September 16th and 17th 2016 Sander Teepen conducted a concert with the Marine Band.
You’ll find a review of one of the concerts here (in Dutch).
Steinway & the pianists – Moldova Philharmonic Iasi, Romania
Februar 26th 2016 Sander Teepen conducted a wonderful concert in Iasi, Romania.
Concert Vocal-Simfonic in Timisoara – Romania
Februar 19th Sander Teepen conducted in Filarmonica Banatul Timisoara – Romania. It was a great concert with professional solists, choir and musicians.
The repertoire of this concert was very inspiring and for Sander a kind of ‘dream come true’ to conduct this beautiful program.
Program:
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.5, Op.73
Beethoven – Symphony No.9, Op.123
Article about Opera Roberto Devereux in Dutch newspaper
Januar 5th, 2016. Brabants Dagblad.
“Opera House Ostrava event of the year” with first conductor Sander Teepen
Sander Teepen started summer 2015 as first conductor at the Opera house in Ostrava. He prepared with the cast the opera Roberto Devereux – Gaetano Donizetti! It was a very interesting time to study this opera with all artists from summer until the premier 10.12.2015 and an honor to work with this cast and all singers of the main roles Seyoung Park (Elizabeth), German soprano Korean origin and Slovenian mezzo-soprano Jadranka Juras (Sarah), together with Jana Šrejma Kačírková – Elizabeth, Queen of England, Martin Barta / David Szendiuch – The Duke of Nottingham, Michael Cabbage – Sara, Duchess of Nottingham, Filipe Do / Luciano Mastro – Roberto Devereux,”
Premiéra opery Roberto Devereux v Ostravě: Pulzující drama v brilantním ztvárnění
The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava played last Thursday’s premiere of the opera Roberto Devereux Gaetano Italian composer Donizetti. The role of Queen Elizabeth was presented by Jana Šrejma Kačírková, the Duke of Nottingham, played by Martin Barta, his wife Sarah Michael Cabbage. Roberto Devereux came in bringing Vietnamese tenor Philippe Do, directed by head of drama NDM Peter Gabor and musical arrangement prepared Sander Teepen. “It was very successful and it can be unhesitatingly described as the Ostrava opera event of the year”.
Star Role ***** for Sander Teepen and his musicians.
University Orchestra Mira, Groningen the Netherlands, and Sander Teepen get a 5 Star Role reference.
Sander Teepen conducted this orchestra while playing a Nabucco – Verdi and Rachmaninov’s second Piano concert op. 18.
Very special was the world premiere of “A Compact Symphony” with Daniel Wayenberg. While being 85 years old playing with this student orchestra of the university of Groningen, both orchestra and pianist where perfect balanced en told a story that remained exiting until the very end.
The 600 people audience awarded musician, Daniel Wayenerg and Sander Teepen with a standing ovation.