“Crisp clean playing, buoyant orchestral interaction”
BBC Music Magazine
Educational projects
Music, whether playing it, listening to it, or creating it, involves almost all of our cognitive abilities. Science has shown the positive impact that music has on shaping the brain and stimulates children from a very young age how to communicate and cooperate together in a positive and playfull way.
We find it very important to share our profound love for music with the next generation and therefore have developed several educational shows and performed them in schools and concert halls throughout Europe (Vivaldi Four Seasons, The little Merman, Carnival des animaux , The Devill’s violinist).
Right now, we are working on two new formats.
Please contact us, if you would like to know more.
Biography
‘The intimacy of chamber music combined with high end performances of the extended and rich repertoire written for string orchestra. That is what defines the vision of our dynamic ensemble. We love to surprise our audiences with off- the – grid programmes full of exploration and improvisation and share with them ‘our’ musical soul.’
The String Soloists is an dynamic international string ensemble based in Amsterdam, comprising 12 string players who perform under the leadership of artistic leader Lisa Jacobs. Their approach to music-making without a conductor is what distinguishes the group from the regular chamber orchestras. It demands intensive involvement from all the musicians.
Founded in 2015, The String Soloists have performed at all major venues in the Netherlands and extensively throughout Europe. Highlights of the past seasons included a extensive series of concerts in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and concert tours to Italy, Belgium, Germany and France.
The repertoire of The String Soloists encompasses a variety of styles, ranging from Baroque to contemporary works. Alongside performances of the mainstream repertoire, the ensemble focusses on performing unjustly neglected works.
The composition of the ensemble enables them to play both as ensemble member and a soloist within the group. Besides their involvement in the String Soloists, all musicians individually are active members of the international music scene, both as chamber musicians and solo players.
The String Soloists have cooperated in several internationally acclaimed CD recordings for the Cobra Records label and are regular guests on all Dutch major radio and television shows with live concert registrations.
Members:
Lisa Jacobs (violin artistic leader), Nika Toskan, Lena ter Schegget, Enzo Kok, Ivo Meinen, Katya Woloshyn, Shih-Hsien Tsai, Aleksandra Kaspera, Isabel Vaz, Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Jan van Grootheest.
“Vital and delicate playing”
The Strad
Concerts
February 2, 14.30
Heiloo, NL
Cultuurkoepel
Piazzolla in Paris
with Lisa Jacobs, violin & Carel Kraayenhof quartet
“Spectacular played concertos”
Fanfare Magazine, USA
Contact
Management
The String Soloists
thestringsoloists@gmail.com
Management (worldwide):
Interartists Amsterdam
Hylke van Lingen
Managing partner
Piet Heinkade 5
1019 BR Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Skype: hylke.interartists
M +31 611 711 720
hylke.v.lingen@interartists.nl
www.interartists.nl
Full Member of IAMA
VAT No.: NL810426845
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