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Photo: Foppe Schut
10 Sep 26
HUSH
Two composers, one shared source of inspiration: the stillness and untamable power of nature.
In the program HUSH, you are drawn into the fluorescent sound worlds of composers Kaija Saariaho and Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir. At its heart lies HUSH, featuring Finnish jazz trumpeter Verneri Pohjola as soloist — a personal and moving journey toward silence. The overwhelming premiere at the Saariaho Festival in March 2025 received five stars from de Volkskrant and was hailed as one of the musical highlights of 2025. An experience you must witness live.
Hrím — Icelandic for frost — by Anna Thorvaldsdottir creates a sonic landscape where sounds drift down like ice crystals, cluster together, break apart, and eventually freeze slowly in the wind.
In Graal Théâtre by Kaija Saariaho, an intense and captivating violin concerto unfolds, in which poetry and precision constantly intertwine — performed by violinist Joe Puglia.
“During the opening concert of the four-day festival in honor of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, the music of Het Muziek and the violin of Joseph Puglia come together beautifully.”
★★★★★ de Volkskrant
Graal Théâtre – Kaija Saariaho
Hrím – Anna Thorvaldsdottir
HUSH – Kaija Saariaho
Ernest Martínez Izquierdo conductor
Joseph Puglia violin
Verneri Pohjola trumpet
Ingrid Geerlings flute
Stefanie van Gool whistle
Isabella Torrijo Pardo oboe
Hans Wolters oboe
Raúl Rodríguez oboe
Jessica Hannah clarinet
Anna for the Wind clarinet
Stefan Woudenberg clarinet
Thomas Dulfer bassoon
Anna Phylactou bassoon
Anton San Martin Perez Lafuente horn
Jan Harshagen horn
Sergei Dovgaliouk horn
Runar van Esch horn
Arthur Kerklaan trumpet
Koen Kaptijn trombone
Pascal Meyer keys
Bram van Helvoort percussion
Jeroen Geevers percussion
Marianna Soroka percussion
Te-Ping Teng percussion
Astrid Haring harp
Livia Stefani violin
Emily van Baaren violin
Shannon Lee violin
Jellantsje de Vries violin
Emi Ohi Resnick violin
Olav Slootbeek violin
Rosa Arnold violin
Silke Kolfschoten violin
Marijke van Kooten violin
Judith van Driel violin
Marleen Wester violin
Christian Berg violin
Daniil‘s Ciric’s violin
Raphaella Engelsberg violin
Marinha Machado Campos viola
Liesbeth Steffens viola
Sergio Sánchez Perera viola
Sofia Chatzi viola
Santiago Velo Quintairos viola
Efstratia Chaloulakou cello
Sebastiaan van Halsema cello
Kalle de Bie cello
Blake Logan cello
Georges Menneson double bass
Pietro Elia Barcellona double bass
Koninklijk Conservatorium
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Dates
10 Sep 26
Thu
20:15
20:15
Amsterdam
Muziekgebouw
Muziekgebouw
12,50-49,00
