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Marion van den Akker

alt-mezzo and vocal teaching

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25 July 2022 by admin

Concerten op Aurora Festival

Groningen, juli 2025. Voor meer informatie, klik op deze link


Recital: Dichterliebe & Kreisleriana van Robert Schumann

Valthermond, 23 maart 2025, aanvang 15.00 uur. Romantische dromen met Marion van den Akker en Paul Komen. Meer informatie? Klik op deze link.


Requiem Mozart en Krönungsmesse Mozart

Rotterdam, 17 mei 2025. Voor meer informatie kunt u op deze link klikken.


Due to great succes COMING AGAIN  in august 2025 same cast, same place.

Cast:
Tiemo Wang – Jevgeni
Varvara Tishina – Tatjana
Maria Koshiishi – Olga
Francis Ng – Lenski
Annemieke van der Ploeg – Larina
Marion van den Akker – Njanja
Staffan Liljas – Gremin

ARTISTIEKE LEIDING:
Peter Bogaert – dirigent
Brigitte Odett – regie


Recital(k) met Marion van den Akker: ’50 jaar podium’

in de Brahmssalon Amsterdam op 24 januari 2025, aanvang 20.00 uur.

samen met violist/dirigent Joan Berkhemer en Jeroen Sarphati (piano). Praten over 50 jaar podium, het zangersvak, technieken met voorbeelden, zangstijlen en de Mattheuspassion in de geest van Mengelberg. 


Uitreiking Culturele Prijs van de provincie Drenthe 2024


SUOR ANGELICA in december 2023


“RECITALK”  in PIANOLA MUSEUM AMSTERDAM
25 februari 2024 at 17.00h

A program about my life as an artist in classical singing. 
Music by Schubert, Schumann, Bach, R. Strauss, Tschaikovsky and Bizet 


BLOW THE WIND SOUTHERLY – song recital 2023
(Homage to Kathleen Ferrier who passed away 70 years ago next year)
Songs & aria’s by Gluck, Händel, Bach, Schumann, Mahler and Britten   
with Jeroen Sarphatie piano
12 maart 2023 d’Rentmeester in de Rian de Waal zaal (info@klassiekintveen.nl)
18 maart 2023 Kapel concert Hilversum (https://www.dekapel.nu)
23 juli 2023 Luthersekerk Groningen
26 november 2023 Kunstkring Ruurlo (https://kunstkringruurlo.nl/muziek)
bookings en info: Witmer Music Services
Irene@witmermusicservices.nl


LES NUITS D’ÉTÉ HECTOR BERLIOZ, 14 mei 2023 met het Haydn Jeugd Orkest

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Thank you for visiting my website. You'll find a lot of information about me and about my vocal, educational and organisational capabilities. If you'd like to know more about me, don't hesitate and send me a mail through the contact page on this website.
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  • Dirigent Boudewijn JansenDirigent Boudewijn Jansen

    "Marion is één van die zeldzame artiesten die hun gehele artistieke, vakmatige en menselijke persoonlijkheid niet alleen delen met het publiek, maar ook met aankomende musici. Hier leer je: een goede zanger toont je zijn hart." boudewijnjansen.nl

     

     

  • Oxford TimesOxford Times

    ...Brahms' two songs op.91 sung by a mezzo of this quality, what a blissful experience they provided!
    "Die ihr schwebet " brought tears to the eyes...

  • De Telegraaf, NetherlandsDe Telegraaf, Netherlands

    ...verbluffend Russisch klonk de mezzo van Marion van den Akker. Ze boorde diepe Slavische tinten aan en bracht met haar idiomatische voordracht het hart in vervoering...

  • Gennady Rozhdestvensky, RotterdamGennady Rozhdestvensky, Rotterdam

    ... Marion van den Akker in her part as Feodor in "Boris Godunov" by Moussorgski has shown great musicality and an excellent command of the Russian language in the concerto's directed by me on February 5th and 6th, 2000 in the Hague and Amsterdam.

  • Trouw, NetherlandsTrouw, Netherlands

    ... the colorite of van den Akker's voice fits the music ( Brahms Alto Rhapsody) as a glove ... A great achievement, bringing into mind Aafje Heynis' famous interpretation...

  • The Bath Evening Chronicle, BathThe Bath Evening Chronicle, Bath

    ...The warmth of ms. van den Akker's tone, combined with a glorious freedom of melodic line, revealed fresh beauties...

  • The Sunday Times, United KingdomThe Sunday Times, United Kingdom

    ...a voice rich and tender....

  • Eindhovens Dagblad, NetherlandsEindhovens Dagblad, Netherlands

    ...Her fine mezzo voice, radiated and overwhelmed. Her identification with the songs ( Liszt) was heartwarming.....

  • Libération, Casablanca

    Le public qui était venu au Complexe Culturel Sidi Belyout aura apprécié la puissance de voix de l'artiste, son intelligence et sa grande présence sur scene...




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