Amsterdam Wind Quintet Touring China

阿姆斯特丹木管五重奏中国巡演 | The Amsterdam Wind Quintet China Tour

Tim Wintersohl - flute, Marije Clemens - oboe, Hanka van Doesum-Clout - clarine, Ellen Bayens - French horn, Amber Mallee - bassoon

 The Amsterdam Wind Quintet is an ensemble with a strong, unique personality. Initiated in 2006 they have been given chamber music concerts throughout The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

The five talented and ambitious musicians met during studies in Amsterdam. It became rapidly clear that this young ensemble was able to create high quality music, with surprising programs and refreshing and unconventional performances.

Every year the five windplayers create new programs with quintet, trio and quartet pieces. The woodwind quintet creates concerts for people with an interest in classical music as well as people who are not yet that familiar with the classical music scene. Concerts for children and students are very important for the ensemble. The field activity is expanded by working with singers, writers and theatre directors.

The Amsterdam Wind Quintet performed in theaters, concert halls but also at several (live) radio broadcasts, e.g. the National Classical Music radiostation. Performances in Holland’s major concert halls are already in the brief history of the ensemble. They played several times in the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, De Doelen in Rotterdam and the Lux Theatre in Nijmegen. International festivals such as the Orlando Festival, Festival Classique and Gelderse Music Summer also belong to the list of concerts of the quintet.

Other highlights are the performance for Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in 2007, world premieres of pieces by the composers Henry Kelder, Johan de Wit and Joke van Dal, and playing a concert for the Rabobank, one of the most prominent banks of Holland.

The five outstanding musicians dedicate a lot of passion and energy to the quintet and create strong and unique quality concerts with a classical base and contemporary influences. In 2013-2014 the Amsterdam Wind Quintet recorded three cd’s including world premieres of James Kazik and Johan de Wit.

Agenda

July 18, 19:30 - Fuling Grand Theatre

July 19, 19:30 - Guotai Arts Center 023-63860588

July 20, 19:00 - Mong Man Wai Hall, Tsinghua University 010-62781984

July 23, 19:30 - National Centre for the Performing Arts

July 24, 19:00 - Dalian Development Area Grand Theatre 0411-87935611 87935711

July 26, 19:30 - Banlam Grand Theater

July 27,  15:00 - Guangzhou Opera House

July 29, 20:00 - Fujian Grand Theatre 0591-88593001 88593002

August 1, 19:30 - Yangzhou Concert Hall 0514-85228033 85228055

August 3, 19:30 - Shanghai Concert Hall 400 891 8182

(Source: Wu Promotion)