Tag Archives: Louis Andriessen

Composer of the Year 2022 Missy Mazzoli: ‘Being a woman in a male-dominated world is one of my big themes’

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Thea Derks

The New York Times called her ‘one of the most inventive, surprising composers’, Time Out New York dubbed Missy Mazzoli the ‘Mozart of the new millennium’. The magazine Musical America proclaimed her Composer of the Year 2022. In September her … Continue reading →

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‘Slagwerker & pianist Jeroen Elfferich: ‘De essentie van muziek ligt in eenvoud’

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Thea Derks

Jeroen Elfferich (Delft, 1965) begon zijn carrière als slagwerker in het schoolorkest van Pierre van Hauwe. Die had gewerkt met grootheden als Carl Orff en Zoltán Kodály en bracht hem een liefde bij voor onregelmatige Balkan-ritmes. Hij speelde drums en … Continue reading →

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‘May’ Louis Andriessen: impressive swan song

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Thea Derks

‘Essential to my way of composing is the notion that music is always about other music. (…) This attitude makes one  constantly shift one’s interests. I don’t relate to composers who only ever search in one direction, such as Schoenberg. … Continue reading →

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Robert Adlington on Reinbert de Leeuw: ‘His “canon” was quite unlike anyone else’s’

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Thea Derks

Reinbert de Leeuw died on 14 February 2020, and was buried in Amsterdam exactly a week later, after a worthy tribute in  Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. He had chosen the music for his farewell himself, with Asko|Schönberg performing Berceuse élégiaque … Continue reading →

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Violinist Monica Germino plays MUTED: ‘I feel like the cat Mehitabel, on the threshold of a new career’

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Thea Derks

On Sunday 21 July Monica Germino will play MUTED in the festival Wonderfeel. This piece was composed for her by Louis Andriessen and the composers of Bang on a Can when she was diagnosed with hyperacusis, a hearing disorder that … Continue reading →

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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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Holland Festival blameert zich met non-informatie in Weeshuis van de muziek #HF17

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Thea Derks

Het Weeshuis van de Nederlandse muziek presenteert maandelijks ‘vergeten Nederlandse meesterwerken’ in het Amsterdamse podium Splendor. ‘Om de finesses te ontdekken’ worden deze twee keer uitgevoerd, onderbroken door ‘een korte toelichting of een interview met bijzondere tafelgasten’. Op papier een … Continue reading →

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World Minimal Music Festival opent met De Materie van Louis Andriessen

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Thea Derks

Woensdag 5 april begint de vijfde editie van het tweejaarlijkse World Minimal Music Festival. Vijf dagen lang wordt het Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ gevuld met hypnotiserende ritmes, trance-opwekkende melodieën en bezwerende drones. Naast bekende werken van pioniers als La Monte … Continue reading →

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Misha Mengelberg: engelengeduld en sardonische humor

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Thea Derks

Er zijn mensen met wie je je leven lang een innige band koestert, ook al spreek je ze zelden. Zo iemand was voor mij componist, pianist en improvisator Misha Mengelberg (1935-2017), die afgelopen vrijdag 3 maart overleed. Hij leed al … Continue reading →

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Louis Andriessen on De Staat: ‘Politicians are dumb’

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Thea Derks

In 1976, Louis Andriessen (1939)* composed his ground-breaking composition De Staat, based on texts by Plato. This ruthless explosion of sound meant his international breakthrough and is still considered an icon of new music. On Sunday 6 November 2016, I … Continue reading →

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