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Ticket sales started
Despite the threat of being silenced by a virus, we are happy to announce that the festival still stands! From October 22nd until 31st, the highest level of cello playing across the globe will come together at the eighth Cello Biënnale Amsterdam. Ten days filled with live music, the National Cello Competition, masterclasses, concerts, and […]
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The Cello Biënnale Amsterdam 2020 is officially a go!
For months it was uncertain if the biggest cello festival in the world could go on because of the corona virus. But thanks to extra help of our patrons, extra resources from the gouvernment as well as it’s easing the regulations around the virus, and thanks to our collaboration with the NTR – which will […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
