大象传媒

Join the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra at the 大象传媒鈥檚 Maida Vale Studios for an exciting programme of UK premieres by Dutch composers Jan-Peter de Graaff and Mayke Nas, and Kurdish-Dutch composer Hawar Tawfiq, chosen and conducted by Jac van Steen.

De Graaff鈥檚 Le caf茅 de nuit is based on the painting (with the same name) by Vincent van Gogh, and the letters he wrote to this brother Theo during his stay in Arles, where he rented a studio above the caf茅. In the letters, he describes this place as "a place where you can ruin yourself, go mad, commit crimes".

The work won the Young Composers (under 30) category in the prestigious 2019 International Rostrum of Composers.

Mayke Nas鈥檚 Down the Rabbit-Hole is inspired by C.S Lewis鈥檚 Alice in Wonderland. The piece captures Alice鈥檚 feeling of repeatedly shrinking and growing in the rabbit-hole, stumbling upon one astonishing situation upon the other and having an adventure into the unknown.

Unificazione by Hawar Tawfiq is a powerful musical statement that reflects Tawfiq's vision and experience of today's Europe. This large-scale orchestral work mixes Western sounds with Kurdish.
The concert will be introduced by 大象传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 Kate Molleson, and recorded for deferred broadcast in 大象传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 Hear and Now.

Programme:
Jan-Peter de Graaff Caf茅 de nuit, UK premiere
Mayke Nas Down the Rabbit Hole, UK premiere
Hawar Tawfiq Unificazione, UK premiere