Anton Webern & György Kurtág
Tue 21 February 2012 Enschede Muziekkwartier 8 pm >
Thur 23 February A'dam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 8.15 pm >
Donderdagavondserie/Proms pre-concert talk 7.15 pm
Fri 24 February The Hague Dr Anton Philipszaal 8.15 pm >
Conductor: Olivier Cuendet
Soprano: Natalia Zagorinskaya
Webern’s Symphony and Concerto continue to astound with their concentrated expressionism and crystalline, compact structure. His music served as an inspiration to many Italian composers, including Niccolò Castiglioni, as well as the Hungarian composer György Kurtág. Kurtág studied Webern’s music in depth after a psychologist advised him to write miniature pieces to overcome the compositional crisis from which he was suffering. This attempt resulted in the colourful song cycle Messages of the Late Miss R.V. Troussova, twenty-one exquisitely cut gems full of intensity. Kurtág was still utterly unknown in the West when conductor–composer Pierre Boulez recognized the originality of his songs. He performed the cycle, thereby instantly establishing Kurtág’s name and reputation.
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Nieuw Ensemble Turkish Composers’ Competition
The Nieuw Ensemble organizes a competition for Turkish composers. This event is part of the Turkey Now! Festival 2012, which marks the 400 years of relations and cultural exchange between Turkey and the Netherlands. Composers are invited to write a work for the Nieuw Ensemble and send their scores before 1 March 2012. Selected works will be premiered by the Nieuw Ensemble in Amsterdam and The Hague in May 2012. More information >
NE successful during Shanghai New Music Week
From 26 till 29 September the Nieuw Ensemble has played as ensemble in residence during the Shanghai New Music Week: three portrait concerts devoted to Gérard Grisey, Tan Dun and Brian Ferneyhough and one programme with new music from China, Japan and The Netherlands.
Tan Dun conducted the NE in some of his own works.
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Yoshiaki Onishi wins Gaudeamus Prize 2011
The Japanese-American composer Yoshiaki Onishi (1981) has won the Gaudeamus Prize 2011 for Départ dans… He received the award after the final concert of the Gaudeamus Muziekweek in Utrecht on 11 September. The Nieuw Ensemble and conductor Bas Wiegers played the premiere on 9 September.
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Brochure season 2011-2012
Upcoming concerts
Anton Webern & György Kurtág
Tue 21 February 2012
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Thur 23 February 2012
A’dam Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ 8.15 pm
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Fri 24 February 2012
Den Haag Dr Anton Philipszaal 8.15 pm
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Quest
Fri 9 March 2012 Intro in situ
Maastricht Theater a/h Vrijthof 8.30 pm
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Thur 15 March 2012
Den Bosch De Toonzaal 8.30 pm
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Fri 16 March 2012
Amsterdam Concertgebouw 8.15 pm
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Archived recordings of the Nieuw Ensemble on website Radio 4
Many concerts of the Nieuw Ensemble are broadcasted live on Radio 4, the Dutch national radio station for classical music. The most recent recordings can be listened back to for a limited amount of time >