Netherlands Archives - The Spidy Editor

Sheku Kanneh-Mason works his magic with Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic

7 March 2025Music

Exactly 50 years ago to the day, Semyon Bychkov fled the Soviet Union for Vienna, carrying a score - Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony in D minor, Op 47. Like Shostakovich, he…

Parisian music galore from Théotime Langlois de Swarte and the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

18 February 2025Music

The Great Church in Enschede was abuzz with curiosity. All were eager to learn more about the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century’s young French soloist and conductor, Théotime Langlois de…

A rousing Mozart Requiem from Orchestra of the 18th Century and Cappella Amsterdam

25 October 2024Music

The Orchestra of the 18th Century's current project with Cappella Amsterdam directed by Daniel Reuss, sees a return to repertoire very close to their heart. Mozart’s Requiem and his Symphony no. 40 in…

Karina Canellakis makes her debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

20 October 2024Music

All eyes were firmly on Karina Canellakis in this her debut night conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a programme full of extremes of emotion. Canellakis is well known to…

Creating that unique sound in my head for fifty years

13 August 2024Music

Peter Phillips director and founder of the Tallis Scholars talks about his relentless pursuit of a distinctive Renaissance choral sound formed over fifty years ago and his mission is to share this…

The only way is up: Kerem Hasan

6 May 2024Music

Stylishly dressed in a cashmere jumper and scarf, perfect for the unseasonably cold, Dutch April weather, the petite British conductor, Kerem Hasan talked to Clare Varney about all things musical and…

Shane van Neerden’s piano recital challenges all the senses

12 January 2024Music

An enthusiastic audience in the Muziekcentrum, Enschede turned out to hear the young Dutch American pianist, Shane van Neerden perform a programme of Debussy, Scriabin, Ives and a new commission for two…

Francis van Broekhuizen and Elenora Hu bring a splash of glamour to Phion’s Callas celebration

24 November 2023Music

In this the centenary year of her birth, such is the fascination with Maria Callas that organisations all around are hosting their own tributes to one of the most famous…

Is this perhaps the best Buffalo Mozzarella outside of Italy?

6 October 2023Food

Buffalo Farm Twente, found deep in the lush, green Dutch countryside on the Dutch German border, is a truly amazing farm. Headed up by husband and wife team, Alfons and…

The Francis and Dominic Show strikes the perfect chord

14 April 2023Culture, Music

Billed as an entertaining show full of glitz, glam, glitter and humour, the Francis and Dominic Show currently touring the Netherlands is a true celebration of all things musical. A…