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Van de meest tedere Franse harmonieën tot de diepzinnigste fabels, duo mezzo-sopraan Anna Trombetta en pianist Koenraad Spijker presenteren een rijk programma binnen de Franse taal met onder vele anderen meesters als Debussy, Caplet, Rameau en Duparc.
Het publiek wordt uitgenodigd een onderzoek te doen naar de genuanceerde Franse emoties binnen de dichtkunst en liedzetting, om zo meegenomen te worden naar een wereld van fantasie, liefde en plezier.
Ze brengen dit programma eind oktober ook naar Parijs, waar ze het zullen spelen op de prestigieuze internationale ‘Lili & Nadia Boulanger International Voice-Piano Competition’ in Parijs.

From the most tender French harmonies to the funniest of fables, duo LiederLiefde, comprised of mezzo-soprano Anna Trombetta and pianist Koenraad Spijker, presents a wide-ranging program; master composers Debussy, Caplet, Rameau, Duparc and many more.
Exploring the nuanced texts and scope of emotions present in the French repertoire, audiences will be transported to a world of fantasy, heartbreak and fun.
They will be performing this program in Paris at the prestigious ‘Lili & Nadia Boulanger International Voice-Piano Competition’, end of October.

(English below)

Van de meest tedere Franse harmonieën tot de diepzinnigste fabels, duo mezzo-sopraan Anna Trombetta en pianist Koenraad Spijker presenteren een rijk programma binnen de Franse taal met onder vele anderen meesters als Debussy, Caplet, Rameau en Duparc.
Het publiek wordt uitgenodigd een onderzoek te doen naar de genuanceerde Franse emoties binnen de dichtkunst en liedzetting, om zo meegenomen te worden naar een wereld van fantasie, liefde en plezier.
Ze brengen dit programma eind oktober ook naar Parijs, waar ze het zullen spelen op de prestigieuze internationale ‘Lili & Nadia Boulanger International Voice-Piano Competition’ in Parijs.

From the most tender French harmonies to the funniest of fables, duo LiederLiefde, comprised of mezzo-soprano Anna Trombetta and pianist Koenraad Spijker, presents a wide-ranging program; master composers Debussy, Caplet, Rameau, Duparc and many more.
Exploring the nuanced texts and scope of emotions present in the French repertoire, audiences will be transported to a world of fantasy, heartbreak and fun.
They will be performing this program in Paris at the prestigious ‘Lili & Nadia Boulanger International Voice-Piano Competition’, end of October.

The Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Voice-Piano Competition has been held in Paris every two years since 2001 and helps to promote the careers of singers and pianists who perform there as a duet.

Candidates under 32 years of age come from all over the word. The repertoire they are asked to perform requires a balance between Lieder and French melody with at leat one work by Nadia Boulanger or Lili Boulanger.

During Nadia and Lili Boulanger’s childhood and lifetime French melody reached a peak to which they were witnesses and fervent promoters: Lili and Nadia as composers, Nadia as performer and extraordinary teacher. The CNLB International Voice-Piano Competition is part of this heritage, with the threefold objective of promoting young artists of a very high level, bringing the repertoire of melody and song to life and encouraging the creation of new works.

Fourteen duos, singer and pianist, come to ‘s-Hertogenbosch from all over the world during the 56th International Vocal Competition LiedDuo to compete for various prizes. This year, for the first time, a prize for the best performance of works by female composers can be won. With composer Errollyn Wallen on the jury, who will give an opening concert and a master class. And the world premiere of the IVC prize song Veronese’s Green by lyricist Marc Pantus and composer Bart Visman. Furthermore, world-renowned baritone (also chairman of the jury) Bo Skovhus will perform Schubert’s Winterreise with pianist and jury member Stefan Vladar at the grand piano. There will also be master classes by jury members Sophie Koch (successful mezzo-soprano and IVC winner) and Georgian pianist Nino Gvetadze. Pianist Hans Eijsackers is also part of the international jury. Winner duos mezzo-soprano Esther Valentin & pianist Anastasia Grishutina from 2019 and soprano Sophia Burgos & pianist Daniel Gerzenberg from 2021 will return to ‘s-Hertogenbosch and can be heard during a song recital with works by composers such as Richard Strauss, Sergei Rachmaninov, Henri Duparc, George Crumb and Hugo Wolf.