Kromme Rijn Concerten is a concert series which takes place in the beautiful 13th century village church in Bunnik, The Netherlands on the Kromme Rijn river. 

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The series consists of five chamber music programs  each season on Sunday afternoons which are centered around the members of the Arto Ensemble:

Rosina Fabius, mezzo-soprano

Amarins Wierdsma, violin

Prunella Pacey, viola

Guus Fabius, cello

Nancy Braithwaite, clarinet

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The Barbican Quartet, which in 2021 won the 1st Prize in the prestigious ARD Competition in Munich, Germany, has been performing in Bunnik each season  since 2016. 

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​Season 2024-2025 

 

​October 27,  2024 3PM  Rosina Fabius Sings! 

 

Rosina Fabius, mezzo- soprano

Marja Bon, piano

Elisabeth Perry, violin

Richard Wolfe, viola

Matthias Naegele, cello 

Nancy Braithwaite, clarinet 

 

Leo Smit                            Trio for clarinet, viola and  piano 

(1900-1943)

 

Willem Frederik Bon         Jadis et Naguère  for  mezzo-soprano,  clarinet, violin  and piano

(1940-1983)   

 

Francis Poulenc                Tel Jour Tel Nuit  for  mezzo-soprano  and  piano 

(1899-1963)             

 

 Alban Berg                      Vier  Lieder op. 2  for mezzo-soprano and  piano

(1885-1935) 

 

Gustav Mahler                  Piano Quartet  in a minor 

(1860-1911)   

 

Gustav Mahler                 Rückert-Lieder for  mezzo-soprano and  piano quartet 

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December  1, 2024   3PM       Quatuor pour la fin du temps 

 

Amarins Wierdsma, violin

Michael Stirling, cello                             

Nancy Braithwaite, clarinet

Bas Verheijden, piano

 

Felix Mendelssohn       Sonata  in F major  MWV Q26  for  violin and  piano 

(1809-1847)

 

Paul Schoenfield          Trio  for clarinet, violin and  piano  

(1947)

 

Olivier Messiaen           Quatuor pour la fin du temps 

(1908-1992)      

 

 

February 9, 2025  3PM  Piano Quartet 

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Hebe Mensinga, violin

Prunella Pacey, viola

Guus Fabius, cello

Giorgia de Lorenzi, piano

                  

Ludwig van  Beethoven       String Trio in G major, op 9 nr.1

(1770-1827)

 

Jan Koetsier                        Trio Romantico  op.111 for viola, cello and  piano

(1911-2006)

                  

Gabriel Faure                     Quartet in C minor   op. 15  for  violin,  viola, cello and  piano

(1845-1924) 

 

 

April 13, 2025  3PM Barbican Quartet 

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Amarins Wierdsma, violin

Kate Maloney, violin

Christoph Slenczka, viola

Yoanna Prodanova, cello 

 

Joseph Haydn         String Quartet  in A  op. 20 Nr. 6 

(1732-1809)   

   

György Ligeti          String Quartet  Nr. 1  Métamorphoses nocturnes 

(1923-2006) 

 

Franz Schubert       String Quartet Nr. 14 in D minor , D819  “Der Tod und das Mädchen” 

(1797-1828)           

 

June 1, 2025 3PM Rietveld Ensemble

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Elaine Hou, piano                            

Elisabeth Perry, violin

Richard Wolfe,  violin  and  viola

Matthias Naegele, cello 

Peter Leerdam, double bass

Nancy Braithwaite, clarinet 

 

Gioachino Rossini                    Sonate Nr. 1  in G major   

(1792-1868)                             for 2 violins, cello and double bass

 

 

Robert Schumann                   Adagio en  Allegro  op. 70  for  cello and   piano 

(1810-1856)

 

Morton Gould                          Benny’s Gig  8 Duos  for clarinet and  double bass

(1913-1996)                                   

                                        

Franz Schubert                        Das Forellen Quintett  in A major  D. 667 

(1797-1828)                             for violin, viola, cello, double bass  and  piano 

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