Vanessa Lann
Contemporary Composer
Showreel: New film by Vanessa Lann with previously unreleased excerpts of her work!
DD (Double D) for piano solo (new version, 2023)
Guy Livingston, piano
Kristian Claas, montage
Vanessa Lann, music and concept
More recent premieres!
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New arrangement of moonshadow sunshadow, originally a violin duo, in a new version for Karen Su (violin) and Jeroen den Herder (cello)
PREMIÈRE: 21 March 2026 The new version of moonshadow sunshadow, now for violin and cello, will be premiered during a program entitled De Stilte van Bach in the Gudulakerk in Lochem. This concert places music of J.S. Bach, Arvo Part, John Cage and Vanessa Lann together, in an organic and unusual seatng plan in the…
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New arrangement of Valse Ancienne, originally written for Doris Hochscheid (cello) and Frans van Ruth (piano), in a new version with text
PREMIÈRE: 21 March 2026 This new version of Valse Ancienne, for cello, piano and spoken text, will be premièred by Doris Hochscheid and Frans van Ruth at the Paaskerk in Baarn. The original version for cello and piano was commissioned by Doris and Frans in 2003/2004 and, in the new version, will be paired with…
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New work for vibraphone and crotales to be performed by Claire Edwardse in Sydney and Melbourne during the series Avant Gardens Summer of Ensemble Offspring
PREMIÈRE: 28 February 2026 Floating Sky, for vibraphone and crotales, will be premiered by percussionist Claire Edwardse in Sydney, Australia. This work was commissioned by Claire Edwardse and gives the listener a feeling of floating on the ocean, gazing at the sky. In the far distance a well-known melody might be heard, ever so softly….
Recent premieres!
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New work for cello and toy piano, commissioned by Radboudumc to be performed alongside and within Tanja Smeets’ glass sculpture De Glazen Tuin
PREMIÈRE: 24 January 2025 Seasons in the Glass Garden, for cello and toy piano, has been premiered by Jeroen den Herder and Hua-Hsuan Lee at the Radboud Ziekenhuis in Nijmegen on January 24, 2025. This work, in four movements reflecting different stages of life and human experience, was commissioned by the Radboudumc as a companion…
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New work for glass organist Rogier Kappers and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
PREMIÈRE: 22 November 2024 Night Passage, for glass organ and string orchestra, has been premiered at Taqa Theater De Vest in Alkmaar on November 22, 2024, followed by two performances on November 23* and 24 in Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. This meditative and lyrical work, commissioned by the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra for an otherwise all-Mozart programme,…
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New work for percussionist Laura Trompetter
PREMIÈRE: 21 September 2024 Laura’s Light, a substantial solo work for the vibrant and electric percussionist Laura Trompetter, has finally had a full première (all movements) at Dat Bolwerck in Zutphen, on September 21, 2024. Commissioned with support from the Dutch Performing Arts Foundation, this 21-minute composition in three movements, for marimba, bass drum, glockenspiel…
