On 5 November 2022 the philharmonie zuidnederland and Duncan Ward (conductor) perform the world premiere of a new work for orchestra by Rozalie Hirs. The work is a commission of philharmonie zuidnederland, the philharmonic orchestra of the Southern Netherlands.
Category: premieres, presentations
new work for woordnacht – world premiere
On 26, 27, and 28 October 2022 Rotterdam’s literature festival Woordnacht takes place. During the festival Rozalie Hirs presents a new text and music hybrid composition, commissioned by Woordnacht. The location is Arminius, Museumpark 3, 3015 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands. More information on the full programme and the new work […]
new work for ensemble ascolta, donaueschingen, germany – world premiere
On Saturday 15 October 2022 at 11:00 CET the ensemble ascolta plays a world premiere of a new work by Rozalie Hirs during the Donaueschingen Festival/ Donaueschinger Musiktage. The concert takes place at Bartók Saal, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Stuttgart, Germany. The work is commissioned by Donaueschingen Festival (curator: Björn Gottstein). The […]
new work for marie ythier, radio france – world premiere
On Sunday 13 February 2022 at 15:00 CET, the French cellist Marie Ythier performs a solo recital during Festival Présences. Part of the concert is the world premiere of a new work by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by Radio France.
dreams of airs (2017-18), athelas sinfonietta, copenhagen, denmark – danish premiere
On Sunday 7 November 2021 Athelas Sinfonietta of Copenhagen presents a portrait concert of Rozalie Hirs. The programme evolves around the Danish premiere of Rozalie’s dreams of airs (2017-18), a cycle in which poetry and music play equally important roles. Its sound world features eight musicians, a singer who speaks, […]
dreams of airs (2017-18), orgelpark, amsterdam, the netherlands – portrait concert
On Sunday 31 October 2021 at 14:00 CET, the Amsterdam cutting-edge music venue Orgelpark presents a portrait concert of Rozalie Hirs. The performers are Spectra Ensemble and Filip Rathé (conductor). The afternoon programme evolves around Rozalie’s dreams of airs (2017-18), a cycle in which poetry and music play equally important […]
infinite sense (2021), rotterdam – book presentation
On Sunday afternoon 10 October 2021 at 15:00 CET Marcel Möring hosts a new interview as part of his literary series at the independent Donner bookshop, Rotterdam. Featured guest is Rozalie Hirs who presents her new poetry book oneindige zin (infinite sense; Amsterdam: Querido Publishers). During the event Möring interviews […]
dreams of airs (2017-18), athelas sinfonietta, copenhagen, denmark – danish premiere
**POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC** On Friday 23 April 2021 Athelas Sinfonietta of Copenhagen presents a portrait concert of Rozalie Hirs. The programme evolves around the Danish premiere of Rozalie’s dreams of airs (2017-18), a cycle in which poetry and music play equally important roles. Its sound world features eight […]
sightbook #1 (2020), zebra poetry film festival, berlin – world premiere
From 19 until 22 November 2020 the ZEBRA poetry film festival 2020 was planned to take place at Haus für Poesie, Berlin, Germany. Due to the Corona pandemic the entire festival has moved online and is extended until 21 December 2020. The festival’s official selection can be watched through Zebra’s […]
hand in hand (2020) heilbronn, germany
On 1 November 2020 at 17:00 CET hand in hand for string quartet and soprano (2020) by Rozalie Hirs (music, text) receives a second performance that day by Sonar Quartett and Maraile Lichdi (soprano). The location of this concert is Kilianskirche, Heilbronn, Germany. The new work by Rozalie Hirs is […]
hand in hand (2020), lauffen am neckar, germany – world premiere
On Sunday 1 November 2020 at 11:30 CET hand in hand for string quartet and soprano (2020) by Rozalie Hirs (music, text) receives its world premiere by Sonar Quartett and Maraile Lichdi (soprano). The location is Regiswindiskirche in Lauffen am Neckar, birthtown of the German poet Hölderlin. The new work […]
forum magazine, architectura et amicitia, amsterdam – publication
16 October 2020. Today the new issue of the Dutch architecture magazine Forum is officially published. Forum IV/2020 The living room includes contributions by Bart de Baets, Stijn Brakkee, Rozalie Hirs, Leonardo Kappel, Lena Karson, Sandra Kassenaar, Laurens Jan ten Kate, Jan Richard Kikkert, Ira Koers, Vincent Kompier, Luuk Kramer, […]
nY #42 – publication
27 June 2020. The new issue of the Flemish literary magazine nY has just come out. This issue nY #42 contains poetry, prose, and essays on the topic of the swamp in the broadest sense. The issue is curated by nY’s editor Lietje Bauwens. Alongside new work by Fiep van […]
the tao of mao (2020), hungary – world premiere
26 June 2020. The miniature composition The Tao of Mao for big band (2020) by Rozalie Hirs is now online in a Corona proof recording by Modern Art Orchestra, Budapest, Hungary. The music is part of its Art of Virus Project, initiated by Kornél Fekete-Kovács. The thread that led to […]
a taste of ‘dreams of airs’ online
19 May 2020. A taste of dreams of airs (2017-18) by Rozalie Hirs is now online. The official trailer on YouTube. Happy listening and watching! Read more on the full cycle here.
zenit (2010), world new music days, iscm – new zealand premiere
**POSTPONED DUE TO CORONA PANDEMIC** From 21 until 30 April 2020 the ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) World New Music Days 2020 take place in Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand. Part of the program is a concert by the Los Angeles-based formalist quartet, featuring, among other pieces, the string […]
ways of space (2019), van eesteren museum, amsterdam – opening
**POSTPONED DUE TO CORONA PANDEMIC** On Friday 3 April 2020 at 17:30 CET the exhibition of the architectonic sound sculpture ways of space (2019) by Machiel Spaan (design) and Rozalie Hirs (music) is openend at Van Eesteren Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The makers present an informal lecture on the work, […]
hand in hand (2020), heilbronn, germany – world premiere
**POSTPONED DUE TO CORONA PANDEMIC** On 20 March 2020 at 19:30 CET hand in hand for string quartet and soprano (2020) by Rozalie Hirs (music, text) will receive its world premiere performance by Sonar Quartett and Maraile Lichdi (soprano). The new work by Rozalie Hirs is a commission by Förderkreis […]
ways of space (2019) – opening lecture
On 3 February 2020 at 14:00 CET Museum Drachten presents a lecture on the the architectural sound art installation Ways of Space (2019) by Rozalie Hirs (music) and Machiel Spaan (design), which is currently exhibited at Van Doesburg-Rinsemahuis, Museum Drachten, The Netherlands. After the lecture, the makers along with their […]
zenit (2010), tokyo, japan – asian premiere
On 11 January 2020 greenroom players perform two concerts at TAMA Music Festival, Tokyo, Japan, at 13:00 and 20:30 JST respectively. The afternoon concert includes the Asian premiere of ‘Zenit’ (2010), the first string quartet by Rozalie Hirs (ロザリー ヒルス).
meditations (2017) – north american premiere
On 15 December 2019 the pianist Keiko Shichijo plays a solo programme, featuring works by Komitas, Debussy, Monpou, Schubert, as well as meditations (2017) by Rozalie Hirs. The location is The episcopal church of St. John the Baptist, Aptos, California. concert programme Komitas – Six dances (1907): Yerangi, Unabi, Marali, […]
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venus [morning star] (2010) – swiss premiere
On Monday 9 December 2019 at 20:15 CET Ronan Gil de Morais plays 40 Jahre Sixxen, a concert featuring the sixxen, a set of six metal mallet instruments, originally conceived by Iannis Xenakis for the movement Métaux of his composition Pléïades (1979). The concert, consisting of the performance of a selection of compositions for this special set of instruments, includes Venus [morning star] (2010) by Rozalie Hirs, and Métaux by Xenakis.
article 4 (2004) – spanish premiere
On 22 November 2019 the violinist Takao Hyakutome performs the Spanish premiere of article 4 [map butterfly] (2004) by Rozalie Hirs at Iglesia Santa Mónica de Barcelona, Spain. The concert is part of the Festival ciclo OUT.SIDE, curated and performed by Barcelona Modern Ensemble (artistic director: Demian Luna). Date: 2019-11-22 […]
ways of space (2019), maison van doesburg – exhibition
From 2 November until 7 December 2019 the brandnew architectural sound sculpture Ways of space (2019) by Rozalie Hirs and Machiel is exhibited in the Maison Van Doesburg, Meudon (near Paris), France. The exhibition is officially opened during Open Saturday IV, curated by Spaan and Hirs during their artist-in-residence at […]
open saturday IV, maison van doesburg, france
On 2 November 2019 at 16:00 CET the architect Machiel Spaan and composer Rozalie Hirs present their new architectural sound sculpture Ways of Space (2019), which they have developed in close collaboration during their artist-in-residence at Maison Van Doesburg, Meudon, France. Ways of Space (2019) is inspired by the concept of the ‘open floorplan’ developed by Theo Van Doesburg (1883-1931) for his own residence. Spaan created the spatial arrangement of loudspeakers and Hirs composed new electronic sounds for the musical composition. It is the third collaborative architecture/sound art project by Spaan and Hirs, after Curvices (2013-present), and the Listening House (2017-present). The residency is supported by Mondriaanfonds, Maison Theo Van Doesburg, and Stimuleringsfonds voor de Creatieve Industrie.
sacro monte (1997) – danish premiere
On Sunday, 6 October 2019 at 16:00 CET Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen plays a programme around the composer Niels Viggo Bentzon, including the world premiere of Hommage á Niels Viggo Bentzon (2019) by Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour, as well as the Danish premiere of Sacro Monte (1997) by Rozalie Hirs.
meditations (2017) – french premiere
On Saturday 7 September 2019 at 16:00 CET the pianist Keiko Shichijo plays a solo programme, featuring, among other pieces, Spaces (1969) by Tom Johnson and meditations (2017) by Rozalie Hirs.
poesis, germany – exhibition
On Thursday 29 August 2019 at 19:00 CET the exhibition POESIS Sprachkunst | Language Art is opened, featuring visual works of around sixty language artists from seventeen countries. Its accompanying catalogue is available at Kunsttempel, Kassel, Germany. Curator of the exhibition and catalogue is Friedrich Block. The exhibition is open […]
the cricket recovers – US premiere
On 8 August 2019 the opera The Cricket recovers by Richard Ayres (music) and Rozalie Hirs (libretto), based on the novella De genezing van de krekel by Toon Tellegen, recieves its US premiere at Tanglewood. The work will be performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Adès (conductor).
lightclouds (2019) – german premiere
On 20 May 2019 at 20:00 CET Ensemble Musikfabrik presents the German premiere of lightclouds (2019), a new work for “super brass” quartet, ensemble, and electronic sounds, by Rozalie Hirs, during the Konzertreihe Musikfabrik im WDR. The new work is a commission by Stichting Omroep Muziek/ NTR Zaterdagmatinee with financial […]
lightclouds (2019), concertgebouw – world premiere
On Saturday 18 May 2019 at 14:15 CET at Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Musikfabrik performs lightclouds (2019), a new work for “super brass” quartet, ensemble, and electronic sounds, by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by Stichting Omroep Muziek/ NTR Zaterdagmatinee with financial support of BankGiro Loterij and Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. The […]
world poetry festival, montevideo, uruguay
From 2 until 7 April 2019 Rozalie Hirs is a guest poet at the World Poetry Festival/ Mundial Poético de Montevideo, Uruguay, along with following poets from Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, France, Haïti, México, and Perú: Fernando Noy, Claudia Masín, Julia Magistratti, Pedro Tostes, Amora Pera, Pedro Lago, Pedro Rocha, Tálata […]
ahora es una rosa (2019)
Montevideo, Uruguay, 23 March 2019. Rozalie Hirs’ first full length poetry collection in Spanish ahora es una rosa (2019) has just come out. Diego Puls translated Hirs’ poems into Spanish. Publisher Gustavo Wojciechowski has designed the book appearing with Yauguru Books, Montevideo, Uruguay. The book contains an essay by Hirs […]
dreams of airs (2017-18), november music – world premiere
On Saturday 10 November 2018 at 19:00 CET the Belgian SPECTRA Ensemble, Nora Fischer (soprano), and Filip Rathé (conductor) perform the world premiere of Dreams of Airs (2017-18) by Rozalie Hirs during the contemporary music festival November Music, Den Bosch, The Netherlands. Dreams of Airs (2017-18) is a cycle of […]
silenced (2018) – world premiere
On 9 November 2018 the soprano Bauwien van der Meer presents her production Fantastic Women with brandnew songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights. Fantastic Women contains musical works by the composers Aleksandra Bajde, Rozalie Hirs, Anda Kryeziu, Kate Moore, Georgia Nicolaou, Barbara Okma, Annelies Van Parys, Calliope […]
meditations (2017) – german premiere
On 20 July 2018 the German (forte)pianist J. Marc Reichow plays meditations for piano and electronic sounds (2017) by Rozalie Hirs during Musik der Jahrhunderte: Der Sommer in Stuttgart. The Festival is a collaboration between Akademie Schloss Solitude, Ensemble ascolta, Musik der Jahrhunderte, Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst […]
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parallel sea [to the lighthouse] (2018) – world premiere
On 13 May 2018 at 15:30 CET ASKO|Schönberg and Etienne Siebens (conductor) present the world premiere of parallel sea [to the lighthouse] (2018) by Rozalie Hirs during the fifth anniversary edition of the Dutch Harp Festival at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands. parallel sea [to the lighthouse] (2018), commissioned by ASKO|Schönberg […]
launch of forum, amsterdam
On 11 March 2018 at 14:00 CET a new series of the magazine for architecture FORUM, published by Genootschap Architectura et Amicitiae (founded 1855), present its first issue ‘The Hall’. The launch party takes place at the Academy for Architecture, Amsterdam; it features a lecture by Machiel Spaan, musical performances […]
cd electric language, wiek hijmans
On 10 March 2018 at 16:00 CET the electric guitar player and musician-at-large Wiek Hijmans present the launch of his fourth solo album Electric Language as part of the illustrous series Ladder of Escape, Attacca Productions, Amsterdam. At Splendor in Amsterdam, Wiek Hijmans plays a short concert, consisting of works […]
meditations (2017) – uk premiere
On Wednesday 21 February 2018 the British pianist Philip Thomas and the Canadian percussionist, composer, and electronic musician Colin Frank play the opening concert of the Electric Spring Festival at the University of Huddersfield, UK. During this program Philip Thomas also presents the UK premiere of meditations for piano and […]
verdere bijzonderheden (2017) – book lauch
On 23 November 2017 at 17:00 CET the poetry book verdere bijzonderheden (Amsterdam: Querido; 2017) by Rozalie Hirs will be presented to the public at the independent literary Athenaeum bookshop in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Rozalie reads a few poems from the new volume. With additional performances by her admired colleagues […]
meditations, november music (2017)
From 3-12 November 2017 November Music, the contemporary music festival of The Netherlands, takes place in Den Bosch. During its Kunstmuziek Route on 12 November 2017 at 12:00 CET the British pianist Philip Thomas presents the world premiere of meditations for piano and electronic sounds (2017) by Rozalie Hirs, followed […]
meditations (2017) – world premiere
From 7-12 November 2017 the Sounds of Music Festival takes place in Groningen, The Netherlands. This year the British pianist Philip Thomas presents the world premiere of Meditations for piano and electronic sounds (2017) by Rozalie Hirs at Sounds of Music, Groningen, with additional performances at November Music, Den Bosch. […]
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parallel world [breathing] (2017) – concert premiere
On 19 October 2017 as part of the Entrée Late Night, soloists of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra perform parallel world [breathing] (2017) by Rozalie Hirs, scored for flute, clarinet, percussion, 2 harps, violin, viola, cello, and electronic sounds. The new work is a co-commission of Concertgebouw Orchestra and the University […]
gestammelte werke (2017), berlin – booklaunch
On 17 October 2017 at Ausland, Berlin, the Danish poet Mette Moestrup and the Dutch poet Rozalie Hirs present the book launches of their respective poetry books Stirb, Lüge, Stirb, and gestammelte werke, both published this year by kookbooks, Berlin. During this evening the multilingual poetry book gestammelte werke (2017) […]
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parallel world [breathing] (2017) – world premiere
On 7 October 2017 soloists of the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform three concerts of parallel world [breathing] (2017) by Rozalie Hirs, scored for flute, clarinet, percussion, 2 harps, violin, viola, cello, and electronic sounds. The concerts take place in the Brain Wave Pavilion (located in the entrance hall in the main […]
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article 4 [map butterfly] (2004) – finnish premiere
On 28 June 2017 the Avanti! Quartet and John Storgårds (violin) open the Avanti! Summer Sounds Festival in the pitoresque church of Pernaja, one hour from Helsinki. The concert, curated by Lotta Wennäkoski, this year’s festival composer, consists of works by Xenakis, Trbojevic, Ravel, and Hirs. Programme Iannis Xenakis – […]
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article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012) – austrian premiere
On 17 May 2017 Fie Schouten plays the Austrian première of article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012) during her residency at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien. Schouten commissioned the composition with financial support of the Netherlands Performing Arts Fund, and played its world premiere on […]
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article 8 [infinity] (2014) – polish premiere
On Tuesday 25 April 2017 Ensemble 306, Marieke Franssen (flute), and Stephan Heber (cello) perform a concert of premieres at the 29th International Composers’ Festival of Krakow, Poland. Marieke Franssen (flute) plays the Polish premiere of article 8 [infinity] for flute or bass flute and electronic sounds (2014) by Rozalie […]
on tenderness (2017) – world premiere
On 14 February 2017 Megumi Masaki performs the world premiere of On Tenderness for piano solo and electronic sounds (2017) by Rozalie Hirs. Masaki collaborated with Hirs at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in November 2016, followed by a try-out concert of the piece on 2 December 2016 […]