Schaduw - for string quartet, percussion, and string orchestra ONLY DIGITAL AVAILABLE Artists: Amsterdam Sinfonietta Peter Oundjian Brodsky Quartet In March 2003, Theo Verbey's work Schaduw (Shadow) was premiered by Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam, a chamber orchestra now known as Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Renowned Dutch musicologist and journalist Thea Derks talked with Theo Verbey about the piece on 23 December 2002. With Schaduw, Sinfonietta commissioned Verbey to write a composition for them and the Brodsky Quartet. Verbey said it was "an exciting commission. Because the soloists are also string players, you do not have a lot of sound contrast available a priori; you have to create it yourself..."