

Contemporary Classical Music Composer
Introducing the
Theo Verbey Foundation
Tuesday 12 January 2021 15:00h CET marks the launch of the newly established Theo Verbey Foundation. In this film, a few board members and a colleague of Theo Verbey will talk about the Foundation’s aims and the significance of Verbey’s work. Cellist Martín Alvarez, a Master’s student at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, will perform two movements from Verbey’s Five Pieces for Violoncello Solo (2006).
Theo Verbey (5 July 1959-13 October 2019) was a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music. His style – which has been described as energetic and appealing – is known for its elegance, rhythmically transparent approach and rich instrumentation. Theo’s orchestral, chamber and vocal works are favorites with listeners and musicians and never fail to touch the hearts of those who hear them. His commitment to teaching has also paved the way for new musicians, creating a legacy that will last for generations to come.

Commissioned by Performing Arts Fund NL
8’ str (6.6.4.4.2)
“Fractal Variations is a string orchestra version of my work for string quartet, Spring Rain. Spring Rain was written at the request of six string quartets, who, around 2000, had come up with a plan to organize their own chamber music series in a number of country estates in the Netherlands without the help state subsidy.
Despite the programmatic title, the work is composed as an abstract piece. The composer leaves the listener to harmonizes the title with the music in whichever way they choose. ….”
– Theo Verbey
04 FEB 2021
Concertgebouworkest, Han-Na Chang, Behzod Abduraimov
Verbey, Bartok, Prokofiev
The South Korean conductor Han-Na Chang is making her Concertgebouworkest debut with two exciting twentieth-century classics. The programme juxtaposes Prokofiev’s brilliant Fifth Symphony with Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto, featuring Behzod Abduraimov as soloist, and a work by Theo Verbey, who passed away in 2019.
05 FEB 2021
Concertgebouworkest, Han-Na Chang, Behzod Abduraimov
Verbey, Bartok, Prokofiev
05 FEB 2021
Concertgebouworkest, Han-Na Chang, Behzod Abduraimov
Verbey, Bartok, Prokofiev
Latest News
8 Jan 2021
Theo Verbey Foundation receives grant to record Sestetto
Good news! The Buma/Stemra Investeringsfonds Muziek has awarded a grant to the Theo Verbey Foundation to record Sestetto, (1998), with the Matangi Quartet, joined for this occasion by Felicia van den End (flute) and Sabien Canton (harp). A recently discovered list, found amongst Verbey's papers, indicates he'd earmarked the Matangi Quartet to perform Sestetto on an unrealized chamber music CD. The Theo Verbey Foundation is delighted these six outstanding Dutch musicians have agreed to record this breathtaking work.