Edition 73
The guest curator of this edition of Festival Dag in de Branding is music publicist Jacqueline Oskamp. And not without reason: on 7 June, in Amare's Conservatoriumzaal, she presents to the audience her brand-new Louis Andriessen biography, Groots is de liefde (‘Love is an excellent thing’) and is herself presented by the Municipality of The Hague with the Theo Bruins Award for her services to Dutch (contemporary) music. Naturally the programme includes music by Andriessen, performed by Claron McFadden, Ensemble Klang, members of Asko|Schönberg and students of the Royal Conservatoire.
Oskamp curated a festival day with three more special concerts. The Paper Ensemble, led by idiosyncratic maker Jochem van Tol, explores the musical and theatrical possibilities of paper in the rustle and bustle of a performance inspired by Japanese gardens. Composer-in-residence Myrtó Nizami presents her philosophically inspired work Prima Materia, which concludes her two-year residency at Festival Dag in de Branding. The work is performed by soprano Kristia Michael and Ensemble Modelo62.
The grand finale of this edition is New European Ensemble’s latest project, a collaboration with Scottish star author Ali Smith. At New European’s request, four female composers wrote new works based on the four hyper-urgent seasonal novels published by Smith since 2016. Between the compositions, Ali Smith reads excerpts from her novels.
program Edition 73 / 7 Jun 2025
The Paper Ensemble – #17
16:30
Amare Conservatoriumzaal
Theo Bruins Prize
Louis Andriessen –
Hout
Louis Andriessen –
Dances
Ensemble Klang / Claron McFadden, soprano / AskolSchönberg / Students of the Royal Conservatoire
18:00
Theater aan het Spui
dinner
Festivaldinner buffet style
19:15
Theater aan het Spui
Myrto Nizami –
Prima Materia III, "The Last Mask"
Kristia Michael, soprano / Ensemble Modelo62
With opening act of ensemble-in-residence SKETCH351 at 18:30
20:30
Nieuwe Kerk
Seung-Won Oh –
Autumn
Anna Thorvaldsdottir –
Spectra
Sara Zamboni –
Summer
Ali Smith, readings / New European Ensemble
In collaboration with Het Nationale Theater
