Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, the festival, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, in the Netherlands is a powerhouse contemporary music festival showcasing young talent from around the world. Every year the Gaudeamus Award is granted to a new music pioneer, this year nominees include Giulio Colangelo, David Bird, James O’Callaghan, Anthony Vine, and Shih-Wei Lo, all under the age of 30. In this first of a two-part series we travel to Utrecht to feature music from the young composers chosen to take part this year.
Opening night concert on September 7th kicked off with Amsterdam Sinfonietta and soloist Kaori Yamagami, cello perfomance of Michel van der Aa’s piece Up Close
Quatuor Bozzini & Oerknal! Perform Drop by David Bird