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The Cello Takes Over

‘Everything sounds better…on a cello!’ Of course that slogan doesn’t apply to everything, but it is true that a huge variety of music written for other instruments sounds just as good on the cello – or even better! That’s what the next Cello Biënnale is going to show us: The cello will be disguised as […]

Premier ‘Little Stars of Bethlehem’

On October 19th the Eye Filmmuseum premiered the documentary ‘Little Stars of Bethlehem’. A film by director Shariff Nasr about commitment, friendship and the power of music. In the documentary, eight young cellists from refugee camps in Bethlehem are followed during their trip to the Netherlands to perform there during the Cello Biënnale Amsterdam 2018. Make sure to catch […]

Anner Bijlsma – In Memoriam

25 JULY 2019   Last night, my dear friend Anner Bijlsma passed away due to a stroke. He was my teacher, hero, my advisor, mentor, and my friend through many life challenges. His ability to surprise and affect me with his novel and constantly changing interpretations of known and unknown repertoire was unmatched. We are […]

Video: Sounds of a Glacier

Quirine Viersen showcased the sounds of a glacier during the last Cello Biënnale in the masterful new piece JacobTV wrote for her. The video of the world premiere is now online.    

Video: 12 top cellists play Klengel

During Cello Coupé, the final concert of the Cello Biennale 2018, these 12 top cellists played the Hymnus by Julius Klengel: Matt Haimovitz, Santiago Cañón Valencia Hayoung Choi, Ivan Karizna, Reinhard Latzko, Mick Stirling, Chu Yi-Bing, Maarten Mostert, Alexander Warenberg, Sietse-Jan Weijenberg, Maximiliano Segura Sánchez en Emma Kroon.

Managing director Johan Dorrestein Knighted in the Order of Oranje-Nassau

The charity concert for Musicians Without Borders on February 10 had a special ending for Johan Dorrestein, managing director of the Cello Biennale Amsterdam. Rob Metz, the mayor of Soest, announced him in Splendor Amsterdam as Officer of the Order of Oranje-Nassau: an honour for everything that Johan has done for the cultural life in the […]

Aftermovie Cello Biennale 2018

Experience the festival in 3 minutes! Darren Carter made an ‘after movie’ of the last Cello Biennale. The music is a live CELLOFEST performance of the Jörg Brinkmann Trio.  

Concerts Prize winners NCC 2018

The laureates of the National Cello Competition 2018 are playing throughout the country. Eline Hensels (winner of the First Prize and Audience Prize) will perform during the Kamermuziekfestival Schiermonnikoog on March 16th. Curious if the laureates will play nearby? On our website you can now find a concert agenda of the laureates of the last […]

Maisky and NES at the Cello Biënnale 2018

Fauré’s Élégie is a bittersweet memory of a lost love. During the Cello Biënnale it was performed by Mischa Maisky and his daughter Lily.

The Dutch debut during CELLOFEST of NES, the trio of the French-Algerian cellist and singer Nesrine Belmokh, cellist Matthieu Saglio and percussionist David Gadea was overwhelming. 

Prize Winners Concert

Soon we will publish a complete concert agenda of all the concerts of the prize winners of the National Cello Competition 2018. One concert we want to highlight already! On May 1 the winners of the the National Cello Competition 2018, the Netherlands Violin Competition Oskar Back 2018 and Young Pianist Foundation Concours 2019 will […]