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Alban Gerhardt

Masterclass
Sat 2 Nov 17:00 - 18:45
Small Hall
Past event
Sat 2 Nov
17:00 - 18:45
Past event

Great international soloists and pedagogues teach

Program

Alban Gerhardt cello, professor

Matthias Bär cello
Juliette Gaudin cello
Noriko Yabe piano 

Students from all over the world travel to Amsterdam during the Cello Biënnale, so that they can spend several days seeing, hearing and learning what would otherwise take them years to experience. A select few get the opportunity to receive lessons from the best pedagogues in the cello world. Each masterclass is an hour and 45 minutes long, divided between two students. They are accompanied on the piano by Noriko Yabe and Daniël Kramer.

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Biënnale in pictures: day 3

Biënnale in Beeld: Dag 3 Fotografen: Simon van Boxtel, Veerle Bastiaanssen, Jelle Verhoeks Programma
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Daniël Kramer

From a young age, Daniël Kramer received lesson from Ton Hartsuiker. He went on to study at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Håkon Austbø, where he received his Master’s degree with distinction. He also received lessons from Rudolf Jansen, Willem Brons, Murray Perahia, and Claude Helffer, among others. He won prizes at the Prinses Christina Concours in 1994,  Concorso Seghizzi in 2008, and the Concours Olivier Messiaen in Paris in 2007.  His performances as a soloist include concerts with the Residentie Orchestra of The Hague, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic conducted by Peter Eötvös, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra conducted by Werner Herbers, and the Netherlands Youth Orchestra conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw. He has collaborated with various composers, such as George Benjamin, Louis Andriessen, Toshio Hosokawa, and Sofia Gubaidulina, and has premiered numerous contemporary works.  Daniël Kramer is the principal accompanist of the National Cello Competition and has given many concerts with laureates. He recently collaborated with Eline Hensels, the winner of the competition in 2018, to record a CD which was recently nominated for an Edison.
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Alban Gerhardt

Alban Gerhardt (Berlin, 1969) undoubtedly is one of the great cellists of our time. His sound is clear and his interpretations stand out in their originality. He reinvents famous compositions and gives new life to little-known repertoire. His collaborations with composers such as Unsuk Chin, Pēteris Vasks, and Brett Dean showcase his interest in expanding the cello repertoire. An ever-growing audience follows Gerhardt’s stage performances, in which he tries to break outdated listening and concert conventions in a mission to open the way to classical music for young people; for example by playing at schools, hospitals, trains, youth detention centres, and other public spaces. In early 2017, Gerhardt founded #Musicians4UnitedEurope , a group of international musicians who work together to achieve a united and democratic Europe through their music.
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Noriko Yabe

Japanese pianist Noriko Yabe was born in Yokohama and received her first piano lessons at the age of six. Her talent was discovered soon after and it wasn’t long before she gave her first concerts. When she was twelve years old, she made her solo debut with the Madison Symphony Orchestra in the United States of America. After completing her studies at the Toho Gakuen High School and College of Music in Tokyo, she continued her education with Willem Brons at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, where she graduated in 2003. She has given concerts in Japan, The Netherlands, Slovakia, het Czech Republic, and the United States of America. Noriko is currently an accompanist at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and she has been the accompanist at the International Holland Music Sessions’ Summer Academy (Bergen, NH) since 2004. She has been the principal accompanist for masterclasses from the first Cello Biënnale in 2006.
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