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Nederlands Studenten Orkest pull off a thrilling Mahler 5

23 February 2024Culture, Music

Lilian Farahani tours the Netherlands with Frans-Aert Burghgraef and the Nederlands Studenten Orkest to perform Mahler 5 and a new commission by Sílvia Lanao. Performing Mahler’s 5th Symphony in C sharp minor,…

Clare’s Concert Choices | Feb 2024

12 February 2024Culture, Music

Simon Haje | Winner of International Piano Competition, Enschede

Thinking of going to a concert this February? Hopefully some of the concert choices below will inspire you. Find concerts in Germany and all over The Netherlands featuring music from…

Best Reads of 2024

14 January 2024Culture

The Long Song of Tchaikovsky Street | A Russian Adventure | Pieter Waterdrinker An autobiographical novel written the prolific Dutch author and former Russia correspondent for De Telegraaf, Pieter Waterdrinker.…

Dutch radio host heads to the BBC Proms

10 January 2024Culture, Music

NPO Klassiek presenter, Ab Nieuwdorp, celebrates all things English in his podcast England my England. In the episode Last Night of the Proms Special, Nieuwdorp meets two Brits with not…

Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra continue the fine tradition of Christmas Day concerts

2 January 2024Culture, Music

Royal Concertgebouw Christmas Concert 2023

The Christmas Day concert from Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra broadcast live on Dutch national television AVROTROS and NPO Klassiek radio on 25th December, not only put classical music…

Inside the Rehearsal Room with Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

16 October 2023Culture, Music

'That's where the magic happens!' Klaus Mäkelä, the twenty-seven-year-old Finnish conductor is very much the man of the moment. Much has been written about Mäkelä's training and how he crafted…

Deliciously Evil Hadestown is a Triumph

14 August 2023Culture, Music

Hadestown, the winner of 8 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theatre Album, is a triumph. Such is the strength of the cast, that…

Youth Music the Dutch way with Razvan Stoica

26 July 2023Culture, Music

Both my daughters play in the local youth orchestra, Symfonia Jong Twente which celebrated its 50th anniversary last weekend by inviting back past members to join in a celebratory concert at the…

SHOT and Shaffy | A wonderful showcase for the cultural life of the University of Twente

1 July 2023Culture, Music

Last night’s concert in the Muziekcentrum, Enschede was just that – a wonderful insight into the cultural life of our local university with a performance by the Student Harmonie Orkest…

Oliemans and Phion bring Bannink’s music home to Enschede

20 June 2023Culture, Music

Oliemans, Bert van den Brink, Maartje van de Wetering

Taking time to understand people when you move to a new country is possibly one of the greatest privileges you can have and it has been my pleasure to learn…