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Tjeerd Top and Mariken Zandvliet in concert October 10, 2004 at 7 p.m. at The Golden Ballroom of The Colombo Plaza "Technical competence and pure expression characterize the performance of the young Dutch performers", the press wrote about the concert in San Jose (Costa Rica) given by Tjeerd Top and Mariken Zandvliet. Tjeerd Top (violin)
"Anybody capable of rendering every note with such clarity may rightfully call himself a full-fledged soloist", were the words used by the Dutch press to describe Tjeerd Top's playing. Tjeerd Top started playing the violin at the age of eight. In 2000 he graduated with honours from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (Netherlands) after studying with Qui van Woerdecom and Jaring Walta. For his Masters Degree he continued his studies with Alexander Kerr at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, where again he graduated with honours. Tjeerd Top was first prize winner of the Dutch National Violin Competition 'Oskar Back' 2001. As a soloist Tjeerd Top has performed with several of the leading orchestras and conductors (Hans Vonk, Vassily Sinaisky and Peter Oundjian among them) in the key concert-halls of Europe. He made concert tours to Japan, South-America, and the Middle East. From January 2005 Tjeerd will be working as the 1st assistant concertmaster of the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam. Mariken Zandvliet (piano)
French born Mariken Zandvliet made her debut as a soloist at the age of fourteen with the "Gewestelijk Orkest" of the South Holland. In Utrecht, Mariken studied with Herman Ulhorn and obtained with honours her diploma of "Performing Musician". Later she studied chamber music and lieder-accompanying with Norman Shetler at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Besides appearances as a soloist she has performed with various orchestras and chamber music ensembles and has toured Scandinavia, France, England, Germany, Morocco and China. She is also a member of the Bonnard Trio, the Trio Damase and the Basho Enseble. Mariken Zandvliet teaches at the conservatories of Utrecht and Amsterdam. Tjeerd Top and Mariken Zandvliet made successful tours to Indonesia, Costa Rica, The Netherlands, Antilles and Argentina. The duo's repertory varies from classical to contemporary music.
The duo won a prize for their interpretation of a contemporary work written by the Dutch/Argentinean composer Carlos Michans. In February 2002 a CD was released with music of Carlos Michans, performed by Tjeerd Top and Mariken Zandvliet. Their repertoire for the evening will include Beethoven's 'Spring Sonata', works of Fritz Kreisler, Tchaikowsky, Mozart, and Schubert as well as some contemporary pieces. Tickets are available at Sunera Foundation Office, 65, Rosmead Place, Colombo 07, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds in aid of Sunera Foundation |
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