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20/06/2025

Robin de Raaff's 'L'Azur' will have its world premiere at the Lucerne Festival this summer! 🎉 The Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and the Groot Omroepkoor present L'Azur on their upcoming European tour to the Lucerne Festival and Musikfest Berlin. With L'Azur, De Raaff wrote a cantata for choir and orchestra that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Pierre Boulez's birth.

👉 Read more:

Deuss Music is uitgever van nieuw gecomponeerde kunstmuziek en opera. Onze catalogus biedt een scala aan werken voor orkest en ensembles, opera en ballet, Maar ook kleinere bezettingen als kamermuziek en muziek voor educatie en film worden in ons fonds vertegenwoordigd.

10/06/2025

A very special concert: Otto Ketting's opera 'Ithaka' returned to the stage after more than 40 years!

Trouw: "A fine revenge for Otto Kettings opera ‘Ithaka’ after forty years"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

NRC: "The work was finally heard again in its entirety in the NTR ZaterdagMatinee, where it proved that it has plenty to offer: the autumnal music was magnificent, the performance top notch." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

06/06/2025

🎶 New to our catalogue!
We’re proud to welcome Dutch composer Xavier van de Poll (1995) to Deuss Music. Trained in Western classical music, Van de Poll has fully immersed himself in the traditions of Chinese classical music, with a deep and ongoing engagement — particularly with Peking opera. His work stands out for its vivid colors, rich orchestration, and myth-inspired storytelling.

In 2023, his piece 'Madhouse' — commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra — was praised by NRC as “the highlight of the evening” of KCO Opening Night. Other commissions include the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, JeugdOrkest Nederland, and philharmonie zuidnederland.

📍 Currently based in Shanghai, Van de Poll is pursuing a PhD on how contemporary Dutch composers incorporate Chinese elements into their compositions.

🔗 Explore more: www.deussmusic.com/componisten/XavierPoll

📷 Olivia da Costa

03/06/2025

Kate Moore interviewed by about her premiere of Bay of Bisons, written for Ensemble Resonanz and Cellist .
Ensemble Resonanz

To be heard at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, NTR ZaterdagMatinee, Holland Festival

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/06/03/componist-kate-moore-een-landschap-is-voor-mij-een-levende-partituur-a4895590 https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/06/03/componist-kate-moore-een-landschap-is-voor-mij-een-levende-partituur-a4895590

Holland Festival: ‘Bay of Bisons’ heet het nieuwe celloconcert van componist Kate Moore, geïnspireerd op een wandeling door Nederland, Engeland en Ierland. „Onderweg voelde het vaak alsof ik een geschiedenisboek over mijn voorouders las.”

26/05/2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ in NRC for rIJks by Hawar Tawfiq, premiered by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and Karina Canellakis:

"In his powerful orchestral work rIJks, he depicts a walk from the IJ to the Rijks. The premiere at the NTR Saturday matinee was completely convincing.
(...)
Thus Tawfiq convinced again with beautiful sound painting and an original clear form."

👉 Read the full review (in Dutch) here:

Klassiek: Componist Hawar Tawfiq was diep onder de indruk toen hij Amsterdam voor het eerst zag. In zijn sterke orkestwerk rIJks verklankt hij een wandeling van het IJ naar het Rijks. De première in de NTR ZaterdagMatinee overtuigde volledig.

24/05/2025

23/05/2025

🎉 World Premiere Tomorrow!

We're excited for the world premiere of rIJKs by Hawar Tawfiq — performed by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest conducted by Karina Canellakis, tomorrow at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam during the NTR ZaterdagMatinee.

Commissioned by the NTR ZaterdagMatinee in honor of the 750th anniversary of Amsterdam’s city rights, rIJKs is inspired by Tawfiq’s personal experience of Amsterdam — his first visit, walks through the city, its rich cultural diversity, and the iconic Rijksmuseum. The piece takes listeners on a musical journey through Amsterdam, from the misty IJ river, through bustling streets filled with many languages, to a “burst of amazement” at the Rijksmuseum.

🎟 More info & tickets:

Bela Bartók schreef de balletmuziek bij het sprookje van De houten prins voor een gigantisch orkest. Hij noemde het zelf geen ballet, maar een ‘symfonisch gedicht waarop gedanst wordt’.

20/05/2025

🎶 Tune in tonight at 8 PM! 🎶

The French radio will broadcast La Folia, a new organ work by Kate Moore (composer), during their program Le Concert du Soir.

Commissioned by Radio France, La Folia had its world premiere in February in Paris, performed by organist Matthias Havinga. Tonight’s broadcast features the recording of that very premiere performance.

Avis aux amateurs d’orgues et de belles fugues : préparez vos oreilles ! L’organiste Matthias Havinga nous amène dans un voyage musical où Bach et Mendelssohn font des arabesques baroques, pendant que Kate Moore casse les codes de l'orgue avec la création de sa "Folia".

19/05/2025

🎶 To celebrate Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary, composer Hawar Tawfiq has created a brand-new orchestral work: rIJks. It premieres on May 24 at Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam during the NTR ZaterdagMatinee.

Inspired by his very first, awe-filled moments in the city – from misty ships on the IJ to the majestic beauty of the Rijksmuseum – Tawfiq transforms his experience of Amsterdam into music.

In our article, he shares how he rediscovered the city by truly looking, listening, and feeling – and how that journey became sound. 🎻✨

Read the full story here 👉 https://www.deussmusic.com/nieuws/hawar-tawfiq-rijks-amsterdam-gezien-gehoord-gevoeld

29/04/2025

Read our latest news, concerts and releases in May!
with Hawar Tawfiq Rozalie Hirs Annelies Van Parys Kate Moore (composer) Seung-Won Oh Joep Franssens

https://mailchi.mp/f55026a745cc/nieuwsbrief-november-16556358?e=50382099a9

01/04/2025

Three succesful concerts in Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam and an Austrian premiere in Vienna, where 'Spiri III: Sacred Ritual by Seung-Won Oh was brought to life by the Concertgebouworkest under the leadership of Klaus Mäkelä.

Tonight, the journey continues with the German sold out premiere at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg!

Check out the interview for more insights on this final installment of the Spiri trilogy:

The South Korean composer dedicates her orchestral work »Spiri III: Sacred Ritual« to the great Sofia Gubaidulina, who died in March 2025.