TEN!

Nicolas Altstaedt, Annie Tångberg, Emile Visser, Pieter Wispelwey, Stefano Bruno, Nesrine, Chieko Donker Duyvis
Thu 31 Oct 20:15 - 22:15
Main Hall
Thu 31 Oct
20:15 - 22:15
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Opening concert of the 10th Cello Biënnale Amsterdam 

Credits

Nicolas Altstaedt cello
Annie Tångberg cello
Emile Visser cello
Pieter Wispelwey cello
Stefano Bruno cello
Nesrine cello 
Chieko Donker Duyvis cello
Thomas Dunford luit
Kris Berry zang
Mark Haanstra contrabas
Enkhjargal Danarvaanchig morin khuur

Cello Octet Amsterdam: Alistair Sung, Claire Bleumer, Esther Torrenga, Geneviève Verhage, Rares Mihailescu, René van Munster, Sanne Bijker
en Sanne van der Horst cello

Nederlands Blazers Ensemble

The anniversary edition of the Cello Biënnale is all about the unforgettable musical moments from previous editions, which we revisit during this edition. Together with well-known soloists such as Nicolas Altstaedt and Pieter Wispelwey as well as young talents Chieko Donker Duyvis and Stefano Bruno, we look forward to this special festival edition during the opening concert. What will this festival bring and which pearls will we add to the canon of the Biënnale? 

Cello Octet Amsterdam has been at every single Biënnale and will show us, through compositions by Arvo Pärt and Theo Loevendie heard in previous editions, why they are the world’s longest standing cello octet. Nesrine and Chieko Donker Duyvis star with the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, which is enriched by other stringed instruments from every part of the world.

The soul of singer Kris Berry is embedded into the deep trio sound of cellists Annie Tångberg and Emile Visser with bassist Mark Haanstra. Pieter Wispelwey and his student Stefano Bruno, winner of the National Cello Competition 2022, enjoy the playful cello duets by Reinhold Glière. After the Prinsengrachtconcert 2022, Nicolas Altstaedt and lutist Thomas Dunford appear as a duo once again in Amsterdam.

This concert will be broadcast live in the NTR Avondconcert on NPO Klassiek.

The anniversary edition of the Cello Biënnale is all about the unforgettable musical moments from previous editions, which we revisit during this edition. Together with well-known soloists such as Nicolas Altstaedt and Pieter Wispelwey as well as young talents Chieko Donker Duyvis and Stefano Bruno, we look forward to this special festival edition during the opening concert. What will this festival bring and which pearls will we add to the canon of the Biënnale? 
Cello Octet Amsterdam has been at every single Biënnale and will show us, through compositions by Arvo Pärt and Theo Loevendie heard in previous editions, why they are the world’s longest standing cello octet. Nesrine and Chieko Donker Duyvis star with the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, which is enriched by other stringed instruments from every part of the world.
The soul of singer Kris Berry is embedded into the deep trio sound of cellists Annie Tångberg and Emile Visser with bassist Mark Haanstra. Pieter Wispelwey and his student Stefano Bruno, winner of the National Cello Competition 2022, enjoy the playful cello duets by Reinhold Glière. After the Prinsengrachtconcert 2022, Nicolas Altstaedt and lutist Thomas Dunford appear as a duo once again in Amsterdam.

Cello Octet Amsterdam

Cello Octet Amsterdam has been a regular guest at the Cello Biënnale since the first edition in 2006. The Cello Octet is an adventurous collective of cellists that specialises in new music and interdisciplinary performances. The Octet has become a renowned name in today’s contemporary music scene, in part thanks to collaborations with composers such as Philip Glass, Sofia Gubaidulina, Arvo Pärt, Theo Loevendie, Mauricio Kagel, Michael Gordon, and Kate Moore. After the premier of his first piece for the Octet, Arvo Pärt said: “The Octet is worth a fortune, I have discovered this ensemble 10 years too late.” The cellists of Cello Octet Amsterdam manifest not only as a close, world-class chamber music ensemble, but also as groundbreaking performers in shows such as Cellokrijgers (“Celo Warriors”), or as a rock band in Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Cello Band. Driven by the conviction that musicians are at the centre of society and carry the responsibility to contribute to social discussions, the Octet regularly enters unique collaborations with composers, theatre makers, choreographers, and social organisations. Their shows Instant Happiness and Instant Love (co-production with Via Berlin) focused on current topics such as consumerism in society and human trafficking, and the Octet has recently been exploring themes like diversity and migration. Together with the Cello Biënnale, the Cello Octet developed the education project ‘de Bestorming’.