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Two to Tango

Quirine Viersen, Maja Bogdanović, Daniel Rowland, Phion Symphony Orchestra

Thu 5 Nov 20:15 - 22:15

Main Hall

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Past event

Thu 5 Nov

20:15 - 22:15

Past event

Ballade, Elegy, and a jazzy double concerto

Program

Giovanni Palestrina Caro mea vera est cibus
Gabriel Fauré Libera me from Requiem
Gabriel Fauré Sicilienne
Gabriel Fauré Élégie
Frank Martin Ballade for cello and orchestra
Mikhail Glinka Ruslan and Ljudmila Overture
Rembrandt Frerichs On Love and Other Negotiations (double concerto, world premiere)

Performers

Quirine Viersen cello
Maja Bogdanović cello
Daniel Rowland violin
Phion Symphony Orchestra
Elias Brown conductor

Fauré’s Élégie is one of his most beloved and most performed works for cello – originally scored for cello and piano, later orchestrated by Fauré himself and premiered by Pablo Casals on the cello. Quirine Viersen performs Frank Martin’s Ballade, which she recorded in 2005.

In 2020, Rembrandt Frerichs composed a double concerto for Kian Soltani and kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor, sporting clear Eastern influences. He has now written a double concerto for Maja Bogdanovic and Daniel Rowland, in which his jazz roots are highlighted, too. Two closely connected people come together in this musical ‘two-to-tango’. Lush jazz harmonies and non-Western rhythms move to the waves of the ensemble.

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Maja Bogdanović

Maja Bogdanović was born in Belgrado and studied in Paris, where she lived for a long time. Since a few years ago, Amsterdam has been her home base. Maja performs all over the world as a soloist and has played with orchestras such as the Tokyo Symphony, Tonhalle Zurich, and Münchener Kammerorkester. Maja has worked with numerous composers and has premiered works by Gubaidulina, Tanguy, and Penderecki, at whose eightieth birthday she performed at the invitation of the composer himself. She was also invited by the composer to record his second cello concerto. Maja is a member of the Arathusa Quartet, the rest of which is formed by violinists Daniel Rowland and Floor Le Coultre, and violist Dana Zemtsov. In recent years, she has recorded several CDs for labels such as Nimbus and Orchid, including her critically acclaimed Rachmaninov/Glière CD. She recorded the album Pas de deux together with her partner Daniel Rowland.

Quirine Viersen

Cello ⟹ The Netherlands, 1972 ⟹ 7th x Cello Biënnale (2006, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2020, 2024 & 2026) ⟹ Plays a cello by Joseph Guarnerius Fillius Andrea (1715) – made available by Het Muziekinstrumenten…

Elias Brown

Frank van de Laar (Laren, 1965) completed his studies with Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam in 1989 with the highest possible distinction. He continued his education in Hannover with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling and in Amsterdam with Naum Grubert. In 1987, he won the 3d prize at the International Brahms Competition in Hamburg and in 1988, he won the first prize at the Postbank-Sweelinck Competition. He made his debut in the Grote Zaal of the Concertgebouw that same year, and numerous performances in The Netherlands and abroad followed in high tempo. He has given concerts in the United States, Asia, and almost all European countries, winning many prizes and distinctions. His repertoire spans from the entire Baroque era to contemporary music, with an interesting role for lesser known early and contemporary works. He is also an active chamber musician. His performances have been recorded by countless radio and television channels and he has released over twenty-five CDs. He is a professor at the conservatories in Amsterdam and Zwolle.

Rembrandt Frerichs

Piano, composer

Daniel Rowland

Phion Symphony Orchestra