Anne Veinberg (toy piano/piano) and Wilma Pistorius (cello)

'Secret Compartment' is an intimate, artistic space created out of curiosity and creativity, and inspired by Zen aesthetics, John Cage, and the astronomical objects of Charles Messier. Together with the audience, we create a space where the boundaries between creator and viewer blur. The instruments serve as our secret compartment from which magical sounds emerge, always with an element of chance and idiosyncratic imperfections. The program is based on Wilma Pistorius's 'Secret Compartment' (2022)—an interactive and semi-theatrical work for toy pianos and a music box. Interwoven with the composed notes are improvisations and elements of chance.

Program

Pistorius – Secret Compartment (toy piano & music box) (approx. 10')

Pistorius – 'Fantasia & Improvisatio' from 'A.D.A.' (cello solo) (approx. 4')

Takemitsu – Orion (cello & piano) (approx. 10')

Veinberg – Untitled (toy piano solo) (approx. 5') J

ohn Cage – Etudes Boreales (between 5' and 15')

Pistorius – Sakura (cello, toy piano, music box) (approx. 6')

Wilma Pistoriuswas born in South Africa, began playing the cello at the age of four, and has been guided by a vibrant musical imagination throughout her life. Her musical passion moved with her to the Netherlands in 2004, where she later studied Bachelor of Composition with Wim Henderickx and Jorrit Tamminga at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, graduating in 2013. Simultaneously, she studied Bachelor of Cello with Jeroen den Herder at the Conservatory of Rotterdam, graduating with honors in 2014. She currently lives in Amsterdam, where she works, performs, and teaches. Pistorius describes her music as "serious, yet with a wink." For her, it's the most direct way to express herself and subtly challenge both musicians and audiences. Her works are often inspired by her personal (sensory) experience of the world, and she enjoys the synesthetic play of translating this into timbres and textures. For Pistorius, music is something playful and magical. It is a means of relating to the world, herself, and others, connecting them through vibrations in the air.

Anne Veinbergis a concert pianist passionate about music of and for today. She regularly collaborates with composers and other artists from diverse backgrounds to develop new works and musical experiences. Recently, she has also begun improvising and composing for performance projects. Together with Felipe Ignacio Noriega, Veinberg co-founded CodeKlavier: a project that explores how live coding with the piano can be experienced as an artistic event. Veinberg performs regularly both nationally and internationally. She has appeared at many important contemporary music festivals, including Gaudeamus Music, Rewire, La Escucha Errante, and Sonorities. Anne also enjoys taking music beyond the concert hall and completed a tour with CodeKlaviers, ARquatic with Felipe Ignacio Noriega at the Botanical Gardens of the Netherlands. ARquatic was awarded the Joke 't Hart Prize in 2022.