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East of the Sun

Saskia Rao, Shubhendra Rao, Cello Octet Amsterdam, Atlas Band
Fri 6 Nov 14:00 - 15:00
Main Hall
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Fri 6 Nov
14:00 - 15:00
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Three world premieres around the Cello Octet 

Program

Saskia Rao-de Haas Flowing borders for sitar, Indian cello and octet 
Kayhan Kalhor Songs of Freedom* (world premiere) 
Joël Bons Zigzag** (world premiere)

Performers

Cello Octet Amsterdam 
Saskia Rao-de Haas Indian cello 
Shubhendra Rao sitar 

Atlas Band: 
Yan Jiemin erhu 
Zhao Yuanchun erhu
Naomi Sato sho
Raphaela Danksagmüller duduk 
Li Liangzi zheng 
Dani Luca cimbalom
Nizar Rohana ud

* This work was commissioned by the Cello Octet Amsterdam.
** This work was commissioned by the Cello Biennale Amsterdam and was made possible through funding from the Reinbert de Leeuw Foundation.

With the Cello Octet as the common theme, different influences from all over the world come together. The Dutch-Indian Saskia Rao-de Haas arranged her orchestral work Song of Water for sitar, cello octet, and Indian cello: a smaller sized cello which is played seated on the floor. Kayhan Kalhor is one of today’s most influential contemporary composers and performers within Iranian classical music. In his music, he makes connections between Persian traditions, Kurdish folk music, and Western classical elements.  
 
In 2016, Joël Bons made a huge impression with his work Nomads for cello and the Atlas Ensemble. He was awarded the ‘Nobel Prize’ of music for it, the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. The successor of the piece is his lauded Atlas Orchestra Book, which he composed for 2025’s Holland Festival. He composed his latest work for the Atlas Band (seven players), founded this year, and Cello Octet Amsterdam, in which each cellist is given a ‘non-Western’ companion. An equal balance between two musical worlds, flowing from his continuous striving for true intercultural composition.

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Saskia Rao-de Haas

Indiaase cello

Yan Jiemin

Erhu

Zhao Yuanchun

Erhu

Shubhendra Rao

Sitar

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 interdi…
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