Programma woensdag 1 mei 2019

Informatie over de uitvoerende(n)

Oude muziekensemble The Counterpoints, bestaande uit Aljosja Mietus (klavecimbel), Matthea de Muynck (viool), Petr Hamouz (cello) en Thomas Triesschijn (blokfluit) ontstond toen Thomas en Aljosja elkaar ontmoetten tijdens hun studie aan het Koninklijk Conservatorium te Den Haag. Met hun fascinatie voor barokmuziek, met name de muziek van J.S. Bach, verschenen ze reeds op verschillende podia in Nederland en door heel Europa. In 2015 brachten ze hun debuut-cd Inspiring Bach uit en kort daarop breidden ze hun duo uit tot een kwartet onder de naam The Counterpoints.

Tijdens haar uitvoeringen wil The Counterpoints de dynamische interactie tussen de verschillende spelers van het ensemble, het contrapunt, delen met het publiek. Daarbij voert geen enkele ‘Counterpoint’ de boventoon, maar staan ensemblespel en de muziek zelf centraal. The Counterpoints speelt op originele instrumenten of kopieën daarvan.

De leden van het ensemble studeerden aan het Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag, HKU Utrechts Conservatorium en het Conservatorium van Amsterdam. The Counterpoints was reeds te horen op het Grachtenfestival 2017, het Internationaal Kamermuziekfestival Utrecht en maakte in januari 2018 haar debuut in het Concertgebouw. Ook traden ze op in Frankrijk, Duitsland, België en het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Daarnaast was The Counterpoints finalist tijdens de Göttingen Händel Competition en de York Early Music International Young Artists Competition in 2017. Hun optredens werden onder meer uitgezonden op de Concertzender, BRAVA TV, BBC Radio 3 en NPO radio 4.

Aljosja Mietus (The Netherlands, 1990) received his first piano lessons when he was eight years old, but switched to the harpsichord at the age of twelve, having lessons with Menno van Delft and later with Tilman Gey. After finishing his secondary education at the Barlaeus Gymnasium in Amsterdam, he started his Theology studies at Leiden University where he graduated in 2012. During his Theology studies he started his harpsichord and basso continuo studies at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague with Jacques Ogg and Patrick Ayrton. He finished his Bachelor’s in 2014 and started his Master’s at the same institute with Jacques Ogg and Kris Verhelst, for which he graduated cum laude in 2016. ​

Aljosja has performed in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Singapore and worked with conductors such as Pieter-Jan Belder, Peter van Heyghen, Masaaki Suzuki and Charles Toet. He has performed at various renowned music festivals, such as the chamber music festival Utrecht, the chamber music festival Den Haag and the Bachfestival Dordrecht. He is the principal organist of the DEG in Amsterdam and is also active as a harpsichord teacher. ​

In 2011, Aljosja and recorder player Thomas Triesschijn formed a duo, and recently released their debut album "Inspiring Bach" (2015). Since then their duo expanded to a quartet called The Counterpoints.

Matthea de Muynck (Rotterdam, 1988) is a versatile musician, specialised in baroque violin and viola d’amore. She plays with the best early music groups in The Netherlands and abroad, such as the European Union Baroque Orchestra, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Musica Amphion, Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht, The Orchestra of the 18th Century, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (Ton Koopman), Concerto Köln and PRJCT Amsterdam, a new ensemble founded by countertenor Maarten Engeltjes.

In the 2017 St. John’s Passion Tour with De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, she appeared as one of the Viola d’Amore soloists. This performance has been recorded for the project “All of Bach” and was released in March 2018. Matthea has played live on Dutch Radio 4 as a violin soloist in Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” and Bach’s “Erbarme Dich” with PRJCT Amsterdam and Maarten Engeltjes. She was the Viola d’Amore soloist in Vivaldi’s Nisi Dominus with PRJCT Amsterdam, which has been broadcasted on Dutch Radio 4.

In the summer of 2017, she has been appointed a member of the Orchestra of the 18th Century as the first of the ‘new generation’ after Frans Brüggen. After finishing her studies in Classics (Greek and Latin) at Leiden University, Matthea received a Bachelor from the Royal Conservatoire The Hague, studying with Janet Krause. As an exchange student, she studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig with Friedemann Wezel and Mechthild Karkow. She finished her Master degree at the Amsterdam Conservatoire with Shunske Sato and Sayuri Yamagata.

Besides working as a freelance violin player, Matthea works at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague as a Coordinator of the Research Group. As a keen organiser, she is now in charge of setting up an artist collective at Theatre De Nieuwe Regentes in The Hague. She enjoys cooking, travelling, running, Belgian Beers and her home in The Hague, which she shares with her boyfriend and cat.

Petr Hamouz started playing the cello at the age of six and later studied at The Prague Conservatory with Tomáš Strašil. During his studies he developed an interest in early music performance practice. He attended many summer courses and participated in masterclasses with eminent performers, these include Jennifer Morsches, Bruno Cocset, Christophe Coin, Hidemi Suzuki, Irmtraud Hubatschek. ​

After completing a bachelor degree at The Charles University in Prague with Marek Štryncl, Petr moved to The Hague where he studied at the Royal Conservatory with Lucia Swarts and Jaap ter Linden. In 2014 he received his 'Master of Music' diploma Cum Laude 'for his individuality and personality in achieving this result and accomplished leading of the orchestra in the cello concerto C major op. 4 by Antonín Kraft'.

Since 2004 Petr has performed and participated in recordings with numerous ensembles, focusing mainly on repertoire composed between 1650 and 1900. These include Collegium Marianum, Capella Regia Praha, Musica Florea and Ensemble Inégal. Through a collaboration with the ensembles Musica Florea and Le Poéme Harmonique, he participated in a reconstruction of the comédie ballet by Lully and Moliére, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, in France and Poland in 2009. ​

In the years 2010 and 2011 Petr took part in a reconstruction of a historical opera performance of 'Intermezzo giocoso' 'Dove e amore e gelosia' by Giuseppe Scarlatti, performed originally in 1768 and then after almost 250 years revived in the same historical environment of The Baroque Theatre at Český Krumlov castle. ​ For season 2012/13 Petr was invited to join the European Union Baroque Orchestra, and attended exciting tours led by Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Margaret Faultless, Riccardo Minasi and Paul Agnew. In the same year Petr joined ensemble Radio Antiqua, with whom he regularly performs. Among their greatest achievements include winning both jury’s and public’s prize at the 2013/2014 Göttingen Historical Music Series. Radio Antiqua has been invited as Artist in Residence of the Centre Culturel d’Ambronay, Collegio Ghislieri in Pavia, and supported by Eeemerging recorded their first CD “Forgotten Treasures of the German Baroque” released by Ambronay Editions in October 2015. Radio Antiqua formed the core of the 2015 European Baroque Academy during an extensive European tour, directed by Enrico Onofri.

Thomas Triesschijn (The Netherlands, 1992), began his musical studies with choral and recorder lessons at the age of seven with Willem Blonk. In 2005, he was admitted to the School for Young Talent (SfYT) to study with Dorothea Winter at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. There, he combined music education and performance experience with his secondary school studies. In 2010, the same year he graduated from the SfYT, Thomas was one of the four finalists in the Dutch national finals of the “Eurovision Young Musicians Competition 2010” where he appeared on national television (NPS) as a soloist with Holland Symfonia, conducted by Otto Tausk. In April 2011, Thomas won first prize during the finals of the “Princess Christina Competition” in Rotterdam. After earning a Bachelor of Music from the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, studying with Dorothea Winter, he completed his master's degree in 2016 at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht with Heiko ter Schegget.

Thomas focuses on the performance of both early and contemporary music. Composers like Wilbert Bulsink, Patrick van Deurzen and Quinn Jacobs have written pieces for him. He has performed in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy and The Czech Republic, and worked with conductors such as Peter van Heyghen, Erik van Nevel, Wim Steinmann, Otto Tausk and Charles Toet. In May 2014, he participated in the opera- and DVD-production of “La troupe d’Orphée” with Vox Luminis and Opera2Day conducted by Hernán Schvartzman. He has performed at various distinguished music festivals such as the Grachtenfestival Amsterdam (2010 & 2011) and the International Chamber Music Festival of Janine Jansen in Utrecht (2011, 2012, 2014 & 2016). He also regularly performs in the Classic Express, the world’s only mobile concert hall. Along with his performing activities, he is active as a recorder teacher. In the summer of 2011 Thomas played the main role in “The Violet Hour”, a short film directed by Felix van Cleeff. ​

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