Close-Up: Michael Gieler
Like no other, Dvořák is able to make the five string players breathe together and sing as one.
Like no other, Dvořák is able to make the five string players breathe together and sing as one.
Concert programme
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Andro Biswane
Commission, world premiere
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Arnold Schönberg
String Quartet No. 2
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Antonín Dvorák
String Quintet No. 2
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About this concert
Michael Gieler is the principal violist of the Concertgebouw Orchestra. In addition, he is the driving force behind concert series in Amsterdam and beyond, with a keen eye for unusual programming. In this musical portrait, he presents two landmark works of chamber music performed with colleagues from the orchestra. Dvořák, in his Second String Quintet, gives the five string players a unique chance to breathe together and sing as one. Schönberg’s Second String Quartet literally heralds the dawn of a new era: the violinist Marleen Asberg, a gifted soprano, sings in the final movement about the ‘air from another planet.’ What’s more, a completely new work for guitar and string quartet was commissioned for this concert, written by composer and guitarist Andro Biswane.
Musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform their own programmes in the Recital Hall as part of the Close-up chamber music series. Each of these concerts is unique and performed only once as part of the series. It’s the very best way to experience the individual qualities of the orchestra musicians! These intimate concerts are organised by the Friends of the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.