Publications
21 Feb 2023
BBC Music Magazine review of Stravinsky: Les Noces
Daniel Jaffé, from BBC Music Magazine
"Of all his ballets, Stravinsky’s Les Noces – an evocation of Russian peasant wedding rituals – was the one he laboured over longest as he changed…
26 Jan 2023
Stravinsky: Les Noces; Ravel: Boléro review – honouring the composer’s complex intentions
Andrew Clements, from The Guardian
Ensemble Aedes/Les Siècles/Romano An early unfinished version of the 1923 landmark work, completed by Theo Verbey almost 100 years after Stravinsky…
30 May 2022
The new music recorded by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra gives little indication that a crisis was taking place. ★★★★☆
Guido van Oorschot, from de Volkskrant
"[...] Four youngsters nestle between the perfect beauty of Theo Verbey, who died in 2019, and the funny beauty of Martijn Padding.[...]"
20 May 2022
EBENBILD: ” A polished gem, this album is truly a heightened experience.”
Melissa Scott, from The WholeNote
Ebenbild Juri Vallentin; Trio d’Iroise; Bernward Lohr; Caroline Junghanns PASCHEN Records PR 220072 (paschenrecords.de/katalog/pr220072/) 'Only to be…
03 Mar 2022
The Quest of Oboist Juri Vallentin Becomes a Listening Adventure
Guido van Oorschot, translated by E.J. Stevens, from de Volkskrant
★★★★☆ Although you might not suspect it when immersed in Bach's St Matthew Passion, the chorale melody that is played after Jesus is mocked and…
01 Feb 2020
Santtu-Matias Rouvali makes versatile debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Jenny Camilleri, from Opera Today
... Ariadne, like Verdi’s overture, combines transparent lyricism with dramatic progression. Starting out with fragile flute figures, it swells to…
09 Dec 2019
Gloriously Rocking Chameleon
Gwendoline Thornblade, from Boston Musical Intelligencer
"Boldin dedicated the concert to the Dutch composer Theo Verbey, who died in October. His Four preludes to Infinity for oboe, violin, viola and cello…
18 Dec 2018
Invitation to a Beheading
Roeland Haendonk, translated by Anne Hodgkinson, from Het Parool
Everything that Theo Verbey does sounds terrific. It is well constructed, always has a well-structured dramatic narrative line, and is equally well…
23 Sep 2018
Introdans fits loosely beneath the umbrella of the Moderne Meisjes (‘Modern Girls’) program
David Levie, translated by Emma Rault, from Apeldoorn Direct
... After the interval, the caliber is maintained as the vibe becomes playful, thanks to Regina van Berkel and a functional decor in the form of a…
14 Nov 2022
Interview with the Chekhov Trio
The Chekhov Trio speak with Eileen Stevens
We appreciate your finding the time to answer a few questions for our readers. The Chekhov Trio is international, with one player from the United…
11 Sep 2022
Concert door Chekhov Trio in oude Salviuskerkje Limbricht
From Sittard-Geleen Nieuws.nl
"The trios of Chausson and Bosmans will be joined during this concert by the Piano Trio (1999) by Theo Verbey. 'I consider making choices about what…
10 Jun 2022
Interview with Juri Vallentin and Trio d’Iroise
- What inspired you to record Ebenbild? And how have audiences been responding to your concerts? The core idea of EBENBILD is to develop a classical…
14 Jan 2022
A Recording Producer and Sound Engineer looks back on his lessons with Theo
Daan van Aalst, translated by Eileen J. Stevens, from Newsletter of the Theo Verbey Foundation
Recording Producer and Sound Engineer Daan van Aalst remembers Theo Verbey: I began my studies at the conservatory in 1998, with a course in The Art…
25 Oct 2021
Essay about Sestetto
Frits van der Waa, translated by Eileen J. Stevens, from Et Cetera
With its distinctive combination of flute, harp, and strings, the sound palette of Sestetto, which Theo Verbey wrote in 1998, seems decidedly French.…
28 Aug 2021
An effervescent tablet in water, Two faces of Theo Verbey’s Inversie
Patrick van Deurzen, translated by Mike Wilcox, from Mens en Melodie
Theo Verbey’s composition, Inversie (Dutch for 'Inversion'), places two groups of instruments in contrast with each other. The division reflects…
15 Jan 2021
Theo Verbey & Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Noortje Zanen
The Theo Verbey Foundation launched its new website at the beginning of this week. Reason enough for Sinfonietta to delve into its archives in search…
11 Jan 2021
Theo Verbey on Traurig wie der Tod: ‘A composer is primarily a songwriter’
Thea Derks, translated by Thea Derks
Thea Derks interviewed Theo Verbey at the time of the live broadcast of Traurig wie der Tod on Radio4, and here is a written article in Dutch, which…
02 Apr 2020
In memoriam Theo Verbey
Ralf Pisters, from Published in the Newsletter of the Dutch-Flemish Society for Music Theory (Vereniging voor Muziektheorie)
On 13 October 2019 Theo Verbey passed away, at the age of 60. Theo was a member of the DFSMT and, especially at the beginning of society’s existence,…