photo & webdesign by Frank Zweers
photo & webdesign by Frank Zweers
The descriptive titles of his works, which often refer to cities or other locations, do not immediately reveal that Richard Rijnvos (NL, 1964) is first and foremost a radical composer. Someone who generates tones from non-musical, numerical sources such as magic squares and chessboards — and who loves to endlessly stack melodic lines on top of each other. This rigorous, dispassionate approach produces sensual works that bear a unique signature that is not specifically Dutch.
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Between 5 November and 17 December four world premières of Richard Rijnvos' recent output will take place, spread over eleven concerts and three countries.
5 NOV 2023 - Den Bosch - Netherlands
During November Music the Ives Ensemble will present two new compositions from a brand new series called Kosmoscópio.
The string quartet Seléne depicts the monochrome sky and all lunar phases, while Aphrodíte is a portrayal of the planet Venus, scored for Japanese mouth organ and string sextet.
9-10-11-12 NOV 2023 - São Paulo - Brazil
The São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra OSESP will perform the first ever orchestration of Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Ciclo Brasileiro (1937).
This is the fourth orchestral arrangement by Richard Rijnvos of a piano work by Brazil’s
best-known composer of all time, having orchestrated Rudepoêma, Valsa da Dor and Alma Brasileira before.
The performance of 10 NOV will be streamed live on YouTube.
19 NOV 2023 - Nijmegen - Netherlands
Repeat performance of Seléne in Galerie Marzee.
25-26 NOV 2023 - Vancouver - Canada
Turning Point Ensemble presents the North American première of both Riflesso sull’incontro and Aphrodíte.
30 NOV 2023 - Amsterdam - Netherlands
Repeat performance of Seléne in Muziekgebouw.
15-17 DEC 2023 - Rotterdam - Netherlands
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra presents the world première of Europe.
The orchestral work forms the first part of Grand Atlas, a cycle in which each of the seven world continents is depicted in an orchestral composition.
Borrowed from the classical orchestral repertoire, covering all European countries, a dazzling collage of 101 quotations rushes by like a tornado.
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