Sunday, Oct. 13
Hello Cello Day
The Cello Biennale and several local partners are organizing the Hello Cello Days in four cities: a musical mini-festival for the whole family with master classes, a children's performance, workshops, trial lessons and instrument builders. The highlight of the Hello Cello Day is the performance of the Hello Cello Orchestra with young cellists from the region.
The program can be found below. tickets can be purchased here.
Hello Cello Day is an initiative of the Cello Biennale in cooperation with Amare, the Residentie Orkest and Royal Conservatory of Music .
Sunday Morning Concert: Kabalevsky & Dvořák
KIAN SOLTANI
Start your Sunday morning without What's on, with a fresh head full of musical sparks. With this edition: Dvořák, Kabalevsky and a world soloist on the cello.
Build your own cello (6+)
Youth & Family
Tinker along with violinist and sound artist Jacob Plooij. From old instruments and waste materials such as paper, cork and plastic caps, he makes the cutest instruments. In half an hour you can make a drum or a real bow. Or who knows, maybe you will invent a fun instrument yourself.
Suite No. 2 by Bach
KIAN SOLTANI
Discover the enchanting sounds of Kian Soltani! During the Hello Cello Day on Sunday, Oct. 13, the internationally acclaimed cellist will perform Bach's beautiful Cello Suite No. 2. Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear one of the greatest talents of our time play live in the intimate setting of Amare.
Old (6+)
Cello Cello in co-production with Cello Biennale Amsterdam
What is your age anyway? Just a number? And what does it mean when you are old, or young? What does ancient music sound like, and what does contemporary music sound like? Why do you thank something, and why do you keep something? How exciting are old things...
Final concert Hello Cello Orchestra (6+)
Athenaeum Chamber Orchestra, Residentie Orkest and the Hello Cello Orchestra
On Oct. 13, the Hello Cello Day will conclude with a festive final concert at Amare. The Atheneum Chamber Orchestra (AKO) will perform Saint-Saëns' 1st cello concerto, with Matthijs Broersma as soloist. Then the cellists of the Residentie Orkest will take the stage for a special collaboration. The afternoon ends with a performance by the Hello Cello Orchestra, bringing together cellists of all ages and levels. This final concert promises to be an unforgettable celebration of the cello.
