HearAndNow
Festival
Programme
2025
Concert 1: Origin
Thursday 6th March 20:00h Vondelkerk
D. Howard - Symmetry for two violins
(Emma Roijackers - violin, Laura Rickard - violin)
J. Brahms - Intermezzo in A major op. 118
(Vera Kooper - Piano)
M. Padding - Piano quartet: Short histories on nothing
(Emma Roijackers - violin, Hannah Strijbos - viola, Leonard Elschenbroich- cello, Vera Kooper - piano)
R. Wagner - Movements of 'Tristan und Isolde' for piano trio
(Laura Rickard - violin, Rainer Crosett- cello, Vera Kooper - piano)
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Intermission
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R. Strauss - Piano quartet in c minor op. 13
(Emma Roijackers - violin, Hanna Strijbos - violal, Leonard Elschenbroich - cello, Vera Kooper - piano)​
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Standard ticket: 25-,
Up to 30 years: 10-,
Passe- partout: 60-,
Straight of, was Strauss in his early years more influenced by Brahms or Wagner? Still finding his way as a composer, we present Strauss's barely performed but masterful early piano quartet. Composers, early in their development, are often still in search of their personal style. How do contemporary composers experience this? We play two early works by contemporary composers Martijn Padding and the very young Dani Howard to compare.
In the second concert we find ourselves in the middle of Strauss's development as a composer and we hear his music as we know it, without compromise, full of energy and exuberance. These Straussian adventures lead us, full of surprises and unexpected ensemble formations, to a premiere of the horn trio by the Dutch composer Geert van Keulen. Movements of one of Strauss's most beloved works, Der Rosenkavalier, are performed in a brand new realization for of organ, violin and horn. Using the reduced forces of a trio, sheds new structural light on this populair masterpiece.
Concert 2: A New Light
Friday 7th March 20:15h
Organ park
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​​​NB! Tickets for this concert will soon be available through the website of the Organ Park. These tickets are not part of the Passe Partout.
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R. Strauss - sonata for violin and piano op. 18
(Shannon Lee- violin, Laurens de Man - piano)
G. van Keulen - Horn trio (première)
(Emma Roijackers - violin, Mees Vos - horn, Laurens de Man - piano)
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Intermission
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M. Reger - Phantasie und Fugue op. 135b for organ (dedicated to R. Strauss)
(Laurens de Man - organ)
R. Strauss - Movements from 'Der Rosenkavalier' (arragened by Laurens de Man for violin, horn and organ)
(Emma Roijackers - violin, Mees Vos - horn, Laurens de Man - organ)
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Standard ticket: 25-,
Up to 30 years: 10-,
Passe- partout: 60-,
Masterclass
Saturday 8th March 14:00-15:00 Vondelkerk
Rainer Crosett gives a public masterclass to two promising, talented, young cellists
Up to 30 years old, you only pay reservation costs of 1 euro.
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Standard ticket: 7,50-,
Uo to 30 years: 1-,
Passe-partout: 60-,
The third concert features compositions that reflect, or are directly inspired by, tensions and critical events taking place in the world. Even as dark themes pervade the music, we hear there is always hope indicated in the music. The composers we present in this concert demonstrate this dichotomy in their distinct and idiomatic styles. Contemporary composer Peteris Vasks, through the purity of simple melodies, produces a composition of ethereal soundscapes. The recently deceased George Crumb wrote 'Black Angels' in responds to the Vietnam war. Here a classical string quartet also performs with percussion, such as gongs, bowed wine glasses and much more. With this piece the roles and function of the string quartet are pushed to the boundaries of possibilities.
This music also demands dramatic choreography.
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Concert 3: Angels
Saturday 8th March 20:00h
Vondelkerk
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G. Crumb - 'Black Angels' for string quartet and percussion
(Emma Roijackers - violin, Shannon Lee - violin, Liselot Blomaard -violal, Rainer Crosett - cello)
P. Vasks - 'Lonely Angel' for solo violin and string orchestra
(Laura Rickard - solo violin, Leonard Elschenbroich- conductor, Orchestra: Shannon Lee, Emma Roijackers, Liselot Blomaard, Hannah Strijbos, Rainer Crosett, Zoey Dorr, Lucia Mateo Calvo)​
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Intermission
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R. Strauss - 'Metamorphosen' for septet
(Emma Roijackers - violin, Laura Rickard- violin, Hannah Strijbos - viola, Liselot Blomaard - viola, Leonard Elschenbroich - cello, Rainer Crosett. cello, Lucia Matteo Calvo- double bass)
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Standard ticket: 25-,
Up to 30 years: 10-,
Passe- partout: 60-,
Concert 4: Festival Finale
Sunday 9th March 17:00h
Vondelkerk
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R. Strauss - sextet from Capriccio op 85
(Emma Roijackers - violin, Laura Rickard - violin, Hannah Strijbos - viola, Liselot Blomaard - viola, Anastasia Feruleva - cello, Rainer Crosett- cello)
B. Bartók - string quartet nr. 1 in a minor
(Shannon Lee - violin, Laura Rickard - violin, Hannah Strijbos - viola, Rainer Crosett - cello)​
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Intermission​
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M. Wantenaar - octet for strings
(Shannon Lee - violin, Laura Rickard - violin, Iris van Nuland - violin, Emma Roijackers - violin, Liselot Blomaard - viola, Hannah Strijbos - viola, Rainer Crosett - cello, Anastasias Feruleva - cello)
R. Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder (for trio and high voice)
(Emma Roijackers - violin, Mees Vos - horn, Laurens de Man - piano, Lotte Bets Dean- mezzo soprano)
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Standard ticket: 25-,
Up to 30 years: 10-,
Passe- partout: 60-,
With the first string quartet by Bartók, who was inspired by Richard Strauss in his younger years, we hear music that came after Strauss and continued the musical development through the first half of the 20th century. The young contemporary composer Mathilde Wantenaar has written a brand new octet. This is the music of our time. And as a finale conclusion to the festival, no piece is more appropriate than the Vier Letzte Lieder that Strauss wrote at the end of his life. This work expresses a sense of calm and acceptance, which stands in contrast with all the excitement and rebelliousness of his previous late Romanticism.