The orchestra will then perform Mathilde Wantenaar’s Accordion Concerto, with Ilse Kok as soloist. This concerto showcases the accordion’s versatility: from soft, almost whispering tones to energetic passages full of verve.

Jackson is joined in our programme by Mathilde Wantenaar, whose La Noche Obscura del Alma for choir and cello also depicts a spiritual journey through darkness.

Jackson is joined in our programme by Mathilde Wantenaar, whose La Noche Oscura del Alma for choir and cello also depicts a spiritual journey through darkness.

“When I think of the accordion, I think of my childhood,” says composer Mathilde Wantenaar, who was born in Amsterdam in 1993. “I see myself as a little girl dancing for hours to my father’s music.” How magical that this memory comes to life in her accordion concerto.

In Polderklanken, four key composers from the Dutch musical landscape take centre stage: Rudolf Escher, Robert Heppener, Elmer Schönberger, and Mathilde Wantenaar.

In Polderklanken, four key composers from the Dutch musical landscape take centre stage: Rudolf Escher, Robert Heppener, Elmer Schönberger, and Mathilde Wantenaar.

In Polderklanken, four key composers from the Dutch musical landscape take centre stage: Rudolf Escher, Robert Heppener, Elmer Schönberger, and Mathilde Wantenaar.

In Polderklanken, four key composers from the Dutch musical landscape take centre stage: Rudolf Escher, Robert Heppener, Elmer Schönberger, and Mathilde Wantenaar.

The Netherlands Bach Society shares the stage with Lucie Horsch. They will perform music by Bach and Stravinsky and present the world premiere of a new work by Mathilde Wantenaar!

In this concert, where nature is at the centre, you will hear music ranging from the medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen to a new work by Mathilde Wantenaar, in her distinctive lyrical and enchanting style.

In this concert, where nature is at the centre, you will hear music ranging from the medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen to a new work by Mathilde Wantenaar, in her distinctive lyrical and enchanting style.

In this concert, where nature is at the centre, you will hear music ranging from the medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen to a new work by Mathilde Wantenaar, in her distinctive lyrical and enchanting style.

In this concert, where nature is at the centre, you will hear music ranging from the medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen to a new work by Mathilde Wantenaar, in her distinctive lyrical and enchanting style.

In this concert, where nature is at the centre, you will hear music ranging from the medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen to a new work by Mathilde Wantenaar, in her distinctive lyrical and enchanting style.

In this concert, where nature is at the centre, you will hear music ranging from the medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen to a new work by Mathilde Wantenaar, in her distinctive lyrical and enchanting style.