The final concert by HERMESensemble features a selection of Pärt’s greatest hits: Für Alina, Spiegel im Spiegel, Fratres … With this poignantly pure music Pärt manages to touch both the young and the old right in the core of their spiritual heart.

Pärt belongs to popular culture, witness the numerous soundtracks for films and his success on websites such as youtube. Inspired by a video with Spiegel im Spiegel a fan wrote: “If all music would be destroyed, wiped off the earth, erased from ourmemories, all but this piece, then this would be the crying over that, and everything would be fine, we would be fine.” Come and listen to Spiegel im Spiegel, and you will understand this observaton immediately.

Programme
Arvo Pärt: Fratres – Scala Cromatica – Da Pacem Domine – Estlander – Für Alina – Passacaglia – Partita, opus 2 – Wallfahrtslied – Spiegel im Spiegel – Summa

24 February, 2013 14:00 -- AMUZ

For many years Jan Vermeulen has been devoting himself to Schubert’s complete works for fortepiano, resulting in high international acclaim for this ideal Schubert interpreter. Together with some sympathetic strings players, among them top cellist France Springuel and AMUZ fixtures Christine Busch and Paul De Clerck – he plays the famous Trout Quintet and other chamber music by Schubert.

The musical paths of France Springuel and Jan Vermeulen did not cross each other until 2010, but the mutual feeling of recogniton was great, and the chemistry on the stage intense. AMUZ is exceedingly happy to present Springuel using gut strings. Her instrument is a Balestrieri cello from 1752, a felicitous match for Jan Vermeulen’s Tröndlin fortepiano from 1830.

Performers
Jan Vermeulen, fortepiano | Christine Busch, violin | Paul De Clerck, viola | France Springuel, cello | Jan Buysschaert,  double bass

Programme
Franz Schubert: Sonatine nr. 3 in g voor viool & klavier – Notturno voor pianotrio – Forellenkwintet

 

03 March, 2013 14:00 -- AMUZ

Quatuor Danel is without any doubt the most prestigious string quartet in Belgium and one of the European top ensembles. For their recording of Sjostakovitsj’s complete string quartets they were advised by the legendary Borodin Quartet, and it is now praised worldwide as sensational, counting as the best reference CD at this moment to boot. 

Quatuor Danel has been active since 1991 as a professional string quartet. With more than eighty concerts annually these musicians are prominently present on the international music scene. On the AMUZ stage they bring music with which they earned high acclaim all over the world. Whoever is eager to hear the masterly instrumentation, the bizarre contrasts and the jarring dissonants of Sjostakovitsj at their best, will be perfectly serviced here!

Performers
Marc Danel, violin | Gilles Millet, violin | Vlad Bogdanas, viola | Guy
Danel, violoncello

Programme
Dmitri Sjostakovitsj: Strijkkwartet nr. 1 in C – Strijkkwartet nr. 11 in f – Strijkkwartet nr. 9 in Es

08 March, 2013 20:00 -- AMUZ

On four Fridays throughout the season you are welcome to join us for dinner in the AMUZ foyer before the evening concert. Four Fridays, four concerts, four national cuisines which can be connected to the artists or the music of that evening … Dinner will be served on the following days at 6.00 p.m. Afterwards you can attend the evening concert.

This evening we welcome the Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov in AMUZ. Gardeville offers you a Russian menu.

First course: borsjtj (soup based on beetroot)
Main course: beef sstroganoff OR Russian chicken paprika

Here you find an overview of all brunch and dinner concerts.

15 March, 2013 17:00 -- AMUZ

Mozart’s first symphony was written when he was barely eight years old. That early the prodigy already enjoyed international fame as a supertalent on keyboard, though without having yet proved his mettle as a composer. However, that was going to change amazingly fast. At age sixteen the star composer already completed his sixteenth symphony. Baroque Orchestra B’Rock together with the Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov treats you to a sparkling Mozart evening. 

The ninth piano concerto (1777) is generally regarded as Mozart’s first great masterpiece. It was dedicated to Mademoiselle Jeunehomme, who has been only recently identified as Victoire Jenamy. She was the daughter of a dancer from Mozart’s circle of friends. The scintillating atmosphere that Mozart’s music exudes is the perfect match for the fresh and dynamic soul of B’Rock. And the soloist, too, will keep you in rapt attention, for over the past years Melnikov surprised connoisseurs with one outstanding CD after the other, and live at the keyboard he is said to be even more convincing to boot!

Performer
Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano 

Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symfonie nr. 1 in Es | Joseph Haydn: Symfonie nr. 39 in g | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symfonie nr. 16 in C – Pianoconcerto nr. 9

15 March, 2013 20:00 -- AMUZ

Claire Chevallier is a French pianist with a soft spot for the 19th and 20th century. This collector of period keyboards has already proved her mettle with quite a few amazing recitals, CD recordings and multidisciplinary productions. During this master class she guides advanced pianists through the keyboard oeuvre of compatriot Claude Debussy on an Erard from her collection.

More info and registration: www.musica.be

I.c.w. Musica, Impulscentrum voor muziek

16 March, 2013 12:00 -- AMUZ