Terra Memoria
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Fri 14 Mar 202520:15 - 21:45Interval 21:00Grote Zaal
Program
18.45 / Foyerdeck 1 / Panel
Panel by Fedor Teunisse with Nora Kimball, Peter Sellars and Tero Saarinen
19.45 / Entrance hall / Pop-up concert
Kaija Saariaho Sept papillons
by Katia Milano and Ibai Pijoan, cello students of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague
20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program
Kaija Saariaho Terra Memoria
Joseph Haydn Strijkkwartet Op. 20 No. 2
Kaija Saariaho Fleurs de neige
Kaija Saariaho Nymphéa
21.35 / Grote Zaal / After-concert talk
After-concert talk with Peter Sellars and musicians of Meta4
Credits
Antti Tikkanen violin
Minna Pensola violin
Atte Kilpeläinen viola
Tomas Djupsjöbacka cello
The successful Finnish string quartet Meta4 shows Saariaho’s relationship with the string quartet in a nutshell. From her first work for string quartet and electronics, Nymphéa, to the poignant Terra Memoria, written in 2006, Saariaho’s love of strings shines through. Terra Memoria, subtitled ‘for the deceased’, stands in beautiful contrast to Haydn’s sunny String Quartet Op. 20 No. 2. A combination that Saariaho liked very much.
Founded in 2001, Meta4 has become a leading advocate for Saariaho’s string quartet works. Their recording of Fleurs de neige and Terra Memoria garnered a rave review in BBC Music Magazine, and The Times called Meta4 ‘the most remarkable string quartet ever heard’. A portrait of Saariaho’s work for string quartet at the highest level.
This concert will be broadcast later by NTR on NPO Klassiek
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Programme booklet (Dutch)
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