Programme - Days of Dutch Culture

Raduga Ensemble, all women chamber orchestra

Date: 17 September

Time: 15.00 hrs.

Location: Russian Museum, Marble Hall 

The Raduga Ensemble was founded in May 1997 by the Korean / Uzbekistani violinist Alla Kim. It is the only female orchestra in the Netherlands and one of only three female orchestras in the world. The string ensemble consists of 21 professional musicians with eleven different nationalities. 

Sumire Nukina- Souvenir (tribute to Tera de Marez Oyens)

Lorre Lynn Trytten- Echoes of your name (tribute to Tera de Marez Oyens)

Gera Geertens- Remembered (tribute to Tera de Marez Oyens)*

Henriette Bosmans- Lento; second part of the string quartet

Svetlana Lavrova- new work*

Elena Turkina- Composition for harp, percussion and string *

Natalia Rusu-Kozulina- Memory of Blues concert for a string ensemble of 14

Date: 19 September

Time: 19.00 hrs

Location: St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Sjostakovitsj Hall

Joahnna Bordewijk-Roepman- three pieces for string orchestra

Caroline Ansink- Libe Monstren, for soprano, bass, flute and string

Madeleine van Dijck- Concertino (tribute to Elisabeth Kuijper)

Margriet Hoenderdos- September ' 00' ( tribute to Elisabeth Kuijper)*

Natalia Bogachenkova- Presto  (composed especially for the Raduga Ensemble)*

Natalia Karsh- Touch the Rainbow  (composed especially for the Raduga Ensemble)*

Zhanneta Metallidi- Petersburg Baroque

Olga Petrova- Symhonie for clarinet, percussion and string*

Irnina Tsesliukevitch- The Night with Chopin

*world premiere

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