Close-up: From the Old World
Tuesday 20 October 2026, 20:15
Musicians of the Concertgebouworkest play music by European migrants in America — For European composers, America was once truly 'the land of the free'. Our musicians play exciting pieces written in the United States by, among others, Dvořák, Korngold and Eisler. Programme: Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Suite from Much Ado about Nothing, Op.11, III. Garden Scène, Edgard Varèse - Density 21.5 for flute, Ernst Toch - Fuge aus der Geographie, Hanns Eisler - Septet no. 1, Antonín Dvorák - String Quintet no. 3
Performers
Vincent Cortvrint (fluit), Hein Wiedijk (klarinet), Javier Sanz Pascual (fagot), Elise Besemer-van den Burg (tweede viool), Leonie Bot (tweede viool), Frederik Boits (2e plaatsvervangend solo-altviool), Guus Jeukendrup (altviool), Benedikt Enzler (2e plaatsvervangend solocello)
