Gastrovino: luxury food items to tempt the taste buds
Gastrovino is a local delicatessen with branches all over The Netherlands specialising in the very best food and drink from near and far.
Coffee District Willemsparkweg: a little gem!
Nestled off the main road near the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, and all the big museums, this local coffee shop serves excellent coffee and pastries at prices which don’t require a sharp intake of breath.
Wine and art attract the crowds in Ootmarsum
Twente Wine Tasting Days in Ootmarsum bring art and wine lovers together to celebrate all things delicious and beautiful
Daniil Trifonov gives European premiere of Mason Bates’ Piano Concerto
Trifonov played with the greatest of ease while the Wild West of cross rhythms and contrasting textures whirled around him.
Sofia Vasheruk gives a masterclass in lyrical playing in the Piano Festival Ootmarsum
De Stiftskerk in the beautiful village of Stift, nestled deep in the Twente countryside, was the setting for this latest piano recital from the Russian-born pianist, Sofia Vasheruk, as part…
The Lark Ascending: Music to transport you to an English garden
Saturday’s concert, given by the Stift Music Festival on the 27th August in the idyllic setting of Hooge Boekel, a Dutch country house just outside Enschede, was the perfect backdrop…
Stift Music Festival: quite simply a jewel in the crown
Held over nine days, with 28 concerts featuring over 40 talented and distinguished musicians, the Stift Music Festival here in the East Netherlands really has something for everyone. Founded in…
The Day Miro Petkov And Dominic Seldis Came To Town
We are told that sometimes, the best things come to he who waits, however, over the past couple of years it seems there has been rather too much waiting. It…
Sofia Vasheruk plays Beethoven
The Oost-Nederlands Symfonieorkest offered an enticing programme featuring the Russian-born pianist, Sofia Vasheruk playing Beethoven’s 5th Piano Concerto, the Emperor in the Ontmoetingkerk, Enschede on Saturday night. In a program originally…