Agenda: Concerts:


Every first and third Sunday of the month
16.00, Goethe-Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam

Piano Amsterdam ­ A Different Tune
curators: Stevko Busch and Dante Boon

The series "Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune" is organized by pianists Stevko Busch and Dante Boon in order to give space to Amsterdam-based pianists to present their music.

Every first and third Sunday of the month, you can expect performances of contemporary composed and improvised music as well as classical repertoire and jazz in various combinations - often two of them in the same concert. Regularly, premieres of new compositions are being played.

This format is unique and gives access to extraordinary combinations and unexpected musical contexts.
Besides pianists from Amsterdam like Misha Mengelberg, Mike Del Ferro, Walter Lampe, Dimitar Bodurov (a.o), pianists from abroad have presented their repertoire (Michael Arnowitt, USA; Julie Sassoon, UK; Gunda Gottschalk, D). There are young talents as well as very experienced musicians playing, and even one or two masters in their domain are willing to play at this extraordinary venue.

'Piano Amsterdam' is a co-production of Goethe-Institut Amsterdam and the Gallery of Tones Foundation.


21 oktober, 16.00, Goethe-Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam – A Different Tune [8]

Julie Sassoon – solo piano
own works

Lothar Ohlmeier – klarinet & Stevko Busch – piano
impromtus

Frank Abbinanti – solo piano
works of Ada Gentile, Graciela Paraskevaidis & Christopher Hobbs


4 november, 16.00, Goethe-Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam – A Different Tune [9]

Modern works - written and improvised

Dante Boon - piano;
Tom Johnson (geb. 1939) - Counting Keys (1982-1989)
Jürg Frey (geb. 1953) - Sam Lazaro Bros (1984)
John Cage (1912-1992) - The Seasons (1947)

Gunda Gottschalk - violin & Stevko Busch - piano;
Improvisations on the first set


18 nov, 16.00, Goethe-Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam – A Different Tune [10]

Carte Blanche: Walter Lampe
live-recording-concert

Walter Lampe - piano, Felicity Provan – trumpet, Arjan Gorter - bass, Michael Vatcher - drums


2 december, 16.00, Goethe-Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam – A Different Tune [11]

Pianotalks (without words, maybe)

Misha Mengelberg – solo piano, improvisations
Dante Boon & Misha Mengelberg & Stevko Busch – pianotalk
Dante Boon – solo piano


16.Dez.07 - 16.00 - Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [12]

Carte Blanche: Samuel Vriezen

With poet Dixhoorn - reading, Dante Boon - piano, Arnold Marinissen - voice and vibraphone

Samuel Vriezen plays Tom Johnson: The Chord Catalogue


13.Jan.08 ­ 16.00 ­ Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam ­ A Different Tune [13] : Balance

Paul Hubweber - trb, Anne LaBerge - flute, electronics, Naomi Sato - sax, cho, Stevko Busch - piano

improvised solo's, duo's, trio's, quartet


20.Jan.08 ­ 16.00 ­ Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [14] : Live-recording concert

About creative interpretation of the work written by Robert Schumann

Michael Gees - piano

Symphonische Etüden op. 13, Kinderszenen op. 15, Kreisleriana op. 16



3.Feb.08 ­ 16.00 ­ Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [15] : Live-recording concert

Dante Boon - piano & Manuel Visser - viola

works written by Brahms, Voorvelt, Velickovic



17.Feb.08 ­ 16.00 ­ Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [16] : WordMusic - SoundMusic

Hélène Gelèns - text, reading & Eckard Koltermann - bcl & Arnold Dooyeweerd - bass & Stevko Busch - piano
Improvisation on and around words

Carlos Galvez Taroncher - bcl & Magda Mayas - piano & Koen Nutters - bass & Morten J Olsen - percussion
Improvisation with sounds and tones



2.Mar.08 ­ 16.00 ­ Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [17] : "Entrückte Gesänge"
(Live-recording concert)

compositions en improvisations inspired by Schumann and Bach

Frank Zabel - pianosolo

www.frank-zabel.de


10.Mar.08 - 20.00 - Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - Carte Blanche : Chris Gall

Chris Gall Trio feat. Enik

Chris Gall (piano), Marcel Krömker (bas), Peter Gall (drums), Enik (vocals)

Too jazzy to be pop, too poppy to be jazz

www.chrisgallmusic.com
www.myspace.com/chrisgallmusic



16.Mar.08 ­ 16.00 ­ Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [18] : Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin

Johan Lippens - bariton & Brook Cuden - piano

www.johanlippens.com



25.Mar.08 - 20.00 - Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - Carte Blanche : Pär Lammers

Pär Lammers Trio

New and young jazz

www.lammersmusic.com



6.Apr.08 ­ 16.00 ­ Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [19] : "master's choice"
(Live-recording concert)

Mike DelFerro - solo

www.mikedelferro.com



20.Apr.08 ­ 15.15 - Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [20] : "Borderhopping"
(Live Video-recording concert)

original jazz pieces and improvisations

Eckard Koltermann - barisax, bcl; Wolter Wierbos ­ trb; Paul van Kemenade ­ altsax; Stevko Busch ­ piano; Markus Conrads ­ bas, Achim Krämer - dr



4.May.08 ­ 16.00 ­ Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [21] : young talent

Heleen Vegter - solopiano
Beethoven: piano sonata op. 110; Brahms: Klavierstücke op. 118

Pyke Pasman - piano and singing
Blues



18.May.08 - 16.00 ­ Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [22]

Marcel Worms ­ solopiano
works by Joaquin Nin-Culmel

www.marcelworms.com



1.Jun.08 ­ 16.00 ­ Goethe Institut
Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Piano Amsterdam - A Different Tune [23] : "Pianotalk extended"

Dante Boon - piano; playing (short) solo compositions
Stevko Busch - piano & Michael Vatcher - drums; improvising on the pieces played by Dante Boon.