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Currently working on:
Exiting Chaos - A contemporary operatic experiment at the edge of desire, chaos, and catharsis. Inspired by the psyche and work of Sylvia Plath.
16/10, open rehearsal
18/10, premier
Splendor, Amsterdam: https://www.splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/111570864/exiting-chaos
A PIANO IN MY SKETCHBOOK, piano music with live drawings.
22 & 29/10, De Doelen, Rotterdam: https://www.dedoelen.nl/nl/agenda/de-doelen-kids-a-piano-in-a-sketchbook-qfzz
Concert for violin & piano together with the violinist Deborah de Jong
30/11, Theater Villa Ockenburg, Den Haag.
Working on puppet theater miniatures, which will premiere in winter 2025–2026. The miniatures include a short trilogy based on three fragments from the book The Little Prince, among other pieces.
Upcoming Events:
6 & 7/8/2025 — Where We Laid at Limburg Festival. More information at: https://www.limburgfestival.nl/kasteel-van-verlangen
16/10/2025 – Open rehearsal of the piece Exiting Chaos, Splendor, Amsterdam.
18/10/2025 – World premiere of the operatic performance Exiting Chaos, Splendor, Amsterdam.
2025–2026 – Premiere and tour of the puppetry miniatures. Dates and locations to be announced.
Main artistic activities during 2006-2024
2025- Premier of the puppet theater piece ‘Need a Friend’ at Haagse Theaterhuis. (Music composition, concept, puppets and puppetry)
2025- Concert together with the violinist Deborah de Jong with works by Beethoven and Pärt.Oudekerk, 12/2/2025, Zoetermeer.
2025- A Piano In My Sketchbook- music & drawing workshop for children. 12/1/2025, Tante Nino, Rotterdam.
2024 - A Piano In My Sketchbook- a piano concert with live drawings. 22/12/2024, Tante Nino, Rotterdam.
2024- Lunchbreak Concert together with the violinist
Deborah de Jong, 12/11/2024, Oosterkerk, Zoetermeer.
2024- Premier of my piece “Re-Place-Me” for flute, cello, bass clarinet and tape. The piece was a commission by the ensemble Oihua and was presented on “De Dag van de Componist” on June 15, Batavierhuis, Rotterdam.
2024- Lunchbreak Concert together with the violinist Deborah de Jong, 29/05/2024, Ouderkerk Zoetermeer.
2024 - Arrangement of the pieces "Je te Veux" by E.Satie and "Flow my Tears" by J.Dowland for three female voices. (Commissioned by νήμα vocal ensemble).
2024 - Performance with Trio Bosklank, February 17, 2024, at Sint-Janskerk, Gouda.
2024 - Performance with violinist Deborah de Jong, March 12, 2024, at Oosterkerk, Zoetermeer.
2023 - Premiere of the project "A piano in my sketchbook", September 30, 2023, Theaterzaal SKVR,Rotterdam.
2023 - Performance of the project "A piano in my sketchbook", December 10, 2023, Kunst Gallery Tante Nino, Rotterdam.
2023 -concert for piano four hands with pianist Joana Rolo, December 16, 2023, Possthornkerk, Amsterdam & December 17, 2023, Tante Nino, Rotterdam.
2023 - Solo piano concert for the 125th anniversary of the group 'Kring tot Gedachtenwisseling'.
2023 - Creation/development of the project "A piano in my sketchbook" for piano and live drawings, together with illustrator Silvia Bolognesi.
2023 - Solo piano concert at Oude Kerk Zoetermeer, September 6, 2023.
2023 - Solo piano concert at Oude Kerk Zoetermeer, January 11, 2023.
2022 - Participation as a pianist in the project "Dialogue with Willem Pijper" together with Ivan Nogueira and Hadewijch Hofland, October 14, 2022, Kunsthal & October 21, 2022, in Batavierhuis.
2022 - Participation as a composer in the 'Clang Contemporary Music Festival'. Presentation of his own piece 'On Command' for Cello and loop station. Played by Ivan Nogueira, January 2, 2022.
2022 - Solo piano concert at Oude Kerk Zoetermeer, September 17, 2022.
2022 - Concerts with Trio Bosklank.
2021 - Quatre-mains concert together with pianist Joana Rolo at Tante Nino. December 14, 2021.
2021 - Revision and music composition of his own children's opera 'Jacques de Slak'. Dutch premiere on November 21, 2021, at Theater 'In de Lugt', Rotterdam.
2021 - 700+6 (concert with works by Bach and Borodin) participation as a soloist for the concert for 3 pianos BWV1064 by J.S.Bach, Bergsingelkerk, Rotterdam on 26/9/2021.
2021 - Music accompaniment of the film 'Broken Blossoms' (2019) by D.W.Griffith during the festival 'Stomme Films zijn niet Stom!' at Tante Nino.
2021 - Music composition for the project of Ensemble Oihua "The weekend of Silence", the performance will take place on June 6, 2021, in Rotterdam.
2021 - Participation as a pianist in the live-streamed concert "Something to be happening" in collaboration with several pianists.
2020 - Concerts with Trio Bosklank.
2020 - Quatre-mains concert together with pianist Jona Rolo for "Klassiek op Zondag"-city podium, Rotterdam.
2020 - Solo concert at Ouderkerk, Zoetermeer.
2019 - Concert with AKOM ensemble at Festival Dag in de Branding, Theater aan het Spui, 12/10/2019.
2019 - Concert with AKOM Trio and world premiere of his own composition 'The see slides back', Cultural Center, Hilden, Germany.
2019 - Concerts with trio Bosklank.
2019 - Organization of the Festival "Evenings Without Wanda" in collaboration with Tante Nino, Rotterdam.
2018-2019 - Concerts with trio Bosklank with clarinetist Dafne Caffa and soprano Sara Moreira Marques.
2018 - Concerts with AKOM ensemble including the Woorden Nacht festival at Schuwburg, Rotterdam.
2018 - Presentation (text, dramaturgy, puppets, and music composition) of his own music theater piece "When green turns grey", for 4 instrumentalists and 2 puppet players.
2017 - Participation (as a pianist) in various concerts for the Opera Dagen Rotterdam with soprano Danai Bletsa.
2017 - Organizer of his second 3-day interdisciplinary festival "Evenings Without Wanda" in his private studio in the Kunst Zone of Oud Charlois.
2016 - Concert with AKOM quartet in De Toonzaal with two work premieres featuring works by Jan Kuhr and Klaas de Vries.
2016 - Organizer of his 3-day interdisciplinary festival "Evenings Without Wanda" in his private studio in the Kunst Zone of Oud Charlois.
2015 - Winner of the Toonzaal-Fontys chamber music contest, together with AKOM Quartet, leading to concerts at Muziekgebouw Eindhoven and De Toonzaal in Den Bosch.
2014 - Performance of the piece "Eleven Echoes of Autumn" by George Crumb, together with AKOM ensemble at De Doelen, Rotterdam.
2014 - Piano recital (with works by J.S.Bach) at NAI Museum for the opening of the exhibition "Structuralism" at Het Nieuw Instituut, Rotterdam.
2014 - Participation in the music installation by Giada Gianassin (as pianist and co-concept developer) at NAI (the New Institute, Rotterdam).
2014 - Music composition and performance of the piece "Trust Issues" together with Saskia Venegas in collaboration with Be4Company (circus company). The performance took place at Oerol Festival in June 2014.
2013-14 - Participation (as a pianist) in the Gaudeamus Muziek with a piece by Nikos Galenianos.
2012 - Presentation (text, dramaturgy, and music composition) of his New Music Theater piece "A bloody fruity opera" for piano, pianist, recorded narration, and tape.
2010 - Performance of the piece "Five Pianos" by Morton Feldman, which was recorded by VPRO for the internet archive. De Doelen, Rotterdam.
2008 - Music composition for the play "Denise Calls Up", with director Sofia Karakantza, and sound design for the "Literature Morning" based on a text by Dimitris Dimitriadis, with director Sofia Karakantza, National Theater of Northern Greece.
2006 - Music composition of my own children's opera "Gary the Snail"