Henk Neven

Zang, 19e eeuwse (fortepiano) liedklas

Dutch bass-baritone Henk Neven is one of the most exciting song interpreters of his generation, having made regular appearances at the Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw and the BBC Proms, whilst being equally at home on the operatic stage. A recipient of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, he has an ongoing recording contract with Onyx and his discs have received critical praise. Neven was a member of the prestigious BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Scheme and in 2011 received the Dutch Music Prize, the highest honour that the Netherlands Ministry of Culture awards to a classical musician.
Henk Neven made his professional debut in 2004. In addition to lieder and oratorio, he has sung in many operas, performing such roles such as Don Giovanni and Leporello in Don Giovanni, Count in Le nozze di Figaro, Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas, Donald in Billy Budd, Schaunard in La boheme, Morales in Carmen, and appeared on stage of the Opéra National de Paris, La Monnaie, Staatsoper Berlin Unter den Linden, Theater an der Wien, and De Nederlandse Opera.
An outstanding recitalist, he is a regular guest of the Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and at the NTR ZaterdagMatinee series. He has performed in the Festival Oude Muziek in Utrecht, Operadagen Rotterdam and the Gergiev Festival. Past highlights include debuts at the City of London Festival and Cheltenham Festival; performances for the BBC Proms; and recitals for La Monnaie in Brussels, Amsterdam’s Beurs van Berlage and Musée d’Orsay in Paris.

19de eeuws Lied
voor zangers en liedduo’s, met piano en fortepiano

In deze workshop duiken we met elkaar in de wereld van de 19e eeuwse liedcomponisten. Hoe verbonden componisten als Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven en Wolf hun muziek aan teksten van Heine, Goethe, Eichendorff en anderen? Hoe actueel zijn deze liederen en hoe kunnen we deze stukken vandaag de dag nog op een aansprekende manier uitvoeren? Wat hebben we daar als zanger en pianist voor nodig?                

We zullen werken aan tekstinterpretatie, communicatie tussen zanger(es) en publiek, maar ook tussen zanger(es) en pianist(e). En werken vocaal-technisch waar nodig en onderzoeken samen de kleuren van de fortepiano. Daarbij is het naar elkaar luisteren van groot belang, we maken er op die manier echt teamwerk van.

The 19th century Song 
for singers and song duos, with piano and fortepiano.

In this workshop we’ll dive into the world of nineteenth-century song.
How did composers such as Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven and Wolf connect their music to texts by Heine, Goethe, Eichendorff and others? And how can we perform these works in an appealing way in the world of today? What do we need as singers and pianists?                            

We will work on text interpretation, the communication between singer and audience, but also between singer and pianist. And we’ll work technically where necessary and explore the colors of the fortepiano together. Listening to each other is very important, it will make it real teamwork.