Full house at Fine Fleur

On Sunday 12 October, the Codarts String Orchestra conducted by Henk Guittart performed in the Large Hall of De Doelen for an audience of 1,958 enthusiastic concert-goers.

The Codarts String Orchestra presented the programme 'From Schubert to Mahler', the second concert in De Doelen’s series Fine Fleur 2008-2009.
In the Fine Fleur series, top students of the Rotterdam Classical Music Academy at Rotterdam Conservatoire demonstrate their talent on the stage of the Rotterdam concert hall.

The programme included Sonata for Arpeggione for cello and string orchestra by Schubert/Vladimir Mendelssohn. In addition, there was a recital of the Adagietto from Mahler's Fifth Symphony. Finally, Der Tod und das Mädchen ('Death and the girl') by Schubert/Mahler was played.

The Codarts String Orchestra was conducted by Henk Guittart. The soloist was Jeroen den Herder (cello).

A reaction from an audience member - Monday 13 October 2008:
"The concert 'From Schubert to Mahler' yesterday evening was an amazing happening! From the first to the last minute, we enjoyed your music, the way the orchestra was in harmony with the cellist and then the adagietto. With eyes closed, I enjoyed the wonderful performance. The standing ovation you received after a piece of music in which you carried the audience away with your passion and energy, was quite justified. I am not a music expert, but a lover of music, and wanted to take this opportunity to let you know how much we enjoyed the effort and quality of this orchestra."