After 18 months of preparation, countless hours of planning and Skype meetings, hundreds of emails and some sleepless nights it’s time: today the orchestra departs from Schiphol airport to fly to Rio de Janeiro. After the usual hurdles of check-in with all kinds of instruments the Dutch customs agents have... Continue reading

After getting used to the Rio weather and way of life on Friday, it was time to meet some of our Brazilian colleagues at our rehearsal venue, Fundição Progresso. Academia Juvenill (AJ), the academy/training orchestra of the Orchestra Symphonica Petrobras joined the Ricciotti for an extensive rehearsal. On today’s musical... Continue reading

Ricciotti Ensemble Tournê Abraço Brasil - 16 a 28 de Outubro de 2016 Rio de Janeiro(RJ) / Penedo (RJ) / Itanhandú (MG) / Passa Quatro (MG) / São Paulo (SP) Domingo 16/10, Rio de Janeiro 14h - 15h Feira da Glória, Rua da Glória. Concerto em conjunto com Academia Juvenil... Continue reading

Dag 3: maandag 10 oktober 2016 Vandaag is een rustigere dag: we hebben de ochtend vrij en benutten die om een beetje door de stad te slenteren en boodschappen te doen. ‘s Middags zijn we uitgenodigd om bij de Grota (waar we gisteren de workshop hebben gegeven) langs te komen... Continue reading

Dag 1: zaterdag 8 oktober 2016 Het is de eerste dag van onze week vol workshops en nieuwe ontmoetingen! Vandaag gingen we naar Agencio do Bem, een jeugdorkest en koor bestaande uit zo´n 30 muzikanten rechtstreeks uit de favela. Raar maar leuk was de workshoplocatie: een luxe oord met zwembad,... Continue reading

On October 7th, 10 members of the Ricciotti Ensemble gathered at Schiphol international airport to start their part of the Abraço Brazil Tour. Three of our orchestra members are joining artistic director and conductor Leonard Evers in a pre-tour week in Rio de Janeiro. During this week, they'll organise and... Continue reading