Emerging String players for Ulysses Musician Journey
Within the framework of the Ulysses Journeys programme, Gaudeamus and Het Muziek team up for a special project: assembling a string orchestra for the Gaudeamus Festival 2026. The string orchestra will be tutored by 5 dedicated musicians from Het Muziek and conducted and guided by Leslie Pérez-Canto Azaf. The following musicians have been selected: Zofia Debska (viola), Svetlana Riger (violin), Tiag Yi Tan (violin), Nicolò Bottasso (2nd violin), Vivian Giesbertz (violin), Hortense Airault (violoncello) and Hesce Mourits (violoncello).

• to try to remember what it left by Sing-Yat Chen (2001, Hong Kong), a work that was selected by the jury for the Gaudeamus Award 2026

• Perceptual Dialogues by Soheil Shayesteh (1989, Iran), a concerto for kamancheh, trumpet, live electronics, visuals and orchestra. Trumpetist is the world famous Norwegian jazz trumpet player Nils Petter Molvær