Events

House concert on Tuesday evening, 17 February, at Huis de Visscher, Keizersgracht, Amsterdam. The programme includes two works from the new CD. Performers: cellist Lidy Blijdorp, pianist Tobias Borsboom, with flautist Eleonore Pameijer. Works by Henriëtte Bosmans, Nadia Boulanger, Claude Debussy, Rosy Wertheim and Géza Frid. Ticket purchase & reservations: info@leosmitfoundation.nl

Programme featuring works for solo cello, including a suite by J. S. Bach.

To mark the centenary of Fania Chapiro, the Leo Smit Stichting presents a concert on 2 May at the Amstelkerk. Writer Jan Brokken introduces her story and that of her contemporaries. Music performed by Lidy Blijdorp, Eleonore Pameijer and Tobias Borsboom.

Remembrance concert with Rosanne Philippens, Nadia Frissen, and Hannah Strijbos.

Bach Prelude nr. 10 in e klein BWV 855 Mozart Allegro uit duo nr. 1 in G majeur KV 423 Beethoven Strijktrio in c-klein op 9 nr. 3 Sibelius Strijktrio in g-klein Kodály Intermezzo voor strijktrio Françaix Strijktrio

Bach Prelude nr. 10 in e klein BWV 855 Mozart Allegro uit duo nr. 1 in G majeur KV 423 Beethoven Strijktrio in c-klein op 9 nr. 3 Sibelius Strijktrio in g-klein Kodály Intermezzo voor strijktrio Françaix Strijktrio

Cellist Lidy Blijdorp joins violinist Elina Buksha for a lunchtime concert at the Musicorum Festival, held in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

An evening of chamber music with friends and fellow musicians, featuring Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s passionate Souvenir de Florence, Thomas Beijer’s Motion Games, and the expressive Piano Trio by Rebecca Clarke.

Cellist Lidy Blijdorp appears with the Nederlands Kamerkoor in a new work by Rob Zuidam, joined by percussion (t.b.c.). Tour datesThe Hague (25 Sept), Amersfoort (26 Sept), Enschede (27 Sept), Utrecht (29 Sept), Amsterdam (1 Oct).

Jan Brokken reads from his work, Lidy an Tobias accompany the story with Lidy's arrangement of Moussorgsky's Pictures of an Exhibition.

With Pynarello, Macho’s explores strength and vulnerability in a high-energy encounter between baroque music and breakdance. Featuring cello, ensemble and breakdancer Neo Jansen, the programme brings together music by Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Tartini, Barbara Strozzi, Santiago de Murcia, Pietro Locatelli and Jeffrey Bruinsma. Tour datesAmersfoort (20 Jan), Arnhem (21 Jan), Groningen (23 Jan), Amsterdam (24 Jan), Nijmegen (27 Jan), The Hague (29 Jan), Utrecht (30 Jan), Doetinchem (4 Feb).

With Pynarello, Macho’s explores strength and vulnerability in a high-energy encounter between baroque music and breakdance. Featuring cello, ensemble and breakdancer Neo Jansen, the programme brings together music by Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Tartini, Barbara Strozzi, Santiago de Murcia, Pietro Locatelli and Jeffrey Bruinsma. Tour datesAmersfoort (20 Jan), Arnhem (21 Jan), Groningen (23 Jan), Amsterdam (24 Jan), Nijmegen (27 Jan), The Hague (29 Jan), Utrecht (30 Jan), Doetinchem (4 Feb).