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Harptastic: Tom Moth performs at the Dutch Harp Festival 2024

29 March 2024Music

British harpist Tom Moth, and Florence and The Machine harpist extraordinaire, will perform at the Dutch Harp Festival hosted by the TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht on April 20th. Originally from Suffolk, Tom Moth…

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…

The story behind Nederlandse Reisopera’s latest production: Korngold’s Das Wunder der Heliane

29 September 2023Music

Nederlandse Reisopera's latest production of Korngold’s Das Wunder der Heliane will be the first staged production of this opera in The Netherlands despite the work receiving its premiere nearly 100 years ago.…

Kahchun Wong and Mees Vos have the audience on the edge of their seats

26 September 2023Music

Friday night's programme of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 and the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2 with Mees Vos, solo horn player of the Phion Orchestra, was a clever choice for…

De Leckernij serves up a feast of cheese

7 September 2023Food

What lies behind the doors of a shop in the centre of the city, with a life-sized black and white cow outside the front door? Earlier this month, I met…

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…

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…

Clare’s Musical Choices | 19th May 2023

19 May 2023Culture, Music

Welcome to this, the 2nd edition of Clare's Music Choices focusing on some of the best music on offer in East Netherlands and further afield.

Alexei Ogrintchouk appointed new Chief Conductor of Phion

8 May 2023Music

Some very exciting news for music making in East Netherlands announced earlier today. Alexei Ogrintchouk is appointed the new Chief Conductor of the Phion Orchestra from May 2023. After spending 22…

Scottish Ensemble makes the old sound new

26 April 2023Culture, Music

Scottish Ensemble's rejuvenated production of Bach’s Goldberg Variations: ternary patterns for insomnia. I very much enjoyed attending Scottish Ensemble’s joint production with the Stockholm based Andersson Dance of Bach’s Goldberg Variations:…