Castle concert GeldropSunday 14 December 2014 12.00 pm

The Strabrecht Theater presents

Lestari Scholtes (1984) and Gwylim Janssens (1985) have been a piano duo since 2003. Nowadays they are acknowledged as one of the most promising piano duos of their generation. Their 2009 Carnegie Hall debut was head-lined ‘Terrific duo in top form’. The duo is well known for its enchanting sound, magnificent technical skills, and very intense and energetic per-formances. This has lead to concerts at home and abroad. They have also performed several times with the Brabants Orkest and the Israel Symphony Orchestra. They have performed at such festivals as the Festival of Bath, Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, TonLagen-Dresdner Festival der Zeitgenös-sischen Musik, Festival Classique and the International Piano Duo Festival Poland.

In May 2010, the Scholtes-Janssens piano duo won the prestigious Vrien-denkrans/The Debut 2008-2010 Competition of the Amsterdam Concertge-bouw. In 2010 the duo also won the Concours Musical de France in Paris in the highest category, 3rd prize in the IVth International Piano Competition of the Republic of San Marino ‘Allegro Vivo’ and 2nd prize in the 14th Torneo Internazionale di Musica in Verona. In 2011 they were winners of the 12th International Web Concert Hall Competition, in addition to being awarded one of five Honorable Mentions.

The duo has won all prizes at the International Chamber Music Competition Almere 2009, The Netherlands. They were winners of the jury prize, the au-dience prize and the KRO Radio Young Talent Award. In the summer of 2009 the duo has won 2nd prize at the International Concerto Competition of the Tel Hai International Piano Master Classes in Boker, Israel. In April 2009 they toured North Dakota, Virginia, Arkansas and New York, where they made their debut at Carnegie Hall. In May 2012 they returned to Carnegie Hall. ‘Superb teamwork – two as one – with excellent, turn-on-a-dime transitions between episodes’, the American press wrote about their performance of Stravinsky’s Petrouchka.

Both started their studies in the Young Talent Class of the Brabant Conser-vatory with Ton Demmers. As a duo they are studying with the noted piano duo Gil Garburg and Sivan Silver at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hanover, Germany. Jointly they have attended numerous master classes with, amongst others, Nikolai Petrov, Alexander Tamir, Victor Derevianko, Alon Goldstein, Peter Tak·cs, Paul Lewis, Jean-Bernard Pommier and Mena-hem Pressler. In November 2010 they released their debut CD with works by Rachmaninov, Debussy and Ravel, on QuattroLive label.

PianoduoScholtes & Janssens

C O N C E R T P R O G R A M M E

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)Fantasy in F minor D940

Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)Selection of ‘Souvenirs’ opus 28

Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Boléro (arr. piano four hands by M. Ravel)

I N T E R V A L

Igor Stravinksy (1882 - 1971) Le Sacre du Printemps

The twentieth century produced the most gracious and charming as well as most intriguing and radical ballets. A legend in the world of ballet was Sergei Diaghilev, founder and impresario of the Ballet Russes. His ballet company left a deep impression with Stravinskyís Sacre du Printemps, but also created much dissension and scandal in fin de siècle society.

BookingBookings are taken by telephone from 4 December: 040-368 57 66. Reserved tickets must be collected no later than 11.30 on the day of the concert. The concerts are held at Geldrop castle. There is a car park at the rear entrance to the castle park, in the street named Helze. Another car park is located near Saint Brigid’s church, on Mierloseweg, opposite the main entrance (pedes-trians only) to the castle park. Note: Please do not park near the castle. Admission €18. Children under 12 € 8. Season ticket € 140. (Includes coffee, tea or a soft drink during the interval.) Concert information: Mr Boudewijn van Noppen, Floralaan West 193, 5644BK Eindhoven. T: 06-5336 5347, E:boup@iae.nl Please note that all concert programmes are subject to change.

Email mailing listIf you would like to receive up-to-date details of our concert arrangements and programmes, please phone or email our concert secretary. Tel.: +31 (0)492-55 21 19. Email: hansjowot@tiscali.nl. We shall be most happy to include you in our mailing list.

Parkinghere is a car park at the rear entrance to the castle park, in the street named Helze. Another car park is located near Saint Brigid’s church, on Mierloseweg, opposite the main entrance (pedestrians only) to the castle park. Note: Please do not park near the castle.

SponsoringThe Strabrecht Theatre concerts are sponsored by:• Geldrop-Mierlo town council • Rabobank Dommelstreek • Nederlands Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten NFPK • Stichting Kasteel Geldrop

InstrumentThe management committee is delighted with the fine Steinway-B grand piano, which it has owned for some years now, and for which money is reserved to finance its maintenance and depreciation.The grand piano is tuned by Gé van Gerven Piano-techniek, Stiphout, tel. +31 (0)492-54 14 11.

Information about our programmesDetailed concert programmes as well as further information about Strabrecht Theater and Geldrop Castle can be found at www.kasteelgeldrop.nl.

Next concertThe next concert is on 11 January next at 12.00.

with the winner of the YPF Piano Concours 2013Rosalía Gomez Lasheras

She will perform works by Bach, Beethoven,Scriabin en Debussy. As noted before, bookings are taken by telephone only at +31 (0)40 - 368 57 66, star-ting ten days before the date of the concert (Thursday 00:00). Bookings can be accepted only if the appli-cant’s name, telephone number and number of seats required are stated. Please pay at the reception desk at the castle on the morning of the concert, no later than 11.30. We would appreciate if you could pay the exact amount in cash, if at all possible.