Through the looking glass: Amsterdam Sinfonietta are a class act

Candida Thompson and Hülya Keser

Martina Batič, Nederlands Kamerkoor and Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Candida Thompson and Martina Batič

Por Clare Varney, 14 mayo 2023

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“allowed the music to continue seamlessly, almost like a stream of consciousness”

Crítica hecha desde Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ: Main Hall, Ámsterdam el 12 mayo 2023

Pärt, Spiegel im Spiegel

Tallis, Tunes for Archbishop Parker's psalter

Vaughan Williams, Fantasía sobre un tema de Thomas Tallis

Tormis, Raue Needmine (Curse upon Iron)

Vasks, Plainscapes

Sumera, Concerto per voci e strumenti

Pärt, Spiegel im Spiegel

Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Candida Thompson, Leader, Violín

Nederlands Kamerkoor

Martina Batič, Dirección

Tim Posner, Violonchelo

Hülya Keser, Piano

Roukens Requiem: eine Hommage an die Totenmesse

Michael Klier, 3rd November

Joey Roukens' Requiem ist eine abwechslungsreiche und tröstliche intime Komposition.

***11

Thomas Oliemans in heartfelt chansons at the Concertgebouw

Jenny Camilleri, 7th July

Baritone and pianist Thomas Oliemans demonstrated his love of the French chanson accompanied by the richly layered strings of the Amsterdam Sinfonietta.

****1

Serenade and sorrow from Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Arcayürek and Klieser

Mark Thomas, 25th March

The impressive Amsterdam Sinfonietta showed lucidity and depth in Britten and Shostakovich, with tenor Ilker Arcayürek and horn player Felix Klieser adding much to the quality.

****1

Rana brings energy and clarity to Bach in Amsterdam

Michael Roddy, 6th April

Ominous Bartók, polished Mozart and energetic Bach, all on a superb musical spring evening in Amsterdam.

****1

Playful light and colour from Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Jane Shuttleworth, 5th June

Imaginative Bach and an exciting new work by Dobrinka Tabakova played by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta with pianists Ferhan and Ferzan Önder.

***11

Brautigam premieres Beamish’s new Piano Concerto

David Pinedo, 11th March

For the silver jubilee of Ronald Brautigam’s history with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Sally Beamish composed a new piano concerto. Haydn, Mozart, and Elgar complemented the programme.

***11

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Clare Varney

Clare is a freelance writer and music critic from the UK, currently living in the Netherlands where she writes about Music, Food and Culture. Clare is a passionate musician, having learnt the violin and piano from an early age. When not at her laptop writing, she spends her time nurturing the next generation of brass players, all from her Dutch kitchen in the sky. Read more at The Spidy Editor.

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