A recital presented by the American trombonist Aaron Small and accompanied by Andrea Vasi. As Aaron Small says, “I love the Ballade, it is a very rewarding piece and deserves to be performed much more frequently.  I am also beginning the program with the same chorale that is used in the coda of the Ballade, but…

Sunday March 19 at 3:00 PM Cappella Gabrieli will give her final concert in the Steigerkerk aan ‘t Hang in Rotterdam. The program includes works by Palestrina, Gesualdo, Brahms and Schönberg, among others.

Old and new

In Gesualdo’s Sacræ Cantiones Liber Secundus, some parts of which are on the program, old…

Equally at home in St. Pauli and as guests in Kronberg: the 18-piece string orchestra “Ensemble Resonanz” ensures resonance between music both old and new. With the singer Anna Prohaska, the cellist Jean Guihen Queyras and under the direction of Riccardo Minasi, the Casals Forum brings to life works by…

“It’s impossible not to rave about the resonanzraum, Ensemble Resonanz’s new rehearsal and concert space. This room is an adventure. It will enrich, change, and influence the cultural landscape of the city from now on.”

A season opener that celebrates longing through various soundtracks. We go on a search for answers to pressing questions: How loudly does a spindle rotate out of love sickness inside a mine? How discreet is an Andante amoroso? How secret can a presto delirando be? What changes? Is a Mozart aria a fun house or a staged…

These fabulous musicians like to treat chamber music as a form of theater: they seek to communicate narrative and dialogue through their endless exploration of characters and roles within the music they perform. The trio has performed on many stages throughout Belgium and The Netherlands, and has had several…

The trio has performed on many stages throughout Belgium and The Netherlands, and has had several appearances on Dutch national radio. It has also achieved success in international competitions, winning the second prize and special “KCB Award” in the 2018 International Music Competition Triomphe de l’Art in Brussels,…

The trio has performed on many stages throughout Belgium and The Netherlands, and has had several appearances on Dutch national radio. It has also achieved success in international competitions, winning the second prize and special “KCB Award” in the 2018 International Music Competition Triomphe de l’Art in Brussels,…

The Chekhov Trio will  present a glorious early summer concert at Emile van Leenen Piano’s Vleugels.

Ebenbild weaves the story of a famous tune into one endlessly braided volume. Music and language, old and new, original and variations, form a continuous narrative.

There are melodies that accompany us throughout our lives. They are twisted and turned, they can inspire, give hope or consolation. For Johann Sebastian…

Ebenbild weaves the story of a famous tune into one endlessly braided volume. Music and language, old and new, original and variations, form a continuous narrative.

There are melodies that accompany us throughout our lives. They are twisted and turned, they can inspire, give hope or consolation. For Johann Sebastian…

Ebenbild weaves the story of a famous tune into one endlessly braided volume. Music and language, old and new, original and variations, form a continuous narrative.

There are melodies that accompany us throughout our lives. They are twisted and turned, they can inspire, give hope or consolation. For Johann Sebastian…

Ebenbild weaves the story of a famous tune into one endlessly braided volume. Music and language, old and new, original and variations, form a continuous narrative.

There are melodies that accompany us throughout our lives. They are twisted and turned, they can inspire, give hope or consolation. For Johann Sebastian…

Ebenbild weaves the story of a famous tune into one endlessly braided volume. Music and language, old and new, original and variations, form a continuous narrative.

There are melodies that accompany us throughout our lives. They are twisted and turned, they can inspire, give hope or consolation. For Johann Sebastian…

Conductor Shiyeon Sung will lead the orchestra in Bartók’s music from The Miraculous Mandarin and utopias by Isang Yun and Theo Verbey. War and violence are closely juxtaposed with the unbridled pleasure of dance and play in this program full of contrasts. In addition, the Concertgebouworkest and its principal…

The latest winner of the prestigious Nederlands Muziekprijs, trombonist Sebastiaan Kemner, will be joined by pianist Andrea Vasi in this ode to Dutch composers. The unusual combination of trombone and piano presents some challenge – there is very little repertoire written for that combination – they have managed to…

The latest winner of the prestigious Nederlands Muziekprijs, trombonist Sebastiaan Kemner, will be joined by pianist Andrea Vasi in this ode to Dutch composers. The unusual combination of trombone and piano presents some challenge – there is very little repertoire written for the combination – yet they have managed to…

The latest winner of the prestigious Nederlands Muziekprijs, trombonist Sebastiaan Kemner will be joined by pianist Andrea Vasi in this ode to Dutch composers. The unusual combination of trombone and piano presents some challenge – there is very little repertoire written for the combination – yet they have managed to…

Joseph Haydn Piano Trio in E flat major Hob XV 30

Theo Verbey Trio for violin, cello and piano

Franz Schubert Piano Trio NO. 2 in E flat major, D929 opus 100

Joseph Haydn Piano Trio in E flat major Hob XV 30

Theo Verbey Trio for violin, cello and piano

Franz Schubert Piano Trio NO. 2 in E flat major, D929 opus 100

Light-footed melancholy and a softly lyrical embrace “Excellent musicianship” and “heartwarming expression” are just a few of the superlatives used by international critics to describe the Van Baerle Trio. In this program, the light-footed melancholy of Schubert’s Second Piano Trio will…

Breathtaking soundscapes and sublime interplay: The Van Baerle Trio will play the Trio by Theo Verbey. From its first measure, this piece takes listeners on a journey through some breathtaking soundscapes. Mendelssohn composed his Second Piano Trio more than a decade after Beethoven’s death. The work is a…

Breathtaking soundscapes and sublime interplay: The Van Baerle Trio will play the Trio by Theo Verbey. From its first measure, this piece takes listeners on a journey through some breathtaking soundscapes. Mendelssohn composed his Second Piano Trio more than a decade after Beethoven’s death. The work is a…

The BBC Philharmonic will present a performance of the British premiere of Theo Verbey’s Notturno. Theo’s colleague Jac van Steen will be conducting this fascinating program, which will be broadcast live.

Ensemble KammerKlang’s flutist, Inger Lise Sørum will perform Theo Verbey’s Hommage for solo flute in the Teie Hall, just outside of Toensberg, Norway. Also on the program are works by Vigulf, Hodgkinson, Øhrn, Palmar Johansen and Hindemith.

Ensemble KammerKlang will perform Theo Verbey’s Perplex at the Horten Music School Chamber Hall. Also on the program: works by Berg (arr.), Østern, Nordensten, Nordensten, Hesby (arr.), Hoemsnes, Wendel, Vigulf, Bekkhus, Odriozola, and Arnesen.

“Theo visited Norway in the 1990s. There he met Ensemble…

Violinist Candida Thompson and her Amsterdam Sinfonietta have once again put together a surprising and colorful program. The concert features little gems, each with its own story, including Theo Verbey’s evocative “Pavane Oubliée,” with Gwyneth Wentink as the harp soloist.

Violinist Candida Thompson and her Amsterdam Sinfonietta have once again put together a surprising and colorful program. The concert features little gems, each with its own story, including Theo Verbey’s evocative “Pavane Oubliée,” with Gwyneth Wentink as the harp soloist.

Violinist Candida Thompson and her Amsterdam Sinfonietta have once again put together a surprising and colorful program. The concert features little gems, each with its own story, including Theo Verbey’s evocative “Pavane Oubliée,” with Gwyneth Wentink as the harp soloist.

Violinist Candida Thompson and her Amsterdam Sinfonietta have once again put together a surprising and colorful program. The concert features little gems, each with its own story, including Theo Verbey’s evocotive “Pavane Oubliée.” This concert will be broadcast as part of the AVROTROS Vrijdagconcert…

For this concert, Tivoli Vredenburg’s artist in residence, the violinist Maria Milstein, has invited her associates from the Van Baerle Trio: pianist Hannes Minnaar and cellist Gideon den Herder. The trio will perform an “in memorium” for Dutch composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s music, including…

The Radio Filharmonisch Orkest have updated their concert program on 11 June to include Theo’s orchestration of three movements of Alban Berg’s Lyric Suite instead of the Berg Sonata op. 1. As Theo remarked, “In orchestrating these movements of the Lyric Suite, I have kept as close as possible to…

Grachtenfestival 2009 opens with world premiere Stravinsky!On 15 August 2009 in the Hermitage Amsterdam, the Grachtenfestival opens with Svadebka! The Village Wedding, a Muziektheater production based on the never completed version of Stravinsky’s Les Noces from 1919. Ninety years later, after having refused…

Grachtenfestival 2009 opens with world premiere Stravinsky!On 15 August 2009 in the Hermitage Amsterdam, the Grachtenfestival opens with Svadebka! The Village Wedding, a Muziektheater production based on the never completed version of Stravinsky’s Les Noces from 1919. Ninety years later, after having refused…

Grachtenfestival 2009 opens with world premiere Stravinsky!On 15 August 2009 in the Hermitage Amsterdam, the Grachtenfestival opens with Svadebka! The Village Wedding, a Muziektheater production based on the never completed version of Stravinsky’s Les Noces from 1919. Ninety years later, after having refused…

Instrumentalists:

Michiel Weidner – Cimbalon

Françoise Rivalland – Cimbalon

Dirk Luijmes – harmonium

Peppie Wiersma – percussion

Heleen Hulst – violin

Arjan Woudenberg – Clarinet

Marieke Stordiau – Bassoon

Rozemarie Heggen – double bass

Peter Masseurs – trumpet…

Instrumentalists:

Michiel Weidner – Cimbalon

Françoise Rivalland – Cimbalon

Dirk Luijmes – harmonium

Peppie Wiersma – percussion

Heleen Hulst – violin

Arjan Woudenberg – Clarinet

Marieke Stordiau – Bassoon

Rozemarie Heggen – double bass

Peter Masseurs – trumpet…

Instrumentalists:

Michiel Weidner – Cimbalon

Françoise Rivalland – Cimbalon

Dirk Luijmes – harmonium

Peppie Wiersma – percussion

Heleen Hulst – violin

Arjan Woudenberg – Clarinet

Marieke Stordiau – Bassoon

Rozemarie Heggen – double bass

Peter Masseurs – trumpet…

Instrumentalists:

Michiel Weidner – Cimbalon

Françoise Rivalland – Cimbalon

Dirk Luijmes – harmonium

Peppie Wiersma – percussion

Heleen Hulst – violin

Arjan Woudenberg – Clarinet

Marieke Stordiau – Bassoon

Rozemarie Heggen – double bass

Peter Masseurs – trumpet…

Instrumentalists:

Michiel Weidner – Cimbalon

Françoise Rivalland – Cimbalon

Dirk Luijmes – harmonium

Peppie Wiersma – percussion

Heleen Hulst – violin

Arjan Woudenberg – Clarinet

Marieke Stordiau – Bassoon

Rozemarie Heggen – double bass

Peter Masseurs – trumpet…

Instrumentalists:

Michiel Weidner – Cimbalon

Françoise Rivalland – Cimbalon

Dirk Luijmes – harmonium

Peppie Wiersma – percussion

Heleen Hulst – violin

Arjan Woudenberg – Clarinet

Marieke Stordiau – Bassoon

Rozemarie Heggen – double bass

Peter Masseurs – trumpet…

Theo Verbey set himself a challenge in this new work for cello and pianola (player piano), written for Larissa Groeneveld and the Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2010. Also on this exicting program: music by Lex van Delden, Adrian Williams, Isang Yun, and Hans Werner Henze.

In Frozen Echo, her first piece with Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg the choreographer will take the plunge into an intense dialogue with the installation artist Dietmar Janeck and also enlist the services of the composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s work “Schaduw” (shade), first performed in 2002, will serve as a basis…

In Frozen Echo, her first piece with Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg the choreographer will take the plunge into an intense dialogue with the installation artist Dietmar Janeck and also enlist the services of the composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s work “Schaduw” (shade), first performed in 2002, will serve as a basis…

In Frozen Echo, her first piece with Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg the choreographer will take the plunge into an intense dialogue with the installation artist Dietmar Janeck and also enlist the services of the composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s work “Schaduw” (shade), first performed in 2002, will serve as a basis…

In Frozen Echo, her first piece with Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg the choreographer will take the plunge into an intense dialogue with the installation artist Dietmar Janeck and also enlist the services of the composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s work “Schaduw” (shade), first performed in 2002, will serve as a basis…

In Frozen Echo, her first piece with Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg the choreographer will take the plunge into an intense dialogue with the installation artist Dietmar Janeck and also enlist the services of the composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s work “Schaduw” (shade), first performed in 2002, will serve as a basis…

In Frozen Echo, her first piece with Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg the choreographer will take the plunge into an intense dialogue with the installation artist Dietmar Janeck and also enlist the services of the composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s work “Schaduw” (shade), first performed in 2002, will serve as a basis…

In Frozen Echo, her first piece with Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg the choreographer will take the plunge into an intense dialogue with the installation artist Dietmar Janeck and also enlist the services of the composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s work “Schaduw” (shade), first performed in 2002, will serve as a basis…

At the invitation of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), Amsterdam Sinfonietta will be presenting a multimedia program, title ‘Liebestod’. The concert-going public will be able to see and hear this theatrical production in March, 2011 in six celebrated European Concert Halls. Included in the program is the…

In Frozen Echo, her first piece with Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg the choreographer will take the plunge into an intense dialogue with the installation artist Dietmar Janeck and also enlist the services of the composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s work “Schaduw” (shade), first performed in 2002, will serve as a basis…

At the invitation of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), Amsterdam Sinfonietta will be presenting a multimedia program, title ‘Liebestod’. The concert-going public will be able to see and hear this theatrical production in March, 2011 in six celebrated European Concert Halls. Included in the program is the…

At the invitation of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), Amsterdam Sinfonietta will be presenting a multimedia program, title ‘Liebestod’. The concert-going public will be able to see and hear this theatrical production in March, 2011 in six celebrated European Concert Halls. Included in the program is the…

At the invitation of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), Amsterdam Sinfonietta will be presenting a multimedia program, title ‘Liebestod’. The concert-going public will be able to see and hear this theatrical production in March, 2011 in six celebrated European Concert Halls. Included in the program is the…

At the invitation of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), Amsterdam Sinfonietta will be presenting a multimedia program, title ‘Liebestod’. The concert-going public will be able to see and hear this theatrical production in March, 2011 in six celebrated European Concert Halls. Included in the program is the…

In Frozen Echo, her first piece with Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg the choreographer will take the plunge into an intense dialogue with the installation artist Dietmar Janeck and also enlist the services of the composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s work “Schaduw” (shade), first performed in 2002, will serve as a basis…

At the invitation of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), Amsterdam Sinfonietta will be presenting a multimedia program, title ‘Liebestod’. The concert-going public will be able to see and hear this theatrical production in March, 2011 in six celebrated European Concert Halls. Included in the program is the…

In Frozen Echo, her first piece with Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg the choreographer will take the plunge into an intense dialogue with the installation artist Dietmar Janeck and also enlist the services of the composer Theo Verbey. Verbey’s work “Schaduw” (shade), first performed in 2002, will serve as a basis…

Theo Verbey wrote his orchestral arrangement of the Berg Piano Sonata op.1 in 1984, while he was still a student at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague. Thanks to a recent highly acclaimed recording by Mario Venzago and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the piece is attracting renewed interest.

The Poetry of… marks the start of a new series of poetry programs, this one revolving around celebrated Dutch poet Gerrit Kouwenaar, who will be reading from his own works. Following the poetry reading, cellist Larissa Groenenveld will play a number of works, including Theo Verbey’s “Five Pieces for…

Theo Verbey was commissioned to write his “Five Pieces for Violoncello Solo” for the Amsterdam Cello Biënnale in 2006. A different aspect of cello playing is showcased in each of the five movements of this work. Verbey has a special fondness for the cello: he even took lessons on the instrument while a…

Theo Verbey wrote his orchestral arrangement of the Berg Piano Sonata op.1 in 1984, while he was still a student at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague. Thanks to a recent highly acclaimed recording by Mario Venzago and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the piece is attracting renewed interest.

Zoroaster, an exciting young string orchestra from Utrecht, specializes in music from the 20th and 21st century. Their programs are often varied and refreshing, and this concert includes a performance of Theo Verbey’s ‘Fractal Variations’.

Zoroaster, an exciting young string orchestra from Utrecht, specializes in music from the 20th and 21st century. Their programs are often varied and refreshing, and this concert includes a performance of Theo Verbey’s ‘Fractal Variations’.

A helix made of scrapped computer monitors whirls imposingly like a dinosaur’s spine in a wide arc across the stage. The atmosphere generated by Regina van Berkel’s dance opus “Frozen echo” isat once futuristic and archaic. Now her dancers seem an organic mass with impulses impaling them like sound-waves, now the…