The string octet Roctet is celebrating its eight-year anniversary! This momentous milestone will also be celebrated in The Hague. Roctet opens the concert with César Franck's symphonic poem Psyché et Éros, in an arrangement by Henk de Vlieger. This is the prelude to a unique programme in which Roctet connects Composition students Archie Tulk, Thijmen Krijgsman and Alberto Tombolan with the eminent Dutch composer Theo Loevendie, an internationally acclaimed composer, a living legend of Dutch classical music and former teacher at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Prior to this concert, Roctet's musicians will engage in conversation with each composer, exchanging experiences gained during the composition process.

After the break, the audience will be treated to a vibrant masterpiece by the then only 16-year-old Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Roctet's debut CD 'Novoselye/Housewarming', which included this string octet, garnered notable interest, not only from the Dutch media, but also from international press.

Musicians from Roctet

Joris van Rijn, violin/primarius

Julija Hartig, violin

Masha Iakovleva, violin

Filipe Fernandes, violin

Francien Schatborn, viola

Frank Brakkee, viola

Eveline Kraayenhof, cello

Anneke Janssen, cello

Programme

César Franck - Psyché et Éros (1887) (arr. Henk de Vlieger 2020)

Archie Tulk - Fúria (2024)

Thijmen Krijgsman - New work (2024)

Alberto Tombolan - Cretto (2024)

Theo Loevendie - Changes (2024)

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - String octet in E-flat Major, op. 20 (1825)