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Four Variations for cello: Four authors and their attraction to the cello
Cello Biennale Amsterdam commissioned four Dutch authors to write a cello-related story as a special addition to the 2016 festivities. The fruits of their labor will be presented in the form of a unique collection on 30 September in the OBA. On that special evening the authors Jan Brokken, Marente de Moor, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer […]
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Cello Biënnale Amsterdam at the UITmarkt 2016!
Take a look at the photoreport of the Cello Biënnale Amsterdam at the UITmarkt 2016: click here!
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Cello is in the air!
It’s in the air, the buzz that brings us closer to Cello Biennale 2016!! Two months to go and we’re there. The Biennale has made its presence known at the Amsterdam Uitmarkt, at the EYE museum ( Cello&Film ) in schools ( De Bestorming ) and in Amstelveen, Eindhoven, The Hague: Hello Cello Days. And […]
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Candidates for the National Cello Competition
Our candidates for the National Cello Competition 2016: Kalle de Bie Dominique Bos Patrick Karten Alexander Warenberg Melle de Vries Irene Enzlin Carlos Nicolás David Poskin Begonia Chan Felicia Hamza Iedje van Wees Jobine Siekman Anastasia Feruleva Camillo Cabassi First Round Saturday 22 October 2016 First Round (day 2) Saturday 22 October 2016 Second Round Tuesday […]
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Instant Happiness: Art that wakes and shakes
An idealistic production that examines consumerism and greed is a coproduction by Dagmar Slagmolen, Via Berlin and Cello8ctet Amsterdam 'Instant Happiness' is a pictorial musical happening that depicts the bitter realities in the garment industry composed by Jan Kuijken. Slagmolen notes: “It is of crucial importance to highlight the structural injustices in the garment industry. We simply do […]
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The Master and Margarita: Hats off to our Margarita
The young Russian cellist Maya Fridman graduated with the highest honors from the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Her graduation recital was lauded for its original programming–thrilling from beginning to end and impeccably executed. Her diploma was granted excellent cum laude. Maya Fridman will be featured in the refined yet sensual Master and Margarita.
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Successful Mini Cello Biënnale
Amsterdam North hosted a Mini Cello Biennale on 20 May 2016 at the Concertgemaal, originally a water pumping station transformed into a concert locale. Two concerts were given with a busy crowd for dinner in between the musical events. Check the photos below to enjoy the scene and test the atmosphere pre Cello Biennale 2016!
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Mini Cello Biënnale (only in Dutch)
Kunt u niet wachten tot de Cello Biënnale in oktober van start gaat? Op zaterdag 21 mei vind de Mini Cello Biënnale plaats in het Concertgemaal. Het concert van de Cello Company tijdens de Mini Cello Biënnale op zaterdag 21 mei is al UITVERKOCHT! Gelukkig zijn er nog plaatsen voor het prachtige Italiaanse middagconcert met de […]
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Meet the jury of the National Cello Competition: Jan Willem Loot
Jan Willen Loot will be the chairman of the jury of the National Cello Concours. He was director of the Concertgebouw Orchestra until December 2008. Loot studied law at the University in Groningen and cello with René van Ast and Bertus van Lier. He was the director of the Overijssels Philharmonic Orchestra and the Netherlands […]
