The Grand Piano Series: Strauss vs Schubert

Additional art forms: poetry, photography, film and more

The great salons of Europe used to be places where multiple art forms would be practiced simultaneously and TenClub’s Mayer Manor is no different in that respect. Besides music, there is always additional art to be seen, heard or experienced during these evenings, whether that is poetry, film or various forms of fine art.

About Lucas van der Vegt & Laurens de Man

Performing are Lucas van der Vegt and Laurens de Man. The two friends met during their piano studies at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Since then their careers diverged, but today they are joining their forces for a special concert, a unique occasion!

Lucas van der Vegt is a Dutch playwright, actor and musician. He played in performances by Theater Artemis, Theater Antigone/Action Zoo Humain and BOG. As a pianist, Van der Vegt won several prizes at competitions. He performed as a soloist with the Orkest van het Oosten, the Gelders Orkest and Sinfonia Rotterdam.

Laurens de Man won several prizes as pianist and organist, including the “ECHO Young Organist of the Year 2020” award at the Freiburg Concours. De Man thoroughly enjoys playing chamber music. He has been the principal organist of the Janskerk in Utrecht and in the season 2022-2023, he was Organist in Residence in Leuven, performing regularly on the Contius organ in Leuven.

The program for tonight

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Enoch Arden, melodrama for speaking voice and piano to lyrics by Alfred Tennyson, op. 38

(1897)

Break

György Kurtág (1926)

From: Játékok VIII

Flowers we are… [embracing sounds]

Beating – Quarreling

A quiet farewelll to Endre Székely

Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit – Sonatina BWV 106, arr. Kurtág

Flowers we are…

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Divertissement à l’hongroise, D.818

1. Andante
2. Marcia: Andante con moto

III. Allegretto