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Composer: Andriessen, Louis (b. 1939)

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Year of birth1939
NationalityNetherlands
Period20th century
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AmsterdamDaniele Gatti and RCO: Bruckner's Symphony no. 3

© Anne Dokter
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Sep 19 20:15, Sep 20 20:15, Sep 21 20:15, Sep 23 14:15
Andriessen, Bruckner
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Daniele Gatti
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BrugesMinimal versus maximal

Concertgebouw Brugge: Chamber Music Hall, Sat 3 Nov at 20:00
Andriessen, Glass, de Mey, Handel, Rebel
BL!NDMAN
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LondonHere and Now

Here and Now
Royal Festival Hall, Wed 16 Jan 2019 at 19:30
Gieshoff, Tüür, Grime, Andriessen, Hillborg
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Marin Alsop; Stewart McIlwham; Colin Currie
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AmsterdamAndriessen, Agamemnon and Unsuk Chin

© David Adam Beloff
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Sat 19 Jan 2019 at 14:15
Debussy, Andriessen, Chin
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Martina Batic
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AmsterdamOde to the Master

Ode to the Master
Dutch National Opera and Ballet, 2019 Feb 12 20:15, Feb 14 20:15, Feb 17 14:00, Feb 20 20:15
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

Maia Makhateli and Daniel Camargo in 5 Tangos © Hans Gerritsen
Lambrecht Wessels, 15 Sep
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.
*****
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Prom 44: Michael Gordon's genre-defying Big Space

Members of the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble perform Big Space © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 17 Aug
Well known for their genre-busting and boundary-defying music, Bang on the Can delivered a splendid Late Night Prom.
*****
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Pulsating new Andriessen at Holland Festival

Marcel Beekman (Pope Innozenzo XI) and Leigh Melrose (Athanasius Kircher) © Ruth Walz
Jenny Camilleri, 11 Jun
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.
***11
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Orchestra of the 21st century opens Young Composers Meeting in Apeldoorn

Apeldoorn Town Hall © orkest de ereprijs
Thea Derks, 23 Feb
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.
***11
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Minimalism with a bang: Bang on a Can All-Stars and the Cabaret Contemporain in Paris

Bang on a Can All-Stars © Stephanie Berger
Leopold Tobisch, 28 Sep
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).
*****
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