saariaho, Peter Grimes, Sofia Gubaidulina, The Wreckers, Unsuk Chin, Women's Day | 2 Comments

Cappella Amsterdam presents Baltic Souls: Estonia 100 years independent/non-independent

Posted on February 26, 2018

Although Estonia is nearly 4000 square kilometres larger than the Netherlands, it has barely more inhabitants than the province of Utrecht. For centuries, powers such as Denmark, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Poland disputed the rule of this country on the … Continue reading →

Posted in music, news | Tagged Arvo Pärt, Cappella Amsterdam, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonia, Galina Grigorjeva, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Pärt Uusberg, Veljo Tormis | Leave a comment