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Bass clarinettist Fie Schouten: ‘We must not control nature but give it room’

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Thea Derks

Fie Schouten studied with bass clarinettist Harry Sparnaay and follows in his footsteps as an advocate of contemporary music. She organizes the biannual Bass Clarinet Festival and the monthly series Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam. She recently released the CD Nature, with six … Continue reading →

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Composer Hanna Kulenty: ‘I assemble emotions’

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Thea Derks

The Polish-Dutch Hanna Kulenty (Białystok, 1961) writes music that gets under your skin. Whether it concerns early works such as Fourth Circle for violin and piano (1994), the opera Mother of Black-Winged Dreams on the multiple personality syndrome (1995), or … Continue reading →

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Aspasia Nasopoulou: ‘If the doors for new music don’t open quickly enough, we have to knock harder!’

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Thea Derks

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 →

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‘Tiefes Rot‘ von Petra Stump-Linshalm in CityProms: Die Bassklarinette erzählt

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Thea Derks

Friesland, die Provinz im Nordwesten Hollands ist heiß. Kaum hat das Oranjewoud Festival aufgehört folgt schon ein zweites Festival für klassische Musik: CityProms. Vom 23. bis 25. Juni ist die Hauptstadt Leeuwarden Zentrum vieler Veranstaltungen. Diese sollen sowohl Liebhaber klassischer … Continue reading →

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Canto general Peter Schat in #PanoramadeLeeuw XVI

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Thea Derks

In alweer de zestiende aflevering van #PanoramadeLeeuw op 3 februari, draaide ik de integrale uitvoering van Canto general van Peter Schat. Deze protestcyclus op een tekst van Pablo Neruda over de moord op president Salvador Allende in 1973 is helaas zelden op … Continue reading →

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