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Pianoduo Festival Amsterdam

The 12th Piano Duo Festival Amsterdam took place from 17 to 20 October. For four days, we listened to classical and jazz by top international artists and young talent. Thank you for visiting! We look forward to seeing you again on 24 and 25 May 2025 during our Spring Weekend.

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23/10/2040

Successful 12th Piano Duo Festival Amsterdam: rhythm in the spotlight

Last Sunday, the twelfth edition of the Pianoduo Festival Amsterdam concluded with two unique Lying Listening concerts in De Vondelkerk. During our four festival days, we enjoyed a diverse programme in beautiful locations throughout Amsterdam. The central theme was rhythm within (piano duo) music: with our festival theme ‘We've got rhythm’, we wanted to highlight this oh-so-important aspect. So we listened to a special version of Ravel's Bolero for piano four hands and percussion, gamelan-inspired Balinese songs, Argentinean tangos and new music by composer Thomas Van Dun, who was inspired by classical, minimal music and trance rhythms.

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