Calefax
Oliver Boekhoorn (oboe), Bart de Kater (clarinet), Salome Etter (bass clarinet), Raaf Hekkema (saxophone), and Alban Wesly (bassoon).
Helsinki Sibelius-Akatemian konserttisali, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9
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Lili Boulanger, Deux Morceaux (arr. Raaf Hekkema)
- D’un vieux Jardin
- D’un matin de printemps
Maurice Ravel, Rapsodie Espagnole (arr. Raaf Hekkema)
- Prélude à la nuit
- Malagueña
- Habanera
- Alborada del gracioso (uit Miroirs)
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Nicolaus A. Bruhns, Praeludium in E minor (“Big”) (arr. Jelte Althuis)
Daan Manneke, Cantus Fixus
Sergei Prokofiev, Suite Romeo & Julia (arr. Raaf Hekkema)
- Montagues & Capulets
- Balcony scene
- Juliet as a young girl
- Masks
- Dance - Mercutio
After four decades of pioneering the reed quintet in the Netherlands, Calefax has established itself as one of Europe’s leading chamber music ensembles. Having performed nearly 2,000 concerts in 42 countries, they are a regular presence at the world’s finest venues — from Wigmore Hall in London and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg to Herbst Theatre in San Francisco and of course the Concertgebouw in their hometown Amsterdam.
In 1985, five secondary-school students invented a new musical genre: the reed quintet, a groundbreaking combination of oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet, and bassoon. Later as Calefax, they set the stage and took the world by storm. Today, Calefax is an established presence in the musical landscape. Their limitless curiosity and open presentation inevitably turn every performance into an exciting journey through styles, eras, and genres.
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