28 Jul

20:00

The Concertgebouw

Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Cellist Harriet Krijgh and friends perform works by influential queer composers like Tchaikovsky, Britten, and Bernstein, bringing their stories and music to life.

A Rainbow of Romantic Music

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A Rainbow of Romantic Music

What connects Tchaikovsky, Britten and Bernstein? These influential composers were queer and worked either in secret or in open defiance. Cellist Harriet Krijgh and her musical friends bring their stories and works to life, in the spotlight.

Musicians

Candida Thompson violin
Harriet Krijgh cello
Nino Gvetadze piano
Ulla Pilz presentation

Works

Saint-Saëns

Allegro (from Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, op. 18)

Bosmans

Nuit calme

Smyth

Allegro non troppo (from Piano Trio in d minor)

Tsjaikovski

Tema con variazione - Variazoni, Finale e Coda (from Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50)

Barber

Adagio for Strings, op. 11

Bernstein

Piano Trio, op. 2

This concert has no intermission.

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