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Gurdjieff Ensemble

Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ: Main HallPiet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam, North Holland, 1019 BR, Pays-Bas
Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de Amsterdam
vendredi 26 mars 202720:15
Programme
Parmi les œuvres au programme:
musique traditionnelleArmenian traditional mourning and lamentation music
Artistes
Gurdjieff Folk Instruments EnsembleTraditional Ensemble
Levon EskenianDirection musicale
Emmanuel HovhannisyanDuduk, Zourna, Pku
Avag MargaryanBlul, Zourna
Armen AyvazyanKamancheh
Aram NikoghosyanOud
Meri VardanyanKanoun
Vladimir PapikyanSantur, Voice
Davit AvagyanTar
Mesrop KhalatyanDap, Dhol
Norayr GapoyanDuduk
Eduard HarutyunyanTmbuk, Cymbals, Bell

Powerful, hypnotizing and colourful. That is how The New York Times describes the characterful Gurdjieff Ensemble, a group that breathes new life into the music of Armenia. What makes the ensemble so unique are the exceptional, authentic instruments from Armenia and its surrounding regions. Together, these instruments create a rich and vibrant sound palette that is rarely encountered on the live stage in this part of the world.

In Gorani, ancient rhythms centred around the mourning song of the same name take centre stage. Originally, these sounds accompanied a ritual of dancing backwards; in music, this translates into a powerful sense of resistance to loss and an intense shared experience. Following previous acclaimed performances (including the 2015 Holland Festival), the Edison-winning ensemble now returns to the Muziekgebouw.

Tickets: € 12,50 – € 39,00

© Andranik Sahakyan
© Andranik Sahakyan