Please note: New concert start time – all subscription concerts now begin at 7:00 pm.
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes – Suite
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Recorder and Orchestra
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor
Lucie Horsch, recorder
Jan Willem de Vriend, formerly principal conductor of the Residentie Orkest The Hague (from 2015 to 2019), is now principal guest conductor of the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Orchestre National de Lille and Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also Artist in Residence at the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and makes regular guest appearances with such ensembles as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic.
De Vriend first established an international reputation as artistic director of the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, which he established in 1982 and led from the violin until 2015. Specialising in music of the 17th and 18th century, and applying historically informed practice on modern instruments, the consort gave new life to many rarely heard works and Gramophone magazine praised its players as “accomplished … with technical finesse and a lively feeling for characterisation”.
«In this new album Horsch deftly traverses staples of the Western canon, as well as bebop, Argentinian tango and other traditional music with articulatory dexterity, as well as timbral, technical and stylistic virtuosity” wrote BBC Music Magazine about the third Decca album of this remarkable Dutch artist. She plays the recorder, but has also studied classical singing, piano, and art history. With a continuously expanding repertoire she travels the world, playing with ensembles ranging from leading symphony orchestras to B’Rock Orchestra, and participating in festivals. Among her numerous honors is the 2020 prestigious Dutch Music Award, and in the following season she toured as Echo Rising Star in Europe’s famous concert halls.
