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First Round (continued)

The most exciting part of the Cello Biënnale
National Cello Competition
Sat 31 Oct 10:30 - 12:10
Main Hall
Past event
Sat 31 Oct
10:30 - 12:10
Past event

Program

Giovanni Battista Cirri Sonata Op. 15 No. 5  
Karmit Fadael new work 
David Popper Mazurka 

Performers

Participants
10:30–10:55 Anaëlle Couette
10:55–11:20 Gabriele Melone
11:20–11:45 Joshua Hassler-Forest

Competition accompanists 
Charlotte Gulikers cello 
Daniël Kramer piano 

Following a pre-selection, fifteen talented young cellists are given the opportunity to present themselves to an international jury in three rounds. In the first round, for which entry is free, all fifteen candidates will perform the same pieces. This year’s competition is the first after ten editions not to include a piece by Luigi Boccherini in the first round; instead, there will be a work by the Italian composer and cellist Giovanni Battista Cirri. Likewise, David Popper was a cellist who composed a great number of charming show pieces in addition to his iconic études, which are considered mandatory repertoire for every cello student. 
 
For the Cello Biënnale in 2022, Karmit Fadael composed the atmospheric piece Sēo for cello and low strings. Let’s see if she can also show the cello in all its virtuosity: squeaking, screaming, and growling! 
 
The jury of the National Cello Competition 2026 consists of the following members: Sven Arne Tepl, Chu Yi-Bing, Jan Ype Nota, Giovanni Gnocchi, Monika Leskovar, Emmanuelle Bertrand, Liza Ferschtman, and Patty Hamel (secretary).  

The participants in the Second Round will be announced at 1:30 p.m. on Foyerdek 1 (free admission)

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Charlotte Gulikers

Cello ⟹ Nederland, 1995 ⟹ 4th x Cello Biënnale (2020, 2022, 2024 & 2026)  ⟹ Plays a Cornelis Weel cello (Utrecht, 1853) 

Daniël Kramer

From a young age, Daniël Kramer received lesson from Ton Hartsuiker. He went on to study at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Håkon Austbø, where he received his Master’s degree with distinction. He also received lessons from Rudolf Jansen, Willem Brons, Murray Perahia, and Claude Helffer, among others. He won prizes at the Prinses Christina Concours in 1994,  Concorso Seghizzi in 2008, and the Concours Olivier Messiaen in Paris in 2007.  His performances as a soloist include concerts with the Residentie Orchestra of The Hague, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic conducted by Peter Eötvös, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra conducted by Werner Herbers, and the Netherlands Youth Orchestra conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw. He has collaborated with various composers, such as George Benjamin, Louis Andriessen, Toshio Hosokawa, and Sofia Gubaidulina, and has premiered numerous contemporary works.  Daniël Kramer is the principal accompanist of the National Cello Competition and has given many concerts with laureates. He recently collaborated with Eline Hensels, the winner of the competition in 2018, to record a CD which was recently nominated for an Edison.

Anaëlle Couette

Cello

Gabriele Melone

Cello

Joshua Hassler-Forest

Joshua Hassler-Forest developed a passion for the cello at a very young age. After several years in the young talent class at the Prins Claus Conservatorium, where he studied with Corine ’t Hoen, he studied for six years at the Sweelinck Academy at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Maarten Mostert. Since September 2024 he started his Bachelor Studies with Pieter Wispelwey.
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