2024/2025 season

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 20:15 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Iberia

Girolamo Frescobaldi & György Ligeti, two kindred spirits

Rik Kuppen piano Castello Consort Elise Dupont baroque violin Anne-Linde Visser piccolo cello Matthijs van der Moolen baroque trombone Luís Tasso Santos dulcian Menno van Delft harpsichord
- Girolamo Frescobaldi Ricercares, canzonas, toccatas
- György Ligeti Musica ricercata Continuum Hungarian Rock
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Iberia

Spain possesses an immensely rich array of musical traditions, from flamenco to the Catalan sardana. There is no single ‘Spanish music’ that defines the nation. Rik Kuppen, Channa Malkin, Lidy Blijdorp, Tobias Borsboom, and Kotaro Fukuma present a musical travelogue that brings Spain to life in all its musical diversity, viewed through the lens of composers such as Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Turina, and Enrique Granados. Two iconic piano cycles are featured in the programme. Isaac Albéniz’s Iberia demands the utmost in tonal richness and virtuosity from pianist Kotaro Fukuma. In contrast, Federico Mompou’s contemplative Música Callada challenges pianist Rik Kuppen to search for the voice of silence.
Friday, 16 May 2025, 20:15 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Iberia

Iberia by Isaac Albéniz
- Kotaro Fukuma piano
- Isaac Albéniz Iberia (complete cycle)
- Evocación El Puerto
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Thursday, 15 May 2025, 20:15 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Iberia

Rapsodie espagnole
- Lidy Blijdorp cello
- Tobias Borsboom piano
- Enrique Granados Madrigal Spanish Dance
- Manuel de Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole
- Pablo Casals El Cant dels Ocells (Song of the Birds)
- and works by Gaspar Cassadó, Maurice Ravel and Alberto Ginastera
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Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 20:15 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Iberia

Música Callada
- Rik Kuppen piano
- Channa Malkin soprano
- Enrique Granados El majo discreto Amor y odio
- Federico García Lorca Nana de Sevilla Zorongo
- and works by Federico Mompou, Pablo Luna and Gerónimo Giménez
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Around Klaas de Vries
Sunday, 23 March 2025, 19:30 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Around Klaas de Vries

Klaas de Vries and György Kurtág, two soulmates

Ellen Corver piano Gerrie de Vries mezzo-soprano Slava Poprugin piano Felicia van den End flute Jelmer de Moed clarinet Ernestine Stoop harp Niels Meliefste percussion Te-Ping Teng percussion Jellantsje de Vries violin René van Munster cello Arie van Beek conductor
- György Kurtág (1926) Kroó György in memoriam for cello solo (1998) Szókratész búcsúja (Abschied des Sokrates), Hommage à Job van Eck for cello solo (1999–2000) Selection from ‘Játékok’ for piano solo Hymenaeus
- and works by Klaas de Vries and György Kurtág
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Saturday, 22 March 2025, 15:00 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Around Klaas de Vries

Radial Web
- Jellantsje de Vries violin
- Bobby Mitchell piano
- Matthijs van Wijhe piano
- Christina Viola Oorebeek Radial Web for piano and electronics (2025) World premiere
- Klaas de Vries Harmonieën en Frasen from 4 Piano Pieces (2018)
- Gregory Charette De Fortune me doy pleindre et loer from Three Canons after Machaut (2024) Dutch premiere
- Frederic Rzewski 2 Satires (2015)
- Ruth Crawford Seeger Sonata for Violin and Piano
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Saturday, 1 February 2025, 19:30 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Avantgarde

TO ALL ALIVE – A Birthday Party with Maxim Shalygin’s Solo Piano Works
- Antonii Baryshevskyi piano
- Maxim Shalygin 9 Preludes (2004) FETUS ETUDES (2019-2024) Au vent sur la pointe des pieds ANGEL
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Avantgarde

Our artist in residence, Antonii Baryshevskyi, is internationally renowned as a leading pianist of 20th century and contemporary music. At the HaagsPianoHuis, he dedicates two recitals to the 20th century avant-garde, one of the most exciting movements in our musical history. Together with violinist Orest Smovzh, he presents a programme centred around John Cage, including Morton Feldman’s 80-minute tribute to John Cage, which demands the utmost concentration from both musicians. In a solo recital, he performs works from the 1960s by composers from Valentin Silvestrov’s circle. Scores of compositions by Boulez and Stockhausen, smuggled into Kyiv, served as inspiration for them to develop their own revolutionary style. A diptych of pioneering music from two metropolises: New York and Kyiv.
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 20:15 HaagsPianoHuis

Avantgarde

Forbidden Music from Kyiv
- Antonii Baryshevskyi piano
- Volodymyr Zahortsev Rhythms Three Epitaphs
- Vitaliy Hodziatsky Second Piano Sonata Fractured Surfaces
- and works by Valentin Silvestrov
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Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 20:15 HaagsPianoHuis

Avantgarde

For John Cage
- Orest Smovzh violin
- Antonii Baryshevskyi piano
- John Cage Two6 (1992) Six Melodies Nocturne
- Morton Feldman For John Cage (1982)
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Soulmates

Nineteen festival musicians and five composers are coming to the Paleiskerk for the festival Soulmates. Classical NOW! has given Jelmer de Moed carte blanche to curate his dream programme. He is a clarinettist and, with Studio de Moed, an initiator of multidisciplinary music theatre. He presents compositions in a wide range of ensembles, from solo to stage-filling pieces. It’s a journey through several centuries, from Vivaldi to brand-new world premieres. Jelmer has chosen Soulmates as the theme for the festival, which takes shape in a number of ways. He combines pieces by composers who have inspired each other. Sometimes directly from teacher to student, like Luciano Berio who passed the baton to Louis Andriessen. But also over a distance of centuries. Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater will be performed alongside works by Arvo Pärt. They both composed music that achieves maximum expression with minimum means. Jelmer has invited passionate musicians and composers who, like him, share a passion for adventurous programmes and new music. We expect five inspiring concerts. A gathering of soulmates.
Sunday, 1 December 2024, 16:00 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Soulmates

Folk Songs

Tim Brackman violin Inga Våga Gaustad violin Elisa Karen Tavenier viola Pieter de Koe cello Doriene Marselje harp Rik Kuppen piano Konstantyn Napolov percussion Agostinho Sequeira percussion Jelmer de Moed clarinet Eva-Nina Kozmus flute Elisabeth Hetherington soprano
- David Lang These Broken Wings (2008)
- Louis Andriessen Woodpecker (1999)
- Amarante Nat A Freedom’s Lament (2022)
- and works by Franz Schubert and Luciano Berio
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Saturday, 30 November 2024, 19:30 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Soulmates

Debussy’s Universe

Tim Brackman violin Floor Le Coultre violin/viola Elisa Karen Tavenier viola Pieter de Koe cello Doriene Marselje harp Rik Kuppen piano Jelmer de Moed clarinet Eva-Nina Kozmus flute Agostinho Sequeira percussion Elisabeth Hetherington soprano
- Jean-Philippe Rameau Selection from Pièces de clavecin
- Claude Debussy Sonata for cello and piano
- and works by Claude Vivier, Toru Takemitsu, Claude Debussy, Celia Swart and Lili Boulanger
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Friday, 29 November 2024, 19:30 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Soulmates

Visions, Hymns and Echoes

Festivalmusici Geestverwanten Tim Brackman violin Inga Våga Gaustad violin Floor Le Coultre violin/viola Pieter de Koe cello Kalle de Bie cello Jordi Carrasco Hjelm double bass Rik Kuppen piano David Jansen organ Robbrecht van Cauwenberghe bayan Jelmer de Moed clarinet Eva-Nina Kozmus flute Georgia Burashko mezzo-soprano Vincent Rang video artist
- Sofia Goebaidoelina Aus den Visionen der Hildegard von Bingen (1994)
- Alfred Schnittke Hymne II (1974)
- Sofia Goebaidoelina In croce (1979)
- and works by Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, Arvo Pärt, Antonio Vivaldi, Nuno Lobo and George Crumb
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Thursday, 28 November 2024, 20:15 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Soulmates

Inspired by Bach

Tim Brackman violin Inga Våga Gaustad violin Elisa Karen Tavenier viola Pieter de Koe cello Floor Le Coultre violin/viola Jelmer de Moed clarinet Eva-Nina Kozmus flute Bram van Sambeek bassoon Rik Kuppen piano Jordi Carrasco Hjelm double bass Georgia Burashko mezzo-soprano
- Johann Sebastian Bach Trio Sonata, BWV 1079
- Sebastian Fagerlund Scherzic
- Johann Sebastian Bach Sinfonia’s (driestemmige inventies)
- and works by Sebastian Fagerlund, Mathilde Wantenaar and Johannes Brahms
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Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 20:15 Paleiskerk, The Hague

Soulmates

Around György Kurtág

Tim Brackman violin Inga Våga Gaustad violin Elisa Karen Tavenier viola Pieter de Koe cello Floor Le Coultre violin/viola Rik Kuppen piano Jelmer de Moed clarinet Dani Luca cimbalom
- György Kurtág Hommage à R. Schumann
- Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E-flat major, opus 47
- and works by György Kurtág, Jasper de Bock, Béla Bartók and Leó Weiner
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Sunday, 22 September 2024, 20:30 Nieuwe Kerk The Hague

Concerten voorjaar 2024

Drop after Drop

Kamerorkest van het Noorden Maryana Golovchenko soprano Maxim Shalygin conductor Teodora Nedyalkova artistic director (orchestra) Nico de Rooij lighting design
- Maxim Shalygin (1985) Drop after Drop (2022)
- Valentin Silvestrov (1937) Stille Musik (2002)
- Maxim Shalygin Satarsa (2021)
- Svyatoslav Lunyov (1964) Tristium (2004)
- Maxim Shalygin Lullaby (2011)
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