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Tag Archives: Slagwerk Den Haag
Musical journey down the Nile in ‘Afrique’ by Richard Rijnvos
Born in Tilburg, the Netherlands, in 1964, Richard Rijnvos avoids the beaten tracks; his work cannot be pigeonholed. Indeed, he does not regard ‘style’ as a starting point, but as the unsuspected outcome of the creative process. On Saturday 13 … Continue reading
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Tagged Festival Dag in de Branding, Grand Atlas, Residentie Orkest, Richard Rijnvos, Slagwerk Den Haag
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Kate Moore wins Matthijs Vermeulenprijs – as first woman composer ever
On Saturday 2 December the Australian-Dutch composer Kate Moore (1979) will receive the Matthijs Vermeulen Prize for her composition The Dam. The prize was established in 1972 and consists of € 20,000, made available by the Performing Arts Fund. It … Continue reading
Dobrinka Tabakova composes double concerto for pianists Lucas & Arthur Jussen: ‘It brims with energy’
The Bulgarian-British composer Dobrinka Tabakova (1980) writes music that is highly lyrical and communicative. On Thursday 16 November a new double concerto will be premièred in Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ: Together Remember to Dance. She composed it at the request … Continue reading
Duitse interesse in #Reinbertbio
Op dinsdag 14 oktober trof ik de Duitse musicoloog Werner Klüppelholz in Amsterdam. Hij is een groot kenner van het werk van Mauricio Kagel, over wie hij verschillende boeken publiceerde. Ik leerde hem kennen tijdens mijn onderzoek voor de biografie Reinbert … Continue reading
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Tagged AVROTROS, Bachtrack, Boekhandel Broekhuis, Colin Currie, Cultuurpers, De Vrijdag van Vredenburg, Geesteswetenschappen UvA, Groot Omroepkoor, James MacMillan, Jinnie Seo, Joey Roukens, Lodewijk Meeuwsen, Mauricio Kagel, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Muziekvan.nu, Percussion Concerto No. 2, radio 4, Radio Filharmoinisch Orkest, Reinbert de Leeuw: mens of melodie, Rising Phenix, Seung-Ah Oh, Slagwerk Den Haag, The Rise of Spinoza, Thea Derks, Theo Loevendie, TivoliVredenburg, Werner Klüppelholz, Words & Beyond II: Nan Sul Hun
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