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Improvisation in classical music, you don't hear that often. Violinist Merel Vercammen changes this with her new album The Zoo, which consists entirely of improvised music. 'I want to bring surprise back to the genre.', Headlined the NOS in September 2019. Merel Vercammen invited eight musicians to record duo improvisations, and the result is a collection of “instant compositions” that reminded her of animals. Two of these musicians are accordionist Wilco Oomkes and cellist Maya Fridman. In this concert Maya, Wilco and Merel play a number of free improvisations according to the concept of The Zoo, as well as a number of classical compositions by Franck, Purcell and Bartók. Read more

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ft. Angelo Verpoegen en Willem Romers

Ilja Reijngoud and Ed Verhoef have known each other for a long time. They played together in the band Nueva Manteca, with the duo Izaline Calister & Ed Verhoeff and on each other's CDs. They also gave several living room concerts together.  Read more

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Duo BILITIS is a unique ensemble on the Dutch stages and beyond. Since the foundation of Bilitis in 2004, the two musicians have made a name for themselves through their fascinating and controversial programs and intense teamwork. The duo named themselves after Claude Debussy's evocative compositions 'Les Chanson de Bilitis' on texts by Pierre Louys. 
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Their album 'When Will The Blues Leave' was recorded without an audience in the Bimhuis in June 2020 and will be presented during this concert. John Engels: “Playing with Benjamin and Joris gives me all the freedom, and it swings through the roof. Countdown, play, and then it happens on the spot – the interaction, emotion and inspiration together, that is the most beautiful thing there is!”  Read more

The oppresive plot and Puccini's heartbreaking and dramatic music have made 'Tosca' one of the most beloved operas ever. Love, lust and political intrigue tumble over each other in the life of the temperamental singer Floria Tosca. When her beloved Mario Cavaradossi is captured by the sadistic police chief Scarpia, she bravely takes her fate into her own hands, with a dramatic outcome. An exceptionally beautiful arrangement of this opera, made and performed by Mathieu van Bellen (violin) and Mathias Halvorsen (piano). 
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Chieko studied from the age of fourteen at the Young Talent program of the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Maarten Mostert and then obtained her bachelor's degree in Classical Cello at the CvA with Maarten Mostert, Jelena Očić and Mick Stirling. She won prizes both solo and with her piano trio at the Princess Christina Competition. She is active in chamber music and has given concerts with her piano trio in Europe and Mexico. Besides classical music, Chieko has a passion for Brazilian music, jazz and improvisation. 
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The flamenco trio Primos del Norte has been around for 20 years now, a close group of musician friends consisting of Erminia Fernández Córdoba (vocals), Arturo Ramón (guitar) and Udo Demandt (percussion). In recent years they have played in various regional and national radio and TV programs and performed on stages in Western Europe and festivals in Morocco and Turkey. Primos del Norte stands for high quality flamenco, with a varied musical nuance and explosive rhythmic expressiveness. Their repertoire consists of their own compositions and traditional flamenco.  Read more

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Blackberry Blossom Bluegrass Band is back!
This band has fond memories of the last concert in February at the beginning of this year, just before everything and everyone went into lockdown. Now that it is possible to perform they are happy to be on stage again, where the audience, this time, has to stay seeted. All the more reason to play the most beautiful listening songs for you again and of course the more exciting song will also come along. But you can throw a party while sitting down, right?
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Chieko Donker Duyvis is a cellist, singer and composer who cannot be pigeonholed She combines different styles such as classical music, jazz and Brazilian music in an adventurous way with her trio. With her music she tells stories, vulnerable and straight from the heart. This afternoon she and her trio will perform gems from the rich tradition of Música Brasileira. An exciting and versatile concert!  Read more

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Sound bars instead of strings: Peter Beets plays an electric piano in his Electric Band, which changed the world when it appeared half a century ago: Fender Rhodes. The warm, woolly and sometimes grumpy sound immediately conquered a central place in popular music. Jazz musicians also started experimenting with this new sound world. Dutch contemporary jazz heroes Ruud Breuls and Peter Beets with his quartet play compositions from this exciting time by Herbie Hancock and Freddie Hubbar Read more

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The Chimaera Trio, founded in 2012, presents itself as an ambassador for the interesting and unusual combination of a wind instrument (clarinet), a string player (cello) and a keyboard instrument (piano). The fusion of the sounds of these three completely different instruments creates a special color palette, with which the trio knows how to distinguish itself. By studying famous clarinet trios (e.g. Brahms, Beethoven) and unknown original works, as well as arranging music themselves, this trio broadens the repertoire and thus the possibilities of this line-up.  Read more