Events

Parisian Sonatas: cellist Lidy Blijdorp and pianist Tobias Borsboom present a refined programme of French chamber music. From the elegance of Franck to the subtle colours of Debussy, this concert explores the rich sound world of Paris around the turn of the twentieth century.

Cellist Lidy Blijdorp joins the Nederlands Kamerkoor and conductor Daniel Reuss in Polderklanken, a programme celebrating the richness and diversity of Dutch choral music from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The concert features works by Rudolf Escher, Ton de Leeuw, Elmer Schönberger, Georgi Sztojanov and Mathilde Wantenaar, including Wantenaar’s La Noche Oscura del Alma, written for chamber choir and solo cello for the Cello Biënnale Amsterdam. Amsterdam (12 Nov), Den Haag (13 Nov), Nijmegen (14 Nov), Leiden (18 Nov)

Cellist Lidy Blijdorp joins the Nederlands Kamerkoor and conductor Daniel Reuss in Polderklanken, a programme celebrating the richness and diversity of Dutch choral music from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The concert features works by Rudolf Escher, Ton de Leeuw, Elmer Schönberger, Georgi Sztojanov and Mathilde Wantenaar, including Wantenaar’s La Noche Oscura del Alma, written for chamber choir and solo cello for the Cello Biënnale Amsterdam. Amsterdam (12 Nov), Den Haag (13 Nov), Nijmegen (14 Nov), Leiden (18 Nov)

Cellist Lidy Blijdorp joins the Nederlands Kamerkoor and conductor Daniel Reuss in Polderklanken, a programme celebrating the richness and diversity of Dutch choral music from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The concert features works by Rudolf Escher, Ton de Leeuw, Elmer Schönberger, Georgi Sztojanov and Mathilde Wantenaar, including Wantenaar’s La Noche Oscura del Alma, written for chamber choir and solo cello for the Cello Biënnale Amsterdam. Amsterdam (12 Nov), Den Haag (13 Nov), Nijmegen (14 Nov), Leiden (18 Nov)

Cellist Lidy Blijdorp joins the Nederlands Kamerkoor and conductor Daniel Reuss in Polderklanken, a programme celebrating the richness and diversity of Dutch choral music from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The concert features works by Rudolf Escher, Ton de Leeuw, Elmer Schönberger, Georgi Sztojanov and Mathilde Wantenaar, including Wantenaar’s La Noche Oscura del Alma, written for chamber choir and solo cello for the Cello Biënnale Amsterdam. Amsterdam (12 Nov), Den Haag (13 Nov), Nijmegen (14 Nov), Leiden (18 Nov)

Jan Brokken reads from his book The Discovery of Holland, about the artists’ colony in Volendam, while Lidy and Tobias accompany the story with Lidy’s arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Lidy Blijdorp and Ketevan Roinishvili play a programme of traditional Georgian songs at the Winteravonden aan de Amstel Festival in Amsterdam. Please check the festival website for the exact starting time.

Lidy Blijdorp and violinist Rosanne Philippens perform excerpts from Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello at the Nieuwe Kerk in Groningen. The concert also includes a short introduction to the artists and the festival programme.

Lidy Blijdorp and violinist Rosanne Philippens perform Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello at Pictura Groningen, complemented by a short additional work.

Lidy Blijdorp joins an ensemble of musicians at the Groningen Chamber Music Festival for American Dream, a programme featuring works by Chick Corea, George Gershwin, Heather Pinkham and Florence Price.

Lidy Blijdorp joins an ensemble of musicians at the Groningen Chamber Music Festival for a programme featuring works by Carl Nielsen and Ludwig van Beethoven.

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).