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During Ricciotti’s Nieuwe Horizon we pause to consider people who have been forced to leave their country in search of a new place to live. With this spring tour Ricciotti shows that fleeing is not only a topic of our time, but a phenomenon that has occurred worldwide for centuries. For example, the orchestra performs music by Kurt Weill, who had to leave Germany when Hitler came to power. Singer Gloria Estefan, who fled Cuba at a young age, is also on the program. Oud player, singer and composer Nawras Altaky joins as a soloist and has written a composition especially for this tour and the Ricciotti ensemble. He fled Syria and found a new (musical) home here in the Netherlands. Because Ricciotti believes in a welcoming society where refugees can safely build a new future, this tour sheds light on the experiences of these people from around the world and from every era.

Overview performances

All performances are free and open to the public without reservation, unless otherwise noted.
Public performance: Free of charge for everyone.
Social public performance: Public performance in a social institution.

This overview of performances will be updated through the end of the tour.

  • za 2 mei

    • 14:00 – 14:30
      De Regenbooggroep – Dwaalgast, Amsterdam
      Social public performance

      s-Gravesandeplein, 1091 BB Amsterdam

    • 15:00 – 16:00
      Leger des Heils Goodwillburgh, Amsterdam
      Private social performance
    • 19:30 – 21:15
      Genneper Hoeve, Eindhoven
      Public performance

      Tongelreeppad 1, 5644 RZ Eindhoven

  • zo 3 mei

    • 11:00 – 12:00
      AZC Hoofddorp, Hoofddorp
      Private social performance
    • 14:00 – 15:00
      Nieuw In Nederland, Bloemendaal
      Private social performance

  • ma 4 mei

    • 10:30 – 11:30
      P.I. Sittard, Sittard
      Private social performance
    • 13:00 – 14:00
      P.I. Sittard, Sittard
      Private social performance
    • 19:00 – 20:15
      Hoeve Corisberg, Heerlen
      Social public performance

      Corisbergweg 1, 6461 HJ Heerlen

  • di 5 mei

    • 10:30 – 11:30
      Bartiméus, Doorn
      Private social performance
    • 13:00 – 14:00
      Eemhart, Baarn
      Social public performance

      Nieuwenoordlaan 12, 3744 PA Baarn

    • 15:00 – 15:45
      Kliniek Nieuwe Meer, Amsterdam
      Private social performance
    • 16:30 – 17:30
      Boost, Amsterdam
      Social public performance

      Danie Theronstraat 2, 1091 XX Amsterdam

    • 20:00 – 21:30
      Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
      Public performance

      IJpromenade 2, 1031 KT Amsterdam

  • wo 6 mei

    • 10:50 – 12:10
      Maaswaal College, Wijchen
      Private social performance
    • 12:40 – 14:00
      Maaswaal College, Wijchen
      Private social performance
    • 15:45 – 16:45
      GGZ Ermelo, Ermelo
      Private social performance
    • 18:45 – 20:00
      Open Hof Kerkasiel, Kampen
      Public performance

      Lelystraat 49, 8265 BB Kampen

  • do 7 mei

    • 10:20 – 11:10
      Adriaan Roland Holstschool, Bergen
      Private social performance
    • 11:10 – 12:00
      Adriaan Roland Holstschool, Bergen
      Private social performance
    • 14:00 – 15:00
      AZC Leiden, Leiden
      Private social performance
    • 15:30 – 16:30
      AZC Katwijk, Katwijk
      Private social performance
    • 20:15 – 22:00
      Stadsklooster, Utrecht
      Public performance

      Kanaalstraat 198, 3531 CP Utrecht

Soloist

Oud player, singer and composer Nawras Altaky our soloist during Ricciotti’s Nieuwe Horizon.

Wanneer en waarom ben je begonnen met het maken van muziek? 
I actually grew up with music — in Syria it’s always present on the street, in taxis, at celebrations, weddings, and family gatherings. As a child I noticed how music could change the atmosphere when emotions ran high at such gatherings. People would form a circle, sing and dance: everyone became cheerful. I wanted to be able to create that too. 

What is it like for you to have been in the Netherlands since 2015? 
Nawras means “seagull” in Arabic. I grew up in the mountains, a seven- to eight-hour drive from the sea, and I saw the sea in Syria only once or twice. What I like about the Netherlands is that it matches my energy — there is a lot of water here and I feel connected to the element of water. Here in the Netherlands I can truly be myself in a certain way. 

Which artist (living or dead) would you like to have a cup of coffee with, if you could, and why? 
I would like to meet two artists who were both singers, oud players, and composers. I would love to get advice and tips on my compositions from Mohammed Abdel Wahab from Egypt and Wadih El Safi from Lebanon. I also think it would be nice to meet Bach. I find what he created divine and to me he is the godfather of composition. I would talk with him about how separate musical elements can exist independently yet work together perfectly — that connection is something valuable not only for music but also for society. 

More information about Nawras can be found on his own website.

Photo: Arman Ramzi

Repertoire

Premieres
Opdrachtcompositie – Nawras Altaky (arr. Maripepa Contreras)

Classical
Afscheidssymfonie, deel 1 – Franz Joseph Haydn
Il Viaggio a Reims, Ouverture – Gioacchino Rossini
Vocalise – Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symfonie 2, deel 1 – Kurt Weill
Circus Polka – Igor Stravinsky
Mack the Knife – Kurt Weill
Panamarenko – Martin Valcke
Variaties en fuga op een thema van Johann Kuhnau – Hendrik Andriessen
Melody – Myroslav Skoryk

Repertoire
Somewhere over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen (arr. Peter Keijsers)
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (arr. Ben Mathot)
Recuerdos de mi Tierra – Mezquita (arr. Bram Faber)
Conga – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (arr. Julia Koenen)
Refugee – De Staat (arr. Peter Davis)
Ladada – Claude (arr. Jochem van Hoogdalem)
Odessa Bulgar – Traditional (arr. Willem van Merwijk)

With Nawras Altaky, voice & oud
Munadah (Calling) – Nawras Altaky (arr. Oene van Geel)
Damascus by Night – Nawras Altaky (arr. Maripepa Contreras)
Falasteen – Nawras Altaky (arr. Sybren Holwerda)
Autumn Nights – Nawras Altaky (arr. Hugo Bouma)
Dido’s Lament – Henry Purcell (arr. Douwe Nauta)
Diep in mijn Hart – Jaap Valkhoff (arr. Ida Weidner)

Conductor - Douwe Nauta

Members

  • Flute

  • Marieke Renkema
  • Rivka van Vliet

  • Oboe

  • Auro Neri
  • Tessa van de Warenburg

  • Clarinet

  • Tijmen Weijermars
  • Poppie Joy Gillett

  • Bassoon

  • Dima Tishyn
  • Sarah Warnau

  • Saxophone

  • Sam Teeuwen
  • Nonthapat Chaiviratnukul

  • French Horn

  • Thyra Buijs
  • Tobias van Dongen

  • Trumpet

  • Bram van Diemen
  • Sander Beens

  • Trombone

  • Huub de Jong

  • Drums/percussion

  • Olof Nylen
  • Tijn Weider

  • Violin 1

  • Olav Slootbeek (cm)
  • Muirne van Mechelen
  • Mirre Valks
  • Fadi Ferkouh
  • Irene Huiberts
  • Julia Teerhuis
  • Daphne Biron
  • Madu Nie

  • Violin 2

  • Sonja Schravesande (av)
  • Roos Kneppers
  • Kirsten Bedner
  • Renette Kwakkenbos
  • Josefien Overeem
  • Kajsa Gosewinkel

  • Viola

  • Ivo Slootbeek (av)
  • Xanthe Zwart
  • Marije van den Boogaard
  • Marike Knegtering
  • Lot Postma

  • Cello

  • Hedwig Kok (av)
  • Emilia Caron
  • Dauwe Lentz
  • Janko Wiebenga

  • Double Bass

  • Joost Slootbeek (av)
  • Dion Platschorre
  • Valentijn de Graaf

Tourjournaal

Funds

Ricciotti is structurally supported by the Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst and, Fonds Podiumkunsten. Our activities in 2026 are further made possible by the ELJA Foundation, Gravin van Bylandt Stichting and the VSBfonds. Ricciotti’s Nieuwe Horizon wordt verder ondersteund door een bijdrage van De Schepper Delft Stichting, Stichting Herason and, Stichting van Well van der Snoek. We can also count on annual support from our Groupies, Mecenassen and Vrienden.