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 – 15.45, Main Hall
Simon Velthuis
João Valpaços
Carmen Bruno
Announcements of the finalists
Tuesday 23 October 16.30, Foyerdeck 1
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
