2010/2011
Atlas Academy 2010 >
Mon 16 – Sat 28 August 2010 Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Thu 17 - Wed 25 August 2010 Public Library Amsterdam (fourth floor), 20.30 free admission Seven concerts with traditional music
Fri 27 en Sat 28 August Conservatorium van Amsterdam 14.00 Open House free admission

Atlas Ensemble at the Uitmarkt >
Sun 29 August 2010 Amsterdam Concertgebouw Grote Zaal 14.00
free admission

Toonzetters >
Sun 29 August 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
free admission

Prisma of New Music >
Mon 6 September 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
Gaudeamus Muziekweek

Etheric Blueprint Trilogy >
Mon 18 October 2010 Paris Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord 20.30
Festival d’Automne à Paris
Thu 21 October 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Tage für Neue Musik Zürich >
Sat 13 November 2010 Zürich Tonhalle 17.00

Mauricio Kagel – Kantrimiusik >
Thu 18 November 2010 Den Bosch Toonzaal 20.30

Nieuw Ensemble in Huddersfield >
Sun 21 November 2010 Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre 19.30
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Mon 22 November 2010 Huddersfield St Paul‘s Hall 19.30
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Contrasts >
Fri 26 November 2010 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kleine zaal 20.15
Sat 27 November 2010 Den Bosch De Toonzaal 20.30

Mirandolina – a comic opera by Martinu >
Wed 15 December 2010 Kampen Stadsgehoorzaal 20.15 (try out)
Sun 19 December 2010 Enschede Muziekkwartier 20.00 (try out)
Thu 23 December 2010 Haarlem Stadsschouwburg 20.15 (premiere)
Thu 6 January 2011 Rotterdam Schouwburg 20.15
Sat 8 January 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
Mon 24 January 2011 Utrecht Stadsschouwburg 20.00
Thu 27 January 2011 Amstelveen Schouwburg 20.00
Thu 1 February 2011 Groningen Stadsschouwburg 20.15
Sat 5 February 2011 Leiden Leidse Schouwburg 20.15
Sun 6 February 2011 Heerenveen Posthuistheater 15.00

Nothing but Good >
Wed 19 January 2011 Arnhem Musis Sacrum 20.15
Thu 20 January 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
Fri 21 January 2011 Enschede Muziekkwartier 20.15

Flamenco sin Fin >
Sun 30 January 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 15.00 Flamenco Biënnale Nederland

Misato Mochizuki – Le fil blanc de la cascade >
Sat 19 March 2011 Berlin Kino Babylon 22.00
Sun 20 March 2011 Berlin Kino Babylon 22.00
Sun 10 April 2011 Cologne Japanisches Kulturinstitut 19.00

'La France, c’est moi!’ >
Thu 15 March 2011 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kleine zaal 20.15
Sun 27 March 2011 Den Bosch De Toonzaal 15.00

Wim Henderickx en Klas Torstensson in de Singel >
Fri 18 March 2011 Antwerp De Singel De Blauwe Studio 20.00
Ars Musica

New Light on Old Friends >
Fri 8 April 2011 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kleine zaal 20.15
Sun 10 April 2011 Den Bosch De Toonzaal 20.30

Wed 13 April 2011 Groningen Vera

Premieres Tristan Murail >
Thu 21 April 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Imagine Utopia – Atlas Ensemble with intercultural premieres >
Thu 5 May 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Boulez in Cologne >
Thu 12 May 2011 Philharmonie Cologne 20.00
MusikTriennale Köln Extra

Transmission Possible >
Practicum for composers

Final concerts:

Wed 1 June Amsterdam Concertgebouw kleine zaal 12.30-13.00
free lunch concert
Fri 10 June 2011 Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Haitinkzaal) 20.15

Composers' Festival Amsterdam 2011 free admission >
Sun 12 June 2011 Den Haag Theater Korzo 20.30

Toonzetters – Holland Festival >

Wed 22 June Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

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Atlas Academy 2010
Mon 16 – Sat 28 August 2010 Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Thu 17 - Wed 25 August 2010 Amsterdam Public Library
(fourth floor), 20.30 free admission Seven concerts with traditional music
Fri 27 en Sat 28 August Conservatorium van Amsterdam va 14.00 Open House free admission

The Atlas Academy is a breeding ground for new intercultural music. Composers, musicians, musicologists and students from around the world gather to research together, get to know each other, try out ideas and create new pieces. The participants share experiences from their different cultural backgrounds and explore new musical vistas. Through the combination of Eastern and Western musical traditions and instruments, they create compositions with previously unimagined tone colours.

Soloists from Central Asia and the Near and Far East give informal concerts at the Amsterdam Public Library. The public gets to share in the Atlas Academy adventure during a two-day Open House and a performance at the Uitmarkt.

Extensive information, recordings, pictures and video can be found on the website of the Atlas Ensemble: www.atlasensemble.nl >

The third edition of the Atlas Academy will take place in August 2011.

Concerts in the Public Library of Amsterdam
(Fourth flour)

Thu 17 August, 20.30
Japanese traditional music. Harrie Starreveld (shakuhachi), Naomi Sato (sho), Makiko Goto (koto)

Wed 18 August, 20.30
Indian traditional music. Dhruba Ghosh (sarangi), Niti Ranjan Biswas (tabla)

Thu 19 August, 20.30
Chinese traditional music. Lan Weiwei (pipa), Wang Lei (sheng), Song Xinxin (zheng), Yang Xue (erhu)

Fri 20 August, 20.30
Azeri traditional music. Elchin Nagijev (tar), Elshan Mansurov (kamancha), Niti Ranjan Biswas (tabla)

Mon 23 August, 20.30
Armenian traditional music. Gevorg Dabaghian (duduk), Raphaela Danksagmüller (duduk) en slagwerk

Thu 24 August, 20.30
Persian traditional music. Siamak Aghaei (santur), Kiya Tabassian (setar)

Wed 25 August, 20.30
Traditional music from the Middle East. Botir Dosimbetov (ney), Neva Özgen (kemençe), Bassem Alkhouri (qanun), Niti Ranjan Biswas (tabla)

Atlas Academy

Jiang Yang (pipa), Hans Wesseling (mandoline), Ercin Kaya (composer), Elchin Nagiev (tar)

Atlas Ensemble at the Uitmarkt
Sun 29 August 2010 Amsterdam Concertgebouw 14.00 free admission

Atlas Ensemble
conductors
oboe

Francisco Castillo Trigueros
Joël Bons
Kiya Tabassian

Artyom Kim and Joël Bons
Ernest Rombout

Prisma

Cadenzas
Sketch

The Atlas Ensemble was described as a magical orchestra with an unprecedented palette of timbres. The ensemble, which brings Western and Eastern instrumentalists together and inspires composers to create new intercultural music, will perform during the Uitmarkt in the Grote Zaal of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. On the programme are Prisma, by Francisco Castillo Trigueros, classical Persian music, and Kiya Tabassian’s Sketch, that has been created during the Atlas Academy.

Toonzetters
Sun 29 August 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 >
free admission

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor
oboe


Seung-Ah Oh

Bas Wiegers
Ernest Rombout



JungGa (2010)

During the closing concert of the two-day Toonzetters festival, the best Dutch composition of 2009 was awarded the Buma Toonzetters Prize. Of the ten composers nominated, three reached the finale: the South Korean Seung-Ah Oh, the White Russian Aliona Yutsevich, and the Dutchman Wilbert Bulsink. The Nieuw Ensemble performed JungGa, a piece that Seung-Ah Oh wrote specially for the oboist Ernest Rombout and the NE. JungGa was premiered in the programme Breaking News in March 2009. This powerful, evocative piece, pits the oboe against the ensemble’s pointed counter-gestures, in which the percussion plays a prominent role. The title refers to a similarly named old Korean singing technique characterized by rich ornamentation.

With JungGa, Seung-Ah Oh won the 2010 Toonzetters Prize. The Nieuw Ensemble received the SENA Performers Toonzetters Prize for best interpretation.

Prisma of New Music
Mon 6 September 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 >
Gaudeamus Muziekweek

Thanasis Deligiannis

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor
soprano
oboe

Diana Rotaru
Giuliano Bracci
Natalia Domínguez Rangel
Francisco Castillo Trigueros
Paolo Ingrosso
Myunghoon Park
Thanasis Deligiannis

Bas Wiegers
Charlotte Riedijk
Ernest Rombout

Unevensong (2009)
Dalla pietra (2010)
Song Cycle (2009)

Prisma (2010)

Ordalia della DanSat (2010)
Mach Kein (2010)
Synaxi (2010)

Each year hundreds of young composers from around the world compete for the Gaudeamus Music Week Prize. From 400 entries this year, the jury selected 21 compositions. Two of these were written for the Nieuw Ensemble and the Atlas Ensemble: Synaxi, by Athanasios Deligiannis (1983, Greece), and Prisma [Prism], by Francisco Castillo Trigueros (1983, Mexico). Also heard at this opening concert were new pieces by the competitors Paolo Ingrosso and Giuliano Bracci, both of Italy, and Myunghoon Park, of Korea. In addition, the NE performed premieres of compositions by Natalia Domínguez Rangel (1981, Colombia), last year’s winner of the Tera de Marez Oyens Prize, and Diana Rotaru (1981, Romania), who found inspiration in the painting Unevensong by the American artist Graeme Todd.

Etheric Blueprint Trilogy
Mon 18 October 2010 Paris Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord >
Festival d’Automne à Paris
Thu 21 October 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 >Donderdagavondserie / Proms introduction 19.15

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor
sho
light



Misato Mochizuki

Jurjen Hempel
Mayumi Miyata
Jean Kalman

traditional pieces for sho
(Japanese mouth organ)
Etheric Blueprint Trilogy:
4D (2003)
Wise water (2002)
Etheric blueprint (2005/06)

The Japanese composer Misato Mochizuki (1969) is known for her colourful, vital scores that seem at one with the dynamic of life. This premiere of Etheric Blueprint Trilogy is a co-production with the Festival d’Automne à Paris. In 4D, from 2003, the composer attempts to make audible the reality that lies just behind what is directly perceivable. In Wise Water (2002), she translates the crystallizations and transformations of water into sound. Her inspiration for Etheric Blueprint (2005/06) is air, which makes possible the transition from the visible to the invisible. As an upbeat to the trilogy, Japan’s celebrated sho player Mayumi Miyata performs traditional Japanese music for the bamboo mouth organ.

Tage für Neue Musik Zürich
Sat 13 November 2010 Zürich Tonhalle 17.00 >

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor

Philippe Leroux
Francisco Guerrero
Christian Winther Christensen
Misato Mochizuki

Jurjen Hempel

AAA (1996)
Concierto de camara (1978)
A fall from the perfect ground (2004-2006)

Wise Water (2002)
Etheric Blueprint (2005/06)

The Nieuw Ensemble plays often at international festivals. Because of its succesful appearance last year, it has been invited again to the Tage für Neue Musik in Zurich. AAA, a piece for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano and percussion by the Frenchman Philippe Leroux, is an arrangement of Image à Rameau for four MIDI winds. In the energetic and imaginatively instrumented Concierto da cámara, the Spaniard Francisco Guerrero puts the flutist to the test with an unusually virtuosic solo part. The young Danish composer Christian Winther Christensen evokes associations with mechanically ticking machines in A Fall from the Perfect Ground. Two movements from Misato Mochizuki’s Etheric Blueprint Trilogy complete the programme.

Mauricio Kagel – Kantrimiusik
Thu 18 November 2010 Den Bosch Toonzaal 20.30 >

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor
soprano
mezzosoprano
tenor

Mauricio Kagel

Artyom Kim
Angela Tunstall
Anna Stephany
Alan Belk

Kantrimiusik (1973/75)

In his masterpiece Kantrimiusik Mauricio Kagel has created a sound world in which the real and authentic can't be distinguished from imitation. The piece seems to be located in a foggy twilight zone of folklore and pastorale: Spain, alpine waltzes, honky-tonk, jazzy rhythms, pampa and pusta are combined with tape recordings of rain, wind and animal sounds. Kagel expresses in a witty and intelligent way his concern about the destruction of nature and authentic traditional folk art.

Nieuw Ensemble in Huddersfield
Sun 21 November 2010 Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre 19.30 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival >
Mon 22 November 2010 Huddersfield St Paul‘s Hall 19.30
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival >

Concert 1

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor
soprano
mezzosoprano
tenor

Mauricio Kagel

Concert 2

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor

Stephanie Connor
Patrick Allison
Edward Caine
Johnny Herbert

Artyom Kim
Angela Tunstall
Anna Stéphany
Alan Belk

Kantrimiusik




Artyom Kim

new composition *
new composition *
new composition *
new composition *

Under the title of Yorkshire Composers’ Professional Development Programme, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and Nieuwe Ensemble are organizing a three-year educational project. The NE will present two programmes: a concert with two pieces created with students and a performance of Mauricio Kagel’s Kantrimiusik.

Contrasts
Fri 26 November 2010 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kleine zaal 20.15 >
Coproduction with Stichting KAM
Sat 27 November 2010 Den Bosch De Toonzaal 20.30 >

soloists of the Nieuw Ensemble

Darius Milhaud
Béla Bartók
Sergei Prokofjev

Sonata (1918)
Contrasts (1938)
Quintet, opus 39 (1923)

Three chamber music pieces come together in a programme whose name alludes to the trio by Béla Bartók. Contrasts was commissioned by the King of Swing, jazz clarinettist Benny Goodman, and the Hungarian-American violinist Joseph Szigeti. These two musicians, together with Bartók, who was an excellent pianist, performed the work many times. Darius Milhaud travelled to Brazil in 1917 with the poet, playwright and diplomat Paul Claudel, an experience that profoundly affected his composition. The Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano, one of Milhaud’s most extreme pieces, dates from this period. Sergey Prokofiev remained in Paris in 1923 when he was commissioned to write the music for a ballet. There were only five musicians in the ensemble he had at his disposal; from this music, he later created his masterly Quintet, opus 39.

Mirandolina – a comic opera
Wed 15 December 2010 Kampen Stadsgehoorzaal 20.15 (try out) >
Sun 19 December 2010 Enschede Muziekkwartier 20.00 (try out) >
Thu 23 December 2010 Haarlem Stadsschouwburg 20.15 (premiere)>
Thu 6 January 2011 Rotterdam Schouwburg 20.15 >
Sat 8 January 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 >
Mon 24 January 2011 Utrecht Stadsschouwburg 20.00 >
Thu 27 January 2011 Amstelveen Schouwburg 20.00 >
Thu 1 February 2011 Groningen Stadsschouwburg 20.15 >
Sat 5 February 2011 Leiden Leidse Schouwburg 20.15 >
Sun 6 February 2011 Heerenveen Posthuistheater 15.00 >

Opera Trionfo/Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
director
soloists



Bohuslav Martinu

Ed Spanjaard
David Prins
Pamela Heuvelmans, Francis van Broekhuizen, Ekaterina Levental, Jan Willem Schaafsma, Matevz Kajdiz, Zenhua Chang, Jan Willem Baljet

Mirandolina - comic opera in 3 acts (arrangement Bart Visman and Anthony Fiumara) (1954)

Opera Trionfo and the Nieuw Ensemble present the Dutch premiere of Bohuslav Martinu’s comic opera Mirandolina, based on a play by Carlo Goldoni. On the terrace of an inn, a down-on-his-luck marquis and a so-called count argue about who more deserves the attentions of the young landlady Mirandolina. The ludicrous dispute is made more heated by the unpleasant and aggressive behaviour of an inveterate woman-hating nobleman. With refined enticement, Mirandolina prepares her attack to avenge herself on him. When the nobleman finally falls smitten by her charms, Mirandolina – with the help of her faithful waiter and protector Fabrizio, who worriedly witnessed everything – has her hands full trying to keep the nobleman away from her. Until she realizes with whom she can ultimately find happiness …

Nothing but Good
Wed 19 January 2011 Arnhem Musis Sacrum 20.15 >
Thu 20 January 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 >

Donderdagavondserie / Proms introduction 19.15
Fri 21 January 2011 Enschede Muziekkwartier 20.15 >

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor

Franco Donatoni (†2000)
Iannis Xenakis
(†2001)
Luciano Berio
(†2003)
György Ligeti
(†2006)
Karlheinz
Stockhausen (†2007)
Mauricio Kagel (†2008)

Ed Spanjaard

Refrain III (Dutch premiere) (1993)

Anaktoria (1969)

Différences (1958/59)

Kammerkonzert (1969/70)

Kontrapunkte (1952/53)

Rrrrrrr... Fünf Jazz Stücke (1990)

In recent years we have lost one after another of the giants of post-war music: Messiaen, Stockhausen, Maderna, Cage, Nono, Berio, Ligeti, Kagel, Xenakis. Only Boulez and Carter are still alive. This programme presents a number of key works: the first masterpieces of Stockhausen and Berio, pioneering music by Xenakis, the consummate mastery of Ligeti’s Chamber Concerto, the playfulness of Donatoni, and the lopsided swing of Kagel. The Nieuw Ensemble worked closely with Ligeti, Donatoni and Kagel.

Flamenco sin Fin
Sun 30 January 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 15.00 >

Flamenco Biënnale Nederland

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor
dance
flamenco singer
mugam singer

Roberto Gerhard
Florian Magnus Maier
Frangiz Ali Zade
Mauricio Sotelo

Ed Spanjaard
Fuensanta ‘La Moneta’
Arcángel
Zabit Nabizade

Libra (1968)
Black Star Suite (2010)
New work for mugam singer and Nieuw Ensemble
Muerte sin fin (world premiere)

The vanguard of flamenco will gather for the third Flamenco Biennial. Tradition and experiment merge in this programme with three premieres: the Black Star Suite by the single-mindedly individual composer Florian Magnus Maier, Muerte sin fin by the Spanish composer Mauricio Sotelo, an impressive cycle on poems by José Gorostiza, and a new work for Azerbaijani mugam singer and the NE by Frangiz Ali-Zade; like Flamenco, mugam has a tradition of passionate, expressive improvised vocals. Two leading flamenco soloists will perform: the singer Arcángel and the dancer, Fuensanta “La Moneta,” who is well known for her innovative style.

'La France, c’est moi!’
Thu 15 March 2011 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kleine zaal 20.15 >

Coproduction with Stichting KAM
Sun 27 March 2011 Den Bosch De Toonzaal 15.00 >

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor

Albert Roussel

Tristan Murail
Pierre Boulez
Gérard Pesson
Maurice Ravel

Ed Spanjaard

Serenade pour flûte, violon, alto, violoncello et harpe (1926)
La Barque Mystique (1999)
Dérive (1984)
Récréations françaises (1995)
Introduction et Allegro (1913)

“La France c’est moi!” Charles de Gaulle once proclaimed. Typically French. But what is typically French in music? It was this question that occupied the composer Gérard Pesson in his playful and brilliant Récréations françaises: “These nine bagatelles form a poetic artwork that investigates what influences us musically. They try to uncover why some works sound very French indeed, while so many of us are oriented toward German music,” Pesson wrote. But what do we Dutchmen mean when we say that something sounds French? Certainly, it is the inventiveness, refined taste and perfectionism that are characteristic of both French cuisine and music. This programme presents a panoply of twentieth-century musique de chambre.

Wim Henderickx and Klas Torstensson in De Singel
Fri 18 March 2011 Antwerp De Singel De Blauwe Studio 20.00 Ars Musica >

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor
violin

Anton Webern
Wim Henderickx
Anton Webern
Klas Torstensson

Johannes Debus
Angel Gimeno

Fünf Stücke für Orchester op.10 (1911/13)
Mudra (Seventh part of Tantric Cycle) (2010)
Fünf Stücke für Orchester op.10 (1911/13)
Violin Concerto (2010)

The music of Anton Webern is exceptionally concise and concentrated. His compositions deserve to be heard more than once. The masterly Five Pieces for Orchestra, with their fragile instrumentation setting them at the edge of audibility, never lose their fascination. The NE will perform the work twice, before two large-scale recent compositions. Mudra, by the Flemish composer Wim Henderickx, is a poetic, subtle and evocative work influenced by Indian philiosophy. Klas Torstensson’s Violin Concerto, alternately rough and fragile, is a piece with melodic allusions to Swedish folk music. After its succesful premiere in Amsterdam last season, this programme will now be performed at Belgium’s Ars Musica festival.

Misato Mochizuki – Le fil blanc de la cascade
Sat 19 March 2011 Berlin Kino Babylon 22.00 >
Sun 20 March 2011 Berlin Kino Babylon 22.00 >
Tue 22 March 2011 Cologne Japanisches Kulturinstitut 19.00 >

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor


Misato Mochizuki

Johannes Debus


Le fil blanc de la cascade, an accompaniment to Kenji Mizoguchi’s classic silent movie Taki no Shiraito (1933)

The Japanese composer Misato Mochizuki's wrote a highly evocative film score for oriental and western instruments as an accompaniment to Taki no Shiraito (1933) of the celebrated Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi (1888-1956), a masterpiece of the silent cinema based on a novel of Kyoku Izumi. Mizoguchi used this story of an impossible love affair to criticize social injustice in the Japanese society of his time. The black and white celluloid has been restored by the Nation Film Centre in Tokyo.

New Light on Old Friends
Fri 8 April 2011 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kleine zaal 20.15 >
Coproduction with Stichting KAM
Sun 10 April 2011 Den Bosch De Toonzaal 20.30 >
Wed 13 April 2011 Groningen Vera 21.00 >

Nieuw Ensemble
conductur
mezzosoprano

Sephardic song
instr. Fátima Fonte
Claude Debussy
instr. Rens Tienstra
Svyatoslav Lunyov
instr.Maxim Shalygin
John Cage
instr. Emre Kaleli
Klaas ten Holt
Luciano Berio

Bas Wiegers
Els Mondelaers

Lavava y suspirava

La sérénade interrompue
(from Préludes, book 1)
Angels

Sonata 2 (from Sonatas and Interludes
for Prepared Piano)
'Quote … Unquote' (2010)
Folksongs (1964)

A programme with arrangements of existing repertoire. Four young composers have made colourful instrumentations of some of their favourite pieces.

In Quote ... Unquote, Klaas ten Holt set poetry by Strindberg, Pushkin, Cervantes and Shakespeare to music. He got the idea for his cycle of nine songs from a phonemon that in some novels and plays occur: “Suddenly someone breaks into song, the text often printed in italics, as a sort of musical intermezzo without music. Often, they are the most beautiful texts, just begging to be set to music.” After the intermission the now almost 50 years old but still enchanting Folksongs by Luciano Berio will be performed.

Premières Tristan Murail
film by Jean Vigo with live music
Thu 21 April 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 >
Donderdagavond / Proms introduction 19.15

A portulan 

(medieval map)

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor

Tristan Murail

Jean Vigo/

François Paris

Tristan Murail

Ed Spanjaard

La Barque Mystique

À propos de Nice (2005), Jean Vigo’s film with new film score by François Paris

Portulan cycle:
Feuilles à travers les cloches (1999)
Les ruines circulaires (2006)
Seven Lakes Drive (2006)
Garrigue (2007)
La chambre des cartes (2010 commissioned by Nieuw Ensemble)
Dernières nouvelles du vent d’ouest (2010 commissioned by Nieuw Ensemble and Muziekgebouw)

Tristan Murail is one of the main representatives of French spectral music. For several years hel has been working on a chamber music cycle for eight musicians called Portulan (Medieval navigational map). Murail: “Portulan is an indirect autobiography – all of the pieces are inspired by something that has a special meaning for me. Feuilles refers to Debussy and the French countryside; Les ruines has to do with Borges; Seven Lakes Drive is a beautiful road that runs through Harriman State Park; Garrigue is a type of fragrant Mediterranean vegetation. Two new commissioned works will receive their first performance:La chambre des cartes and Dernières nouvelles du vent d’ouest. 

Jean Vigo – the legendary anarchistic film director who died at the age of 29 – has had with his small oeuvre a strong influence on the French cinema. His first film À propos de Nice (1930) is both a social satire and a surrealistic silent movie with remarkable strong images. The Nieuw Ensemble plays François Paris' new score that imaginatively complements the film‘s suprising montage and shifts in perspective.

Imagine Utopia – Atlas Ensemble met interculturele premières
Thu 5 May 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 >
Donderdagavond / Proms introduction 19.15

Atlas Ensemble
conductors

Artjom Kim

Francisco Trigueros

Stockhausen

arr. Stefano Pierini

Fabio Nieder

Sanae Ishida

Artjom Kim and Fabio Nieder

Flame for sheng and ensemble

Mestizo for soprano and ensemble

Four Melodies from Tierkreis

‘Von Himmel hoch, da kommt ein Engel her

zu dir... und fliegt gen Himmel wieder’,              

Choral für Julia

Pièce for sho and eleven instruments

Instruments shakuhachi (Japan), oboe, duduk (Armenië), clarinet, sho (Japan), sheng (China), pipa (China), tar (Azerbaijan), guitar, mandolie, santur (Iran), qanun (Syria), zheng (China), koto (Japan), harp, piano, percussion, erhu (China), kemençe (Turkey), sarangi (India), violin, viola, cello, contrabass

On Liberation Day, the 5th of May, the Atlas Ensemble presents Imagine Utopia, an ode to free spirit and creativity. Twenty wonderful instruments from different cultures are brought together in one ensemble – played by inspiring musicians from different cultures. Among the soloists are great artists as Gevorg Dabaghian from Armenia (duduk), Wu Wei from China (sheng), Neva Özgen from Turkey (kemençe), and the Indian sarangi master Dhruba Ghosh.

In August 2010, the second Atlas Academy took place. Musicians and composers from around the world gathered to conduct research, experiment, play and compose. Now the Atlas Ensemble presents the first results of this Academy, a series of premieres for various combinations of world instruments. The composers each chose their own point of departure. Their imagination transforms the Atlas Ensemble into an orchestra with unique combinations of timbres.

Boulez in Cologne
Thu 12 May 2011 Philharmonie Cologne 20.00 MusikTriennale Köln Extra >

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor 

Pierre Boulez

Arie van Beek

Éclat (1965)
Mémoriale (1985)
Dérive 1 (1984)
Éclat (1965)
Dérive 2 (1988-2006)

Pierre Boulez: “A composition should not reveal its secrets on the first hearing.” Perhaps that is one of the secrets that keep his music in the repertory. In any case, every piece by Boulez, large and small, shows the hand of a master. This concert portrait presents three compact works together with the large-scale Dérive 2, from 2006. In Eclat, Boulez impressively gives form to his Eastern-rooted concept of time perception in music. Moments of stasis and reflection alternate with tremendously active passages: the piece is a colourful interaction of instruments whose tone dies out immediately on being sounded and ones that can sustain a tone. Dérive 1 is one of the finest and most often performed chamber music works of recent decades. The subtle mini flute concerto Mémoriale is melancholic and refined in tone. With the energetic Dérive 2, the grand old man of French musical life offers a driven and unusually virtuosic musical discourse.

Transmission Possible – eight premieres
Practicum for composers

Wed 1 June Amsterdam Concertgebouw kleine zaal 12.30-13.00 >
lunch concert free admission
Fri 10 June 2011 Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Haitinkzaal) 20.15 >

Composers' Festival Amsterdam 2011 free admission >
Sun 12 June 2011 Den Haag Korzo Theater 20.30 >

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor 

Giuliano Bracci
Fátima Fonte
Emre Kaleli
Ji Youn Kang
Noriko Koide
Vladan Kulisic
Max Shalygin
Rens Tienstra

Lucas Vis

Sempre hai occhi segreti
Sul
“I hear the fragile beauty of mortal earth”
Enfolding Plane
Kohaku
NREM
Concerto for 9
Rituale

The Nieuw Ensemble organizes each year a project with young composers. Master Students of the conservatories of Amsterdam and The Hague work closely together with the professional musicians from the Nieuw Ensemble for a period of six months. They can experiment and gain practical experience under the guidance of conductor Lucas Vis, coordinator Joël Bons and guest tutors. The focus of this year’s practicum lies on transmission: from idea to sketch, from sketch to score, from score to performer, and from performer to audience. During the final concerts the resulting compositions will be premiered.

The practicum has been one of the primary activities of the Nieuw Ensemble since 1982. The NE is ensemble in residence at Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

Toonzetters – Holland Festival
Wed 22 juni 2011 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 

Nieuw Ensemble
conductor 

violin

Klas Torstensson

Ed Spanjaard
Angel Gimeno

Violin concerto (2010)

On the 13th of May 2010 the Nieuw Ensemble premiered Klas Torstensson's Violin Concerto. This piece, commissioned by the NE, has been nominated for this year’s BUMA Toonzetters Prijs for the best Dutch composition from 2010. The Nieuw Ensemble will play Torstensson’s concerto again during the Holland Festival in the programme Toonzetters that includes works by Richard Rijnvos and Yannis Kiriakides as well. Ed Spanjaard conducts. Angel Gimeno plays the solo part.

“From black-and-white to gray to colourful and backwards.” Thus Klas Torstensson describes the track that his violin concerto follows. The score contains rough glissandi against lyrical passages, monolithically dense scored parts against melodies that allude to Swedish Folk Music. According to the composer it is music that “scratches the surface of the earth but also offers fragile, heavenly sounds.”

After the concert the BUMA Toonzetters Prijs will be awarded to the winning composer. The ensemble that according to the jury has presented the most outstanding programme in 2010 will receive the SENA Performers Toonzetters Prijs. Last year the Nieuw Ensemble has won the SENA Performers Toonzetters Prijs for the performance of JungGa, a composition by Seung-Ah Oh, who received the BUMA Toonzetters Prijs.

2009/2010

Atlas Academy >
18-30 August 2009 Conservatorium van Amsterdam

Atlas Academy – Open House >
Fri 28 & Sat 29 August 2009 Conservatorium van Amsterdam

Toonzetters >
Sun 30 August 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 15.00

Gaudeamus Music Week >
Tue 8 September 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

New Music from Brazil >
Thu 10 September 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Le fil blanc de la cascade >
Fri 18 September 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
Thu 24 September 2009 Den Bosch De Toonzaal 20.30

VeerStichting >
Thu 8 October 2009 Leiden Pieterskerk 17.00

Nederlandse Muziekdagen >
Sun 11 October 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 16.00

New Music from Brazil 2 >
Sun 18 October 2009 Den Haag Korzo 16.00

Tage für Neue Musik Zürich >
Sun 8 November 2009 Zürich Tonhalle 19.00

Eben Gabraan – opera after a classic Bedouin story >
Sun 15 November 2009 Den Bosch Verkadefabriek 13.30 & 15.00
Mon 16 November 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Jackson, Francesconi, Pesson, Bellon... >
Thu 19 November 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Nieuw Ensemble in Huddersfield >
Mon 23 November 2009 Huddersfield St Paul's Hall 18.30
Tue 24 November 2009 Huddersfield St Paul's Hall 19.30

New Music from China >
Fri 22 January 2010 Amsterdam Amstelkerk 20.15
Sat 23 January 2010 Gent Handelsbeurs 20.15 Europalia

Mauricio Kagel – Kantrimiusik >
Sat 6 February 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 15.00 Stockhausen/Kagel Festival

Stefano Gervasoni – Com Que Voz >
Wed 10 February 2010 Utrecht Leidsche Rijn 20.15
Thu 11 February 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Pierre Boulez – The Last of the Mohicans >
Mon 1 March 2010 Arnhem Musis Sacrum 20.15
Thu 4 March 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Double Points: + >
Thu 11 March 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
Sun 15 March 2010 Rotterdam De Doelen grote zaal 20.15

Craft & Passion >
October 2009 – March 2010 composers workshop and lectures
Wed 7 April 2010 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kleine zaal 12.30
Thu 8 April 2010 Amsterdam Conservatorium van Amsterdam 20.15
Fri 9 April 2010 Den Haag Koninklijk Conservatorium 20.15

Premieres Wim Henderickx and Klas Torstensson >
Thu 13 May 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Frank Martin – Der Cornet >
Wed 19 May 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
Thu 20 May 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
Sun 23 May 2010 Rotterdam De Doelen grote zaal 20.15
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Atlas Academy
18-30 August 2009
Conservatorium van Amsterdam and Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ

Atlas Academy – Open House >
Fri 28 & Sat 29 August 2009 Conservatorium van Amsterdam 13.00 & 15.00
entrance free

13.00-15.00 traditional music
15.00-17.00 new music for western and eastern instruments

Both presentations will be recorded by the Concertzender
More about the programme >
The first edition of the Atlas Academy takes place in Amsterdam between 18 and 30 August 2009. More >


tar (Elchin Nagijev, Armenia) & kamancha (Ferida Melikova, Armenia) © Thomas Lenden


Atlas Academy © Thomas Lenden

Toonzetters
Sun 30 August 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 15.00

conductor
Luchtpiano

Wilbert Bulsink

Micha Hamel
Wilbert Bulsink

Op/Weg... geblazen voor Luchtpiano en ensemble

On Sat 29 and Sun 30 Augustus 2009 the second Toonzetters concert shall take place at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ. Amongst the ten selected works was Op/weg ... geblazen by Wilbert Bulsink, written for the NE.
View the video of Op/weg ... geblazen as broadcasted on tv (VPRO/Vrije Geluiden) >

Gaudeamus Muziekweek
Tue 8 September 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Nieuw Ensemble / VocaalLab

conductor
sopranos


Giuliano Bracci
Nicholas Casswell

Micha Hamel
Bauwien van der Meer
Francine Vis

Con il disincanto, l’incanto e la frenesia
Colouring Sensation

New Music from Brazil
Thu 10 September 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
Gaudeamus Muziekweek
Sun 18 October 2009 Den Haag Korzo Toca Brasil!

conductor
soprano
berimbau
guitar

premiere programme Amsterdam
Antonio Celso Ribeiro
Sergio Freire
Alexandre Lunsqui
Fred Carrilho
Tadeu Tafarello
Rodolfo Valente
Paulo Rios Filho

Celso Antunes
Kátia Guedes
Diego Espinosa
Helenus de Rijke



two mechanical birds and a melancholic cage
Tecendo a manhã
Drawings from Iberê
Brasilessência
Eschweilera ovata
inutensilio II
Choro de Estamira

download the jury's report >

Le fil blanc de la cascade (Dutch premiere)
Fri 18 September 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
introduction 19.15
Thu 24 September 2009 Den Bosch De Toonzaal 20.30

film & music from Japan

conductor
shakuhachi
koto
harp
shamisen
percussion
violin
live electronics

Misato Mochizuki
Kenji Mizoguchi

Jurjen Hempel
Harrie Starreveld
Makiko Goto
Ernestine Stoop
Hideaki Tsjui
Herman Halewijn
Emi Ohi Resnick
Christophe Mazzella

Le fil blanc de la cascade **
film

Taki No Shiraito, with subtitles and Benshi accompagment, without the music by Mochizuki

VeerStichting
Thu 8 October 2009 Leiden Pieterskerk 17.00

conductor

Tan Dun

Ed Spanjaard

Circle for four trio's, conductor and audience

Dutch Music Days
Sun 11 October 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 16.00

Language & Music and the Henriëtte Bosmansprijs

conductor
soprano
baritone

Micha Hamel
Rodney Sharman
Wim Laman

works selected for
the Henriëtte
Bosmansprijs
Lucas Wiegerink
Hilary Jeffery
Ezequiel Menalled
Sylvia Borzelli
Natalia Domínquez Rangel

Hans Leenders
Lenneke Ruiten
Mattijs van der Woerd

Gong *
Nader tot U
Spring at Enoshima *




Broken Lines
Vishnu Stokkings
Brùjula
Sur-itinéraire
Speech Perceptions

Apply for the Henriëtte Bosmansprijs >

New Music from Brazil 2
Sun 18 October 2009 Den Haag Korzo 16.30 Toca Brasil!

conductor
mezzo soprano
guitar

Edson Zampronha
Sérgio Freire
Alexandre Lunsqui

Mario Ferraro

Martin Herraiz
Rodolfo Valente
Paolo Rios Filho

Celso Antunes
Antja Lohse
Helenus de Rijke

Hieróglifo
Tecendo a manhã
Drawings from Iberê

Quintal (dance performance)

zonder titel
inutensilio II
Choro de Estamira

Tage für Neue Musik Zürich
Sun 8 November 2009 Zürich Tonhalle 19.00

conductor
guitar

Milton Babbitt
Matthew Shlomowitz
Luca Francesconi
Elliott Carter
Magnus Lindberg

Ed Spanjaard
Helenus de Rijke

The crowded Air
Free Square Jazz
A Fuoco
Luimen
Ur

Eben Gabraan – opera after a classic Bedouin story
Sun 15 November 2009 Den Bosch Verkadefabriek 13.30 & 15.00 November Music
Mon 16 November 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15

Nieuw Ensemble & VocaalLAB
semi-staged production

conductor
soprano
baritone
soprano
alto
tenor
bass
director
video
light

Rasheed Al-Bougaily

Lucas Vis
Els Mondelaers
Pierre Alkhouri
Bauwien van der Meer
Marleene Goldstein
Christian Damsgaard-Madsen
Gilad Nezer
David Prins
Tessa Joosse
Jeroen Smith

Eben Gabraan *

Jackson, Francesconi, Pesson, Bellon...
Thu 19 November 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 Proms introduction 19.15

conductor
violin
guitar

Jenny Jackson
Luca Francesconi
Gérard Pesson
Stefano Bellon

Bas Wiegers
Emi Ohi Resnick
Helenus de Rijke

Self Portrait
A Fuoco *
Récréations françaises
En roscas de cristal serpiente breve **

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Mon 23 November 2009 Huddersfield St Paul's Hall 18.30
Tue 24 November 2009 Huddersfield St Paul's Hall 19.30

Concert 1
conductor

Ben Isaacs
Jenny Jackson
Lauren Redhead
Dimitris Maronidis


Concert 2
conductor
oboe
violin
guitar

Luca Francesconi
Gérard Pesson
Stefano Bellon
Erçin Kaya
Natalia Dominguez
Rangel
Seung-Ah Oh

Bas Wiegers

And darkness sweeps in like a hand
Self Portrait
The empiricist view
Anamorphosis



Bas Wiegers
Ernest Rombout
Emi Ohi Resnick
Helenus de Rijke

A Fuoco
Récréations françaises
En roscas de cristal serpiente breve
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Speech Perceptions

JungGa

New Music from China
Fri 22 January 2010 Amsterdam Amstelkerk 20.15
Sat 23 January 2010 Gent Handelsbeurs 20.15 Europalia

conductor
sheng
pipa
zheng
erhu

Su Xiao
Cheng Huihui
Liu Kun
Lan-chee Lam
Xu Shuya

Garry Walker
Wu Wei
Lan Weiwei
Ji Wei
Sun Huang

Brand II
Aftersound
Release
Colour of Ink
Vacuité/Consistence

premières of the selected works of the Second Chinese Composers’ Competition 2010

Mauricio Kagel – Kantrimiusik
Sat 6 February 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 15.00 Stockhausen/Kagel Festival

conductor
soprano
mezzo soprano
tenor

Mauricio Kagel

Arie van Beek
Angela Tunstall
Margriet van Reisen
Alan Belk

Kantrimiusik

Stefano Gervasoni – Com Que Voz
première of the revised version
Wed 10 February 2010 Utrecht Leidsche Rijn 20.15
Thu 11 February 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 Proms introduction 19.15

conductor
fado singer
baritone
Portugese guitar
Ircam computer music
designer
live electronics

Stefano Gervasoni

Etienne Siebens
Cristina Branco
Frank Wörner
Luís Maria Hölzl
Thomas Goepfer

Ircam

Com Que Voz **

Pierre Boulez – The Last of the Mohicans
Mon 1 March 2010 Arnhem Musis Sacrum 20.15 introduction 19.15
Thu 4 March 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 Proms introduction 19.15

conductor
flute

Pierre Boulez

Ed Spanjaard
Harrie Starreveld

Eclat
Mémoriale
Dérive 1
Dérive 2

Double Points: OYTI∑  première
Thu 11 March 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 Proms
introduction 19.15
Mon 15 March 2010 Rotterdam De Doelen grote zaal 20.15

composition
choreography/direction
libretto/dramaturgical concept

dance
conductor
soprano
musicians

live electronics
image projections
lighting design

Hanspeter Kyburz
Emio Greco / Pieter C. Scholten
Sabine Marienberg


Emio Greco
Ed Spanjaard
Yeree Suh
Nieuw Ensemble

Wolfgang Heiniger, Josh Martin
Joost Rekveld
Henk Danner | Pieter C. Scholten

Craft & Passion
October 2009 – March 2010 composers workshop and lectures
Wed 7 April 2010 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kleine zaal 12.30
Thu 8 April 2010 Amsterdam Conservatorium van Amsterdam 20.15
Fri 9 April 2010 Den Haag Koninklijk Conservatorium 20.15

Nieuw Ensemble & Conservatorium van Amsterdam

conductor

Jeremiah Runnels
David Pocknee
Lula Romero
Diederik Saeijs
Angus Barnacle
Andys Skordis
Caio Amon
Maya Lekovic

Lucas Vis

Apollo 1
Bangscale
en relieve
Ruimte van Dromen
Coincidence
In Ran Air
Erosões
Mice

Premières Wim Henderickx and Klas Torstensson
Thu 13 May 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 Proms
introduction 19.15

conductor
violin

Anton Webern
Wim Henderickx
Klas Torstensson

Ed Spanjaard
Jennifer Koh

Fünf Stücke für Orchester op. 10
MUDRA (seventh part Tantric Cycle) *
Violin Concerto *

Frank Martin – Der Cornet
Wed 19 May 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15
Thu 20 May 2010 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.15 Proms
introduction 19.15
Sun 23 May 2010 Rotterdam De Doelen grote zaal 20.15 (only Der Cornet)

Amsterdam Sinfonietta / Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
mezzo soprano
harp
piano
harpsichord

Frank Martin
Bart Visman
Frank Martin

Ed Spanjaard
Christianne Stotijn
Ernestine Stoop
Pauline Post
John Snijders

Petite symphonie concertante
Phoenix Song *
Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets
Christoph Rilke

seizoen 2008/2009

Eurekafoon! / Gaudeamus Muziekweek >
Thu 4 September 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

Les Aventures du Roi Pausole >
Wed 8 October 2008 Haarlem Schouwburg try-out 20.15
Thu 9 October 2008 Haarlem Schouwburg première 20.15
Sun 12 October 2008 The Hague Koninklijke Schouwburg 15.00

Milano Musica >
Wed 15 October 2008  Milaan Conservatorio G. Verdi Sala Puccini 20.30

Biennale di Venezia >
Thu 16 October 2008  Venetië Teatro alle Tese – Arsenale 20.00

Les Aventures du Roi Pausole >
Sat 18 October 2008 Breda Chassé Theater 20.30
Sun 19 October 2008 Helmond Theater ‘t Speelhuis 20.15

Vita Nova >
Tue 21 October 2008  Parijs Opéra National/Bastille-Amphithéâtre 20.00

De Vreemdeling/The Stranger >
Thu 30 October 2008  Eindhoven Frits Philipszaal 20.15

Nieuw Ensemble in China >
Thu 6 Nov 2008  Beijing National Centre for the Perfoming Arts 19.30
Fri 7 Nov 2008  Beijing National Centre for the Perfoming Arts 19.30

Folk Songs >
Thu 13 November 2008  Rotterdam De Doelen 20.15

Nieuw Ensemble in Huddersfield >
Fri 28 November 2008  Huddersfield

Les Aventures du Roi Pausole >
Wed 3 December 2008 Leiden Stadsschouwburg 20.15
Sun 7 December 2008 Rotterdam Schouwburg 20.15

Elliott Carter 100 years >
Thu 11 December 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Sat 13 December 2008 Keulen WDR Aula der Musikhochschule 20.00

Les Aventures du Roi Pausole >
Tue 16 December 2008 Zwolle Odeon De Spiege 20.15
Sat 20 December 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Sun 21 December 2008 Alkmaar De Vest 20.15
Mon 22 December 2008 Groningen Schouwburg 20.15
Tue 23 December 2008 Enschede Schouwburg 20.00

Shhht! – whispermusic >
Thu 12 February 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Fri 13 February 2009 Groningen Lutherse kerk 20.15
Sat 14 February 2009 Bruges Concertgebouw 20.15

Het Vrije Riet >
Sat 21 February 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

Breaking News >
Thu 19 March 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Fri 20 March 2009 Den Haag Korzo 5 Hoog 20.30

Eurasische Schwellen >
Mon 23 March 2009 Berlin Radialsystem 19.00

Around Brian Ferneyhough >
Sat 28 March 2009  Eindhoven De Witte Dame 20.15
Sun 29 March 2009 Amsterdam Conservatorium 20.30

Exploring form – 7 premieres >
Fri 24 April 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ 20.30
Tue 28 april 2009 The Hague Korzo 5 Hoog 20.30
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Eurekafoon! / Gaudeamus Muziekweek
Thu 4 September 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

in collaboration with K.L. Poll-stichting voor Onderwijs, Kunst en Wetenschap
and TU Delft

conductor
estrello and voice
kast
luchtpiano
film

Marko Nikodijevic
Francisco Castillo T.
Christopher Trapani




Wilbert Bulsink
Claudia Rumondor

Spinvis


Bart de Vrees

Micha Hamel
Saartje van Camp
Bart de Vrees
Wilbert Bulsink
Nelleke Koop

music box
Solar
Üsküdar

film about the construction of musical instruments designed by secondary school pupils

Op/Weg ... geblazen for luchtpiano and ensemble
Van de regen en de drup for aquadrup and
ensemble
17 schoenen for estrello and ensemble
Quelq'un a vu Marie-Louise? for ritspiano and
ensemble
Surmenage for kast and ensemble

Les Aventures du Roi Pausole
Wed 8 October 2008 Haarlem Schouwburg try-out 20.15
Thu 9 October 2008 Haarlem Schouwburg première 20.15
Sun 12 October 2008 The Hague Koninklijke Schouwburg 15.00
Sat 18 October 2008 Breda Chassé Theater 20.30
Sun 19 October 2008 Helmond Theater ‘t Speelhuis 20.15
Wed 3 December 2008 Leiden Stadsschouwburg 20.15
Sun 7 December 2008 Rotterdam Schouwburg 20.15 *
Tue 16 December 2008 Zwolle Odeon De Spiegel 20.15
Sat 20 December 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Sun 21 December 2008 Alkmaar De Vest 20.15
Mon 22 December 2008 Groningen Schouwburg 20.15
Tue 23 December 2008 Enschede Schouwburg 20.00

nieuw ensemble and opera trionfo

conductor
director
design
baritone
tenor
soprano
libretto

Arthur Honegger

Ed Spanjaard / * Robbert van Steijn
Elsina Jansen
Jos Groenier
Mattijs van de Woerd / Marc Pantus
Fabio Trümpy
Francis van Broekhuizen
Albert Willemetz

Les Aventures du Roi Pausole

Milano Musica
Wed 15 October 2008  Milaan Conservatorio G. Verdi Sala Puccini 20.30

conductor
violin
baritone

Nadir Vassena
Osvaldo Coluccino
Brice Pauset
Arnold Schoenberg

Biennale di Venezia
Thu 16 October 2008  Venetië Teatro alle Tese – Arsenale 20.00

conductor
violin

Mayke Nas
Stefano Bellon

Pierre Boulez
Brice Pauset

Vita Nova
Tue 21 October 2008  Parijs Opéra National/Bastille-Amphithéâtre 20.00 Festival d’Automne

conductor
flute
koto/voice
koto
violin
cello

Misato Mochizuki
Chikage Imai

Toshio Hosokawa
Gérard Pesson
Brice Pauset

De Vreemdeling/The Stranger
Thu 30 October 2008  Eindhoven Frits Philipszaal 20.15 Scherpdenkers

conductor
mezzosoprano
introduction

Fabio Nieder
Mo Wuping
Luciano Berio

Nieuw Ensemble in China
Thu 6 November 2008  Beijing National Centre for the Perfoming Arts 19.30
Fri 7 November 2008  Beijing National Centre for the Perfoming Arts 19.30

programme I

conductor
mezzosoprano

Mo Wuping
Mayke Nas
Pierre Boulez
Guo Wenjing
Tan Dun
Luciano Berio


programme II

conductor
guqin

Sjostakovits/Guo
Toru Takemitsu
Franco Donatoni
Leilei Tian
Guus Janssen
Chen Qigang

Read more about this tour >

Folk Songs
Thu 13 November 2008  Rotterdam De Doelen 20.15 Red Sofa

conductor
mezzosoprano

Fabio Nieder
Leilei Tian
Mo Wuping
Guo Wenjing
Luciano Berio

Huddersfield & NE Composers' initiative
Fri 28 November 2008  Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Presentation of the upcoming workshops with young composers.

Elliott Carter 100 jaar
Thu 11 December 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30 Proms
Sat 13 December 2008 Keulen WDR Aula der Musikhochschule 20.00

conductor
soprano
flute
oboe
harp
film

Elliott Carter
Heinz Holliger
György Kurtág
Elliott Carter
Elliott Carter



Elliott Carter
Elliott Carter

Garry Walker
Susan Narucki
Harrie Starreveld
Ernest Rombout
Ernestine Stoop
Frank Scheffer

Mosaic
Three for two
Hommage à Elliott Carter
Con leggerezza pensosa
Tempo e tempi

pauze

Oboe quartet
Luimen

Shhht! – whispermusic
Thu 12 February 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Fri 13 February 2009 Groningen Lutherse kerk 20.15
Sat 14 February 2009 Bruges Concertgebouw 20.15

conductor
tapdance
violin
cello

Qu Xiaosong
Klaus Huber
Helmut Lachenmann
Salvatore Sciarrino
Mayke Nas
Hans-Joachim Hespos

Wouter Padberg
Marieke van der Ven
Sanne Hunfeld
Jeroen den Herder

Ji #7 – Motionless Water
Luminescenza
Pression
Esplorazione del Bianco II
plons
Ifi – unklänge für ensemble

Het Vrije Riet
Sat 21 February 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

conductor
voice
sheng
sho
bajan/accordeon

Tristan Keuris
Sofia Gubaidulina
Roberto Gerhard
Mauricio Kagel
Daníel Bjarnason
Toshio Hosokawa
Guo Wenjing

Wouter Padberg
Juan Tajes
Wu Wei
Naomi Sato
Geir Draugsvoll

Chamber Concerto voor accordeon en NE
De Profundis
Concert for 8
Tango Alemán
Five Chinese Poems
Utsurohi
Sound from Tibet for sheng and six wind instruments

Breaking News
Thu 19 March 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Fri 20 March 2009 Den Haag Korzo 5 Hoog 20.30 extra concert

conductor
oboe
qanun
double bass

Jamilia Jazylbekova
Farangis Nurulla-
Khoja
Seung-Ah Oh
Petros Ovsepyan
Tigran Mansurjan
Artjom Kim

Garry Walker
Ernest Rombout
Bassem Alkhouri
Rozemarie Heggen

Nuit de mars
D'ici et d'ailleurs

JungGa for oboe and NE
Crossed
Gedichte – ins verbrannte Heft
Procession II

Eurasische Schwellen
Mon 23 March 2009 Berlin Radialsystem 19.00 MaerzMusik

conductor
qanun
viola
double bass

Edison Denisov
Tigran Mansjuran
Petros Ovsepjan
Jamilia Jazylbekova
Artjom Kim
Farangis Nurulla-
Khoja

Garry Walker
Bassem Alkhouri
Frank Brakkee
Rozemarie Heggen

Drei Bilder nach Paul Klee
Gedichte – ins verbrannte Heft
Crossed
Nuit de mars
Procession II
D'ici et d'ailleurs

Around Brian Ferneyhough
Sat 28 March 2009  Eindhoven De Witte Dame 20.15 extra concert
Sun 29 March 2009 Amsterdam Conservatorium Haitinkzaal
Attention: change of date!

conductor
flute
oboe
clarinet
piano

Brian Ferneyhough

Ed Spanjaard
Harrie Starreveld
Ernest Rombout
Ernesto Molinari
John Snijders

Coloratura
Lemma, Icon, Epigram
Time and Motion Study I
Mnemosyne
In Nomine a 3
La Chute d’Icare for clarinet and ensemble

Composer Brian Ferneyhough was a special guest at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. The Nieuw Ensemble performed several of his main chamber music works.

view the full program at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam >

Exploring form – 7 premieres
October 2008 until March 2009 workshops and lectures
Fri 24 April 2009 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ 20.30
Tue 28 april 2009 The Hague Korzo 5 Hoog 20.30

icw Conservatorium van Amsterdam

conductor

Thanasis Deligiannis
Erçin Kaya
Natalia Domínguez
Max Knigge
Lucas Wiegerink
Graham Flett
Nicoleta Chatzopoulou

Lucas Vis

Synaxi
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Speech Perceptions
Nubes
Broken Lines
Octagonal Boom
Snapshots

The result of the annual composers' workshop by the Nieuw Ensemble: premieres of new works by young composers.

seizoen 2007/2008


Gaudeamus Music Week >
Fri 7 September 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

Franco Donatoni – playfulness and absurdism >
Fri 5 October 2007 Venetië Arsenale Tese delle Vergini 20.00

Nuova Musica dall’ Oriente >
Sat 6 October 2007 Venetië Arsenale Tese delle Vergini 18.00

Dutch Chamber Music Meeting >
Mon 8 October 2007 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ ca. 15.30

Nouvelles Musiques du Moyen-Orient >
za 13 October 2007 Parijs Opéra Bastille-Amphithéâtre 16.00
zo 14 October 2007 Parijs Opéra Bastille-Amphithéâtre 16.00

Igor Stravinsky & Ton de Leeuw >
Thu 18 October 2007 Heerenveen RK Kerk 20.00
Fri 19 October 2007 Alkmaar Theater De Vest 20.15
Sun 21 October 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Mon 22 October 2007 Rotterdam De Doelen Jurriaanse Zaal 20.15

Klassieke Muziekweek >
Sun 4 November 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ 16.45

November Music >
Thu 15 November 2007 Den Bosch Verkadefabriek gr zl 20.00
Sat 17 November 2007 Gent De Bijloke 20.00
Sun 18 November 2007 Den Bosch Verkadefabriek gr zl 13.00

Nieuw Ensemble in Huddersfield >
Thu 22 November 2007 Huddersfield Town Hall 19.30

Bludenz >
Sat 24 November 2007 Bludenz

New Music from the Middle East >
Fri 30 November 2007 Grenoble MC2 : Salle de Création 20.30
Sun 2 December 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

Snow White – a new opera by Micha Hamel >
Sat 19 January 2008 Enschede Twentse Schouwburg 20.00
Tue 22 January 2008 Maastricht Theater aan het Vrijthof 20.15
Thu 24 January 2008 Den Haag Lucent Danstheater 20.00
Sat 26 January 2008 Utrecht Stadsschouwburg 20.00
Tue 29 January 2008 Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg 20.15
Thu 31 January 2008 Eindhoven Parktheater NRE 20.15
Sat 2 Februari 2008 Zwolle Theater de Spiegel 20.00
Tue 5 Februari 2008 Groningen Stadsschouwburg 20.15
Thu 7 Februari 2008 Rotterdam Rotterdamse Schouwburg 20.15
Sat 9 Februari 2008 Heerlen Parkstad Limburg Theaters 20.00
Tue 12 Februari 2008 Apeldoorn Schouwburg Orpheus 20.00

Chinese Silence >
Mon 11 Februari 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Wed 13 Februari 2008 Arnhem Musis Sacrum 20.15

Confronting silence – the mirrors of Toru Takemitsu >
Sat 1 March 2008 Amsterdam Concertgebouw gr zl 14.15
Tue 4 March 2008 Groningen Oosterpoort/Lutherse Kerk 20.15
Wed 5 March 2008 Utrecht Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn 20.30

Hot Pot >
Tue 18 March 2008 Tilburg De Link 20.30

Omaggio a Franco Donatoni – playfulness and absurdism >
Wed 2 April 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

Hot Pot >
Sat 10 May 2008  Den Haag Korzo De Binckhorst 20.30

NE in Madrid >
Mon 12 May 2008 Madrid Museo Reina Sofia 19.00

Donaueschingen revisited >
Sun 18 May 2008 Den Bosch De Toonzaal 20.30 uur
Thu 22 May 2008 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kl zl 20.15

Lucas Passion by Calliope Tsoupaki >
Thu 5 June 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

Composers workshop >
Wed 11 June 2008 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kl zl 12.30
Wed 11 June 2008 Amsterdam Conservatorium gr zl 20.30

Al Farabi Concerto Series >
Thu 19 June 2008 Londen Cadogan Hall 19.30

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Gaudeamus Music Week
Fri 7 September 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor

Marco Momi
Paul Usher
Andrea Agostini
Wilbert Bulsink
Dieter Mack
Francisco Castillo Trigueros

Henrik Schaefer

Iconica for 6 instruments
on the thread of a tune
Strategie della tensione
Air (an eternal music)
Ramai
Solar

Franco Donatoni – playfulness and absurdism >
Fri 5 October 2007 Venetië Arsenale Tese delle Vergini 20.00
Biennale di Venezia

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
soprano
oboe
harp
violin

Franco Donatoni

Lucas Vis
Yeree Suh
Hans Wolters
Ernestine Stoop
Sanne Hunfeld

Refrain I (1986)
Spiri (1977) for oboe, violin and ensemble
Flans (1994) per soprano coloratura e 9 strumenti
Chantal (1990) per arpa e 6 strumenti
Tema (1981)

Nuova Musica dall’ Oriente
Sat 6 October 2007 Venetië Arsenale Tese delle Vergini 18.00
Biennale di Venezia

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
soprano
ney
qanun
bass flute
koto

Leilei Tian
Misato Mochizuki
Unsuk Chin
S. Ugras Durmus
Rashidah Ibrahim
Daniel Landau

Lucas Vis
Yeree Suh
Wafaa Safar
Jamil Al-Asadi
Harrie Starreveld
Makiko Goto

Autre
Silent Circle for bass flute, koto and ensemble
Akrostichon Wortspiel for soprano and ensemble
Asla, bir daha ve her zaman
Music for ney and chamber orchestra
Ana Shahid for qanun, ensemble and electronics

Dutch Chamber Music Meeting
Mon 8 October 2007 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ ca. 15.30

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
qanun
oboe
violin

Daniel Landau
Franco Donatoni

Lucas Vis
Jamil Al-Asadi
Hans Wolters
Sanne Hunfeld

Ana Shahid for qanun, ensemble and electronics
Spiri

Nouvelles Musiques du Moyen-Orient
Sat 13 October 2007 Parijs Opéra Bastille-Amphithéâtre 16.00 Festival d’Automne

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
qanun (Haddad)
qanun (Landau)
setar

Nouri Iskandar
Kiawasch SahebNassagh
Daniel Landau
interval
Rashidah Ibrahim
Saed Haddad

Garry Walker
Taoufik Mirkhan (Syria)
Jamil Al-Asadi (Iraq)
Masoud Shaari (Iran)

Mawal Kurdeli for string trio
Kava for setar and ensemble

Ana Shahid for qanun, ensemble and electronics

Music for ney and chamber orchestra
On Love for qanun and ensemble

meeting with the composers after the concert

Nouvelles Musiques du Moyen-Orient
Sun 14 October 2007 Parijs Opéra Bastille-Amphithéâtre 16.00 Festival d’Automne

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
ney
qanun
ud
djoze
kamancha
barbat

Rasheed Al-Bougaily
Alireza Farhang
Shafi Badreddin

Hiba Al Kawas
Samir Odeh-Tamimi

Garry Walker
Wafaa Safar
Taoufik Mirkhan
Laith Abd Al-Amir (Iraq)
Bassam Hawar (Iraq)
Houmân Roomi (Iran)
Sardâr Mohamadjani (Iran)

Deewaan
Bâd-e Sabâ for kamancha, barbat and ensemble
Ertejal ‘Maqam Spectre’ for Arab Takht * and ensemble
Ru’ia Fi Maa for voice, qanun, ud and ensemble
Madih (2007) for Tahkt and ten western instrumentalists
hyms of praise in the sufi tradition

meeting with the composers after the concert
* Tacht : ney, ud, qanun and djoze

Igor Stravinsky & Ton de Leeuw
Thu 18 October 2007 Heerenveen RK Kerk 20.00
Fri 19 October 2007 Alkmaar Theater De Vest 20.15
Sun 21 October 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Mon 22 October 2007 Rotterdam De Doelen Jurriaanse Zaal 20.15

Nieuw Ensemble & Nederlands Kamerkoor

conductor

Igor Stravinsky



Ton de Leeuw

Emilio Pomárico

Anthem
Introitus T.S. Eliot in memoriam
Cantata

The Birth of Music
Fauxbourdon
Lamento Pacis I, II en III

Klassieke Muziekweek
Sun 4 November 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ 16.45

conductor

Pierre Boulez
Mo Wuping
Tan Dun

Ed Spanjaard

Dérive
Fan II
Circle with four trio’s, conductor and audience

November Music
Thu 15 November 2007 Den Bosch Verkadefabriek gr zl 20.00
Sat 17 November 2007 Gent De Bijloke 20.00

with musicians of I solisti del vento (Oban)

conductor
electric guitar
bass guitar

Luc Brewaeys
Guus Janssen

Giel Vleggaar

Petra Vermote
Mayke Nas

Lucas Vis
Jacq Palinckx
Mark Haanstra

Oban
Pogo IV
Weer om stuit
Atomic UFO Saves the Day (Again) for bass guitar and ensemble
Amanecia
La Belle Chocolatière

November Music
Sun 18 November 2007 Den Bosch Verkadefabriek gr zl 13.00

conductor
electric guitar
bass guitar

part 1 – 13.00
Rasheed Al-Bougaily
Mayke Nas
Petra Vermote
Guus Janssen

Lucas Vis
Jacq Palinckx
Mark Haanstra


Deewaan
La Belle Chocolatière
Amanecia
Pogo IV
Weer om stuit

part 2 – 14.30
portrait Giel Vleggaar
with Frank Wingold guitaar and the Vocaal Laboratorium

Giel Vleggaar





deel 3 – 15.45
Astrid Kruisselbrink

Aiming for ecstasy (2005) voor e-gitaar
Drowning voor 5 stemmen
Atomic UFO Saves the Day (Again) for bass guitar and ensemble



Lees

Nieuw Ensemble in Huddersfield
Thu 22 November 2007 Huddersfield Town Hall 19.30 Contemporary Music Festival

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
violin
flute
koto
bass guitar

Leilei Tian
Giel Vleggaar

Paul Usher
Rasheed Al-Bougaily
Misato Mochizuki
Mayke Nas
Brice Pauset

Ed Spanjaard
Irvine Arditti
Harrie Starreveld
Makiko Goto
Mark Haanstra

Autre
Atomic UFO Saves the Day (Again) for bass guitar and ensemble
on the thread of a tune
Deewaan
Silent Circle for bass flute, koto and ensemble
La Belle Chocolatière
Vita Nova

Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäszer Musik
Sat 24 November 2007 Bludenz

Nieuw Ensemble

John Cage
Frank Michael Beyer
Jo Kondo
Brian Ferneyhough
Klaus Huber
Marc-André Dalbavie
           

Concerto for piano and orchestra for ensemble
Echo for bass flute
Standing for 3 instruments of different families
Coloratura for oboe and piano
Ein Hauch von Unzeit III für 2-7 Spieler
In advance of the broken time

New Music from the Middle East
Fri 30 November 2007 Grenoble MC2 : Salle de Création 20.30 Festival 38e Rugissants
Sun 2 December 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30 Proms

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
ney
qanun
ud
djoze
setar

Massoud Shaari
Ibrahim Aryan
anon.
Kiawasch
SahebNassagh
Rasheed Al-Bougaily
Nouri Iskandar
Shafi Badreddin
Saed Haddad

Arie van Beek
Wafaa Safar (Syria)
Taoufik Mirkhan (Syria)
Shafi Baddreddin (Syria)
Bassam Hawar (Iraq)
Massoud Shaari (Iran)

solo for setar in dastgah shur
Samai bayati for Takht *
Qodud halabiya suite in maqam rast
Kava for setar and ensemble

Deewaan
Mawal Kurdeli for 2 violins and cello
Ertejal ‘Maqam Spectre’ for Arab Takht and ensemble
On Love I for qanun and NE

* Takht : ney, ud, qanun and djoza

Snow White
Tragic operetta in three acts by Micha Hamel
Sat 19 January 2008 Enschede Twentse Schouwburg 20.00
Tue 22 January 2008 Maastricht Theater aan het Vrijthof 20.15
Thu 24 January 2008 Den Haag Lucent Danstheater 20.00
Sat 26 January 2008 Utrecht Stadsschouwburg 20.00
Tue 29 January 2008 Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg 20.15
Thu 31 January 2008 Eindhoven Parktheater 20.15
Sat 2 Februari 2008 Zwolle Theater de Spiegel 20.00
Tue 5 Februari 2008 Groningen Stadsschouwburg 20.15
Thu 7 Februari 2008 Rotterdam Rotterdamse Schouwburg 20.15
Sat 9 Februari 2008 Heerlen Parkstad Limburg Theaters 20.00
Tue 12 Februari 2008 Apeldoorn Schouwburg Orpheus 20.00

Nationale Reisopera/Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
director
vocal soloists

music
text

Micha Hamel

Ed Spanjaard
Marcel Sijm
Rebecca von Lipinski, Frances Bourne, Joseph
Schlesinger, Mattijs van de Woerd e.a.
Micha Hamel
Donald Barthelme

Snow White

Chinese silence
Mon 11 Februari 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Wed 13 Februari 2008 Arnhem Musis Sacrum 20.15

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
biwa/voice
sheng
fagot
guqin

Leilei Tian
Qu Xiaosong
Xu Shuya
Mo Wuping

Chen Qigang

Tan Dun

Ed Spanjaard
Junko Ueda
Wu Wei
Johan Steinmann
Chen Leiji

Autre
Ji #6 for biwa/voice and six instruments
In nomine II for sheng and string quartet
AO for bassoon, harp, percussion and double bass
Concerto pour un instrument de silence
for guqin and ensemble
Circle with four trio’s, conductor and audience

Confronting silence
the mirrors of Toru Takemitsu
Sat 1 March 2008 Amsterdam Concertgebouw gr zl 14.15 ZaterdagMatinee
Tue 4 March 2008 Groningen Oosterpoort kl zl 20.15
Wed 5 March 2008 Utrecht Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn 20.30

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
koto/voice
cello

Toru Takemitsu
Thomas Larcher
Toshio Hosokawa
Morton Feldman
Rodney Sharman
Toru Takemitsu

Ed Spanjaard
Kyoko Kawamura
Jeroen den Herder

Rain coming
Nocturne – Insomnia
In Ajimano
Madame Press died last week at ninety
Departures
Tree Line

Franco Donatoni
playfulness and absurdism
Wed 2 April 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30 Proms

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
soprano
oboe
harp
violin

Franco Donatoni

Ed Spanjaard
Yeree Suh
Ernest Rombout
Ernestine Stoop
Sanne Hunfeld

Refrain (1986)
Spiri (1977) for oboe, violin and ensemble
Flans (1994) per soprano coloratura e 9 strumenti
Chantal (1990) per arpa e 6 strumenti
Tema (1981)

Hot Pot
Tue 18 March 2008 Tilburg De Link 20.30
Sat 10 May 2008  Den Haag Korzo De Binckhorst 20.30

soloists of the Nieuw Ensemble

sho
oboe
clarinet
harp
cello

Isang Yun
Ken Ueno
Tôn Thât Tiêt
Isang Yun
Giacinto Scelsi
Isang Yun
Toshio Hosokawa

Naomi Sato
Ernest Rombout
Arjan Kappers
Ernestine Stoop
Jeroen den Herder

Piri
Two believers
Chu Ky III
Ost-West Miniaturen I
Ixor
Glissées
Utsurohi

NE in Madrid
Mon 12 May 2008 Madrid Museo Reina Sofia 19.30

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
baritone

Diego Luzuriaga
Mo Wuping
Pierre Boulez
Franco Donatoni
Arnold Schönberg

Ed Spanjaard
Romain Bischoff

Procesión
Fan I
Dérive
Refrain
Serenade op. 24

Donaueschingen revisited
Sun 18 May 2008 Den Bosch De Toonzaal 20.30 uur
Thu 22 May 2008 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kl zl 20.15

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
baritone

Pierre Boulez
Ernst Krenek
Arnold Schönberg

Ed Spanjaard
Romain Bischoff

Dérive
Symphonische Musik für 9 Soloinstrumente op. 11
Serenade op. 24

Luke's Passion by Calliope Tsoupaki
Thu 5 June 2008 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30 Holland Festival

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
mise-en-espace
Byzantine singer
Eastern singer
tenor
man's choir



Byzantine choir

ney
kemençe
qanun

Calliope Tsoupaki

Ed Spanjaard
Pierre Audi
Yannis Arvanitis
Raneen Hanna
Marcel Beekman
members of the Egidius Kwartet:
Marcel van de Klundert (tenor)
Hans Wijers (baritone) and
Donald Bentvelsen (bas)
Konstantinos Grampas, Georgios Gennaios,
Vasileios Barampoutis
Harris Labrakis
Neva Özgen
Bassem Alkhouri

Lucas Passie

More about Calliope Tsoupaki on her website >

11 premières
Composers workshop
Wed 11 June 2008 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kl zl 12.30
Wed 11 June 2008 Amsterdam Conservatorium gr zl 20.30
free entrance

educational project in cooperation with Conservatorium van Amsterdam

conductor

Concertgebouw
Nikos Ioakeim
Cathaline Meloen
Vivian Barty-Taylor
Katarzyna Szwed


Conservatorium
Tania Sikelianou
Claudia Rumondor
Mariya Oliynyk

Ryan Carter
pauze
Taylan Susam
Steven Prengels
Kornilios Selamtzis

Lucas Vis


The Final Compromise III
Crêpe Suzette
Stuk
All things, even the heaviest, were fledged, nothing held back


The Ants (Beauty and Death)
Tenaga Dalam
From the last spring in surroundings
of Pluvierhof 27
Quirks and Pathologies

tussen momenten
..., Litter, Leiter, Leißer, ...
Observateur

Al Farabi Concerto Series
Thu 19 June 2008 Londen Cadogan Hall 19.30 Chelsea Festival

conductor
voice
ney
qanun

Franco Donatoni
Nouri Iskander
Rashida Ibrahim
Saed Haddad
Tan Dun
Rasheed Al-Bougaily
Hiba Al Kawas

Garry Walker
Hiba Al Kawas (Lebanon)
Wafaa Safar (Syria)
Bassem Alkhouri (Syria)

Refrain 1
Mawal Kurdeli
Music for ney and chamber orchestra
On Love 1
Circle with four trio’s, conductor and audience
Deewaan
Li Anni Ahiya
Araftu Beirut (arr. Ian Gardiner)

seizoen 2006/2007


Gaudeamus Music Week
Sat 9 September 2006 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
sheng
zheng

Chikage Imai
Leilei Tian

Huang Ruo

Justin Christensen
Aaron Gervais
Oscar Bianchi
(prize winner 2005)

Henrik Schaefer
Wu Wei
Qi Yao

Vectorial projection 1
Autre (commission ISCM-CASH Young
Composer Award)
Double Concerto for sheng,
zheng and ensemble
She said I could
Culture no.1
Teso ma non nervoso...

Ton de Leeuw in perspective
Thu 5 October 2006 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30 Proms
Fri 6 October 2006 Den Haag Nieuwe Kerk 20.15 Proms
Sat 7 October 2006 Utrecht Muziekcentrum Vredenburg 20.15
Sun 8 October 2006 Groningen Oosterpoort 20.15 Proms

Nieuw Ensemble & Cappella Amsterdam

conductor
mezzo soprano

Ton de Leeuw

Ed Spanjaard
Margriet van Reisen

Trilogy:
Car nos vignes sont en fleur
And they shall reign for ever
Invocations

Mixed pickles – the soloists of the Nieuw Ensemble
Sun 15 October 2006 Tilburg Museum De Pont 14.30
Sun 26 November 2006 Apeldoorn 18.00
Sun 28 January 2007 Gouda Schouwburg 15.00
Wed 31 January 2007 Amsterdam Concertgebouw kl zl 12.30
Sun 25 March 2007 Eindhoven De Witte Dame 15.00

Elliott Carter
György Kurtág
Sofia Goebaidulina
Franco Donatoni
Guus Janssen
Iannis Xenakis
Jonathan Harvey

Con leggerezza pensosa
Signs, Messages and Games
Garten von Freuden und Traurigkeiten
Small
Temet *
Charisma *
Death of Light/Light of Death **

* exclusively in Tilburg and Amsterdam
**exclusively in Gouda and Eindhoven

Amsterdam Cello Biënnale
Mon 30 October 2006 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
cello
cello
koto/song
clarinet

Toshio Hosokawa
Artjom Kim
Magnus Lindberg

Otto Tausk
Thomas Demenga
Jeroen den Herder
Kyoko Kawamura
Lars Wouter van den Oudenweijer

Somonka
De Profundis
Duo Concertante

International Guitar Festival
Thu 9 November 2006 Zwolle 20.30

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
baritone

Arnold Schönberg
Bruno Maderna
componistenproject
José Evangelista

Robbert van Steijn
Romain Bischoff

Serenade opus 24
Serenata per un Satellite
Zes grafische miniaturen
Clos de Vie

Layla and Majnun – a play for dancers, singers and instrumentalists
Thu 23 November 2006 Amsterdam KIT Tropentheater
Fri 24 November 2006 Amsterdam KIT Tropentheater
Mon 27 November 2006 Breda Chassé Theater 20.30

Nieuw Ensemble & Nederlands Vocaal Laboratorium

conductor
qanun
ud
belly and modern
dance
break dance

Rokus de Groot

Robbert van Steijn
Bassem Alkhouri
Caner Altinbas
Nathalie Elghoul

Hayder Altimimi

Layla and Majnun

Archipel – première programme by the Atlas Ensemble
Tue 23 January 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

conductor
erhu
duduk
sho
sheng

Ed Spanjaard
Yan Jiemin
Gevorg Dabaghian
Naomi Sato
Wu Wei

new works by
Jing Xin, Artjom Kim, Stefano Bellon, Toivo Tulev and Joël Bons

Le voci sottovetro – new violin concerto by Sciarrino
Thu 22 February 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Fri 23 February 2007 Enschede Muziekcentrum 20.00

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
violin
tba

Henry Purcell

Brice Pauset

Sciarrino/Gesualdo
Salvatore Sciarrino

Ed Spanjaard
Irvine Arditti
mezzo soprano

Fantasies
transcription Brice Pauset
Vita Nova (sérénades)
for Nieuw Ensemble
Le Voci Sottovetro for voice and ensemble
new work for violin and ensemble
commission Muziekgebouw/Ars Musica/Nieuw Ensemble

Wordplay, fairy tales and nonsense – around Unsuk Chin
Sat 10 March 2007 Den Haag Korzo 20.30
Sun 11 March 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
sopranos
countertenor

Unsuk Chin
Il-Ryun Chung
Igor Stravinsky
Chris Paul Harman
Unsuk Chin

Ed Spanjaard
Anu Komsi en Piia Komsi
Andrew Watts

Akrostichon Wortspiel
Scattered melodies
Pribaoutki
postludio a rovescio
Cantatrix Sopranica

China, Japan, Korea & Sciarrino
Fri 16 March 2007 Brusssel Ars Musica 20.30

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
soprano
violin
flute
koto

Mo Wuping
Misato Mochizuki
Unsuk Chin
Guo Wenjing
Salvatore Sciarrino

Ed Spanjaard
Piia Komsi
Irvine Arditti
Harrie Starreveld
Makiko Goto

Fan II
Silent Circle
Akrostichon Wortspiel
She Huo
new work for violin and ensemble

Guo Wenjing portrait in Köln
Sun 13 May 2007 Köln Philharmonie Triënnale 11.00

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
Sichuan opera
singer
Beijing opera tenor
dizi
sheng
pipa
erhu


Guo Wenjing
Trad.

Guo Wenjing
Guo Wenjing

Lucas Vis
Shen Tiemei

Jiang Qihu
Dai Ya
Wu Wei
Zhang Qiang
Wang Ying


She Huo for ensemble
soli for dizi, sheng, pipa
en erhu
Drama for three percussionists
Fengyiting short opera based on old Chinese legend for two Chinese voices and Chinese-European ensemble

Secret language
Thu 24 May 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30
Fri 25 May 2007 Veere Grote Kerk 20.00
Sat 26 May 2007 Rotterdam De Doelen Jurriaanse Zaal 20.15

Nieuw Ensemble & Nederlands Kamerkoor

conductor

Béla Bartók
Giacinto Scelsi
Luigi Dallapiccola
Karin Rehnqvist
Hanspeter Kyburz

Ed Spanjaard

Drie dorpstaferelen
Pranam 1
Tempus Destruendi – Tempus Aedificandi
new work vor choir and ensemble
The Voynich Cipher Manuscript

Jonathan Harvey in Holland Festival
Wed 13 June 2007 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ Holland Festival

Nieuw Ensemble & Asko Ensemble

conductor
viola
oboe

Jonathan Harvey

Ed Spanjaard
Frank Brakkee
Marieke Schut

Hidden Voice 1
Death of Light /Light of Death
Jubilus
Hidden Voice 2
new oboe concerto
Calling Across Time

seizoen 2005/2006


Columbus at the IJ
Tue 6 September 2005 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ 20.30
Proms/Gaudeamus Muziekweek

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
song
song
soprano
qanun
ud
oriental percussion
sho
koto
with support from

Lucas Vis
Hiba Al Kawas
Lin Wang
Emily Elias
Bassem Alkhouri
Haytham Safia
Diego Espinosa
Noami Sato
Makiko Goto
STEIM

Dai Fujikura
Hiba Al Kawas
Oscar Bianchi
Lin Wang
Saed Haddad

Alwynne Pritchard

Okeanos Breeze
Sada Al Akwan
Primordia Rerum (winner Gaudeamus Music Prize)
Ba Yin
On Love
presentation extra Prix Ton Bruynèl:
Decoy

Chinese masters in Köln
Fri 9 September 2005 Köln Kölner Philharmonie 20.00 Akzente

conductor
alt
baritone
pipa
zheng

Mo Wuping

Xu Shuya
Guo Wenjing
Tan Dun
Chen Qigang

Ed Spanjaard
Hilary Summers
Shi Kelong
Dong Ya
Fang Weiling

Fan I
Fan II
Vacuité/Consistance
Inscriptions on bone
Circle with four trio’s, conductor and audience
Poeme Lyrique II

Shadowtime at the RuhrTriennale
Fri 30 September 2005 Bochum Jahrhunderthalle
Sat 1 October 2005 Bochum Jahrhunderthalle
Sun 2 October 2005 Bochum Jahrhunderthalle

music
text
director
conductor
vocal soloists/choir

piano
guitar
ensemble

Brian Ferneyhough

Brian Ferneyhough
Charles Bernstein
Frédéric Fisbach
Jurjen Hempel
Neue Vocalsolisten
Stuttgart
Nicolas Hodges
Mats Scheidegger
Nieuw Ensemble

Shadowtime

Shadowtime is a big event in the new music world… an unlikely and
savagely complex debut (Financial Times). Ferneyhough creates music from thoughts of Benjamin (and much else) with exuberance, generosity, mastery. Wonderful sounds, musical moves that tell, technical exigence turned to eloquence: I listened spellbound (Times Literary Supplement). One of the brightest presentations of contemporary music this season (New York Sun).

Chinese masters in Amsterdam and Antwerp
Wed 5 October 2005 Amsterdam Concertgebouw 20.15
Amsterdam China Festival
Thu 6 October 2005 Antwerpen De Singel 20.00

conductor
alt
baritone
sheng
pipa
zheng
erhu

Ed Spanjaard
Hilary Summers
Shi Kelong
Wu Wei
Min Xiaofen
Xu Fengxia
Yang Xue

Mo Wuping
Joyce Beetuan Koh
Chen Qigang
Tan Dun
Xu Shuya
Guo Wenjing

Fan II
the water burns
Poeme Lyrique II
Circle with four trio’s, conductor and audience
Vacuité/Consistence
Inscriptions on bone

workshops and demonstrations in the Amsterdam China Festival

At the Conservatorium of Amsterdam:

'Visual music', guest lecture by Tan Dun
Thu 6 Oct Amsterdam Sweelinckzaal 14.00-16.00
Tan Dun shows DVD-clips of his work.

Pipa workshop and demonstration by pipa player Min Xiaofen
Mon 10 Oct Amsterdam 16.00-17.30 uur

Sheng workshop en demonstration by sheng player Wu Wei
Thu 13 Oct Amsterdam Sweelinckzaal 12.00-13.30

Meeting with young Chinese composers
Thu 13 Oct Amsterdam Sweelinckzaal. 14.00-16.00

Booming China – the latest generation
Wed 12 October 2005 The Hague Korzo 20.30
Thu 13 October 2005 Rotterdam Lantaren/Venster 20.30 Proms
Fri 14 October 2005 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ 20.30 Serie NE1
Proms/Amsterdam China Festival

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
sheng
pipa
zheng
erhu

Ed Spanjaard
Wu Wei
Min Xiaofen
Xu Fengxia
Yang Xue

Première programme

Zhang Yuan
Biao Chen
Kee-Yong Chong
Jing Xin
Liu Huan
Zhou Yang
Lin Wang

Zhou Juan
Huang Ruo

“Der.tien” Flavors of Sound *
Chan 1 (méditation) *
Metamorphosis VI - Wind Prayer *
The Fantasy of Eclipse *
Whiz light of Firefly *
Predestination ‘Yuan’ *
La… de la mémoire – Silhouetten für zwölf Instrumenten *
MING
Curve of the Shadow – Double Concerto for sheng, zheng and 12 players

* Winning compositions of Nieuw Ensemble’s Young Chinese Composers Competition

Xianfeng! – Chinese avant-garde
Sat 15 October 2005 Scheveningen Museum Beelden aan Zee 20.30

conductor
baritone
sheng
zheng
erhu

Ed Spanjaard
Shi Kelong
Wu Wei
Xu Fengxia
Yang Xue

Zhou Juan
Huang Ruo

Chen Qigang
Tan Dun

trad.

Mo Wuping

MING
Curve of the Shadow – Double Concerto
for sheng, zheng and 12 players
Poeme Lyrique II
Circle with four trio’s, conductor and
audience
erhu solo
sheng solo
Fan II

De Schreeuw – in the trail of Edvard Munch and
Sigmund Freud
Tue 29 November 2005 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ 20.30
Wed 30 November 2005 The Hague Nieuwe Kerk 20.15 Proms
Thu 1 December 2005  Groningen Lutherse Kerk 20.30 Proms

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
soprano
soprano
mezzo soprano
bas-baritone

Arnold Schönberg
György Ligeti
György Kurtág

Ed Spanjaard
Sarah Leonard
Maria Husmann
Margriet van Reisen
Romain Bischoff

Serenade op.24
Nouvelles Aventures
Messages of the late Mrs Truszova

Grand Tour – around the world with the Atlas Ensemble
Thu 9 March 2006 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ 20.30
Sat 11 March 2006 Utrecht Muziekcentrum Vredenburg gr zl 20.15
Sun 12 March The Hague Korzo 20.30

Atlas Ensemble 
Ed Spanjaard conductor *

25 brillant musicians from the East and West
Wu Wei sheng (China)
Naomi Sato sho (Japan)
Abduhomit Toshpulatov koushnai/sournai (Uzbekistan)
Raphaëla Danksagmüller duduk (Armenia)
Elchin Nagijev tar (Azerbaijan)
Yuan Sha zheng (China)
Bassem Alkhouri qanun (Syria)
Diego Espinosa slagwerk (Mexico)
Yan Jiemin erhu (China)
Elshan Mansurov kamancha (Azerbaijan)
Neva Özgen kemençe (Turkey)
and the musicians of the Nieuw Ensemble


Première programme

Stefano Bellon
Artjom Kim

Saed Haddad

Joël Bons
Fabio Nieder

Alfabeto deserto for Asian/European ensemble
Le Vitrail for zheng solo and western/non-western ensemble
East/West: Irreconcilable Antonyms for Atlas Ensemble
Tour à tour
De Beeldenvreter
15 parts for Atlas Ensemble

Concerti – the solists of the Nieuw Ensemble
Tue 4 April 2006 Tilburg De Link 20.30
Thu 6 April 2006 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ 20.30
Mon 17 April 2006 Madrid Reina Sofia Museum of Art 19.00

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor

koto
flute
oboe
clarinet
mandoline
guitar
harp
percussion
piano
violin
viola
cello
double bass

Ed Spanjaard

Makiko Goto
Harrie Starreveld
Ernest Rombout
Arjan Kappers
Hans Wesseling
Helenus de Rijke
Ernestine Stoop
Herman Halewijn
John Snijders
Angel Gimeno
Frank Brakkee
Jeroen den Herder
Rob Dirksen

Angel Gimeno
David del Puerto
Jonathan Harvey
Misato Mochizuki
Arjan Kappers
Rob Dirksen
Luciano Berio
Elliott Carter
Gerald Barry

Sintonia de concierto
Concerto fo oboe and chamber ensemble Nr. 2
Chant
Silent Circle
Waldgeschichten (theatrical soundscape)
Shoot the Moon
Les mots sont allés
Mosaic
Lisbon

The Chef's choice – Ed Spanjaards favourites
Sat 6 May 2006 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ 20.30
Wed 24 May 2006 Utrecht Muziekcentrum Vredenburg gr zl 20.15
Sat 17 June 2006 Maastricht Theater aan ’t Vrijthof 16.00

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
soprano
special guest

Anton Webern
Otto Ketting

Spinvis
Klaus Lang
Pierre Boulez

Ed Spanjaard
Machteld Baumans
Spinvis

Fünf Stücke für Orchester op. 10
The curious music that I hear for soprano and Nieuw Ensemble
Het Hertenkoor
die drei goldene schatten.
Eclat

Open Music
Fri 9 June 2006 Amsterdam Paradiso 20.30

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor

Lucas Vis

...Explosante-fixe... – Boulez, Holliger, Ligeti
Fri 28 April 2006 Genève Victoria Hall 20.30
Wed 21 June Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 20.30 Holland Festival

Contrechamps & Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
violin
midi flute

Heinz Holliger

György Ligeti
Pierre Boulez

Jurjen Hempel
Jennifer Koh
Jacques Zoon

Der ferne Klang for ensemble and tape
Sommerkanon IV for ensemble
Vioolconcert
...Explosante-fixe... for midi flute, two solo flutes, ensemble and electronics

Sunsation Festival
Sat 24 june Lelystad Observatorium Robert Morris 5.00 (at sunset)

Nieuw Ensemble

conductor
voice

Mo Wuping
Spinvis

Ed Spanjaard
Spinvis

Fan II
Het Hertenkoor

seizoen 2004/2005


Shadowtime in Londen
za 9 juli 2005 Londen Coliseum 20.00 English National Opera
do 21 juli 2005 New York Rose Theatre 20.00 Lincoln Center Festival
vr 22 juli 2005 New York Rose Theatre 20.00 Lincoln Center Festival

Brian Ferneyhough
Charles Bernstein
Jurjen Hempel
Nieuw Ensemble/Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart
Mats Scheidegger
Nicolas Hodges

muziek
tekst
dirigent

gitaar
piano

Brian Ferneyhoughs eerste opera Shadowtime oogstte veel lof bij de première in mei 2004 op de Münchener Biennale. Na uitvoeringen in het Parijse Festival d’Automne vindt de derde reeks voorstellingen van deze productie in het Londense Coliseum en het Lincoln Centre Festival in New York plaats. Centraal in deze ‘gedachtenopera’ staat het leven en werk van de schrijver/filosoof Walter Benjamin. Ten tonele verschijnen tijdgenoten van Benjamin als Karl Marx en Albert Einstein.

Opening Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ
wo 15 juni 2005 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ Holland Festival

Ed Spanjaard
Irvine Arditti

Jonathan Harvey

dirigent
viool

Scena

Het nieuwe Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ opent op 15 juni 2005 officieel zijn poorten. Het Nieuw Ensemble heeft er vanaf maart 2005 zijn kantoor gevestigd en zal tot de vaste bespelers van de schitterende zaal gaan behoren. De feestlijke opening van het Muziekgebouw vindt plaats tijdens het Holland Festval. Violist Irvine Arditti en het NE brengen bij die gelegenheid onder leiding van Ed Spanjaard het in 1993 voor hen geschreven Scena van Jonathan Harvey.

Bezielde tijd
za 23 april 2005 Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ 20.15

Het slotconcert van het compositiepracticum Bezielde Tijd was het
eerste optreden van het Nieuw Ensemble in het splinternieuwe
Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ.

Lucas Vis en Arie van Beek dirigenten

10 wereldpremières
nieuwe werken van:
Bram Van Camp (1980, België)
Maria Alejandra Castro Espejo (1978, Peru/Nederland)
S. Ugras Durmus (1978, Turkije)
Carlos Iturralde (1976, Mexico)
Ezequiel Menalled (1980, Argentinië)
Ayse Onder (1974, Turkije)
Abel Paúl Lopez de Viaspere (1984, Spanje)
Joey Roukens (1982, Nederland)
Janco Verduin (1972, Nederland)
Friso van Wijck (1974, Nederland)
>meer



Hommage aan Luciano Berio
do 14 april 2005 Utrecht Vredenburg kl zl 20.15
di 19 april 2005 Maastricht Theater aan het Vrijthof 20.30 Intro

Fabio Nieder
Alda Caiello

Luciano Berio
Luigi Dallapiccola
Fabio Nieder
Bruno Maderna
Luciano Berio
Fabio Nieder
Luciano Berio

dirigent
stem

Glosse (1997) 10’
Quatro liriche di Antonio Machado
ANNO 1896 (6 agosto 1944) (2004) 12’
Dialodia (1972) 2’
O King (1968) 5’
Due Sonate di Scarlatti (1996) 8’
Folksongs (1964) 23’

In deze hommage aan Luciano Berio wordt het weinig gespeelde strijkkwartet Glosse gecombineerd met de bekende, nog altijd schitterende Folksongs en muziek van drie met Berio bevriende componisten. Pareltjes van zijn grote voorbeelden Dallapiccola en Maderna vormen een contrast met ANNO 1896 (6 agosto 1944) voor piano, viool, altviool en cello van Fabio Nieder en diens door Berio bewonderde Scarlatti-bewerkingen.

In Baltische Staten
di 8 maart 2005 Utrecht Vredenburg gr zl 20.15
wo 9 maart 2005 Rotterdam Lantaren/Venster 20.30 Proms
inleiding 19.45
do 10 maart 2005 Amsterdam Paradiso 20.30 Proms VPRO radio-opname
inleiding 19.15

Ed Spanjaard

dirigent

Janis Petraskevics
Toivo Tulev
Helena Tulve
Rolands Kronlaks
Martins Vilums

Mezzogiorno
Don’t Call Him too Early
ligne d'horizon
Paion
Simurg

De Baltische Staten kunnen bogen op een rijke muzikale traditie en hedendaagse muziek speelt een belangrijke rol het culturele leven. Het Nieuw Ensemble was recent op festivals in Vilnius en Tallinn te gast en kwam in contact met interessante componisten. Kenmerkend voor hun muzikale taal is dat zij een grote klankschoonheid en welluidendheid weten te paren aan een hedendaagse toontaal.
Uit Riga, Letland afkomstig zijn de veelbelovende Janis Petraskevics, Rolands Kronlaks en Martins Vilums, uit Estland de boeiende componisten Helena Tulve en Toivo Tulev. Vier van de vijf voor het Nieuw Ensemble gecomponeerde werken zijn fonkelnieuw en worden voor het eerst uitgevoerd. Toivo Tulevs Don’t Call Him too Early stamt uit 2002 en beleeft zijn Nederlandse première. De componisten zullen allen bij de concerten aanwezig zijn.

Estse componisten: www.estmusic.com

Atlas & Consorten
Als vervolg op het Atlas Ensemble in residence-project van het Holland Festival brengen het Atlas Consort en het Nieuw Ensemble een nieuw project waarin een keur aan Aziatische en Europese instrumenten samenkomen.

Atlas & Consorten omvat een drietal onderdelen:
1. het hoofdprogramma met vier wereldpremières onder leiding van dirigent Ed Spanjaard op podia in vier steden: Den Haag, Groningen, Amsterdam en Rotterdam (zie onder)
2. concerten met traditionele en nieuwe muziek uit Korea, China, Oezbekistan, Syrië en Turkije in het Tropentheater >meer
3. presentaties van de Aziatische instrumenten en de nieuwe composities op het Conservatorium van Amsterdam. >meer

4 premières voor Aziatische en Europese instrumenten
zo 6 februari 2005 Den Haag Korzo 20.30
di 8 februari 2005 Amsterdam Paradiso 20.30 Proms
wo 9 februari 2005 Groningen Grand Theatre 20.30 Prime
do 10 februari 2005 Rotterdam Lantaren/Venster 20.30 Proms

Atlas Consort & Nieuw Ensemble
mmv tien gastsolisten uit het Midden- en Verre Oosten

Ed Spanjaard

Artjom Kim

Gerald Resch

Seung-Ah Oh


Stefano Bellon

dirigent

Chamber Concerto voor 20 Aziatische en
Europese instrumenten
Fluss Gitter Relief voor sheng solo en
12 instrumenten
Concerto for Hyun & Kwan voor kayageum,
piri/teapyongso en groot Aziatisch/Europees
ensemble
Snakes, skin and strings voor erhu solo en
21 Aziatische en Europese instrumenten

Onder leiding van Ed Spanjaard presenteren het Atlas Consort en het Nieuw Ensemble de jongste oogst opdrachtwerken voor prikkelende combinaties van westerse en niet-westerse instrumenten. Stefano Bellon schrijft een concert voor erhu (tweesnarige Chinese knievedel) en ensemble, Gerald Resch een compositie voor sheng (mondorgel) en ensemble. Artjom Kim verrijkt zijn palet met Oezbeekse instrumenten en muziektradities, Seung-Ah Oh het hare met Koreaanse.

www.atlasensemble.nl

Hans en Grietje
muziektheatervoorstelling voor publiek vanaf 6 jaar
Nieuw Ensemble en Jeugdtheater Sonnevanck
muziek Gerard Beljon, regie Flora Verbrugge

wo 5 januari 2005 Enschede Muziekcentrum grote zaal 15.00
zo 9 januari 2005 Arnhem Schouwburg grote zaal 14.30
zo 16 januari 2005 Utrecht Vredenburg kleine zaal 13.00 en 15.30
wo 19 januari 2005 Zwolle Schouwburg Odeon 14.30
wo 26 januari 2005 Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg 16.00
zo 30 januari 2005 Barendrecht Het Kruispunt 14.30

Hans & Grietje is voor kinderen een indringend verhaal over de basisangsten van het leven. In deze muziektheatervoorstelling maken kinderen op een toegankelijke manier kennismaken met hedendaags muziektheater. De muziek van Gerard Beljon vertolkt de hartstocht en is de drager van de emoties. Tekst, spel en beeld voegen precies zoveel toe, dat ieder kind zijn eigen Hans en Grietje bij de muziek kan denken. Spannend en humoristisch muziektheater voor kinderen vanaf 6 jaar, waarvan ook hun ouders en grootouders kunnen genieten. Hans & Grietje wordt vertolkt door sopraan Ingrid Kappelle, twee acteurs van Jeugdtheater Sonnevanck en dertien musici van het NE.

Traces of Rhythm
wo 12 januari 2005 Tilburg Theaters Tilburg Studiozaal 20.30

Bas Wiegers
Marijje van Stralen
Michel Marang

Mayke Nas
Petros Ovsepyan
Franco Donatoni
John Cage
Mayke Nas

dirigent
sopraan
klarinet

< > poco espr.
Of Sepia
Spiri
4’33”
Musique qui sent la table et la pantoufle
La Belle Chocolatière I
La Chocolatière Brûlée

Het Brabantse festival Traces of Rhythm brengt een programma rondom ritme & tijd. Dwars door alle genres (klassiek, jazz, pop, exotisch) en signaturen (professionals, amateurs) heen vinden een week lang concerten, manifestaties en discussies plaats. De jaarlijks aan een veelbelovende in Noord-Brabant gevestigde componist of muzikant uit te reiken Anjer Muziekprijs gaat dit jaar naar Mayke Nas. Zij heeft voor het Nieuw Ensemble een programma samengesteld met stukken die een extreme relatie met tijd aangaan; van de maximale leegte van Cage’s 4’33” tot aan de wervelende energie van Franco Donatoni’s Spiri. Na de pauze gaan drie stukken van Nas zelf, waaronder de première van het aan de Anjer Muziekprijs verbonden opdrachtwerk La Chocolatière Brûlée en de onlangs voltooide Muziek die naar spruitjes en pantoffels ruikt.