Opposites: Alba Rosa Viva! Festival 2024
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Fri 16 Feb 202420:15 - 22:40Interval 21:10Grote Zaal
Program
Jacob van Eyk Selection from Der Fluyten Lusthof for recorder solo
Henriëtte Bosmans Impressions for double bass and piano
Alba Rosa Viëtor Nocturne and Capriccio for piano solo
Mathilde Wantenaar La canzone del piccolo uccellino for sopranino and piano
Willem Jeths Kelimutu, new work for recorder, double bass and piano (world premiere)*
* commissioned by the Alba Rosa Viëtor Foundation
Finalists Alba Rosa Viëtor Composition Competition:
Ali Hosseini Ataxia for alto and bass recorder, double bass and piano*
Björn Pinxter Development in Brown for tenor recorder, double bass and piano*
Matthias Guntner Conjunction for soprano,alto and bass recorder, double bass and piano *
Sára Iván An einen Haiku for alto recorder, double bass and piano*
Credits
Erik Bosgraaf recorder
Ralph van Raat piano
Sasha Witteveen double bass
For the fifth time, the biennial Alba Rosa Viva! Festival takes place. The festival centres on the work of Italian composer and violinist Alba Rosa Viëtor (1889-1979). This time featuring a truly special chamber music trio: recorder player Erik Bosgraaf, pianist Ralph van Raat, and the young double bass player Sasha Witteveen. They will play solo and as a duo before winding off as a trio with a new work by composer Willem Jeths. A concert offering a festival atmosphere, full of unprecedented combinations and surprising music.
Apart from being a concert evening, this evening also marks the final of the Alba Rosa Viëtor Composition Competition. For previous winners like Mathilde Wantenaar and Primo Ish-Hurwitz, this composition competition marked the start of their careers. For this edition, the jury selected four finalists: Ali Hosseini (Iran), Matthias Guntner (Austria), Sára Iván (Hungary) and Björn Pinxter (Netherlands). These young composers each wrote a chamber music piece for recorder, double bass and piano. An expert jury consisting of composers Willem Jeths, Mathilde Wantenaar, Elena Firsova, Judith Weir and artistic director Reinild Mees will choose the winner. The audience can vote for the Audience Award. After the concert, there will be a festive awards ceremony.
More information about the Alba Rosa Viëtor Composition Competition
This concert will later be broadcast by NTR on NPO Klassiek
