Reconnaissance
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Sat 15 Mar 202520:15 - 21:45Interval 20:55Grote Zaal
1 Normaal € 41,00 CJP € 33,00 Stadspas € 33,00 Early Bird (13-30jr) € 12,50 2 Normaal € 33,00 CJP € 33,00 Stadspas € 33,00 Early Bird (13-30jr) € 12,50
Program
19.15 / Foyerdeck 1 / Pre-concert talk
Pre-concert talk by Frederike Berntsen with Nils Schweckendiek
19.45 / Entrance hall / Pop-up concert
Kaija Saariaho Sept papillons
by Maider Chacón and Efstratia Chaloulakou, cello students of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam
20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program
Kaija Saariaho Nuits, adieux
Kaija Saariaho Suomenkielinen sekakuorokappale
Kaija Saariaho Tag des Jahrs
Kaija Saariaho Reconnaissance
Credits
Helsinki Chamber Choir (Helsingin kamarikuoro)
Nils Schweckendiek conductor
The Helsinki Chamber Choir and Kaija Saariaho are a marriage made in musical heaven. In 2024, the choir received a Grammy for the CD Kaija Saariaho: Reconnaissance. With an anthology from Saariaho’s masterful choral repertoire, the singers demonstrate why. From her very first choral work Suomenkielinen sekakuorokappale (1979) to her latest, Reconnaissance (2020), Saariaho’s sound world shines through in these works that have been rarely performed in the Netherlands.
Throughout her career, Kaija Saariaho has had a special relationship with voices. Not only did she write several operas, culminating in Innocence, performed at the Dutch National Opera in 2023, she also composed several pieces for solo voices and for choir. The Helsinki Chamber Choir is among the best chamber choirs in the world and is the perfect ensemble to bring this side of Saariaho to the limelight.
This concert will be broadcast live by NTR on NPO Klassiek
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