Henk Neven News
Dutch singer
- baritone
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- singer, musician, performing artist
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2024-03-28
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2018-11-21 08:00:00
Kilkenny PeopleKilkenny was the deserving winner of this year's Foodie Destination Award (organised by the Restaurants Association of Ireland) which is why Neven Maguire...
2018-08-18 21:41:00
Elgar The Hills of Dreamland - orchestral songs
[…] some real treasures here, such as Elgar's Song Cycle op 59 which deserves greater appreciation. Heartfelt thanks to SOMM Recordings for bringing this back into the repertoire The first disc in this 2 CD set (offered at the price of one) features Elgar's Song Cycle op 59 and his Two Songs op 60 plus Pleading, The King's Way, Follow the Colours and incidental music to Grania nd Dairmuid. The soloists are Kathryn Rudge and Henk Neven, with Barry Wordsworth conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra. Elgar's Song Cycle op 59 was initially planned as a set of songs to texts by Gilbert Parker, the Canadian born novelist who was later to be knighted for services to Britain during the 1914-18 war. "O soft was the song", "Was it some golden star ?" and "Twilight" are tender, and almost elegaic. They were written for a concert in memorial of A J Jaeger, […]
2018-02-21 09:50:27
Wigmore Hall 2018/19
[…] Kuusisto, Marlis Peterson and Alexander Melnikov, and other visitors include Vox Luminis and Ensemble Correspondences.The Schumann Series, the first year of a two-year exploration of Schumann's songs, will feature performances by baritone Florian Boesch, sopranos Christiane Karg and Anne Schwanewilms, tenor Robin Tritschler, mezzo-soprano Paula Murrhiy, with pianist Malcolm Martineau, plus cellist Stephen Isserlis as well as the Elias Quartet. Pianist Joseph Middleton partners soprano Miah Persson, mezzo-sopranos Sarah Connolly and Clara Mouriz, baritones Henk Neven, James Newby and Roderick Williams in Ravels songs, juxtaposing Ravel's music with works by his contemporaries and influences. The JACK Quartet will be performing the complete Elliott Carter quartets, alongside an American series with the Escher Quartet featuring music by Charles Ives, Andrew Norman, Philip Glass and Samuel Barber. Russian Song Series offers a showcase for the finest Russian and Russian-speaking singers in songs from Mussorgsky and Tchaikovsky to Shostakovich and Shchedrin, with […]
2017-04-03 01:45:00
[…] of dis-ease in his opera, which touches raw nerves. No way would London audiences be able to cope. So much for the nonsense that "Romantic" means unchallenging pap. That attitude is "modern" and a betrayal of centuries of artistic development. Schreker is looking backwards and forwards - no maudlin nostalgia here, despite the lush orchestration. Good programming (and performance) from de Waart and the RCOA. Four Glinka sings from Henk Neven Doubt; Where is our Rose; Lullaby; Do not Tempt Me Needlessly wind up an interesting concert., releasing built up tension
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