Fact file
| Year of birth | 1939 |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Period | 20th century |
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LondonHere and Now, part of SoundState
Gieshoff, Tüür, Grime, Andriessen, Hillborg
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Marin Alsop; Stewart McIlwham; Colin Currie
AmsterdamAndriessen, Agamemnon and Unsuk Chin
Debussy, Andriessen, Chin
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Martina Batic
AmsterdamOde to the Master
Prokofiev, Piazzolla, Andriessen
Hans van Manen; Dutch National Ballet; Matthew Rowe; Het Balletorkest; Carel Kraayenhof; Hebe Mensinga
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DNB: Ode to the Master
As generations of dancers move on and off the stage, working hard for their very short lived moment in the spotlight, we can rest assured that there will be many classic Van Manen pieces in the repertoire for them to dance.
Prom 44: Michael Gordon's genre-defying Big Space
Well known for their genre-busting and boundary-defying music, Bang on the Can delivered a splendid Late Night Prom.
Pulsating new Andriessen at Holland Festival
Louis Andriessen’s new opera is a masterly expedition into the grand and grotesque mind of Athanasius Kircher, polymath and fantastist, but it is hampered by a clumsy libretto.
Orchestra of the 21st century opens Young Composers Meeting in Apeldoorn
The Young Composers Meeting Apeldoorn was opened by the 'Orchestra of the 21st century' under Ed Spanjaard, with fascinating pieces by Anna Meredith and Louis Andriessen.
Minimalism with a bang: Bang on a Can All-Stars and the Cabaret Contemporain in Paris
Bang on a Can All-Stars are by no means small fish in a big pond. Their work within the world of minimalist and contemporary music, as well as their collaboration with some of the biggest names in 20th-century music, has made of them today a name respected by any fan of John Cage, Steve Reich, Terry Riley or Brian Eno (to name but a few of the best).