I never really understood right lane drivers. Why would anyone choose to drive slower than the maximum speed on the motorway? Why wouldn’t you want to overtake a truck when it’s blocking your way? Why would someone want to drive 100 km/h instead of 120, and loose that extra 20 km/h every second?! Who does [...] read more
I’ve got some incredible news to share! The world famous ballet choreographer Hans van Manen has just invited me to make a new ballet with him for the National Ballet in 2014… I can barely believe it. One of my earliest and strongest musical memories was seeing the full Romeo and Juliet ballet with my [...] read more
Winter has come. Outside it’s frosty and cold, but we are all hot under the collar. This Sunday we will premiere Carlos Micháns’ new composition ‘The Frozen Lake’, which was written for trio42! It will be part of our new ‘Ice Maiden’ programme, telling the story of the gruesome fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, in [...] read more
I had an amazing tour the last two months; physically, as well as mentally. In the literal sense, during the Night of the Proms I performed in a close to ridiculous amount of 32 concerts for about 500,000 people in total. Besides that, the music, new friendships and experiences I got from this endeavor will [...] read more
As I am writing this blog I am on my way back from Paris, together with the Certo film crew. We went for a visit of two days to this beautiful city, to shoot a short documentary starring… me. ☺ Main subject of this documentary will be my work in arranging new works for harp. [...] read more
In the nineteenth century, Liszt was constantly transcribing his own work and that of other composers. trio42 by sheer necessity follows in his footsteps, undaunted by musical conventions and common preconceptions about transcriptions. As a matter of fact, because they are necessitated to closely examine and arrange every note, they develop an even closer engagement [...] read more
It’s already two weeks ago that I came back from my trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rehearsals with my trio42 for our debut CD recording end of june have kept me away from writing a proper travelogue. But now I am happy to find myself behind the computer writing about it, because this experience [...] read more
The first half of 2011, I will be abroad for several concerts. Two weeks ago, I had a great weekend in Rome, Italy, where I gave a concert and masterclasses for Italian harpists. It was my first masterclass ever and it turned out to be an unexpected revelation. Truly inspiring to work with such talented [...] read more
Dear everyone, hereby my delayed best wishes to you all: be in health and have a year full of great music! For me, 2010 was a busy year with lots of new adventures. For the first couple of months of past year I was more of an organizer than a musician when we launched the [...] read more
2010 is underway, and busy times lay ahead. In two months, theInternational Harp Competition & Festival of the Netherlands will take place. Preparations are going very well and soon everyone will be able to buy tickets for all the events! I look forward to hearing some of the worlds best harpists, combined with the Netherlands’ finest [...] read more
