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HUSH: Saariaho and Thorvaldsdottir

Name: HUSH: Saariaho and Thorvaldsdottir — Het Muziek
Start: 2026-09-10T20:15:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-10T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Muziekgebouw

Het Muziek

Thu 10 Sep 2026 20:15 - 22:00

contemporary

Thu 10 Sep 2026

20:15 - 22:00

Thu 10 Sep 2026

20:15 - 22:00

Grote Zaal

From Tue 31 Mar 2026 12:00

Program

19.15 / Foyerdeck 1 / Pre-concert talk

20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program
Kaija Saariaho Graal Théâtre / HUSH
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Hrím

Credits

Het Muziek
Joseph Puglia violin
Verneri Pohjola trumpet
Ernest Martínez Izquierdo conductor

The stillness and untameable power of nature

Two composers, one shared source of inspiration: the stillness and untameable power of nature. This evening, you will be transported into the fluorescent soundscapes of composers Kaija Saariaho and Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

HUSH, featuring Finnish jazz trumpeter Verneri Pohjola as soloist, presents an intimate and moving journey towards silence. Its overwhelming premiere at the Saariaho Festival in March 2025 at the Muziekgebouw was awarded five stars by De Volkskrant and hailed as one of the musical highlights of 2025. Hrím – Icelandic for rime ice – by Anna Thorvaldsdottir evokes a soundscape where tones drift down like ice crystals, cluster together, dissolve, and eventually freeze slowly in the wind. In Saariaho’s Graal Théâtre, an intense and immersive violin concerto unfolds, performed by Joseph Puglia, in which poetry and sharp precision constantly intertwine.

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Context

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