The announcement came as a surprise today as there are two orchestra's who received an award today by the Deutsche Orchester-Stiftung. Out of 33 applications an international jury of experts chaired by Peter Ruzicka awarded the main price to the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. But also the Staatsorchester Mainz received a special award for a specific project. … Continue reading Two orchestras receive award for Germany’s “most innovative orchestra of the year 2017”
World premiere Symphonic Cinema of Ravel`s Daphnis & Chloe
An new production of Lucas van Woerkum's "Symphonic Cinema" - we reported earlier about this initiative - will be premiered in Maastricht & Eindhoven by the philharmonie zuidnederland at the end of september 2017. Ravel's music Daphnis and Chloe will be given a new layer. Watch a first trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=fbEzZBZDYig Whereas the original ballet … Continue reading World premiere Symphonic Cinema of Ravel`s Daphnis & Chloe
Groove replaces the conductor
Are you aware what the Berlin based "Stegreif Orchester" - an improvising symphony orchestra - under the artistic direction of Juri de Marco is doing? "We do things a bit differently," the orchestra says " As such, our concerts feature new elements gained from what we leave out: Music stands → Eye contact Conductor → Our own … Continue reading Groove replaces the conductor
Update: Germany supports 31 orchestra’s with additional EUR 11, 1 million for innovation
We reported earlier about Germany's cultural minister Monika Grütters' initiative to support orchestral innovation in Germany with substantial additional funding. Today it was made public by the ministry that projects of 31 publicly funded orchestra's were chosen for support of state money. The orchestra's of Jena, Konstanz and Hamburg received more than one million Euro's. Remarkably, no … Continue reading Update: Germany supports 31 orchestra’s with additional EUR 11, 1 million for innovation
Opportunity to try-out new formats at Classical:NEXT Rotterdam in 2018
The Classical:NEXT has build up a reputation in recent years to become one of the most important hot-spots in Europe to connect people worldwide who are looking for fresh ideas in classical music. For the 2018 edition the conference is now collecting ideas for their Orchestral Innovation Project. Interested parties - and especially orchestra musicians … Continue reading Opportunity to try-out new formats at Classical:NEXT Rotterdam in 2018
German minister allocates 5,4 million Euro’s for orchestra innovation
UPDATE: Monika Grütters, Germany's federal minister of culture, has announced a substantial amount of money to help orchestras to innovate. A paper describing the support program has been published on the website of the ministry of culture. Major elements are: (1) Only orchestra's settled in Germany that receive regular public funding can apply. Orchestra's on … Continue reading German minister allocates 5,4 million Euro’s for orchestra innovation
On doing being a stranger
How do we describe the term 'quality' for the symphony orchestra? The South Netherlands Philharmonic took a first step to explore that issue. It seems to be easy to describe the quality of the orchestra performing a masterpiece. Perfect playing, inspiration, truth to the score etc. But what, if we want to describe the quality … Continue reading On doing being a stranger
A change in mindset with Montreal’s collectif 9
Yesterday evening I attended a performance of Canada's collectif9 - The Classical String Band at the Classical:NEXT conference in Rotterdam. It is an interesting example of how classical music can have a very different appearance with just a few adjustments. Collectif9 was founded in 2011 and consists of nine string players. The 30min show I saw … Continue reading A change in mindset with Montreal’s collectif 9
Germany’s “Most Innovative Orchestra of the Year”
The Deutsche Orchester Stiftung in Berlin has announced an award for "The Most Innovative Orchestra of the Year” (Innovatives Orchester des Jahres). Professional orchestra’s who work at least 32 weeks a season in Germany can apply. With the award the foundation wants to give more publicity to the continuing search for renewal that is already … Continue reading Germany’s “Most Innovative Orchestra of the Year”
The launch of the MCICM is a reason to celebrate
How it all started It all started about 30 months back: On October 31st, 2014. I had a meeting with Prof. Luc Soete, rector magnificus of the University of Maastricht. And in that meeting I talked for the first time about my idea to create an institute in which academic research would lead to new approaches … Continue reading The launch of the MCICM is a reason to celebrate
