The Women We Missed

The opening concert of the 25th autumn edition sets the tone immediately. The Women We Missed is a powerful musical statement in which the festival looks back on its own history — and acknowledges that female composers have been structurally absent from its programming over the past 25 years. Completely unjustly. With this concert, something is set right, and a broader imbalance in the musical world is called into question once more.

From the refined sound world of Amanda Maier to the drama of Rita Strohl and the expressive power of Margaret Bonds: this is music that should have had a permanent place long ago. Star soprano Judith van Wanroij performs songs by María Grever — whose worldwide hit What a Diff'rence a Day Makes everyone knows, but almost no one knows that she was the composer.

The final word belongs to Grażyna Bacewicz, whose First Piano Quintet swept away all persistent stereotypes about female composers with a single stroke of the pen.

Secret Scores | verrassing 

Amanda Maier (1853–1894)  
Selectie uit 6 stukken voor viool en piano   

Emma Roijackers | viool  
Shane van Neerden | piano  

Rita Strohl (1865–1941)  
uit Grande Sonate dramatique “Titus et Bérénice”  
III. Lento - Tristamente  

Margaret Bonds (1913–1972)  
Troubled Water (arr. voor cello/piano)   

Yewon Cho | cello  
Craig White | piano  

María Grever (1885–1951)  
Canciones (selectie)  
Cuando vuelva a tu lado   
Te quiero dijiste   
Júrame   

Judith van Wanroij | sopraan  
Craig White | piano  

- pauze -  

Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969)  
Pianokwintet nr. 1  
I. Moderato molto espressivo  
II. Presto  
III. Grave  
IV. Con passione  

Abigél Králik | viool  
Júlia Pusker | viool  
Mathis Rochat | altviool  
Ella van Poucke | cello  
Caspar Vos | piano