17:30

Nieuwe Kerk

Unique, one-off performance

Michael Hersch – The Vanishing Pavilions

Michael Hersch, pianist

17:30

Nieuwe Kerk

We have invited the American composer and pianist Michael Hersch to come to the Netherlands for a unique, one-off performance. Like a host of composers before him, Michael Hersch draws inspiration from poetry. He does not always literally transform his inspiration into songs, but frequently works out his ideas in a purely instrumental form. After reading Christopher Middleton’s poetry, Hersch felt a strong artistic and spiritual bond with the British author. This was the inspiration that led to The Vanishing Pavilions, a gripping cycle for solo piano.

Michael Hersch (1971) is an American composer and pianist. He is regarded as being one of the most talented composers of his generation. He has worked with big American orchestras and with ensembles such as the Philharmonic String Soloists from the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, the Kreutzer Quartet and the Hague-based Ensemble Klang.

13:00

Korzo

Roi Nachshon – Percano

Kluster5

14:00

Nieuwe Kerk

Philip Glass

Philip Glass – Twee Etudes
Philip Glass – Suite uit Dracula
Philip Glass – Suite uit The Hours
Kate Moore – Sensitive Spot

Cello Octet Amsterdam / Michael Riesman, pianist

16:00

Pulchri Studio

HYPER

John Luther Adams – Four Thousand Holes
Mayke Nas – Douze Mains
Michael Gordon – Hyper

Ensemble Klang

17:30

Nieuwe Kerk