A very successful fundraising campaign which made this mega project with 356 musicians possible.
Conductor Reinbert de Leeuw speaks passionately about his dream project in the attached video.
Codarts Symphony Orchestra &
Symfonie Orkest van het Koninklijk Conservatorium
Choirs:
Choirs of the Koninklijk Conservatorium & Codarts with Wiecher Mandemaker
Het Brabant Koor with Louis Buskens
Toonkunstkoor Amsterdam with Boudewijn Jansen
Laurens Collegium Rotterdam with Wiecher Mandemaker
Soloists:
Daniel Kirch, Waldemar
Melanie Diener, Tove
Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Klaus-Narr
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Waldtaube
Andrew Schroeder, Bariton
Alexander Oliver, Sprecher
Conductors:
Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor
Wiecher Mandemaker, choir conductor
Dates:
Wednesday 23 March 2011, 20.15 De Doelen Rotterdam
Thursday 24 March 2011, 20.15 Frits Philipszaal Eindhoven Airport Zaal
Saturday 26 March 2011, 20.15 Dr Anton Philipszaal Den Haag
Broadcasted on Radio 4 NPO, 30 March 2011, 20.00
& a reportage on television Nederland 2, 15 May 2011, 15.00
More information, video and pictures on: gurrelieder.blogspot.nl