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Event German lieder and French mélodie with Nikki Treurniet
Soprano Nikki Treurniet and pianist Joseph Middleton pair vocal settings by Clara Schumann and Brahms with Debussy and Bizet.

11 September 2026
Event The Choir of St John’s College Cambridge sings carols
One hour of choral polyphony and seasonal carols moving smoothly from fourteenth-century manuscripts to twentieth-century anthems.

11 September 2026
Event Family adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet
Children hear classic dance melodies alongside an updated Dutch narrative staged for families with six-year-olds.

11 September 2026
Event Karina Canellakis conducts Mahler’s Fourth Symphony
The Radio Filharmonisch Orkest performs an hour-long Sunday matinee, joined by German soprano Julia Kleiter.

11 September 2026
Event Spanish piano works with Thomas Beijer on Sunday morning
Thomas Beijer joins the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest for an hour of Turina dances and Falla's lush nocturnal suite.

11 September 2026
Event Classical repertoire meets tango with Claudio Constantini
Pianist and bandoneonist Claudio Constantini weaves classical compositions together with tango improvisations inside the intimate Koorzaal.

11 September 2026
Event Morning Strauss matinee: Zarathustra and Der Rosenkavalier Suite
An hour of Richard Strauss in the main hall, pairing his famous tone poem with an orchestral opera suite.

11 September 2026
Event Strings-only Beethoven with the LGT Young Soloists
International string players aged fourteen to twenty-three tackle a special full-ensemble arrangement of the Kreutzer Sonata.

11 September 2026
Event Groot Omroepkoor sings Rossini’s Stabat mater for Sunday morning concert
Conductor Edward Gardner leads the radio choir and full orchestra through Rossini's dramatic religious choral score.

11 September 2026
Event Poetry reading with Eleonore Schönmaier at ABC
The Canadian author reads from her latest collection on forests, followed by audience questions and book signing.

11 September 2026
Event Klaus Mäkelä conducts Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony
An introductory talk precedes a compact, hour-long symphonic performance designed especially for audiences new to classical halls.

11 September 2026
Event Beethoven’s piano sonatas adapted for jazz trio
A classical piano sonata gets reworked into modern trio arrangements led by piano and drums.

11 September 2026
Event Ravel’s Left-Hand Concerto and Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre
Pianist Jonathan Fournel tackles Ravel's one-handed showpiece alongside dark orchestral works by Saint-Saëns and Franck on Sunday morning.

11 September 2026
Event Violin and piano sonatas at Tuesday Escape
Violinist Wan-ru Cheng and pianist Vicky Juo play Schnittke, Respighi, and an Isserlis arrangement of youthful Beethoven.

11 September 2026
Event Concertgebouworkest brass players perform The Nutcracker
Brass musicians tackle morning arrangements spanning Tchaikovsky's ballet suite, Shostakovich, Arvo Pärt and The Phantom of the Opera.

11 September 2026
Event Rebellious Dutch chamber works in Unpolished III
Five musicians play sharp, energetic pieces by Dutch musical provocateurs Willem Breuker, Paul Termos and Peter van Bergen.

11 September 2026
Event Erratic Weather turns real hurricane data into 360-degree sound
Live scientific measurements of cyclone wind speed and atmospheric pressure steer generative audiovisuals across the zoo's dome ceiling.

11 September 2026
Event Philip Glass under fractal projections at the ARTIS Planetarium
Live harp and bass guitar accompany shifting geometric dome visuals inside the Artis Royal Zoo planetarium.

11 September 2026
Event Young competition winners in the Muziekgebouw main hall
A twelve-year-old pianist and thirteen-year-old cellist share the stage for an open-seating midday classical recital.

11 September 2026
Event Argentine jazz and tango by candlelight in the Portuguese Synagogue
Pianist Gabriel Palatchi layers funk, klezmer and Latin rhythms across a hall lit entirely by hundreds of candles.

11 September 2026