An evening in two parts: First a documentary on double bassist and world traveler Renaud García-Fons, artist in residence of the 5th Flamenco Biennial. After the documentary an encounter between two musical adventurers: Renaud García-Fons and Derya Türkan, virtuoso of the Turkish fiddle
Director Nicolas Dattelesi will attend this screening of his documentary on musical globetrotter Renaud García-Fons. French-Spanish musician García-Fons is a trailblazer on the double bass, to which he has added a fifth string. Renaud García-Fons is the artist in residence of this 5th Flamenco Biennial. Following this film he will give a concert with Derya Türkan. During the festival he will give masterclasses at Codarts Rotterdam, Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague.
After the documentary an encounter between two musical adventurers: double bassist Renaud García-Fons, artist in residence of the 5th Flamenco Biennial, and Derya Türkan, virtuoso of the Turkish fiddle
French-Spanish musician García-Fons is a trailblazer on the double bass, to which he has added a fifth string. On one of his musical journeys he met Derya Türkan, a virtuoso of the Turkish fiddle, with whom he recreated classical Ottoman court music as if it had always been meant to be played by a string duo. Their long-standing wish to make a new album together was realized in 2014. At the Bimhuis the duo will present Silk Moon: original compositions nurtured by Oriental and South European influences, and inspired by the profound song tradition of the Oriental maqam and the Andalusian cante jondo.
‘In the hands of Renaud García-Fons, the bass is a world unto itself’ (All About Jazz).
Click here for a background article on Renaud Garcia-Fons by jazz professional Vera Vingerhoeds.
The Bimhuis restaurant
is open prior to the concert from 6.30 til 8.30PM (reservations via
020-7882158). After the concert, the Bimhuis Café is open (free
entrance).