Amstel Quartet tour coming up

Amstel Quartet tour coming up. Preparing, studying, rehearsing, and celebrating holidays. Berio SequenzaVIIb is coming along nicely, even with the right hand! Come check it out at the Grachtenfestival on August 18 in the architecture centre Arcam.

Reserve your tickets for Ties Mellema's concerts at the Amsterdam Grachtenfestival here

An interview with Ties Mellema in the Grachtenfestival News Paper

Grachtenfestival in Echo, Amsterdam newspaper: http://www.echo.nl/ec-zu/uitgaan/lees/890835/russische.muziek.op.grachten/

Holidays

Holidays!
An exciting year behind me. Lots of stuff happened. My hand is getting better and I am dealing with it. I might even be playing Berio Sequenza in August at the Grachtenfestival! (the soprano one!)
Saúl is doing great. He's an easy baby... He is my zen master and he is teaching me a lot about life....

Editing the final version of my new CD 'On the Other Hand'

Editing the final version of my new CD 'On the Other Hand'. Almost finished. It all sounds very well! Thank you Guido and Azazello. It will be released on BVHaast together with Amstel Records.

A free day after a full, full day in Tilburg with auditions (some good...

A free day after a full, full day in Tilburg with auditions (some good ones!) and lessons (grouplesson as well, which was fun!). THe season is coming to an end but I have lots of stuff to do on the 'valreep' :-)
A.o. www.onwings.nl 12 June, a soloprogramme and one with Amstel Quartet and Pieter van Dijk