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Participants Second Round of the National Cello Competition announced
After an exciting First Round the jury has decided which participants are going to the next round. Tuesday they will appear again on stage, playing a program including pieces of Beethoven, Debussy and Sollima. Tuesday 23 October 10.30 – 12.45, Main Hall Eline Hensels Irene Enzlin Amke te Wies Tuesday 23 October 13.30 – […]
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Sollima receives Anner Bijlsma Award
Artist in Residence Giovanni Sollima received the Anner Bijlsma Award tonight! Job Cohen handed over the international prize, which is awarded once every so often to a person or institution that has proven to be of outstanding value to the cello or the cello repertoire. The prize of fiftythousand euros goes to the stimulation of young talent.
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Listen live to Radio 4
The flags are waving, the technicians are pulling cables and hanging the lights, the first musicians have arrived and rehearsals are in full swing. The Muziekgebouw quivers, the seventh Cello Biennale is beginning! The opening concert is sold out, but fortunately you can listen live with NPO Radio 4! Check out which other concerts are broadcasted live […]
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Concert sold out?
Is the concert you want to attend sold out? No reason to stress, there are often still places available. Please call the box office of Muziekgebouw (020 – 788 2000) and register for the waiting list of the concert. Muziekgebouw will contact you when tickets become available. On the day of the concert the waiting list […]
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Try out new cello’s and bows at the festival market
The hall and foyer of the Muziekgebouw are filled with sounds made by instruments and bows by various cello and bow makers. The Cello Biënnale enthusiastically supports the making of new instruments and bows, and the exposition at the festival is specially meant for makers of new instruments. In addition to the luthier exhibit, there […]
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They are here!
The young cellists from the West Bank arrived at Schiphol today! The children have studied cello for months with cellist Fabienne van Eck (Musicians without Borders, Sounds of Palestine) to play in the Hello Cello Orchestra. Director Shariff Nasr is making a documentary of the project together with Interakt Productions. The film crew records the […]
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NES at Podium Witteman
Frontlady of the band NES, Nesrine Belmokh, is playing this sunday at the Dutch television program Podium Witteman! The French-Algerian cellist and singer gives a taster of her concert during CELLOFEST on 20 October. There are still some tickets left!
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Call to all cello students! Participate in the famous jazz workshop by Arnold Dooyeweerd
That the cello is more than just a classical musical instrument is made more than clear by the Cello Biennale. Do you also want to broaden your musical horizons? Come to the free workshop of Arnold Dooyeweerd on Tuesday 23 October at 20.00h at Bimhuis. For fortyfour years, the jazz bassist gives tips to anyone […]
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Het Parool Cello Lounge in the late hours
Even after the evening concerts the Biennale is not over yet! Come to Het Parool Cello Lounge in 4’33 grand café to enjoy five free accessible concerts with surprising cello pop, jazz and impro. Read the program here.
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Children from the West Bank and El Salvador are joining the Hello Cello Orchestra
Together with Musicians without Borders and Sounds of Palestine, the Biennale is bringing fourteen kids from a refugeecamp in Palestine and from El Salvador to the festival to play in the Hello Cello Orchestra
