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Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Intimate letters

Amsterdam Sinfonietta + Liza Ferschtman
Wed 7 Oct 2026 20:15 - 22:00
Wed 7 Oct 2026
20:15 - 22:00
  • Wed 7 Oct 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
Carlo Gesualdo Moro, lasso, al mio duolo (arranged for string quintet)    
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for two violins and cello RV 565    
Reza Namavar New violin concerto (world premiere) 
Leoš Janáček String quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’ 
Mieczysław Weinberg Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47 (arr. Ewelina Nowicka) 

Credits

Amsterdam Sinfonietta   
Malin Broman director & violin   
Liza Ferschtman violin   
Tim Posner cello

Raw emotion, vivid contrasts and expressive melodies

Leoš Janáček’s Intimate letters overflows with raw emotion, vivid contrasts and expressive melodies. In the work, he gives voice to his profound, platonic love for Kamila Stösslová, who was 38 years his junior. The roughly seven hundred love letters he penned to her between 1919 and his death in 1928 culminated in one of the most personal and passionate string quartets of the 20th century.  
 
Mieczysław Weinberg was also renowned for his deeply expressive music. In his Rhapsody, he transforms Moldavian folk melodies into an energetic klezmer dance. Following a commission from Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Dutch composer Reza Namavar brings his fascination with Vivaldi to life in a brand-new violin concerto. Sinfonietta will perform the world premiere together with violinist Liza Ferschtman.

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