Dreams and Thunder

LUDWIG and accordionist Vincent van Amsterdam are creating a sound monument for the Belgian composer Wim Henderickx, who died in 2022. Music he dearly loved - by Bach, Liszt and Wagner - is paired with one of his last works, the accordion concerto Thunder only happens when it's raining. An important detail: Vincent van Amsterdam was closely involved in the creation of this work.

Vincent van Amsterdam is a unique musician who, as OpusKlassiek once admiringly wrote, ‘can take on the colour of the music with his instrument like a chameleon’. He was awarded the Nederlandse Muziekprijs (Dutch Music Award) in 2016. Since that time, he has only become more versatile and colourful. Something he already demonstrated in early 2023 in collaboration with the ever-surprising LUDWIG, ‘that cheeky Dutch orchestra’, according to the LA Times. 

Echoes of Nothing

From 19:45 to 20:00, prior to the concert in the Main Hall, a musical improvisation on Dreams and Thunder by Wim Henderickx will take place in the Entrance Hall.
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Jasmine Karimova writes: “For this special edition of Echoes of Nothing, we have decided to pay homage to Wim Henderickx. Some of us had Wim as our professor, others saw him in the hallways of the conservatory - but everyone involved in this edition will have been touched and inspired by Wim in some way. Graciously, we've been granted use of a few themes from the accordion concerto that will be played the same evening, and we will improvise using this material as a musical base. 

Personally, I will always remember Wim demonstrating musical ideas - by dancing. Time spent with him felt like a party. We wanted to create a musical scenario where we could channel this life force and joy, and maybe even get the audience dancing, we think Wim would have gotten a kick out of that.”

Credits:
Adriaan Lips, Ana de Sousa Pereira, Julian Tjon Sack Kie, Maja Čerček, Paul Schauenburg, Sean Haid, Antek Cholewinski, Yumi Augustine, Jasmine Karimova, Christian Nijeboer, Bela Braack

Program:
Improvisations on Dreams and Thunder by Wim Henderickx

Programme booklet (Dutch)