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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’
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
Posted in background, Interview, women composers
Tagged Isabelle Eberhardt, Louis Andriessen, Missy Mazzoli, Royce Vavrek, The Listeners
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‘Slagwerker & pianist Jeroen Elfferich: ‘De essentie van muziek ligt in eenvoud’
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
Posted in background, news
Tagged Dutch Piano Rhythms, Jeroen Elfferich, Louis Andriessen, Peter Ypma, The Elfferich Four
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‘May’ Louis Andriessen: impressive swan song
‘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
Posted in news, review
Tagged Cappella Amsterdam, Frans Brüggen, Louis Andriessen, Monica Germino, Orchestra of the 18th Century
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Robert Adlington on Reinbert de Leeuw: ‘His “canon” was quite unlike anyone else’s’
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
Violinist Monica Germino plays MUTED: ‘I feel like the cat Mehitabel, on the threshold of a new career’
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
Posted in background, music
Tagged Bang on a Can, Louis Andriessen, Marcel Wanders, Monica Germino, MUTED, Sam Baas, Wonderfeel
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Cellist Maya Fridman: ‘The best thing about making music is communicating with my audience’.
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
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Holland Festival blameert zich met non-informatie in Weeshuis van de muziek #HF17
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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Tagged David Dramm, Holland Festival, Jan van Vlijmen, Louis Andriessen, Misha Mengelberg, Omtrent een componistenactie, Wim Laman
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World Minimal Music Festival opent met De Materie van Louis Andriessen
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
Misha Mengelberg: engelengeduld en sardonische humor
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
Louis Andriessen on De Staat: ‘Politicians are dumb’
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