DJ Afrojack wins Grammy

Dutch DJ and producer Nick van de Wall better known as Afrojack
Delirious with joy he shared the good news with his Twitter friends: "I have won a Grammy, I love you all." won a prestigious Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording for a remix of the song from Madonna's Revolver, which was a production with David Guetta.

Afro Jack was delighted to attend the big international award ceremony. He was very impressed to shake hands with Will Smith, and tweeted, "I just said "oh shit thats will smith" and then he shook my hand and said "waddup bro"!". His colleague David Guetta was also delighted with the award. "I cannot believe I won a Grammy for the second time and I am very happy and proud", he tweeted.

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday evening, Feb 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Debut recital of Amber Docters van Leeuwen at Carnegie Hall

Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 7:30 PM

Weil Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall - New York, NY

For tickets: 1-212-247-7800

Amber is a prizewinner at solo and chamber music competitions including the Princes Christina competition, Stichting Jong Muziek Talent Nederland, Inter Provinciaal muziek Concours and the Charles Hennen concours. She is also first prizewinner of the second edition of the National Cello Competition 2008 in Amsterdam.The program of Amber's debut recital includes the Sonata for Cello by Claude Debussy, Cello Sonata by Alfred Schnittke and the world premiere of 'Flavours'. A piece specially composed for the occasion by the Dutch composer Eef van Breen. The program ends with the big Cello Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. 

Utrecht String Quartet US mini Tour

Friday, February 11, 2011 at 8:00 PM
The Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium - Washington, DC
For tickets
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Ukranian Institute of America - New York, NY
For tickets: 212-288-8660
Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts - Cambridge, MA
For tickets: 617-876-5160

The Utrecht String Quartet is one of the most renowned chamber-music ensembles, known internationally for its versatile and dynamic approach. Resident in the Netherlands, the musical world of the Utrecht String Quartet is borderless and boundless, and whichever work its musicians choose to play in the genre of string-quartet music, it is their general policy to avoid any hint of treating them like museum exhibits. Even when it comes to traditional works, the musicians succeed, time and again, in discovering elements that can be interpreted anew, or in finding unusual concert locations in which to perform them. However, it is mainly because of their search for lost or forgotten repertoire and for their collaboration with contemporary composers that the members of the Utrecht String Quartet have gained their excellent reputation in the music world.

Their mini tour in the US will be started off with the String Quartet no. 1 by Auerbach, a Washington premier!

Position Among the Stars wins at Sundance Film Festival

 

This year's Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Special Jury Prizes included one Dutch production. We are gladly to congrat on the documentary Position Among the Stars (Stand van de Sterren) directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich, for his expose of the effects of globalization on Indonesia's rapidly changing society as it ripples into the life of a poor Christian woman living in the slums of Jakarta with her Muslim sons and teenage granddaughter.  

Position Among the Stars, the second part of a trilogy, won the same prestigieus price in Park City, US in 2005, as well as a number of other awards.