For those of you who have been lucky enough to hear the wonderful Dutch cellist Quirine Viersen play the Dvorák concerto this weekend (and one more performance tonight), you’ll also get to hear her play the Beethoven Triple Concerto with OSO concertmaster Jun Iwasaki and pianist Arnaldo Cohen. Here’s a clip from the Netherlands Philharmonic about Quirine and her views on the Elgar concerto. The bad news? It’s all in Dutch, but the rehearsal clips are cool to watch.
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Rough translation: “The Elgar concerto was probably the first great romantic concerto that I played. At the time, I was 17 years old. I played it a lot over a long period (until about 19). And it was startling to see that every time the music was always moving. The music was very far removed from the busy world, and looked back to an older time. It’s a very romantic piece, written at a time when the romantic style was already quite well developed. “
Johnny, never knew you spoke Dutch!
Thanks!