Nederlands Kamerorkest © Foppe Schut

Chant du Ménestrel

Ivan Karizna, Steven Isserlis, Irene Duval + Nederlands Kamerorkest

Wed 4 Nov 2026 20:15 - 22:30

Wed 4 Nov 2026

20:15 - 22:30

Wed 4 Nov 2026

20:15 - 22:30

Interval 21:10

Grote Zaal

Past event

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C
Mieczysław Weinberg Concertino for Cello and Strings
Alexander Glazunov Chant du Ménestrel / Spanish Serenade
Maurice Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello
Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor

Credits

Steven Isserlis cello
Ivan Karizna cello
Irene Duval violin
Nederlands Kamerorkest
Gordan Nikolić violin and direction

Presentation of the Anner Bijlsma Award

Camille Saint-Saëns’s Second Cello Concerto has never before been performed at the Cello Biennale. But the unconventional cellist Steven Isserlis has always championed lesser-known or rarely performed repertoire. Partly for this reason, and because of his indispensable educational activities, he is receiving the Anner Bijlsma Award. Maurice Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello, on the other hand, is widely recognized as a masterpiece.

The French-Belarusian cellist Ivan Karizna made a big impression at the previous edition of the biennale with Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto. This time, he will perform Weinberg’s 1948 Concertino for Cello and Strings, which lay forgotten in the composer’s closet for years and was finally rediscovered in 2016. Alexander Glazunov’s Chant du Ménestrel captures the imagination and is, for good reason, one of the most popular 'recital pieces' for cello.

This concert will be broadcast live by NTR on NPO Klassiek