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Theme: From the vernacular
The newspaper Trouw paid a great compliment to the programming the first festival: ‘It was far removed from the standard works-from-the-archives-that-do-not-go-together-but-that-we-and-our-friends-can-throw-together-without-too-many-rehursals-(look-at-how-much-fun-we’re-having!).’ Critic Anthony Fiumara praised ‘the careful choices’ in the programming.
This has set very high standards for the artistic team of the 2009 Storioni Festival. The Storioni Trio and Frank Veenstra – artistic manager of Muziekcentrum Frits Philips – chose the theme ‘From the vernacular: from tradition to masterpiece’. This theme encompasses the expression of the extremely diverse influences that can be heard in the masterpieces of the great composers, especially from folk music.
World première
Dutch composer Theo Loevendie was given the task of writing a new work for the Storioni Festival. His brand new composition – entitled Ming – for piano trio (piano, violin and cello) and Erhu (a traditional Chinese string instrument) will première during the opening concert on Friday 16 January. Some more of Loevendie’s creations that can be heard during the festival are Victoria Regina (Dutch première), Bons and Ackermusik.
Special guest: Jean-Yves Thibaudet…
Special guest during the Storioni Festival 2009 is the renowned French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet; a great pianist, whose poetic style is perfectly suited to the French repertoire, which he will perform together with members of the Storioni Trio. He is also a pianist with a legendary technique and mastery of sound. He puts this to good use with Mendelssohn’s beautiful First Piano concerto, in which he performs solo together with the Würrtembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn.
…Pekka Kuusisto…
A completely different phenomenon is the Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto. He is known as one of the most versatile and striking musicians of our time. At the age of 19 he was the first Fin to win the prestigious Sibelius violin competition, in 1995. What really distinguishes Kuusisto from many classical musicians: he is not afraid to improvise and feels completely at ease with many different styles. His contribution to the festival can be heard during the Storioni Nacht on Saturday 24 January. During this concert, Kuusisto has been given carte blanche to present traditional Finnish folk music in his own way. He knows like no other how to give authentic music a modern twist.