Classical Music
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Bach's St Matthew Passion
by The Netherlands Bach SocietyClassical HighlightsTue 19 Mar ’24Good Friday, April 14, 1922. It is with conductor Johan Schoonderbeek that Bach's St. Matthew Passion is performed in Naarden. A memorable date because a new ensemble and a new tradition are born: the Nederlandse Bachvereniging and their annual performance of the St. Matthew Passion at Easter. Only half a century earlier, the St. Matthew Passion had sounded in the Netherlands for the first time.... But we have since caught up: Bach's greatest work is now heard every Easter in more than a hundred places around the country. With Naarden and the Nederlandse Bachvereniging at the forefront; it has grown into a large event over and over again, with members of the cabinet and other dignitaries eagerly making their appearance.
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Philzuid
Schubert's Ninth: the 'Great'Fri 22 Mar ’24There seems to be no end to Schubert's Ninth. Thankfully so. Because (you have been warned!) if you hear it live, chances are you will go into a trance. Then you only want one thing: for it never to end. A symphony of heavenly dimensions, said fellow composer Schumann. He discovered the score after Schubert's death in a chest of drawers at his brother's house. It remains a mystery how the mortally ill Schubert could write something so beautiful months before his death. And he was barely thirty-one.
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Amsterdam Sinfonietta & Janine Jansen
Janine Jansen performs solo in Bach's violin concertosInternational top orchestrasSat 23 Mar ’24'Her Bach encore was beautifully ornamented, extraordinarily tasteful and delicately executed.' The Strad, describing Janine Jansen's Bach. Earlier that evening, she had played Brahms' violin concerto with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Jaap van Zweden, with the audience interrupting her with thunderous applause after each movement. 'She elicited an intense and rich sound from her instrument, and the impressive control of her bow and her technical mastery allowed her to draw long phrases regardless of technical difficulty. Each note seemed to grow out of the one before it and connect with the next in a remarkable way.' Yes - you're Holland's greatest violinist or you're not.
There will be a free concert introduction at 19:30, co-sponsored by the Muziekgebouw Eindhoven Friends Association. -
Marietta Petkova
Master pianist plays Beethoven, Debussy & RachmaninovSmall Hall on SundaySun 24 Mar ’24'It is still possible, to be completely bowled over by a CD.' Wrote music magazine Luister about Marietta Petkova's recording of Rachmaninov's preludes. 'Under the hands of the Bulgarian-Dutch pianist, each of them grows into testimonies of an eventful life, offering deep glimpses into the creator's soul.' The disc was honoured with a 10 out of 10. It suited the pianist, who had already baffled her audience in the year 2000 with a memorable Rachmaninov recital at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam: 'Grandiose Petkova,' wrote the Telegraaf, and NRC Handelsblad: 'Pianist Petkova: ideal Rachmaninov.'
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Philzuid
Bach's St Matthew PassionThu 28 Mar ’24It is a truly Dutch tradition. 'The St Matthew' can be heard every year around Easter in hundreds of sold-out concert halls and packed churches. Ed Spanjaard, honorary conductor of Philzuid, sheds light on this poignant masterpiece with a top cast of Dutch vocal talent.
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Philzuid
Bach's St Matthew PassionSat 30 Mar ’24It is a truly Dutch tradition. 'The St Matthew' can be heard every year around Easter in hundreds of sold-out concert halls and packed churches. Ed Spanjaard, honorary conductor of Philzuid, sheds light on this poignant masterpiece with a top cast of Dutch vocal talent.
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Vincent Bijlo & Berlage Saxophone Quartet
Light, air and spaceScherpdenkersWed 3 Apr ’24This performance is completely Dutch spoken and doesn't have an interval.
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Philzuid
Raising the roof with Mahler 1: TitanSat 13 Apr ’24"A symphony should be like the world; it must embrace everything," said Gustav Mahler. And how all-encompassing is his First Symphony. Awakening from misty morning moods, through blaring fanfares, captivating melodies, and a melancholic funeral march, leading to the stormy and triumphant finale.
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Jonathan Fournel
Winner Queen Elisabeth Competition 2021International Prizes & AwardsSun 14 Apr ’24One day, Franz Schubert decided: there is more to it. My song Der Wanderer turned out pretty well, it is full of longing and 'dort wo du nicht bist ist das Glück', but let me do something else with it. Schubert composed the Wanderer Fantasy, on themes from his wanderer's song. A feast, this work. A catalogue of romantic emotions. Feast especially for the listener, as the pianist has a hard time reaching the finish line. It is Schubert's most virtuoso piano work. Even for a pianist who manages to win First Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, it's still a massive challenge.
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Quatuor Mosaïques
The great classics by an outstanding quartetMasters of Chamber MusicTue 16 Apr ’24Not many do it. And that is why the Quatuor Mosaïques is unique: it plays on authentic instruments, on gut strings and according to historical performance practice. A wonderful glimpse into the past. The name of this Austrian ensemble refers to mosaics and is meant as a reference to the way details have an impact on the big picture. Also unlike many quartets, the Quatuor Mosaïques has a specialisation, namely playing string quartets of the Viennese Classics.
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Philzuid
Cacophony of timbresThu 18 Apr ’24'For every measure I look for the right movement, because every measure has its own music,' conductor Gabor Kali said in an interview. In this multicoloured concert programme, the young Hungarian conductor can indulge himself completely. Like a master interpreter, he translates the most diverse musical worlds into expressive gestures.
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Wiener Symphoniker & Gautier Capuçon
Dvořák's cello concertoInternational top orchestrasSat 20 Apr ’24'If I knew you could write a cello concerto like that, I would have made one a long time ago.' said Johannes Brahms, a little jealous, when he heard his friend Dvorák's cello concerto. A work that has it all; it's heroic, it's powerful, it's lyrical, and it's wistful where, toward the end, Dvorák quotes a song he dedicated to a recently deceased beloved woman, his sister-in-law Josefina. In the hands of French cellist Gautier Capuçon, this becomes a top-notch experience: 'his slender but penetrating sound and rhythmic sharpness were matched by his abundance of lyrical feeling.' (Chicago Tribune).
There will be a free introduction at 19:30, co-sponsored by the Muziekgebouw Eindhoven Friends Association. -
Philzuid
Family concert Merregnon Land of SilenceTue 23 Apr ’24'Don't be afraid, this is my dog Mako, and who are you?" asks Miru reassuringly to the bird she picked up from the ground more dead than alive. With imaginative music by a live symphony orchestra, beautiful moving animations on big screen and a narrator, you will be fully immersed in Miku's story.
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James Oesi & Djuwa Mroivili
Superb chamber music by Brahms, Coleridge-Taylor, Price & GershwinSmall Hall on SundaySun 28 Apr ’24Rarely in the solo role, the double bass. But for once, he is allowed! And what a lot he has to say. Especially through double bass player James Oesi, who has lived in the Netherlands since 2009 and about whom his world-renowned colleague Gary Karr said: 'A sensitive musician, well informed, who has a lot to share'.
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Hélène Grimaud
Master pianist plays Beethoven, Brahms & BachGreat PianistsFri 10 May ’24Will she feel at home in the Netherlands especially in the Veluwe? After all, that is where wolves now prowl and devour sheep after sheep. Or will it still be the concert hall, preferably Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, with a beautiful Steinway-D grand piano and a breathless audience? French pianist Hélène Grimaud is at home in both worlds. The one full of wilderness, where the particular wild animal is the most powerful. And the one of culture, where man rules and strives to bring structure.
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Philzuid
Splashing temperamentSun 12 May ’24One percussionist, one small drum, supreme concentration. And then that hypnotic Spanish rhythm. Immediately a sigh of recognition passes through the hall. Yes, even before the flute starts that famous melody, you recognise Ravel's Bolero. One of the most beloved orchestral works of all time. Ravel wrote it as an experiment: one grand crescendo, increasingly rousing, culminating in an overwhelming symphonic burst of sound. 'Even the vegetable sellers in the street will whistle it,' the French composer predicted in 1928.
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Arnon Grunberg, Katrien Baerts & Wibert Aerts
Grunberg about KafkaScherpdenkersWed 15 May ’24This performance is completely Dutch spoken and doesn't have an interval.
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Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Julia Fischer
Julia Fischer plays BeethovenInternational top orchestrasThu 16 May ’24For those who have never fallen in love with Julia Fischer, here's another chance. The lovely German plays Ludwig van Beethoven's two romances. Two works in which the great Ludwig once showed himself from an light hearted side. Star violinist Fischer is the most appropriate interpreter for them. This time she play-conducts the legendary Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, named after that magnificent church in the heart of London where it all once began in 1959. The famous chamber orchestra of which many will have LPs, CDs or DVDs on their shelves.
A free introduction starts at 19h30, co-sponsored by the Muziekgebouw Eindhoven Friends Association. -
L'Arpeggiata
Alla NapoletanaInternational baroque orchestrasFri 17 May ’24Naples in the 17th century. The capital of music. The city where the opera was born and the commedia dell'arte. Its music academies strive to deliver the very best talent, musicians, composers but also the castrates who will turn out to become very famous. Tonight, the Italian ensemble L'Arpeggiata delves into this Naples of the seicento, playing the magnificent vocal repertoire that originated there. And thus a small war breaks out in the Gulf of Naples between small and big fish; the cause: a dodgy sardella sauce in which they are prepared. At the crib of the baby Jesus, shepherds sing "ninne nanne" lullabies; and in the streets of Naples, virtuosic, blazing dances are on display while in the palaces, castrati perform their virtuoso arias.
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Philzuid
The Storioni Trio in Beethoven's Triple ConcertoStorioni FestivalSun 19 May ’24'Of course, my symphony has a story, but I cannot express it in words,' Tchaikovsky replied when asked about the content of his Fourth Symphony. Yet this passionate symphony has everything to do with his life. The impending doom in the opening fanfare, that string melody full of restlessness and longing, the returning light in the playful strumming of the scherzo. The year 1877 had great heights and deep valleys for the troubled composer. At this concert in collaboration with the Storioni Festival, the Storioni Trio itself cannot, of course, be missing. And what could be better than Beethoven's famous Triple Concerto. Three soloists and a symphony orchestra, that will be a feast of chamber music-like intimacy and symphonic brilliance.
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