Kerst met Lavinia Meijer

Harpist Lavinia Meijer gives a Christmas concert in the Grote Kerk Apeldoorn. Special guests: Apeldoorns Popkoor and Reyer Zwart. Photo: Corbino

Christmas with Lavinia Meijer

Harpist Lavinia Meijer gives a special Christmas concert in the Grote Kerk of Apeldoorn. As a former Gelderland resident, she would like to return to this region and in addition to works from her latest album 'Winter' and pieces from her other award-winning albums, she will also play a number of pieces with special guests: the Apeldoorns Popkoor and multi-instrumentalist/singer/ composer Reyer Zwart.

Works by, among others, Lavinia Meijer, Philip Glass, Ludovico Einaudi, Leonard Cohen, Coldplay and Di-rect.

Lavinia Meijer (1983), winner of the 2009 Dutch Music Prize, is one of the most versatile harpists of our time. After her debut at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2007, she is regularly invited to perform as a soloist in Europe, Asia and America. She has collaborated with well-known composers such as Philip Glass (Koyaanisqatsi, The Hours) and Ludovico Einaudi (Intouchables, Black Swan) and shared the stage with them, as well as with the legendary Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson, Ólafur Arnalds and Sufjan Stevens. Her albums are released worldwide (Channel Classics, Sony Classics) and have been awarded two Edison Awards and two platinum status.

Additional information:

Sitting concert.

Doors open 45 minutes before the start.

There will be catering available before and after the performance.

After the concert there will be an opportunity to buy CDs, LPs and her recently released autobiography 'Wings of paper' to be signed by Lavinia Meijer.