Premiere Genieting VIII for violin
04 06 25 Filed in: concerts
With Manuel De Falla. Three years ago. That was during the preparations for Genieting VIII, an extensive work for solo violin that Janneke van Prooijen will premiere on 8 June | 3 pm in the Uilenburgersjoel in Amsterdam. »A body piece«, she calls it. It is also a study of music from Andalusia, Al-Andalus, traditional Turkish and Balkan music. I am not following in De Falla's footsteps, but the clarity and precision of his compositions certainly appeal to me. His El Retablo de Maese Pedro is unsurpassed.
Well, if you want to know how I do that with music from strange, faraway countries, you should come and listen!
After Genieting VIII, by the way with beautiful light projections by Lichtbende, the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra will play a short program with music from the regions on which I based my music. All this in the Klankkleurfestival 2025.