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Robert Bekkers plays a 2005 Hilhorst concert guitar, custom-designed for the duo.

When interviewed for this website, the Amsterdam-based luthier Jeroen Hilhorst said, "The design of the guitar is 150 years old and modern research shows that the design is very inefficient. Over the years I have found ways to eliminate the most important inefficiencies. This has resulted in a guitar with a powerful and beautiful tone, that can be an equal partner for the piano."

The photo on the right was taken after the premiere of Lan-chee Lam's "Drizzle" which makes use of the inside of the piano.

 

Home concerts - including original compositions and arrangements involving local artists and the community - London, Houston, Netherlands

Concerts and events in which we organise, attend, promote, or actively participate.

Monument House Concert Series sharing our private space and musicians network with the public, founded in 2006

Separate events lists of Anne Ku and Robert Bekkers

 

Guitar on piano
Photo credit: Tom Peterson at Cortona Contemporary Music Festival, Italy July 2007

Concert agenda

2007

Seasons Greetings! Ding Dong Merrily on High --- trio for violin, guitar, and piano - a gift from us! See you in 2008!
Saturday 29 December 2007 @ 7:30 pm FREE
Makawao Union Church, Baldwin Ave.
Maui, Hawaii
Co-sponsored by Ebb & Flow Arts

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Thursday 27 December 2007
@ 12:30 pm HST = 11:30 pm GMT
LIVE on Manao Radio Wailuku Maui with Bill Best
Monday 17 December 2007 @ 7 for 7:30 pm
House Concert (Bechstein grand piano)
in Museum District, Houston, Texas - feedback
Monday 17 December 2007 @ 3 pm CST = 9 pm GMT
Live interview and music on "Front Row" programme
Houston Public Radio, KUHF 88.7FM (interview/music)
  • Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) Rondo in A major
  • Fernando Carulli (1770 - 1841) Theme and last three variations from Variazione Sopra un Tema del Flauto magico di Mozart by Beethoven, op. 169
  • Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968) First movement from Fantasia
  • Federico Moreno-Torroba (1891 - 1982) Andante from Sonatina
  • Erik Otte (b. 1955) Candombe from Suite Rio de la Plata
  • David Harvey (b. 1959) Floating from Little Suite
  • Allan Segall (b. 1959) first half of When JS Bach, Igor Stravinsky and The Who Met (2005)
Sunday 16 December 2007 @ 6 for 6:30 pm
House Concert (Stegler grand piano)
near Memorial Park, Houston, Texas - feedback
  • Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829), Rondo in A major, Rondo in B minor
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) Pot-pourri op. 53
  • Fernando Carulli (1770 - 1841) Variazione Sopra un Tema del Flauto magico di Mozart by Beethoven, op. 169
  • Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968) Fantasia
  • Federico Moreno-Torroba (1891 - 1982) Sonatina
Sunday 9 December 2007 @ 2:30 pm FREE
Verzorgingscentrum De Meerpaal,
Willem de Zwijgerlaan 2, 3136 AS
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
  • Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829), Rondo in A major, Rondo in B minor
  • Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Concerto in D Major
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) Pot-pourri op. 53
  • Fernando Carulli (1770 - 1841) Variazione Sopra un Tema del Flauto magico di Mozart by Beethoven, op. 169
  • intermission
  • Federico Moreno-Torroba (1891 - 1982) Sonatina
  • Lan-chee Lam (b. 1982), Drizzle (2007)
  • Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968) Fantasia
  • encore:
Friday 23 November 2007 @ 4:00 pm
Huis Welgelegen, Warnsveld
Saturday 17 November 2007 @ 8:30 pm
Duo for Export
Monument House Concert Series, Utrecht
Saturday 17 November 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Duo for Export - children welcome
Monument House Concert Series, Utrecht
  • Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829), Rondo in A major, Rondo in B minor
  • Fernando Carulli (1770 - 1841) Variazione Sopra un Tema del Flauto magico di Mozart by Beethoven, op. 169
  • Federico Moreno-Torroba (1891 - 1982) Sonatina
  • guest performer: Carol Ruiz Gandia, piano
  • intermission
  • guest performer Naeon Kim, violin with Carol Ruiz Gandia
  • Lan-chee Lam (b. 1982), Drizzle (2007)
  • Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968) Fantasia
  • guest performer: Elea Bekkers, soprano
  • Ding Dong Merrily on High for violin, guitar, piano (arranged by Anne Ku)
Friday 16 November 2007 @ 8:30 pm
Duo for Export
Monument House Concert Series, Utrecht
Friday 2 November 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Ootmarsum, Netherlands
Friday 26 October 2007 @ 4:00 pm
Huis ter Weegen, Warnsveld
  • Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), Concerto in D Major
  • Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829), Rondo in B minor
  • Fernando Carulli (1770 - 1841) Variazione Sopra un Tema del Flauto magico di Mozart by Beethoven, op. 169
  • Intermission
  • Johann Andreas Amon, Serenade op. 123 no. 1
  • Hummel, Pot-pourri op. 53
Sunday 21 October @ 6:30 pm
Molenhof, Maastricht
  • Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), Concerto in D Major
  • Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829), Rondo in B minor
  • Fernando Carulli (1770 - 1841) Variazione Sopra un Tema del Flauto magico di Mozart by Beethoven, op. 169
  • Intermission
  • Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) Romance Larghetto (2nd movement) of Piano Concerto in E minor (arr. Bekkers)
  • Federico Moreno-Torroba (1891 - 1982) Sonatina
  • Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Badinerie from 2nd Orchestral Suite (arranged by Robert Bekkers)
Sunday 21 October @ 2:30 pm
Beyart, Maastricht
  • Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), Concerto in D Major
  • Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829), Rondo in B minor
  • Fernando Carulli (1770 - 1841) Variazione Sopra un Tema del Flauto magico di Mozart by Beethoven, op. 169
  • Intermission
  • Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) Romance Larghetto (2nd movement) of Piano Concerto in E minor (arr. Bekkers)
  • Federico Moreno-Torroba (1891 - 1982) Sonatina
  • Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Badinerie from 2nd Orchestral Suite (arranged by Robert Bekkers)
Friday 12 October 2007 @ 8 pm (35 +25 min)
het Jagthuis Velp
Woonoord Nieuw Schoonoord, Nieuw-Schoonoord 1 6881TV Velp gld Tel: 026 3653600 (Hoofdstraat t.o. het Jagthuis) Velp, Netherlands
  • Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), Concerto in D Major
  • Fernando Carulli (1770 - 1841) Variazione Sopra un Tema del Flauto magico di Mozart by Beethoven, op. 169
  • Lan-Chee Lam (b. 1982) Drizzle (2007)
  • Federico Moreno-Torroba (1891 - 1982) Sonatina
  • Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) Romance Larghetto (2nd movement) of Piano Concerto in E minor (arr. Bekkers)
  • Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968) Fantasia
  • Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Badinerie from 2nd Orchestral Suite (arranged by Robert Bekkers)
Sunday 7 October 2007
CBK Amsterdam @ 11:30 am
Friday 5 October 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Ootmarsum, Netherlands
  • Erik Otte, Suite Rio de La Plata (2004)
  • Tarrega, Cappricho Arabe (guitar solo)
  • Tommaso Giordani, Sonata in a minor
  • Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Fantasia
  • Lan-chee Lam, Drizzle ,
  • Henry Purcell - piano solo
Friday 7 September 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Ootmarsum, Netherlands
  • Wilhem Neuland (1806 - 1889) Non Piu Mesta, from Rossini's comic opera La Cenerentola (6 min)
  • J.A. Nuske: Souvenir de L'opera no. 6 - Figaro from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro (8 min)
  • Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806 - 1856) Einsiedlers Waldglocklein (10 min)
  • Pietro Pettoletti (1800 - 1870) Duettino for Guitar and Piano on an air of La Somnambule of Bellini (5 min)
  • Mauro Giuliani (1781 - 1829) 2nd Rondo (5 min)
  • Luigi Legnani (1790 - 1877) and Maximilian Joseph (or Marcus, for short) Leidesdorf (1787 - 1840): Variations Concertantes on an original theme Cenerentola by Rossini (11 min)
Saturday 1 September 2007
Guitar and violin
Wageningen, Netherlands
Thursday 30 August 2007 evening
Wedding at Castle Elsloo
Limburg, Netherlands
Tuesday 21 August 2007 @ 7:30 pm
Hoge Veld, Laan van Wateringse Veld 222
Den Haag
  • Concerto in D Major, Anton Vivaldi
  • Serenade, Johann Andreas Amon
  • Wasserfahrt am Traunsee, Johann Kaspar Mertz
  • Beethoven Variations on Theme of Magic Flute Op. 169, Carulli
  • Fantasia, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
  • Sonatina, Frederico Moreno-Torroba
  • Badinerie, JS Bach (encore)
Sunday 19 August 2007 @ 4 pm
Leendert Meeshuis,
Bilthoven, The Netherlands
  • Serenade op. 123 no. 1, Johann Andreas Amon
  • Wasserfahrt am Traunsee, JK Mertz
  • Beethoven's Variations on Theme of Magic Flute, Carulli
  • Drizzle (2007), Lan Chee Lam
  • Sonatina, Moreno-Torroba
Friday 10 August 2007 @ 4 pm
Huis ter Weegen, Warnsveld, Netherlands
Guitar and flute
with Karen van Laar-Snoei
  • Granada (guitar solo), Albeniz
  • Tristeza, Christopher Caliendo
  • Blanco Flore, Christopher Caliendo
  • Arabisches Lied (arr. Bekkers), Rimsky Korsakov
  • Bordel 1900, Piazzolla
  • Cafe 1930, Piazzolla
  • Mazurka op. 7/1, Valse op. 34/2 by Chopin, arr. Eugenia Kanthou
Friday 3 August 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Ootmarsum, Netherlands
  • Vals y Mazurka Facile, Daniel Fortea, arr. Erik Otte
  • Cuatro Piezas Para Dos, Gerald Schwertberger
  • Theme from Elvira Madigan: piano solo, Mozart
  • Mazurka, JK Mertz
  • Wassenfahrt am Traunsee, JK Mertz
  • Beethoven Variations on Theme of Magic Flute Op. 169, Carulli
13 - 22 July 2007
Cortona Contemporary Music Festival
,
Cortona, Italy
Monday 9 July 2007
Youtube.com videos recorded and loaded
Watch and listen to JS Bach's Badinerie
Friday 6 July 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Ootmarsum, Netherlands
  • Serenade op. 123 no. 1, Johann Andreas Amon
  • Divertimento op. 38, Carl Maria von Weber
  • Love's Ritornello, Eulenstein
  • Sonatina op. 68, Diabelli
Friday 29 June 2007
Audition: Stichting Muziek in Huis
Amsterdam
Sunday 17 June 2007 @ 2 pm
Maastricht
, Netherlands
Friday 15 June 2007 @ 4 pm
Huis ter Welgelegen, Warnsveld
, Netherlands
  • Rondo op. 46, Kuffner
  • Fantasia para un Gentilhombre, Rodrigo
  • Concerto in D Major, Vivaldi
  • Requerdos de Alhambra (guitar solo), Tarrega
  • Granada (guitar solo), Albeniz
Sunday 10 June 2007
at Recital for piano students of Anne Ku
  • Badinerie from 2nd Orchestral Suite, JS Bach (arr. Bekekrs)
  • Sonatina, Moreno-Torroba
Saturday 9 June 2007 from 14:00 to 21:00
Chamber Music Tapas Style
Monument House Concert Series
Thursday 7 June 2007 from 12:45 to 13:15 FREE
Laan van Meerdervoort 32 (bij het Vredespaleis)
2517 AL Den Haag
Haags Open Podium
Friday 1 June 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Ootmarsum, Netherlands
  • Rondo op. 46, Kuffner
  • Fantasia para un Gentilhombre (all except last), Rodrigo
  • Potpouri, Hummel
  • Decameron Noire part 2 (guitar solo), Leo Brouwer
Sunday 27 May 2007 house concert,
Ermelo
, Netherlands
Friday 11 May 2007 @2:30 pm & @7 pm
Maastricht, Netherlands
Friday 4 May 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Ootmarsum, Netherlands
  • Gran Duo op. 70, Carulli
  • Variationen, Giuliani
  • Fantasia para un Gentilhombre 1st movement, Rodrigo
  • Fantasia, Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Friday 27 April 2007 @ 4 pm
Huis ter Welgelegen, Warnsveld
  • Piano Concerto in E minor, 2nd movt, Chopin (arr. Bekkers)
  • Badinerie from 2nd Orchestral Suite, J.S.Bach (arr. Bekkers)
  • Chaconne (guitar solo), J.S.Bach
  • Sonatina, Moreno-Torroba
Friday 20 April 2007 @ 4 pm
Huis ter Weegen, Warnsveld
  • Sonatina, Moreno-Torroba
  • Piano Concerto in E minor, 2nd movt, Chopin (arr. Bekkers)
  • Chaconne (guitar solo), JS Bach
  • Adios Nonino (guitar solo), Piazzolla
  • Fantasia, Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Tuesday 17 April 2007 @ 1 pm
Solo guitar concert,
Webster University, Leiden
Sunday 15 April 2007 @ 3 pm
Solo guitar concert, Utrecht,
Innerfireworks Concert Series
Friday 6 April 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Ootmarsum, Netherlands
  • Mazurka-choro (guitar solo), Villa-Lobos
  • Piano Concerto in E minor, 2nd movt, Chopin (arr. Bekkers)
  • Chaconne (guitar solo), J.S. Bach
  • Cappricho Diabolico (guitar solo), Castelnuovo-Tedesco
  • Fantasia (1st movement), Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Friday 2 March 2007 @ 4 pm
Ootmarsum, Netherlands
Friday 2 February 2007 @ 4pm
Oostenborgh, Ootmarsum, Netherlands
  • Sonate op. 21 no. 2, Carulli
  • Aranjuez guitar concerto, Rodrigo
  • Cathedrale Engloute (piano solo), Debussy
  • Badinerie from 2nd Orchestral Suite, JS Bach (arr. Bekkers)
Friday 5 January 2007 @ @ 4 pm
Ootmarsum
, Netherlands
  • Sonata op. 21 no. 1, Carulli
  • Sonate, 2nd movement, Ponce
  • Pot-pourri op. 53, Hummel
  • El Ultimo Tremolo (guitar solo), Barrios-Mangore
  • Nocturne posthumous ("The Pianist"), Chopin

 

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