Je hebt wonderkinderen en laatbloeiers onder de nieuwkomers. De Servisch-Nederlandse violist Julja Hartig maakt – begin vijftig – een opvallend laat, maar overtuigend debuut als solist met Dark Velvet. Tot nu toe bleef ze – althans op cd – vooral een van de stemmen in het Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, het ROCtet en Ludwig. Ze treedt … Lees meer
The Kersjes Fund, one of the Netherlands’ largest private stimulation funds for music, awards the Kersjes Prize 2022 to the Chianti Ensemble. The prize consists of a cash prize of 50,000 euros. The violin grant and the conductor grant go to Isobel Warmelink and Rolf Verbeek respectively. They each receive 15,000 euros. The award ceremony … Lees meer
The Hague music collective Soundwave Collective and Rotterdam spoken word artist Josimar Gomes open De Parade in The Hague, which will be held from 1 to 6 July. They gave Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat an urban jacket. The committed artists can therefore be seen and heard twice every evening from 1 to 6 July in … Lees meer
In 2022, the famous jazz musician Toots Thielemans would have turned 100. In honor of this occasion, harmonica player Hermine Deurloo and pianist Mike Boddé put together a program with the most beautiful music by Toots.