Ledenconcert Johan van Iersel
Johan van Iersel - cello
Robert Kulek - piano
Johan: “I’m delighted to be joined by the wonderful pianist Robert Kulek to perform Shostakovich’s monumental Sonata in D minor. He composed this work shortly before falling out of favor with the Stalin regime, after which a more cautious period began. Both lyrical and melancholic, as well as electrifyingly virtuosic, the work reveals many different facets. The sarcasm and weight of his later music are not yet present, but his unmistakable style and musical language are already clearly there.
Before the intermission, I will perform the First and Fifth Suites by J.S. Bach. A remarkable development can be heard between these two works, also reflected in their length and technical demands. Performing solo repertoire offers immense freedom, but also brings great responsibility. Your interpretation and command of the instrument can make or break these monumental works.”
Member concert
Splendor can only be the independent and free hub that it is, thanks to the members who support us. We pay them back with our specialty: music. Every year, all Splendor musicians play one concert that's free for this crucial group to whom Splendor owes its everyday existence. Combined with many other events, this means that our members have free entrance to over 50 concerts a year for €9,99 p/m (and €4,99 p/m for minima and students!) – and receive a discount for all other concerts. Pretty good deal, right?
The members enable Splendor to remain independent, which is the only way to secure real freedom in programming, experimentation, risk-taking and the promotion of young, upcoming artists. If you can think of another place without a central programming, where last-minute concerts can be planned any moment, where there is no backstage and artists and audience are constantly mingling and hanging out at the bar, where mysterious creative outbursts can be presented that are often labeled 'too risky' elsewhere, and that still guarantees high quality by unleashing the best of The Netherlands' music scene in this creative playground – you get a free membership!
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