Program 2020
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Thu 22 OctThu 22 Oct -
Facemask Cello Biennale
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Thu 22 Oct -
Encore
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Thu 22 Oct19:00Thu 22 Oct 19:00 - Grote Zaal
Metropole Orkest & Cello Giants
Five of the world’s ‘grooviest’ cello virtuosos will be opening Cello Biennale 2020 accompanied by the Metropole Orkest.
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New Music
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Jazz
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Pop/Rock
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Thu 22 Oct21:30Thu 22 Oct 21:30 - Grote Zaal
Metropole Orkest & Cello Giants
Five of the world’s ‘grooviest’ cello virtuosos will be opening Cello Biennale 2020 accompanied by the Metropole Orkest.
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New Music
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Jazz
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Pop/Rock
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Fri 23 Oct10:00Fri 23 Oct 10:00 - Grote Zaal
National Cello Competition
Round 1The most exciting part of the Cello Biennale.
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National Cello Competition
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Fri 23 Oct19:00Fri 23 Oct 19:00 - Grote Zaal
The Next Generation
The Kronberg Academy’s cello elite (10 year partner of the Cello Biennale) play Schuberts Arpeggione sonata, Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne and the sonata for violin and piano by Ravel.
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Cello Takes Over
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Next Generation
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Romantic
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Fri 23 Oct19:30Fri 23 Oct 19:30 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Hank Roberts & Filippo VignatoThe first of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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World Music
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Jazz
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CELLOFEST
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Fri 23 Oct21:30Fri 23 Oct 21:30 - Grote Zaal
The Next Generation
The Kronberg Academy’s cello elite (10 year partner of the Cello Biennale) play Schuberts Arpeggione sonata, Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne and the sonata for violin and piano by Ravel.
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Cello Takes Over
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Next Generation
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Romantic
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Fri 23 Oct22:00Fri 23 Oct 22:00 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Yassir Bousselam TrioThe first of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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World Music
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Jazz
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CELLOFEST
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Sat 24 Oct10:00Sat 24 Oct 10:00 - Grote Zaal
National Cello Competition
Round 1 (continuation)The most exciting part of the Cello Biennale.
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National Cello Competition
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Sat 24 Oct10:30Sat 24 Oct 10:30 - Kleine Zaal
Toddler Show
Het Lied van Boom [‘The Tree Song’] 1.5+Did you know trees could sing, albeit it very softly? Trees are really musical – come listen!
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Family
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Sat 24 Oct11:00Sat 24 Oct 11:00 - BIMHUIS
Family show
Vreemde Streken [‘Strange Strokes & Foreign Climes’] 6+What does the unknown sound like? Diamanda, Marcus and Yanna are fascinated by new and uncharted worlds of sound.
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Family
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Sat 24 Oct12:30Sat 24 Oct 12:30 - Kleine Zaal
Toddler Show
Het Lied van Boom [‘The Tree Song’] 1.5+Did you know trees could sing, albeit it very softly? Trees are really musical – come listen!
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Family
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Sat 24 Oct14:00Sat 24 Oct 14:00 - BIMHUIS
Family show
Vreemde Streken [‘Strange Strokes & Foreign Climes’] 6+What does the unknown sound like? Diamanda, Marcus and Yanna are fascinated by new and uncharted worlds of sound.
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Family
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Sat 24 Oct15:00Sat 24 Oct 15:00 - Grote Zaal
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Cello Band
The Cello Takes Over: The Beatles and not just any Beatles number, but perhaps their most revolutionary work.
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Cello Takes Over
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Pop/Rock
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Sat 24 Oct19:00Sat 24 Oct 19:00 - Grote Zaal
Residentie Orkest
A new cello concerto by Martijn Padding and Schumann’s romantic cello concerto. The cellists of the Residentie Orkest play Steve Reich’s challenging Cello Counterpoint.
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Cello Takes Over
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New Music
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Sat 24 Oct19:30Sat 24 Oct 19:30 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Lars DanielssonThe second of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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World Music
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Jazz
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CELLOFEST
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Sat 24 Oct21:30Sat 24 Oct 21:30 - Grote Zaal
Residentie Orkest
A new cello concerto by Martijn Padding and Schumann’s romantic cello concerto. The cellists of the Residentie Orkest play Steve Reich’s challenging Cello Counterpoint.
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Cello Takes Over
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New Music
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Sat 24 Oct22:00Sat 24 Oct 22:00 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Shirley Smart TrioThe second of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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World Music
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Jazz
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CELLOFEST
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Sun 25 Oct09:30Sun 25 Oct 09:30 - Grote Zaal
BACH&BREAKFAST
Alexander WarenbergStart the day off as any day should: a light breakfast consisting of fresh orange juice, a warm croissant, and cappuccino, followed by a performance of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites.
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Next Generation
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Early Music
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Bach&Breakfast
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Sun 25 Oct10:30
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Sun 25 Oct13:30Sun 25 Oct 13:30 - BIMHUIS
MASTERCLASS
Jean-Guihen QueyrasLessons from twelve grandmasters.
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Masterclass
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Sun 25 Oct14:00Sun 25 Oct 14:00 - Grote Zaal
Romances
Rising Stars Jonathan Roozeman and Maciek Kulakowski play a romantic program with, among others, Sibelius, Haydn and Dobrinka Tabakova’s Pirin, a piece full of original Bulgarian intonations, rhythms, and melodies.
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Romantic
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New Music
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Sun 25 Oct15:00Sun 25 Oct 15:00 - Grote Zaal
Score Collective
Berceuse, une nuit calme, but also… rimpelingen [‘ripples’] and a new piece.
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Early Music
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New Music
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Sun 25 Oct19:00Sun 25 Oct 19:00 - Grote Zaal
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
A cello concerto, a double concerto and a big hit.
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Cello Takes Over
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Romantic
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New Music
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Sun 25 Oct19:30Sun 25 Oct 19:30 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Jonathan Roozeman & Lauri PorraThe third of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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Jazz
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Pop/Rock
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CELLOFEST
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Sun 25 Oct21:30Sun 25 Oct 21:30 - Grote Zaal
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
Een celloconcert, een dubbelconcert en een hit.
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Cello Takes Over
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Romantic
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New Music
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Sun 25 Oct22:00Sun 25 Oct 22:00 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Von ThordThe third of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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Jazz
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Pop/Rock
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CELLOFEST
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Mon 26 Oct09:30Mon 26 Oct 09:30 - Grote Zaal
BACH&BREAKFAST
Ella van PouckeStart the day off as any day should: a light breakfast consisting of fresh orange juice, a warm croissant, and cappuccino, followed by a performance of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites.
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Next Generation
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Early Music
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Bach&Breakfast
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Mon 26 Oct10:15Mon 26 Oct 10:15 - BIMHUIS
MASTERCLASS
Reinhard LatzkoLessons from twelve grandmasters.
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Masterclass
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Mon 26 Oct10:30Mon 26 Oct 10:30 - BIMHUIS
MASTERCLASS
Pieter WispelweyLessons from twelve grandmasters.
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Masterclass
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Mon 26 Oct12:00Mon 26 Oct 12:00 - Grote Zaal
Elegy
for Anner BijlsmaThe cellists Anner Bijlsma most admired play the music he most loved.
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Early Music
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Romantic
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New Music
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Mon 26 Oct15:00
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Mon 26 Oct19:00Mon 26 Oct 19:00 - Grote Zaal
La Lyra del Mar
From Crete to Apulia, Sicily and Spain, and back again. The Cello Biennale and the Flamenco Biennale bring three phenomenal musicians together from various countries around the Mediterranean Sea.
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World Music
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New Music
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Mon 26 Oct20:30Mon 26 Oct 20:30 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Sehnsucht – Katharina GrossThe fourth of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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New Music
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CELLOFEST
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Mon 26 Oct21:30Mon 26 Oct 21:30 - Grote Zaal
La Lyra del Mar
From Crete to Apulia, Sicily and Spain, and back again. The Cello Biennale and the Flamenco Biennale bring three phenomenal musicians together from various countries around the Mediterranean Sea.
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World Music
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New Music
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Mon 26 Oct22:00Mon 26 Oct 22:00 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Oliver CoatesThe fourth of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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New Music
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CELLOFEST
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Tue 27 Oct09:30Tue 27 Oct 09:30 - Grote Zaal
BACH&BREAKFAST
Joachim EijlanderStart the day off as any day should: a light breakfast consisting of fresh orange juice, a warm croissant, and cappuccino, followed by a performance of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites.
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Next Generation
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Early Music
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Bach&Breakfast
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Tue 27 Oct10:30
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Tue 27 Oct11:30Tue 27 Oct 11:30 - Grote Zaal
National Cello Competition
Round 2The most exciting part of the Cello Biennale.
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Cello Takes Over
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National Cello Competition
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Tue 27 Oct13:30Tue 27 Oct 13:30 - BIMHUIS
MASTERCLASS
Giovanni SollimaLessons from twelve grandmasters.
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Masterclass
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Tue 27 Oct19:00Tue 27 Oct 19:00 - Grote Zaal
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s cellists
Mahler, Bruckner, Wagner … they all course through the veins of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – most of all, those of its cellists. Very much in keeping with the theme ‘The Cello Takes Over’!
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Cello Takes Over
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Romantic
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Tue 27 Oct19:30Tue 27 Oct 19:30 - BIMHUIS
We’ll never let you down
The life, times and tragic end of celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré – an opera about fake news, indignation and powerlessness.
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New Music
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Tue 27 Oct21:30Tue 27 Oct 21:30 - Grote Zaal
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s cellists
Mahler, Bruckner, Wagner … they all course through the veins of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – most of all, those of its cellists. Very much in keeping with the theme ‘The Cello Takes Over’!
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Cello Takes Over
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Romantic
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Tue 27 Oct22:00Tue 27 Oct 22:00 - BIMHUIS
We’ll never let you down
The life, times and tragic end of celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré – an opera about fake news, indignation and powerlessness.
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New Music
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Wed 28 Oct09:30Wed 28 Oct 09:30 - Grote Zaal
BACH&BREAKFAST
Brannon ChoStart the day off as any day should: a light breakfast consisting of fresh orange juice, a warm croissant, and cappuccino, followed by a performance of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites.
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Next Generation
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Early Music
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Bach&Breakfast
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Wed 28 Oct10:30Wed 28 Oct 10:30 - BIMHUIS
MASTERCLASS
Nicolas AltstaedtLessons from twelve grandmasters.
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Masterclass
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Wed 28 Oct12:00Wed 28 Oct 12:00 - Grote Zaal
Americana 2
Highlights from Central and South America (but no tango…).
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Cello Takes Over
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World Music
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Wed 28 Oct13:30Wed 28 Oct 13:30 - BIMHUIS
Students around the World
Talented cello students from all over the world present a concert program of one hour.
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Next Generation
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Wed 28 Oct15:00Wed 28 Oct 15:00 - Grote Zaal
Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest
Yassir Bousselam & the Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest in collaboration with the Oud Festival.
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World Music
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New Music
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Wed 28 Oct19:00Wed 28 Oct 19:00 - Grote Zaal
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Sol Gabetta will be returning to perform Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1, while Julian Steckel will be performing Gerald Barry’s new solo concerto.
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Cello Takes Over
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Romantic
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New Music
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Wed 28 Oct19:30Wed 28 Oct 19:30 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Maya Fridman & Chiara TrentinFour cellists. Four nationalities. Four quests.
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World Music
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New Music
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CELLOFEST
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Wed 28 Oct21:30Wed 28 Oct 21:30 - Grote Zaal
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Sol Gabetta will be returning to perform Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1, while Julian Steckel will be performing Gerald Barry’s new solo concerto.
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Cello Takes Over
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Romantic
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New Music
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Wed 28 Oct22:00Wed 28 Oct 22:00 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Ayşe Deniz Birdal & Abel SelaocoeFour cellists. Four nationalities. Four quests.
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World Music
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Jazz
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CELLOFEST
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Thu 29 Oct09:30Thu 29 Oct 09:30 - Grote Zaal
BACH&BREAKFAST
Julia HagenStart the day off as any day should: a light breakfast consisting of fresh orange juice, a warm croissant, and cappuccino, followed by a performance of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites.
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Next Generation
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Early Music
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Bach&Breakfast
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Thu 29 Oct10:30Thu 29 Oct 10:30 - BIMHUIS
MASTERCLASS
Quirine ViersenWhat could make a greater impression on a young cello student than a lesson from one of their idols? At this year’s Cello Biennale students from all over the world will be coming to Amsterdam to receive instruction from twelve grandmasters, who’ll also be performing in several of our concerts. Each masterclass will take an […]
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Masterclass
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Thu 29 Oct13:30Thu 29 Oct 13:30 - BIMHUIS
Students around the World
Talented cello students from all over the world present a concert program of one hour.
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Next Generation
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Thu 29 Oct14:00Thu 29 Oct 14:00 - Grote Zaal
Chopin, of course!
Chopin – married to the piano, in love with the cello.
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Cello Takes Over
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Romantic
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New Music
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Thu 29 Oct15:00Thu 29 Oct 15:00 - Grote Zaal
The Martijn Padding Show!
Possibly the Netherlands’ best composer!
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New Music
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Thu 29 Oct19:00Thu 29 Oct 19:00 - Grote Zaal
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Two Iranian grandmasters perform a new double concerto and lots of symbolism.
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World Music
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New Music
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Thu 29 Oct19:30Thu 29 Oct 19:30 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Stephan BraunThe sixt of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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World Music
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Jazz
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CELLOFEST
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Thu 29 Oct21:30Thu 29 Oct 21:30 - Grote Zaal
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Two Iranian grandmasters perform a new double concerto and lots of symbolism.
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World Music
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New Music
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Thu 29 Oct22:00Thu 29 Oct 22:00 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Matthieu Saglio QuartetThe sixt of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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World Music
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Jazz
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CELLOFEST
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Fri 30 Oct10:30
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Fri 30 Oct14:15Fri 30 Oct 14:15 - Grote Zaal
Herald of Melancholy
Schubert’s sorrow, Tchaikovsky’s chants and Shostakovich’s solitude.
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Cello Takes Over
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Romantic
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Fri 30 Oct14:30Fri 30 Oct 14:30 - BIMHUIS
We’ll never let you down
The life, times and tragic end of celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré – an opera about fake news, indignation and powerlessness.
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New Music
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Fri 30 Oct17:30Fri 30 Oct 17:30 - Grote Zaal
Grand violin sonatas
Two generations of French cellists and their well-known violin repertoire.
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Cello Takes Over
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Romantic
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Fri 30 Oct19:30Fri 30 Oct 19:30 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Rufus CappadociaThe last of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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World Music
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Jazz
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Pop/Rock
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CELLOFEST
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Fri 30 Oct20:15Fri 30 Oct 20:15 - Grote Zaal
National Cello Competition
FinalThree talented young cellists will be performing William Walton’s Cello Concerto in the final of the most exciting part of the Cello Biennale.
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National Cello Competition
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Fri 30 Oct22:00Fri 30 Oct 22:00 - BIMHUIS
CELLOFEST
Kayhan Kalhor, Kian Soltani & Rembrandt Frerichs TrioThe last of seven evenings in the BIMHUIS. Every evening, you’ll be hearing two of the most intriguing young cellists from the international non-classical underground.
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World Music
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Jazz
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CELLOFEST
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Sat 31 Oct09:30Sat 31 Oct 09:30 - Grote Zaal
BACH&BREAKFAST
Edgar MoreauStart the day off as any day should: a light breakfast consisting of fresh orange juice, a warm croissant, and cappuccino, followed by a performance of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites.
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Next Generation
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Early Music
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Bach&Breakfast
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Sat 31 Oct10:30
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Sat 31 Oct12:00Sat 31 Oct 12:00 - Grote Zaal
Remember Me
Talented young cellists from the Kronberg Academy and the Polish School.
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Cello Takes Over
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Next Generation
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Early Music
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Romantic
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Sat 31 Oct13:30
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Sat 31 Oct16:00Sat 31 Oct 16:00 - Grote Zaal
The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
A much-loved solo concerto explored in new ways and the new discovery by Giovanni Sollima
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Cello Takes Over
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Romantic
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Sat 31 Oct21:00Sat 31 Oct 21:00 - Grote Zaal
Cello Coupé
Highlights from our festival soloists in a grand café setting.
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Cello Takes Over
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Early Music
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Romantic
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