Agenda

As the kick-off of Dag van de Componist in Rotterdam, Ensemble Oihua and cellist Maya Fridman present an evening dedicated to contemporary music by Rotterdam-based composers. Set in the atmospheric Paradijskerk, the programme features solo works, chamber music, electroacoustic works and one world premiere.

The concert opens with Cárceles y Exilios by Saskia Venegas for solo cello and electronics, a work exploring memory, testimony and historical silence. The evening continues through intimate piano music, solo performances and immersive sound worlds where acoustic instruments merge with electronics. The programme also includes the world premiere of You’ve been invited to contact your deepest Self by Kaori Neus, a new work for violin, bass clarinet and piano.

Together, the concert highlights the diversity, imagination and experimental spirit of Rotterdam’s contemporary music scene.

Programme
Saskia Venegas – Cárceles y Exilios – for solo cello and electronics
Panos Gklistis – Nocturne (± 8’) – for solo piano
Aart Strootman – Mist (± 4’) – for violin and piano
Kate Moore – Whoever You Are Come Forth (± 5’) – for solo clarinet
Saskia Venegas – House of Silk (± 7’) – for cello, piano and electronics
Kaori Neus – You’ve been invited to contact your deepest Self (premiere, ± 7’) – for violin, bass clarinet and piano

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Line-up:

Maya Fridman – cello

Ola Kwiatkowska – violin

Mayuko Takeda – bass clarinet

Nikos Tablas – piano

Saskia Venegas – electronics / artistic direction