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Melle Meivogel

Second Round

The most exciting part of the Cello Biënnale
National Cello Competition
Tue 3 Nov 10:30 - 15:45
Main Hall
From Tue 31 Mar 12:00
Tue 3 Nov
10:30 - 15:45
From Tue 31 Mar 12:00

Program

Giovanni Battista Cirri Sonata Op. 15 No. 5  
Karmit Fadael Circle for cello solo
David Popper Mazurka 

Performers

Semi-finalists of the National Cello Competition  

Competition accompanists 
Stella Zake violin   
Daniël Kramer piano 

In the context of Everything by Beethoven, his Sonata for Horn and Piano – which Beethoven himself arranged for cello and piano – can’t be missed. Schumann’s Märchenbilder was originally composed for viola and piano. The famous 19th Century cellist Robert Hausmann, who premiered Brahms’ Sonata No. 2 and his Double Concerto, arranged the piece for cello and piano.  
 
The Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů wrote several duos for two string instruments. The second movement of the duo for violin and cello, which includes a substantial cadenza for the cello, is a demanding chamber piece for the contestants, who are additionally allowed to choose one out of three shorter highlights of the 20th Century solo cello repertoire. 

The jury of the National Cello Competition 2026 consists of: Sven Arne Tepl (chair), Chu Yi-Bing, Jan Ype Nota, Giovanni Gnocchi, Monika Leskovar, Emmanuelle Bertrand, Liza Ferschtman en Patty Hamel (secretary).  

This concert is a part of Everything by Beethoven

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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.

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