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New cello music
The Cello Biennale gives a boost to the production of new cello repertoire every two years, including solo cello, cello ensembles, and cello with orchestra. Since the first Cello Biennale in 2006, a large collection of repertoire has been built of commissioned works by both young and renowned composers from within and outside the Netherlands.
List of world premieres
Cello Biennale Amsterdam 2020
Meriç Artaç
"Falaz" for cello and ensemble
Fjóla Evans
"Vatnaskuggi - meeting your water shadow" for cello solo
Rembrandt Frerichs
"Double concerto for cello, kamancheh, strings, piano and percussion"
Alexandre Kordzaia
"Alex, how is it going with your Cello Concertino?" for cello and ensemble
Martijn Padding
"It sings, it whispers" for cello solo (National Cello Competition 2020)
Karen Tanaka
"Aube" for cello and orator
Kaveh Vares
"Egidius" for cello solo
Saskia Venegas
"Medusa, the priestess" for cello solo
"We'll never let you down" chamber opera for cello, piano and voice
Cello Takes Over
During the Cello Biennale 2020 we presented a lot of music which was not originally meant to be played on cello. The cello sang, was a violin, viola, clarinet, saxophone or electric guitar and played music that was never composed for cello. The Cello Took Over!
David Dramm:
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Cello Band"
Wijnand van Klaveren:
"Contrapunctus no. 9 from 'Kunst der Fuge'" for cello quintet
Frédéric Chopin
"Nocturne Posthume"
"Waltz opus 64 no. 2"
"Prelude no. 3"
"Prelude no. 2"
"Waltz opus 34 no. 2"
"Prelude no. 7" for cello and string quintet
John Dowland
"Flow My Tears" for cello quintet
Giacomo Puccini
"Cristantemi" for cello quintet
Henry Purcell
"Remember Me from the opera Dido and Aeneas" for cello quintet
Pjotrj Iljitsj Tsaikovski
"Ya li v pole da ne travushka byla, Tak shto zhe and Moj Sadik" for cello quintet and soprano
Mladen Miloradovic:
Gustav Mahler
"Adagietto" for 12 celli and harp
Marijn van Prooijen:
Pietro Mascagni
"Intermezzo" for 12 celli and harp
Gioachino Rossini
"Ouverture Wilhelm Tell" for 12 celli
Giuseppe Verdi
"Ouverture La Forza del Destino" for 12 celli
Adrian Williams:
Richard Wagner
"Vorspiel Tristan und Isolde" for 12 celli
Cello Biennale Amsterdam 2018
Brett Dean
"Cello Concerto" for cello and orchestra
Michael Gordon
"House Music" for cello solo
Michael Gordon
"8" for cello octet
Wim Henderickx
"Cello Concerto Sangita" for cello and orchestra
Tim Kliphuis
"Havana Suite" for cello solo and cello orchestra (Hello Cello Orchestra 2018)
David Lang
"Prayers for night and sleep" for cello, voice and ensemble
Theo Loevendie
“Celloquio” for cello solo (National Cello Competition 2018)
Florian Magnus Maier
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" for cello quartet and electronica (film score)
Kate Moore
"Arc-en-Ciel" for cello quartet
Joey Roukens
"Angeli" for cello octet and singers
Giovanni Sollima
"Reflections on Bach" for cello and ensemble
Giovanni Sollima
"Reflections on Costanzi" for cello and ensemble
Jacob ter Veldhuis
"Glacier" for cello and piano
Mathilde Wantenaar
"Damokles" for cello quartet
Julia Wolfe
"Wind in my hair" for cello and orchestra
Cello Biennale Amsterdam 2016
Joël Bons
Nomads for cello and mixed ensemble
Brendan Faegre
Magical Quest for the Enchanted Armor for 4 cellos and percussion
Oene van Geel
New work for cello orchestra (Hello Cello Orchestra 2016)
Galina Grigorjeva
“Prayer” new version for cello and mixed choir
Pete Harden
Preservation (Madagascan Sunset Moth) for 4 cellos and percussion
Guus Janssen
“Out of Step” for cello and ensemble
Hilary Jeffery
Variations on a field in C for 4 cellos and percussion
Chiel Meijering
“Whatever lies ahead” for cello ensemble
Genevieve Murphy
The first 4 Minutes (from the traces of ‘Walk and Drip’for 12 Hours) for 4 cellos and percussion
Mayke Nas
“Unraveled” for cello quartet and percussion
Martijn Padding
Biennale Galop 2016 for 4 cellos and percussion
Pieter Smithuijsen
Metropolis for 8 cellos and 2 pianotracks
Rob Zuidam
Concerts for cello and orchestra
Rob Zuidam
“Air” for cello solo (National Cello Competition 2016)
Cello Biennale Amsterdam 2014
Joël Bons
“Omwentelingen” for cello, clarinet and piano
Göran Fröst
“Little Ruben Rhapsody” for cello and ensemble
Micha Hamel
“In Search of a Prayer” for cello solo (National Cello Competition 2014)
Luc van Hove
“Cantico di Frate Sole” for choir and cello
Hans Koolmees
“Oberioe” for cello ensemble
Rolf Martinsson
“Forlorn on Poems by Rabindranath Tagore” for cello and orchestra
Chiel Meijering
“Storms and Pain” for cello ensemble
Mladen Miloradovic
“Bauerntanz” for cello orchestra (Hello Cello Orchestra 2014)
Mladen Miloradovic
“Fantasy on Stanojlo Rajicich themes” for cello ensemble
Seung-Ah Oh
“Aphonic Dialogue” for cello, voice and ensemble
Martijn Padding
“Homage to (and with) Anner” for solo cello
Richard Rijnvos
“barbara baccante - ritratto di una cantatrice barocca per voce, violoncello e orchestra” for cello and orchestra
Tom Trapp
“Letter J” for cello orchestra (Hello Cello Orchestra 2014)
Calliope Tsoupaki
"Me to Feggari: for cello and ensemble
Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2012
Martin Fondse
New work for cello orchestra (Mega Children Cello Orchestra 2012)
Yannis Kyriakides
“Beatrice and the Nightingale” for solo cello (National Cello Competition 2012)
Yannis Kyriakides
“Body of words” for cello and electronics
Theo Loevendie
“Three Movements for Harp and cello”
Arvo Pärt
New work for cello ensemble
Uljas Pulkkis
“Dragonfly” for cello and ensemble
Alexander Raskatov
“Leçons de ténèbres” for cello and ensemble
Diego Soifer
“Life no. 1: the man who designed societies while walking his dog” for cello and ensemble
Pēteris Vasks
“Klātbūtne” for cello and ensemble
Du Wei
“Cries and Whispers” for cello and ensemble
Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2010
Athena Adamopoulos
New work for cello ensemble
Wilbert Bulsink
“Vision and Labyrinth” for solo cello (National Cello Competition 2010)
Elisabeth Lim
New work for cello ensemble
Chiel Meiering
Concerto for two cello's and ensemble
Reza Namavar
New work for soprano and cello ensemble
Martijn Padding
Concerto for cello and ensemble
Jan van de Putte
Concerto for cello and ensemble
Gity Razas
New work for cello ensemble
Ernst Reijsiger
New work for cello orchestra (Mega Children Cello Orchestra 2010)
Theo Verbey
New work for cello and pianola
Yang Yi-Bo
“Blue and White Porcelain” for cello ensemble
Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2008
Oene van Geel
“Three Dances” for solo cello (National Cello Competition 2008)
Vanessa Lann
“Divining Apollo” for cello and mixed ensemble
Toek Numan
“Juli 2008” for cello and mixed ensemble
Arvo Pärt
“O-Antiphonen” for cello ensemble
Paul Stouthamer
“Encore” for cello and orchestra
Dobrinka Tabakova
Concerto for cello and ensemble
Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2006
Dimitris Androukopoulos
Concerto for cello and ensemble
Theo Verbey
“Five pieces” for solo cello (National Cello Competition 2006)
