2019 marks the last milestone before a great event: the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Olivier Greif's disappearance, in 2020!! To support the preparation of such year, gathering artistic projects of all kind around Greif's music, the Olivier Greif Association (in the person of our cellist, Anne-Elise Thouvenin) has released a brand new and updated Brochure of information about this composer, his life, his work and... his catalogue (with new publications!), to discover here:
The Olivier Greif Ensemble has the pleasure to welcome a new member in the person of Veselina Manikova (violin teacher at the Prince Claus Conservatoire and NNO Concertmaster)!! More info to come...
Our last performance in Het Buitenplaats Museum in Eelde, was also the moment to say "Farewell" to our dear fellow, Jesús Jiménez Abril, leading now to a new life, a new job and new perspectives on the golden East cost of Spain, leaving us with a great bunch of memories and experiences, to who we wish all the best for the pursue of his career!!
As for the Ensemble it is ready now to turn towards original and advanced collaborations, rich artistic visions, eager to discover and share more of Greif's music. More info to come soon...
The Ensemble brochure, for easier access to our unique programs:
Kamermuziekdag in TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht !! We'll perform for the showcase at 13.30 in collaboration with the great cellist, Sietse-Jan Weijenberg!
Our yearly tribute to Olivier Greif on this 13th of May 2018:
FANTASTIC NEWS! The Dutch Publishing house, DONEMUS, is releasing a great amount of Olivier Greif's works, typeset and revised by the cellist of the Olivier Greif Ensemble, Anne-Elise Thouvenin. We are very happy to finally see the embodiment of three years of hard work!
| 17 MAY 2020 |
Baarn
De Baarnse Muziekkring concerten: Greif, Shostakovich and more to come... |
| 30 NOV 2019 |
's Hertogenbosch
Chamber music series: Greif, Shostakovich and more to come... (12.30) |
| 05 NOV 2019 |
Groningen
Sound of Music Festival: Olivier Greif Quadruple concerto Dance of the Dead with HJSO (Dutch premiere!) |
| 06 0CT 2019 |
Haren
Dorpskerkconcerten serie: Piano quartets! (more info to come...) |
| 10 MAY 2019 |
Paris
Olivier Greif Hommage concert: Little Black Mass (Premiere), Three Poems of Li T'ai Po Sonata for piano (Premiere), Three Poems of Sri Chinmoy for Mezzo soprano and piano (Premiere), En Rêve for cello and piano (Premiere) and the Battle of Agincourt for two celli. Temple Saint Marcel (Paris) at 20.00 |
| 31 MAR 2019 |
Wehe Den Hoorn
Concert for 't Marnehoes serie: Beethoven, Debussy, Janacek Cello Sonatas (15.00) |
| 25 NOV 2018 |
Eelde
Concert in the Buitenplaats Museum. Fauré and Greif Piano trios (14.00) |
| 11 NOV 2018 |
Hellevoetsluis
Hellevoetsluis Chamber music series: Olivier Greif's "Requiem Sonata", Shostakovich Piano Trio n°1 and Suk "Elegy" (12.00) |
| 26 OCT 2018 |
Groningen
Private Chamber music Concert. Beethoven Cello Sonata n°2 and Brahms Cello Sonata n°1 (20.15) |
| 01 SEPT 2018 |
's Hertogenbosch
Chamber music series: Beethoven, Glinka, Rota Piano trios and Janacek Pohàdka (12.30) |
| 22 MAR 2018 |
Kortenhoef
Kunst aan de Dijk: De Profundis program: Bloch's Three Nocturnes, Clarke's Trio and Greif's Trio |
| 28 FEB 2018 |
Oosterpoort, Groningen.
Lunchconcert: Fazil Say "Space Jump", Rebecca Clarke's Trio (12.00) |
| 18 FEB 2018 |
Veendam
Huis voor de Kunst Concert Series: Ernest Bloch, Mel Bonis, Claude Debussy Trio (11.30) |
| 28 JAN 2018 |
Eelde
Concert in the Buitenplaats Museum - Debussy and Greif trios! |
| 03 DEC 2017 |
Utrecht
Het Muzieklokaal: Debussy, Bonis, Ravel (16.00) |
| 29 NOV 2017 |
Oosterpoort, Groningen.
In Duo! Debussy and Prokofiev cello sonatas! (12.00) |
| 26 NOV 2017 |
Oosterpoort, Groningen.
Pre-Concert of Maria João Pires's concert. Works by Fauré, Debussy and Bonis (19.00) |
| 24 NOV 2017 |
Aduard Abdijconcerten
Works by Bloch, Debussy, Fazil Say and Greif trio! (20.15) |
| 12 NOV 2017 |
Hengelo
Chamber Music Concert Series: Debussy, Dubugnon, Bonis, and Fauré (16.00, Waterstaatskerk) |
| 07 0CT 2017 |
Valthermond
Klassiek in't Veen Concert, Concertboerderij "Onder de Linden". Works by Fauré, Debussy and Greif (20.00) |
| 25 SEP 2017 |
Hilversum
KamerMuziek Dag! |
| 24 AUG 2017 |
Kunsthuis Secretarie, Meppel
Afternoon concert: Works by C. Fictoor, W. Stoppelenburg and A. Foote (16.30) |
| 03 JUN 2017 |
Gouda
Chamber music concert with Mikhail Zemtsov: works by Turina and Piazzolla (16.00) |
| 02 JUN 2017 |
Groningen
Private concert: Ravel and Turina trios (20.15) |
| 21 MAY 2017 |
Nederhorst den Berg
Het Jagthuis festival! "Dvorak in America": Works by Goldmark, Copland and Dvorak (15.00) |
| 07 MAY 2017 |
Utrecht
Het Muzieklokaal: works by Arthur Foote and Gabriel Fauré (16.00) |
| 23 APR 2017 |
Antwerpen (BE)
Concert in the Dijkstra gallery of Antwerpen. Works by Debussy, Bloch, Greif (12.00) |
| 19 MAR 2017 |
Nîmes (FR)
Concert des Villégiales à l'Espace 14 à 18.30. Programme: Masques et Bergamasque |
| 18 MAR 2017 |
Nîmes (FR)
Concert des Villégiales à l'Espace 14 à 18.30. Programme: Jardin d'hiver français |
| 12 MAR 2017 |
Emmeloord
Private concert with works by Ravel, Dubugnon, Debussy (12.30) |
| 01 FEB 2017 |
Utrecht
TV recording for VPRO in TivoliVredenburg! |
| 28 JAN 2017 |
Kropswolde
Private concert with works by Fauré, Foote, Saint-Saëns (15.00) |
| 25 JAN 2017 |
Groningen
Luca Altdorfer's Master Final Exam: GREIF's Quadruple Concerto “The Dance of the dead” 18.00 - AE Hall, Prins Claus Conservatorium |
| 15 DEC 2016 |
Amsterdam
Kaarslichtconcert in Het Portugese Synagoge, 19.30; met werken van Fauré en Greif |
The Olivier Greif Ensemble is an international group of young musicians whose core is made of Victoria Dmitrieva pianist, Anne-Elise Thouvenin cellist and Jesus Jimenez violinist based in Netherlands and performing worldwide.
This innovative chamber music Ensemble plays with frames, styles and periods with specific associations of works, drawing those who love the adventure of music: classic and contemporary.
In constant search of new situations and sensations, they like to ignore barriers and conventional ideas having great pleasure in sharing musical treasures with their audiences, offering an inimitable mix of the witty and the sublime, the adventurous and the beloved.
Adaptable and flexible, several guests regularly join the Ensemble to enlarge possibilities of repertoire, changing concerts in multifaceted experience with an intimate environment joining audience and musicians in an intense celebration of music.
The Olivier Greif Ensemble had the pleasure to perform several times on Radio 4 as well as for the Peter The Great Festival of Groningen and in Paris among other locations.
You can find HERE more information about our musicians, and discover more about Olivier Greif HERE.
Thibaut Baissac for Greif's Piano Trio
and Requiem Sonata
Andrew Levine for Greif's Battle of Agincourt
and Danse des Araucans.
Andrew Levine
2015-2016
For more information: Blumlein records
- 2017-2018 YEAR BROCHURE
- Olivier Greif
- Trio (1998)
- Sonate de Requiem (cello and piano)
- Sonate "The Battle of Agincourt" (two celli)
- Lettres de Westerbork (two violins and voice)
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Piano Trio n°1, c minor op. 8 (1923)
- Piano Trio n°2, e minor op. 67 (1944)
- Gabriel Fauré
- Piano Trio, d minor op.120
- Frank Martin
- Piano Trio on Irish Folk's Songs
- Edouard Lalo
- Piano Trio n°3, a minor op. 26
- Antonín Dvořák
- Piano Trio n°3, f minor op. 65
- Piano Quintet op.81
- Rubin Goldmark
- Piano Trio n°1, op.1
- Joaquín Turina
- Piano Trio n°2, op. 76
- Piano Quartet, op. 67
- Piano Quintet, op. 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Piano Trio, e-flat major op.1 n°1
- Piano Trio, c minor op.1 n°3
- Piano Trio, b-flat major op.11
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold
- Piano Trio
- Clara Schumann
- Piano Trio, g minor op.17
- Sergei Rachmaninov
- Trio Elegiaque n°1
- Claude Debussy
- Piano Trio in G
- Chris Fictoor
- Elegy for Piano Trio
- (commissioned by the Ensemble)
- Gyorgy Sviridov
- Piano Trio n°1, op.6
- Gaspar Cassado
- Piano Trio
- Wim Stoppelenburg
- Piano Trio n°1
- Astor Piazzolla
- Four seasons of Buenos Aires
- Arthur Foote
- Piano Trio n°2, op.65
- Rebecca Clarke
- Piano Trio
- Miniatures
- J. Suk - Elegie, op.23
- E. Bloch - Three Nocturnes
- J. Turina - Círculo, op. 91
- F. Bridge - Miniatures
- E. Grieg - Andante con moto
- M. Bonis - Soir et Matin
- F. Schubert - Notturno D.897
- C. Debussy/H. Mouton - Pélléas et Mélisande
- L. Boulanger - Pièces pour trio avec piano
- C. Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre
- M. Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
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