The major classical institutions of the Netherlands have introduced plans for their new season and ArtsTalk Magazine’s Yannik Eisenaecher has been looking through the programmes. Here is a collection of classical highlights in the Netherlands for your pleasure in the new season of 2019-2020. The Dutch National Opera has some extremely interesting projects on in 2019/20 . . . .
Category: Classical Music
A SMOULDERING GYPSY FIRE at the Nieuwe Kerk in Den Haag part of the Februari Festival 2019
The opening evening showcases particularly Brahms’ friendship to Dvorak, whose Slavonic Dances open the evening. Charmingly played by the young Dutch pianists Nicola Meeuwsen and Thomas Bayer, we hear completely new sides of these dances.
RENEE FLEMING in Amsterdam
WITH HARTMUT HÖLL AT THE CONCERTGEBOUW.
Renee Fleming, the great dame of sopranos, is in town for a Liederabend with her long-time piano partner Hartmut Höll. The wonderful Concertgebouw is sparkling in all its glory, and the main hall is (for a Liederabend) remarkably full.
Divna Ljubojević & Melódi Choir at the Festival of Sacred Songs in The Hague
Divna Ljubojević & Melódi Choir, at the Nieuwe Kerk, Den Haag, 1st December 2018
We all have an image of the Byzantine era, of the architecture and the awe-inspiring church interiors, but it is rare to come face to face with an artist performing the mysterious music of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
SOLLAZZO ENSEMBLE / ANNA DANILEVSKAIA at the Utrecht Early Music Festival
The program consisted of ten works from the recently discovered Leuven Chansonnier. This fifteenth-century songbook was acquired by The Alamire Foundation in 2014 after they were contacted by a private art dealer who had recently bought the songbook in Brussels.
GLI ANGELI GENEVE at the Utrecht Early Music Festival
The concert tonight opened with the Cantatille for harpsichord, viola da gamba, violin and (bass) voice. It was clear from the beginning that the ensemble was well matched and comfortable – the intimate hall and relaxed approach putting the audience at ease, creating a semi-casual platform for the concert to begin.
REAPPROACHING BACH at the DELFT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL at The Cigar Factory
REAPPROACHING BACH at The Cigar Factory on 5th August.
It was the enigmatic, ambiguous relationship between the two that was the essence of this performance. Koranyi’s Bach cello pieces were not just an accompaniment, they were integral to the bond between them.
JEALOUSY, THE GREEN MONSTER at the DELFT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
JEALOUSY, THE GREEN MONSTER on 4th August.
I was beginning to experience withdrawal symptoms from not having heard Liza Ferschtman play for a nearly a week so I was glad to see her walk on stage after the interval, violin in hand, to take part in the string quintet version of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata.
