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Edition 74 / 10/11 Oct 2025

Edition 74

This edition of Festival Dag in de Branding is entirely dedicated to wood. Wood for carpentry, wood for building instruments, but also the wood from the trees that we need to survive. The theme originated from guest curator Helena Basilova, pianist and composer, who curated a diverse programme. As the final highlight, Helena will present her own latest project: Arbor (which means ‘tree’).

HIIIT (formerly Slagwerk Den Haag) will be playing six wooden planks for an hour, with astonishing results: a performance of the modern classic Timber by Michael Gordon was at the top of Helena’s wish list. The performance will be preceded by a workshop for children, who will be working with wooden instruments and objects for the occasion, led by composer Remy Alexander.

After a sound walk through the Palace Garden, curated by composer Sophie Jurrjens, the Ragazze Quartet will present Memories of Trees. In Memories of Trees, they examine the complex chain of wood production, which provides us with our most beautiful instruments, but which also has a major ecological impact. This edition of Dag in de Branding will begin on Friday evening with a world premiere by Max Knigge for the Residentie Orkest.

program Edition 74 / 10/11 Oct 2025

program 10 Oct 2025

20:15

Amare Concertzaal

Max Knigge – Eliza May (worldpremiere)
Edvard Grieg – Pianoconcert
Dmitri Sjostakovitsj – Symphony no. 6

Residentie Orkest / Daniel Raiskin, conductor / Antti Siirala, piano

program 11 Oct 2025

14:30

Haags Hoog

With a performance by Sketch351 on the bus to the Nieuwe Kerk

Michael Gordon – Timber

HIIIT

With a performance by Sketch351 on the bus to the Nieuwe Kerk

16:15

Nieuwe Kerk

Soundwalk

Sophie Jurrjens / OFF Track

17:00

Korzo

Ragazze Quartet – Memories of Trees

Ragazze Quartet

20:30

Nieuwe Kerk

With a supporting act by composer-in-residence Wilma Pistorius at 8 p.m.

Helena Basilova – ARBOR

Helena Basilova, piano / Kenny Kneefel (Shoal), sound design/electronica / Vincent Rang, visuals

With a supporting act by composer-in-residence Wilma Pistorius at 8 p.m.

Rosa Arnold: ‘I think of my violin as wood that continues to live. Wood has its own sound, it resonates’

The Ragazze Quartet will perform Memories of Trees on Saturday afternoon at Korzo. First violinist Rosa Arnold shares her thoughts.  Do you still see a tree in your own violin?   “I think of my violin as wood that continues to live. Wood has its own sound, it resonates. There’s a…

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Max Knigge: ‘We live in an artistically free era, you’re allowed to do whatever you want as a composer’

Composer Max Knigge wrote Eliza May for the Residentie Orkest, which will premiere on Friday evening, October 10th, at Amare.  Max, who is Eliza May?   “Eliza May Drayden is the central character in the novel ‘het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris’ by Anjet Daanje. She’s inspired by Emily Brontë, the…

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Helena Basilova: ‘I was almost in a trance when I first heard it—the sound envelops you—it’s absolutely amazing’

Pianist and composer Helena Basilova is the guest curator of the October edition of Festival Dag in de Branding. On Saturday evening, the premiere of her new project ARBOR, created together with Kenny Kneefel (Shoal) and Vincent Rang, will take place at the Nieuwe Kerk.    Helena, how do you…

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Frank Wienk: ‘It sounds fairly simple. But the effect is enormous. Everything about this piece is brilliant.’

Percussionist Frank Wienk has been a longtime member of HIIIT, with whom he’ll perform the modern classic Timber on Saturday. Michael Gordon composed Timber for HIIIT when the ensemble was still known as Slagwerk Den Haag. Frank, what kind of piece is Timber?  “It’s a work for six percussionists who…

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Helena Basilova guest curator in October

This edition of Festival Dag in de Branding is entirely dedicated to wood. Wood for carpentry, wood for building instruments, but also the wood from the trees that we need to survive. The theme originated from guest curator Helena Basilova, pianist and composer, who curated a diverse programme. As the…

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