On Monday, 2 March 2026, from 19:00 to 19:45 CET, Rozalie Hirs presents a lecture on her music during the Young Composers’ Meeting, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. Various compositional ideas and her recent albums Infinity Stairs (2025) and Rosehart (2025) are discussed. The above photo shows the dress rehearsal of Hirs’ […]
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rosehart – review aart van der wal, opus klassiek
27 November 2025. Today Opus Klassiek published a wonderful review [in Dutch] by Aart van der Wal of Rosehart, the new album by Rozalie Hirs. Below is its English translation. Aart van der Wal: Rozalie Hirs – Rosehart Last month I wrote about Infinity Stairs – solo and chamber works, […]
rosehart (cd, 2025)
On 7 November 2025, the portrait album Rosehart (2025) by Rozalie Hirs is to be released. It consists of recordings of her orchestral works. Listen to the full album on Spotify or other digital platforms.
bron (2023) en ecologica (2023), podium, radio 4
On Saturday 20 January 2024 from 17:00-19:00, Wouter Pleijsier (pictured above on the left) is presenter of the Podium broadcast on Radio 4, The Netherlands. Today in the programme, parts of the orchestral work source (2023) by Rozalie Hirs, performed by the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Elena Schwarz (conductor), […]
bron (2023), radio philharmonic orchestra, zaterdag matinee – world premiere
On 16 December 2023 the Zaterdagmatinee presents a concert in honour of György Ligeti. Part of the programme will be works by Abrahamsen, Hirs, Ligeti, and Poppe. The new work bron for symphony orchestra (2023) by Rozalie Hirs was commissioned by NTR Zaterdagmatinee and Stichting Vrienden van de Matinee. Composed […]
bron (2023)
bron (2023) is an orchestral work by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by the NTR Zaterdagmatinee and Stichting Vrienden van de Matinee. bron (2023) is dedicated to the memory of György Ligeti.
Its world premiere took place during the NTR Zaterdagmatinee at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on 16 December 2023. The work was performed by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Elena Schwarz (conductor). The concert was broadcast live on NPO Radio 4.
roseherte (2008) – austrian radio broadcast Ö1
On 9 March 2021 at 23:00 CET the Austrian radio broadcast Ö1 presents a special in this year’s International Rostrum of Composers Hidden Treasures Mixtape. The show hosts Judit Varga (photograph: Andrea Felvégi) and Rainer Elstner discuss the works, including Roseherte (2008) by Rozalie Hirs. The broadcast is part of […]
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guest at matinee café, ntr
On 14 July 2018 from 16:25 until 17:30 Rozalie Hirs is a guest at Matinee Cafe, NTR Radio 4 (Dutch National Radio). Hans Haffmans interviews Hirs on her music and poetry. Haffmans and Hirs also speak about musical ideas, influences, inspirations, as well as the new work for Musikfabrik, a […]
roseherte (2008) – world premiere
On 8 November 2008 the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Micha Hamel (conductor) perform the concert OER during the festival Nederlandse Muziekdagen (Dutch Music Days) at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Part of the concert programme is the world premiere of the music composition Roseherte (2008) for symphony […]
npo television – interview
On 7 November 2008 Anke Brouwer and Rozalie Hirs are being interviewd by Agnes van der Horst for Dutch Television. They discuss the new pieces that they wrote especially for the Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, premiered this week as part of the Festival Nederlandse Muziekdagen (Dutch Music Days). You can […]
roseherte (2007-08; 2014)
Roseherte (“Rosedeer”/“Rosehart”) is an orchestral poem inspired by a mythical creature whose name intertwines the rose, the heart, and the deer. The music unfolds from pairs of dominant sevenths, transformed through transposition and ring modulation into radiant, prismatic harmonies. Alongside the 90-piece orchestra, live-triggered electronics surround the music in a shimmering halo. Acclaimed at its premiere for its vibrant play of colour and organic flow, Roseherte was nominated for the Toonzetters Prize in 2008.