Festive

inauguration of

the Monteverdi organ

Opening Concert

Adorned with a red bow, the Monteverdi organ was ceremoniously presented to its first organist and the project’s initiator, Krijn Koetsveld. Krijn is a conductor, organist, and leader of the ensemble Le Nuove Musiche (Altricanti Foundation), which organized this inaugural concert. With the idea of creating an organ from Monteverdi’s time, Krijn approached the Musical Instrument Fund. The organ was subsequently built on commission from the fund by the Klop company in Garderen.

Artistic Value-Added

The Monteverdi organ is now poised to play a role in Dutch musical life. In addition to Krijn Koetsveld and his ensemble Le Nuove Musiche, other musicians and ensembles have already expressed interest in using the organ. Combined with the enormous attention and publicity surrounding this project, this demonstrates the artistic value of this instrument for authentic performance practice in the Netherlands. And who knows, perhaps even beyond its borders...

In the media

Would you like to learn more about the Monteverdi organ? See on YouTube the film (in two parts) about the organ’s construction, or listen to the excerpts below.

• Podium Witteman (NTR) on January 12: interview with Krijn Koetsveld and Frits Schutte (The Musical Instrument Fund).

• NPO Radio 2 “Annemiekes A-lijst” on January 19: interview with Frits Schutte (The Musical Instrument Fund) starting at 43'50.

• NPO Radio 4 “Sander Speelt” on January 19: interview with father and son Klop and Krijn Koetsveld starting at 24'50 minutes.