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| Sunday 19-May-13 11:00am |
 Concertgebouw: Main Hall, AmsterdamOmroepkoor with Taneyev |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 19-May-13 11:00am Omroepkoor with Taneyev Image credit: Mark McNulty Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953), Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 1, Op.64bis: The Death of Tybalt (The death of Tybalt) | ||
| Sunday 19-May-13 02:15pm |
Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague Wibi Soerjadi soloist in Chopin |
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| Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague, Spuiplein 150, The Hague 2511, Netherlands Sunday 19-May-13 02:15pm Wibi Soerjadi soloist in Chopin After last season’s sublime performance, Wibi Soerjadi absolutely had to come back to The Hague. The Dutch pianist has played in all the world’s great concert halls, including Vienna’s Musikverein and New York’s Carnegie Hall. He’ll play with the Residentie Orkest/The Hague Philharmonic in Chopin’s First Piano Concerto, a masterwork that gives the pianist every opportunity to show off what he or she can do, just as Chopin himself did when he wowed Warsaw with the piece in 1830. The concert will close with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, one of the most beloved in the symphonic repertoire, conducted by a favourite with audiences, Santtu-Matias Rouvali. | ||
| Tuesday 21-May-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Freiburger Barockorchester: Stabat Mater |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Tuesday 21-May-13 08:15pm Freiburger Barockorchester: Stabat Mater | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Weills Opera revived by ASKO Schoenberg |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 22-May-13 08:15pm Weills Opera revived by ASKO Schoenberg Soloists TBCImage credit: Lucerne Festival | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam Anniversary Concert: Lenneke Ruiten |
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| Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 23-May-13 08:15pm Anniversary Concert: Lenneke Ruiten Image credit: Gary Mulcahey | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer (in concert) |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Image credit: Marco Borggreve | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 08:15pm |
Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic |
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| Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, J.C. Verthorenpad 100, Utrecht 3541 MV, Netherlands Friday 24-May-13 08:15pm Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Programme to include: | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 08:15pm |
Pieterskerk, Utrecht Sweelinck |
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| Pieterskerk, Utrecht, Pieterskerkhof 3, Utrecht 3512 JR, Netherlands Friday 24-May-13 08:15pm Sweelinck Image credit: Annelies van der Vegt | ||
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Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague Two centuries of Wagner |
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| Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague, Spuiplein 150, The Hague 2511, Netherlands Friday 24-May-13 08:15pm Two centuries of Wagner The Residentie Orkest/The Hague Philharmonic commemorates the two-hundredth birthday of Richard Wagner with a concert of his music. The eminent maestro Carlo Rizzi will conduct the chamber-music-like ‘Siegfried Idyll’ and excerpts from ‘Tristan und Isolde’, one of the high points of the opera repertoire. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam Jonathan Biss and Schumann's Piano Quartet |
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| Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 24-May-13 08:15pm Jonathan Biss and Schumann's Piano Quartet Image credit: Benjamin Ealovega Andres, Bernard (b. 1941), New Work (commissioned by the Concertgebouw) | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 02:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Netherlands Radio Philharmonic |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 25-May-13 02:15pm Netherlands Radio Philharmonic | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 09:00pm |
Sint-Bartholomaeuskerk Church, Beek-Ubbergen Sweelinck |
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| Sint-Bartholomaeuskerk Church, Beek-Ubbergen, Kerkberg, Beek-Ubbergen, Netherlands Saturday 25-May-13 09:00pm Sweelinck Image credit: Annelies van der Vegt | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 11:00am |
Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam Calefax: Grieg and Mendelssohn |
Rameau, Nouvelle Suites (arr. R Hekkema) Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture "Fingal's Cave", Op.26 (arr. J Althuis) Grieg, Holberg Suite for String Orchestra, Op.40 (arr R Hekkema) |
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| Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 26-May-13 11:00am Calefax: Grieg and Mendelssohn Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764), Nouvelle Suites (arr. R Hekkema) Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847), Hebrides Overture "Fingal's Cave", Op.26 (arr. J Althuis) Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907), Holberg Suite for String Orchestra, Op.40 (arr R Hekkema) | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 11:00am |
Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague ROndje Wereldorkest [AROund the world with the orchestra] |
Works by Dvořák (several pieces of Dvorak) Works by Bach J.S. (Several pieces of Bach) |
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| Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague, Spuiplein 150, The Hague 2511, Netherlands Sunday 26-May-13 11:00am ROndje Wereldorkest [AROund the world with the orchestra] In this performance, ten musicians from the Residentie Orkest/The Hague Philharmonic discover that their instruments have sisters and brothers all over the world, and that they’re all on the menu at the Residentie Restaurant. The waiter will serve a Chinese guzheng under the warm light of an alpenhorn lamp, and with the Indian items, you’ll have to blow hard to keep the snakes charmed! This humorous performance has surprising tastes from all over the world, brought together in a set meal of sounds.
Suitable for ages 6+ Works by Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) (several pieces of Dvorak) Works by Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) (Several pieces of Bach) | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 01:45pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer (in concert) |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 26-May-13 01:45pm Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Image credit: Marco Borggreve | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam Jonathan Biss: Schumann and Janacek |
Janáček, On an Overgrown Path (selections from) |
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| Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 26-May-13 08:15pm Jonathan Biss: Schumann and Janacek Image credit: Benjamin Ealovega Janáček, Leoš (1854-1928), On an Overgrown Path (selections from) | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 30-May-13 08:15pm Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Image credit: Jonas Sacks Channel Classics | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 08:15pm |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 31-May-13 08:15pm Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Image credit: Jonas Sacks Channel Classics | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 08:15pm |
Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague Residentie Orkest/The Hague Philharmonic featuring Rufus Wainwright |
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| Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague, Spuiplein 150, The Hague 2511, Netherlands Friday 31-May-13 08:15pm Residentie Orkest/The Hague Philharmonic featuring Rufus Wainwright Rufus Wainwright, who Elton John called ‘the greatest songwriter on the planet’, is coming to The Hague! The world-famous singer-songwriter will perform for the very first time in the Dr Anton Philipszaal with the Residentie Orkest/The Hague Philharmonic. Since his debut in 1998, the son of legendary folksingers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McCarrigle has developed his own characteristic style, working in rock, opera, theatre, dance and film. His albums have won many awards. In The Hague, Rufus will present excerpts from his first opera ‘Prima Donna’ (2009) and much more including of course a few of his greatest hits.
Note: ticket sales for this concert will start on 12 May 2012. Works by Wainwright, Rufus | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam The Kuijken Brothers and Rameau |
Programme to include: Works by Couperin Works by Marais Works by Hotteterre Works by Rameau Works by Leclair |
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| Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 31-May-13 08:15pm The Kuijken Brothers and Rameau Programme to include: Works by Couperin, François (1668-1733) Works by Marais, Marin (1656-1728) Works by Hotteterre, Jacques (1673-1763) Works by Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764) Works by Leclair, Jean-Marie (1697-1764) | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 08:15pm |
Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht Netherlands Radio Philharmonic |
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| Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, J.C. Verthorenpad 100, Utrecht 3541 MV, Netherlands Friday 31-May-13 08:15pm Netherlands Radio Philharmonic | ||
| Saturday 1-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague Residentie Orkest/The Hague Philharmonic featuring Rufus Wainwright |
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| Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague, Spuiplein 150, The Hague 2511, Netherlands Saturday 1-Jun-13 08:15pm Residentie Orkest/The Hague Philharmonic featuring Rufus Wainwright Rufus Wainwright, who Elton John called ‘the greatest songwriter on the planet’, is coming to The Hague! The world-famous singer-songwriter will perform for the very first time in the Dr Anton Philipszaal with the Residentie Orkest/The Hague Philharmonic. Since his debut in 1998, the son of legendary folksingers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McCarrigle has developed his own characteristic style, working in rock, opera, theatre, dance and film. His albums have won many awards. In The Hague, Rufus will present excerpts from his first opera ‘Prima Donna’ (2009) and much more including of course a few of his greatest hits.
Note: ticket sales for this concert will start on 12 May 2012. Works by Wainwright, Rufus | ||
| Sunday 2-Jun-13 11:00am |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam The Metropolitan Orchestra plays Duke Ellington |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 2-Jun-13 11:00am The Metropolitan Orchestra plays Duke Ellington Programme not known | ||
| Sunday 2-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Royal Theater Carré, Amsterdam El Gusto - Casbah Blues Holland Festival |
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| Royal Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Amstel 115-125, Amsterdam 1018 EM, Netherlands Sunday 2-Jun-13 08:30pm El Gusto - Casbah Blues In their younger years, the musicians of the chaabi orchestra El Gusto enjoyed great fame in the Casbah, the traditional quarter clustered around the citadel of Algiers. Side by side Jews and Muslims, Africans and Europeans played and sung their traditional songs about love, heartbreak, friendship and betrayal. That is until the Algerian revolution drove them apart. Now these musicians are all in their seventies and eighties, but they still have a great passion for the chaabi, entrancing folk music with influences from North Africa, Andalusia and the Middle-East. The musicians were gathered together from all parts of the world for a historical reunion, proving that music has no age limit. For they still play their instruments as if they were dancing with a beautiful woman, and still their deep-rooted songs ‘make you forget hunger, thirst or grief’.Tickets €35/20, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 1 hour 30 minutes, no internval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Monday 3-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam An English Version of Britten's Spring Symphony |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Monday 3-Jun-13 08:15pm An English Version of Britten's Spring Symphony Image credit: Simon Butterworth | ||
| Monday 3-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam The Skride Sisters Duel with Sol Gabetta |
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| Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Monday 3-Jun-13 08:15pm The Skride Sisters Duel with Sol Gabetta Image credit: Marco Borggreve Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897), Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, Op.8 (1889 version) | ||
| Wednesday 5-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam The Skride Sisters Duel with Sol Gabetta |
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| Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 5-Jun-13 08:15pm The Skride Sisters Duel with Sol Gabetta Image credit: Marco Borggreve Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897), Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, Op.8 (1889 version) | ||
| Wednesday 5-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
Benzecry, Rituales Amerindios (Illapa) |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 5-Jun-13 08:15pm Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Image credit: Richard Reinsdorf | ||
| Wednesday 5-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Bimhuis, Amsterdam Hildur Guðnadóttir Holland Festival |
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| Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 3, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 5-Jun-13 08:30pm Hildur Guðnadóttir If you happen to come across a cello with a whole array of pedals and other electronic gadgets, chances are the owner is Hildur Guðnadóttir, an Icelandic cello player and singer who has been manifesting herself at the forefront of experimental pop and contemporary music (e.g with the band múm). In her solo work she draws out a broad spectrum of sounds from her instrument, ranging from intimate simplicity to huge soundscapes. At the Bimhuis, Guðnadóttir will play two works on newly developed electric cellos: one utilising feedback and one which is connected to wooden sculptures causing them to vibrate along with the music. The main piece she will be playing is the title work of her latest album Leyfðu ljosinu; a multi-layered, hypnotic sound construction consisting of vocals and cello, which gradually swells to massive proportions.
Tickets €19, students/CJO €15 all categories. Running time 1 hour 30 minutes, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Thursday 6-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
Benzecry, Rituales Amerindios (Illapa) |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 6-Jun-13 08:15pm Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Image credit: Richard Reinsdorf | ||
| Thursday 6-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam For Bunita Marcus Holland Festival |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Thursday 6-Jun-13 08:30pm For Bunita Marcus The music of the American composer Morton Feldman (1926-1987) is a paragon of understatement. His compositions are characterised by a deceptive emptiness and daringly sparse instrumentations. Feldman wrote this piano work for composer Bunita Marcus, who was inseparable as his artistic companion in the last years of his life. The score plays a complex and elongated game with different, overlapping time signatures and metres. By creating a scarcity of events, Feldman manages to exert a hypnotic influence on the listener. Hardly anything happens and at the same time a lot happens, and thereby his music touches on the mysteries of time itself. It’s mystical stuff that could not be in any better hands than Reinbert de Leeuw’s, who is a master of tension and focus..Tickets €22, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 1 hour 15 minutes, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 01:30pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam The Gospel according to the other Mary Holland Festival |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 8-Jun-13 01:30pm The Gospel according to the other Mary John Adams has proven in his past work that he is not one to shun big themes. Famous for being the composer who added depth to the minimal music of Steve Reich and Philip Glass by allowing romantic gestures and modern techniques, he has dealt with political issues such as terrorism, 9/11, the atomic bomb and the Los Angeles riots. Now Adams is taking the challenge to delve into the greatest story of Western history. He created a
modern passion, centring not on Jesus, but on Mary Magdalene. Through her eyes we witness the suffering of the world and the compassion of man. A poignant and captivating modern passion for our current dark times. Los Angeles première 31st May 2012.
Tickets €33, students/CJO €28.80 all categories. Running time 2 hour 35 minutes, one interval. | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 05:00pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Nine Rivers Holland Festival |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Saturday 8-Jun-13 05:00pm Nine Rivers Marathon implementation of the magnum opus of the Scottish composer James Dillon, a unique experience.
Three of The Netherlands’ most outstanding ensembles join the virtuoso American percussionist and conductor Steven Schick for a marathon performance of Scottish composer James Dillon’s masterpiece Nine Rivers. This vast, ambitious work consists of nine parts for varying instrumentations, ranging from solo percussion and a cappella choir to strings and electronics. The piece focuses on the river as a metaphor for time and memory, while also playing games with the memory of the audience.
Dillon was inspired to write Nine Rivers by Rimbaud’s Le Bateau Ivre. Just as the boat in this famous poem crashes through the river towards the ocean, Dillon’s music moves from weightless hyperactivity through bleak horror to Wagnerian grandeur in a long, continuous, ever evolving ritual.
Tickets €30 - 22.50, students/CJP €17.50 all categories. Running time 6 hours including intervals. Introduction from 4.15.Please note this concert starts at Muziekgebouw aan't IJ then moves to Bimhuis for Part II at 6.30 - 7.30 and 8 - 9pm. The concert then returns to the Muziekgebouw aan't IJ for Part III.Dinner:
Between 6 and 7.30 pm, and between 8 and 9.30 pm you can enjoy a dinner in restaurant Zouthaven. You can book your dinner with your tickets.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam Anniversary Concert with Pressler and Belcea Quartet |
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| Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:15pm Anniversary Concert with Pressler and Belcea Quartet Image credit: Evy Ottermans | ||
| Tuesday 11-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Desdemona Holland Festival |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Tuesday 11-Jun-13 08:30pm Desdemona Toni Morrison's response to Othello discusses racism, war and oppression.
Nobel prize laureate Toni Morrison wrote Desdemona after a discussion about Othello with the director Peter Sellars. In her text, Morrison gives a voice to Desdemona, who has a modest part in Shakespeare’s play. From the grave, the Shakespearean heroine fills in the gaps in her history through an intimate dialogue with Barbary, the African nanny who raised her.
With her mesmerising voice, award-winning Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré gives a virtuoso performance as Barbary. Traoré also wrote the music, which is performed by two musicians and two singers from Mali. As the play develops, we discover a different Desdemona, a woman of flesh and blood who speaks out about racism, war and oppression – and the transformative power of love.
Commissioned by: Wiener Festwochen, Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Cal Performances, Berkeley, California, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, spielzeit’europa | Berliner Festspiele, Barbican, London, Arts Council London, London 2012 Festival
Tickets €37.50 - 27.50, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 2 hours, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Rolando Villazon Celebrates Verdi |
Verdi, Don Carlos (arias from) Verdi, Luisa Miller (arias from) Verdi, Jérusalem (French version of I Lombardi) (arias from) Verdi, I due Foscari (The Two Foscaris) (arias from) |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 12-Jun-13 08:15pm Rolando Villazon Celebrates Verdi Image credit: GABO Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901), Don Carlos (arias from) Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901), Rigoletto (arias from) Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901), Luisa Miller (arias from) Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901), Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio (arias from) Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901), I due Foscari (The Two Foscaris) (arias from) | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Desdemona Holland Festival |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Wednesday 12-Jun-13 08:30pm Desdemona Toni Morrison's response to Othello discusses racism, war and oppression.
Nobel prize laureate Toni Morrison wrote Desdemona after a discussion about Othello with the director Peter Sellars. In her text, Morrison gives a voice to Desdemona, who has a modest part in Shakespeare’s play. From the grave, the Shakespearean heroine fills in the gaps in her history through an intimate dialogue with Barbary, the African nanny who raised her.
With her mesmerising voice, award-winning Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré gives a virtuoso performance as Barbary. Traoré also wrote the music, which is performed by two musicians and two singers from Mali. As the play develops, we discover a different Desdemona, a woman of flesh and blood who speaks out about racism, war and oppression – and the transformative power of love.
Commissioned by: Wiener Festwochen, Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Cal Performances, Berkeley, California, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, spielzeit’europa | Berliner Festspiele, Barbican, London, Arts Council London, London 2012 Festival
Tickets €37.50 - 27.50, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 2 hours, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Memento Mori Holland Festival |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 13-Jun-13 08:15pm Memento Mori Heinz Holliger remembers the dead.
‘Remember that we will all die’, is the motto for this programme by and with Heinz Holliger. Ten years after his last appearance with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Swiss hobo player, composer and conductor returns with a programme centred
on death. The orchestra will play three of Holliger’s own works: two adaptations of ominous, late piano works by Liszt and the Dutch premiere of Ardeur noire, his homage to Debussy. Holliger sandwiches his own works between two contrasting paradigms of expressionism. Berg’s Violin Concerto was dedicated to Manon Gropius, who died at a young age, and constitutes Berg’s last finished composition. Finally, the Dutch premiere of Alagoana is performed, a ballet suite by Zimmermann based on an Indian myth of life and death.Tickets €40.50 - 22.50, SJP €36.20 - 30. Running time 2 hours including one interval.Image credit: Ronald Knapp | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Desdemona Holland Festival |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Thursday 13-Jun-13 08:30pm Desdemona Toni Morrison's response to Othello discusses racism, war and oppression.
Nobel prize laureate Toni Morrison wrote Desdemona after a discussion about Othello with the director Peter Sellars. In her text, Morrison gives a voice to Desdemona, who has a modest part in Shakespeare’s play. From the grave, the Shakespearean heroine fills in the gaps in her history through an intimate dialogue with Barbary, the African nanny who raised her.
With her mesmerising voice, award-winning Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré gives a virtuoso performance as Barbary. Traoré also wrote the music, which is performed by two musicians and two singers from Mali. As the play develops, we discover a different Desdemona, a woman of flesh and blood who speaks out about racism, war and oppression – and the transformative power of love.
Commissioned by: Wiener Festwochen, Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Cal Performances, Berkeley, California, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, spielzeit’europa | Berliner Festspiele, Barbican, London, Arts Council London, London 2012 Festival
Tickets €37.50 - 27.50, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 2 hours, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Memento Mori Holland Festival |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 14-Jun-13 08:15pm Memento Mori Heinz Holliger remembers the dead.
‘Remember that we will all die’, is the motto for this programme by and with Heinz Holliger. Ten years after his last appearance with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Swiss hobo player, composer and conductor returns with a programme centred
on death. The orchestra will play three of Holliger’s own works: two adaptations of ominous, late piano works by Liszt and the Dutch premiere of Ardeur noire, his homage to Debussy. Holliger sandwiches his own works between two contrasting paradigms of expressionism. Berg’s Violin Concerto was dedicated to Manon Gropius, who died at a young age, and constitutes Berg’s last finished composition. Finally, the Dutch premiere of Alagoana is performed, a ballet suite by Zimmermann based on an Indian myth of life and death.Tickets €40.50 - 22.50, SJP €36.20 - 30. Running time 2 hours including one interval.Image credit: Ronald Knapp | ||
| Saturday 15-Jun-13 02:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 15-Jun-13 02:15pm Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic | ||
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Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 15-Jun-13 08:15pm Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky Image credit: Lisa Marie Mazzucco | ||
| Saturday 15-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Bimhuis, Amsterdam Cabaret Songs Holland Festival |
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| Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 3, Amsterdam, Netherlands Saturday 15-Jun-13 08:30pm Cabaret Songs Singer Jamie McDermott of The Irrepressibles adds colour and passion to a radical new interpretation of Benjamin Britten’s popular Cabaret Songs. Britten wrote the songs in 1937, inspired by the Berlin nightlife of the interbellum.
On the occasion of Britten’s centenary, composer Conor Mitchell added eight new compositions to the four original songs. Four of these are set to poems which W.H. Auden had written for Britten, but which were never used; and four are set to new lyrics by Mark Ravenhill. The songs deal with excitement, ecstasy, doubt and despair. They make up a subtle commentary on Britten’s relationship with Auden, their impending break-up and his budding love for his future life partner Peter Pears. A music performance of obscured love letters.Tickets €22, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 1 hour no internval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Monday 17-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Netherlands Radio Philharmonic |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Monday 17-Jun-13 08:15pm Netherlands Radio Philharmonic | ||
| Tuesday 18-Jun-13 |
Hofvijver, The Hague Festival Classique |
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| Hofvijver, The Hague, Hofvijver, The Hague 2513 Centrum, Netherlands Tuesday 18-Jun-13 Festival Classique | ||
| Thursday 20-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Bimhuis, Amsterdam The Gloaming Holland Festival |
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| Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 3, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 20-Jun-13 08:30pm The Gloaming Early in 2011, by way of experiment, they met for a jamming session in the studio. At the end of that same year, the Irish Times hailed them as the new supergroup of Irish Music. Now, 18 months later, the Gloaming make their Dutch debut at the Holland Festival. Their instant success does not come as such a surprise though when you consider that all members of the band are seasoned recording artists in Irish music, some having worked with such names as Antony & the Johnsons, David Byrne and Yoko Ono. With The Gloaming they are breaking new ground, stretching the boundaries of Irish folk music. Their performances are virtuoso yet subtle, powerful yet controlled, with beautiful melodies and, most of all, revelling in the sheer joy of music!
Tickets €19, students/CJO €15 all categories. Running time 1 hour 30 minutes, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Licht op de langste dag Holland Festival |
de Roo, New work commissioned by Holland Festival Dusapin, Aufgang (commissioned by Westdeutschen Rundfunk, Fondation de l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Holland Festival) |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Friday 21-Jun-13 08:30pm Licht op de langste dag On the longest day of the year, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic take their last bow – with an optimistic gesture. Supported by Visual Kitchen’s video and lighting design, four compositions on the theme of ‘light’ are performed. Two of these are brand new, an emphatic statement by the orchestra to leave something behind for the future. Dutch composer Matijs de Roo, a finalist at last year’s Toonzetters competition, has created a punchy and fast moving orchestral work; the French composer Pascal Dusapin (previously at the festival with Passion and Medea) has written a violin concerto titled Aufgang, which is performed by Renaud Capuçon. The orchestra will also play the sprightly Lumen II by Régis Campo and L’heure bleue by the Japanese composer Misato Mochizuki, a musical interpretation of the ‘blue hour’ of twilight.
Tickets €27.50 - 22.50, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 1 hour 45 minutes, one interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk de Roo, Matijs (b. 1977), New work commissioned by Holland Festival Dusapin, Pascal (b. 1955), Aufgang (commissioned by Westdeutschen Rundfunk, Fondation de l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Holland Festival) | ||
| Saturday 22-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Mahlerlieder Holland Festival |
Mahler, arrangements of his late romantic songs |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Saturday 22-Jun-13 08:30pm Mahlerlieder East-Tyrolean outfit Franui make Mahler sound like never before. With their unusual, brass-dominated instrumentation this ‘Musicabanda’ from the village of Innervillgraten developed their unique sound by combining folk with classical music and jazz. Mahler’s late romantic songs undergo a fascinating metamorphosis, taking them back to their folk roots. The songs are interspersed with readings from Robert Walsers Kleine Dichtungen. The result is stunning: songs which through their sparse instrumentation sound heart-wrenchingly poignant, close harmonies of a touching honesty and gentle winds and brass through which the magnificent musical genius of the master resounds. A must for anyone who loves Mahler, and for those who weren’t aware of it yet.
Tickets €25 - 20, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 1 hour 30 minutes, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911), arrangements of his late romantic songs | ||
| Monday 24-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam Brooklyn Babylon - Big band music from the heart of Brooklyn, New York Holland Festival |
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| Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam 1019 BR, Netherlands Monday 24-Jun-13 08:30pm Brooklyn Babylon - Big band music from the heart of Brooklyn, New York At the dawn of the 20th century, Brooklyn is being targeted by real estate developers with plans to build the world’s highest tower right in the centre of the New York borough. When master carpenter Lev is commissioned to construct a carrousel to crown the skyscraper, he finds himself torn between his ambition and his loyalty to the community.
Brooklyn Babylon is an urban fable which unfolds wordlessly. The performance combines the haunting animations and live painting by graphic and comic artist Danijel Zezelj with the exciting, cosmopolitan polyphony of Secret Society, an 18-piece bigband led by Darcy James Argue – regarded as one of the great North American jazz musicians of the new generation.
Tickets €25 - 20, students/CJO €17.50 all categories. Running time 1 hour, no interval.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
| Tuesday 25-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Zuiveringshal West, Amsterdam When the mountain changed its clothing Holland Festival |
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| Zuiveringshal West, Amsterdam, Westfabriek Culture Park, Polonceaukade 27, Amsterdam 1014, Netherlands Tuesday 25-Jun-13 08:30pm When the mountain changed its clothing Heiner Goebbels explores the ominous wasteland of puberty.
‘What do young girls dream of? Of the knife and of blood.’ This quote from the French writer Alain Robbe-Grillet serves as the starting point for Heiner Goebbels’ latest piece in music theatre. Goebbels has created a collage of texts and music to explore the development of children into adults.
Forty girls and young women from the world famous Vocal Theatre Carmina Slovenica aged between 10 and 20 constantly sway between childish innocence and the unpredictability of adolescence. Switching from medieval to folk works and contemporary music, they portray with unbelievable energy and great musical precision this fascinating and forbidding realm in which the old is no more and the new is still out of reach.Co-production between Steirischer Herbst, Maribor Theater Festival, Festival Borstnikovo srečanje in Maribor 2012 European Capital of Culture , Festival d’Automne à Paris, Grand Theatre, Luxemburg, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Brussel, Holland Festival, KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen.
Running time 1 hour 20 minutes with no interval with Dutch surtitles.
Tickets €32.50/25 with students/CJP €17.50 for all categories.Image credit: Ada Nieuwendijk | ||
