Thanks to your generosity and support Romberg Dagen took place two weeks ago. Audience members were very pleased and we received abundant positive feedback.

It was wonderful to hear the talented young artists, who performed in the masterclass with Jesper Christensen and explored various aspects of Romantic performance practice under the guidance of the esteemed professor.

The three lectures by Octavie, Kate and Job were informative and introduced the audience to the subjects related to Romberg and other figures from the 19th century, such as Ries and Grützmacher. The performances of Kate & Job and Job & Olga were beautiful and completed the lectures perfectly.

The concert by the Ensemble Schönbrunn was full of musical surprises and character. It was a great pleasure to discover the inventiveness and playfulness of Reicha’s muisic, and the elegance and beauty of Ries’s and Romberg’s works.

The cello trios were a real treat to prepare and to perform, and the closing concert, with Artem Belogurov on fortepiano, paid Romberg a final tribute.

Many people asked us when the next festival would be.... Who knows what the future holds!

Octavie & Maxi

Thanks to your generosity, the Romberg Dagen achieved its goal on voordekunst!
Now is the time for us to present the result of our work, and for you to hear what we have prepared! I hope that many of you will be able to attend the festival.

All events are free!

The events will be scheduled as such:

SATURDAY MAY 12TH

10:00 - 13:00
Masterclass
Jesper Christensen

- Lunch -

14:00 - 15:25
Concert - Cello duos and trios
Viola de Hoog, Maximiliano Segura Sanchez, Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde (cello)

15:30 - 16:15
Lecture - Romberg's Violoncell Schule; a reader’s digest
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde

16:30 - 17:30
Concert - Music for flute and strings
Ensemble Schönbrunn
- This Concert will take place in Sweelinckzaal -

SUNDAY MAY 13TH

10:00 - 13:00
Masterclass
Jesper Christensen

- Lunch -

14:00 - 14:45
Lecture - “Zum Unterricht genau bezeichnet”: Friedrich Grützmacher’s editions of Romberg’s music
Kate Bennett Wadsworth
with Job ter Haar, cello

15:00 - 15:45
Lecture - Romberg, Ries and Russia
Job ter Haar
with Olga Pashchenko, fortepiano

16:00 - 17:30
Concert - Hausmusik for fortepiano and cello
Artem Belogurov (fortepiano), Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, Maximiliano Segura Sanchez (cello)

The masterclass, lectures and concerts will take place at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Oosterdokskade 151, 1011DL Amsterdam) in Bernard Haitinkzaal, with the exception of the 16:30 concert on May 12th, which will be presented in Sweelinckzaal.

"Romberg has complete power over the instrument or, rather, the instrument itself, with its force and grace, with its rare wealth of sound becomes part of the artist, and without any expense of mechanical force conveys all that the soul is feeling.” - E.T.A. Hoffmann, October 1814

Come and enjoy music by Bernhard Romberg, Anton Reicha, Ferdinand Ries and Johann Justus Friedrich Dotzauer performed and discussed by Jesper Christensen, Kate Bennett Wadsworth, Job ter Haar, Olga Pashchenko, Ensemble Schönbrunn, Viola de Hoog, Artem Belogurov, Maximiliano Segura Sanchez and Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde.

Find all the information you need on www.rombergdagen.nl

See you next Saturday & Sunday!

Jesper Christensen, a keyboard specialist with a passion for Romantic performance practice

We are very grateful that Jesper Christensen will be giving a public class, which will take place from 10:00 to 13:00 on both mornings of the festival. Audiences are welcome to attend these classes for free!

Biography: Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen teaches fortepiano and performance practice at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt am Main. From 1988 until 2016, he was professor of harpsichord, continuo-playing, ensemble, fortepiano and performance practice at the Schola Cantorum, Basel. During the same years, he also taught as guest professor in Geneva (Centre de Musique Ancienne), in Lyon (Conservatoire Superieur de Musique), in Graz (Kunstuniversität), and in Potenza (Università di Basilicata). Earlier, from 1972 until 1985, he was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in his native city Copenhagen.

Internationally renowned as a leading expert in the field of basso continuo, he has given innumerable concerts and master classes in most European centres and festivals of early music. His pioneering and profound studies as well as his passionate artistic realisation thereof have been decisive for the reawakening of the art of continuo playing. Extensive studies of the interpretation of Romantic music based on the earliest historical recordings have for many years been fundamental to his work.

His recordings of music by A. Corelli, G. Muffat, F. Geminiani, F. Bonporti, J. Mattheson (often in collaboration with Chiara Banchini, Gaetano Nasillo, and others) won international acclaim and awards: Record of the Year (Gramophone), Diapason d’Or, fffff (Telerama), German Music Critic’s Award, etc.

He has been on the juries of numerous competitions, including the Bruges International Harpsichord Competition (1989-2001), as well as the Telemann Competition in Magdeburg, the Paola Bernardi Harpsichord Competition in Bologna, the Bonporti Chamber Music Competition in Rovereto, etc.

In 1990, Jesper Christensen published a method of thorough-bass playing called “Die Grundlagen des Generalbaßspiels”. This has since been translated into French, English, Italian, Czech, Russian, and other languages.

Featuring students from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the Utrechts Conservatorium, the Koninklijke Conservatorium Den Haag, the Schola Cantorum Basel, as well as young professional musicians

The students presenting during the masterclass come from all the major early music programs in the Netherlands, as well as the Paris Conservatory, to have the chance to play for the well-known Jesper Christensen.

The following young artists will present the following repertoire on May 12th and 13th from 10:00 to 13:00

Jacopo Ristori, cello and Artem Belogurov, fortepiano: Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Sonata for cello and piano in G minor op.65, I. Allegro Moderato, II. Scherzo

Anna Reisener, cello andElisabeth Hubmann, fortepiano: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Variations on a theme by Mozart "Bei Männern.." in E flat for cello and fortepiano

Carlos Leal Cardin, cello and Laura Granero, fortepiano:
F. Chopin, Sonata for cello and piano in G minor Op.65, IV. Finale. Allegro

Amke te Wies, cello and Naruhiko Kawaguchi, fortepiano:
F. Chopin, Sonata for cello and piano in G minor op.65, III. Largo
L. van Beethoven, G major Variations on a theme by Handel from Judas Maccabeus for cello and fortepiano

Carlos Leal Cardin, cello, Carlos A. Nicolàs, cello:
Cello duos by B. Romberg (1767-1841)

Evan Buttar, cello and Tullia Melandri, fortepiano:
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Sonata for fortepiano and cello No.2 in D major, Op.58, I. Allegro assai vivace III. Adagio

More on: www.rombergdagen.nl
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We hope to see you during these classes, a rare chance to learn about eccentricities of 19th-century performance!

Tune in to Opium, NPO Radio 4 on April 23rd, 22:30-00:00!

The directors of the Romberg Dagen will appear on the program Opium of the Dutch classical music radio station NPO Radio 4! Maxi and Octavie will announce the upcoming festival and advertise the last few days of the crowdfunding campaign.

Tune in to Opium on April 23rd between 22:30 and 00:00 to hear a live performance of excerpts from the concert programs: Romberg's cello duet op.43 no.3 and variations op.50 for cello and piano.

http://www.radio4.nl/opiumop4/uitzending/592058/opium

Featuring three musicians from the Romberg Dagen:

• Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, cello
• Maximiliano Segura Sanchez, cello
• Artem Belogurov, piano