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Event Reset with mindful vrIJdag in Noord
Tessa leads an unpretentious outdoor relaxation session under canvas, open to absolute beginners without any registration.

11 September 2026
Event Outdoor morning relaxation at mindful vrIJdag
An open-air guided meditation under the festival tent helps clear heads before the weekend starts.

11 September 2026
Event Adi Parmar reflects on North Holland fatherhood through standup
An hour of personal English standup tracing childhood in North India through to queer parenting in North Holland.

11 September 2026
Event Beatriz Li Rosão and Pau Hernández Alenyar lunch concert
Violinist Beatriz Li Rosão pairs with pianist Pau Hernández Alenyar for lunchtime sonatas presented with the Muziekinstrumenten Fonds.

11 September 2026
Event Violin and piano duo recital in the main hall
Unreserved floor seats give access to a midday programme of pieces by Mozart, Strauss, and Joly Braga Santos.

11 September 2026
Event Ed Spanjaard conducts Brahms at the conservatory
Student orchestra musicians take on Brahms' Symphony No. 4 during a one-hour classical concert staged over the lunch hour.

11 September 2026
Event Philharmonic Fridays orchestra performs Brahms under Ed Spanjaard
Conductor Ed Spanjaard leads the conservatory ensemble through Brahms' Fourth Symphony in an hour-long midday orchestral concert.

11 September 2026
Event Mozart and Richard Strauss violin sonatas at lunchtime
Unreserved auditorium seating for rising talents playing violin and piano pieces presented with the national instrument foundation.

11 September 2026
Event Violin and piano sonatas at lunchtime
Beatriz Li Rosão and Pau Hernández Alenyar play works by Mozart, Richard Strauss and Joly Braga Santos.

11 September 2026
Event Violin and piano chamber works at Tuesday Escape
Wan-ru Cheng and Vicky Juo tackle Beethoven, Schnittke, and Respighi inside the design gallery's quiet evening space.

11 September 2026
Event Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata arranged for teenage string soloists
Young string virtuosos from twenty nations gather on stage to tackle an orchestral adaptation of the famous sonata.

11 September 2026
Event Hayao Miyazaki’s Dreams by Mystery Ensemble
Local musicians play chamber arrangements of Joe Hisaishi film scores alongside pieces by John Cage.

11 September 2026
Event Guided tour through the historic Ets Haim library
A Dutch-language walkthrough of Sephardic manuscripts and intellectual history inside the world's oldest active Jewish library, with ID required.

11 September 2026
Event Felt landscape crafting for young children at De Kinderboekwinkel
Children cut and paste colourful scenery using wool felt, pipe cleaners, scissors and hot glue.

11 September 2026
Event Crafting colourful felt landscapes at De Kinderboekwinkel
Young children use scissors, pipe cleaners, and warm glue to assemble tactile scenery from colourful sheets of felt.

11 September 2026
Event Karina Canellakis conducts Mahler’s Fourth Symphony
A one-hour Sunday morning concert with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and soprano Julia Kleiter singing the closing movement.

11 September 2026
Event A staff walk through World Press Photo 2026
A museum staffer walks visitors through the year's selected photojournalism, free for anyone with an admission ticket.

11 September 2026
Event Walk through the World Press Photo Exhibition with staff
An insider walks visitors through the winning photojournalism selections, covered entirely by regular admission to the church.

11 September 2026
Event Physical theatre and modern dance in Chinese Dinner
Set inside a restaurant dining room, the performance unpacks Dutch-Chinese cultural expectations using live music and physical movement.

11 September 2026
Event Spanish orchestral suites and piano nocturnes at Het Concertgebouw
Pianist Thomas Beijer joins the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest for Manuel de Falla's evocative gardens alongside Turina dance works.

11 September 2026