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'Classic Express', Prinses Christina Concours, 2023 The Princess Christina Competition (founded in 1967) aims to acquaint all children and young people in the Netherlands with... more | ![]() January 2023 |
Pieter Roelf Youth Concert, North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, 2023 The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra has organised the Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts every year since 1999:... more |
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Klassifest, Paradiso, Amsterdam, 2023 Stichting Klassiekfabriek has been organising the Klassifest festival in Paradiso since 2016: a one-day festival with bite-sized classical... more | ![]() January 2023 |
'Choose your instrument', Prinses Christina Concours, 2022-2023 The Princess Christina Competition (PCC) aims to acquaint all children and young people in the Netherlands with... more |
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Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts 'Arcadia', North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, 2020-2022 The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra has organised the Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts every... more | ![]() January 2022 |
Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht, 2020-2022 The Festival Oude Muziek ('Early Music Festival') is the biggest early music festival in the world, attracting around 65,000 visitors a... more |
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'Classic Express', Prinses Christina Concours, 2022 The Princess Christina Competition (founded in 1967) wants all children and young people in the Netherlands to be acquainted with... more | ![]() October 2021 |
Het Leerorkest, 2022 The Leerorkest (founded in 2005) wants to give as many children as possible the opportunity to discover how much fun it is to play an instrument and make music... more |
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School performances, Het Nederlands Dans Theater, 2022 The Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT, founded in 1959) is a leading international contemporary dance company based in The Hague.... more | ![]() October 2021 |
Klassifest, Paradiso, Amsterdam, 2020-2022 Stichting Klassiekfabriek has been organising Klassifest in Paradiso since 2016: a one-day festival with bite-sized classical music for a... more |
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Oerol Festival, Terschelling, 2021 Every year the Frisian island of Terschelling is transformed into one large stage for theatre, dance, street theatre, visual art and music for ten... more | ![]() July 2021 |
Oranjewoud Festival, Heerenveen, 2021 The Oranjewoud Festival takes place every summer at the Oranjewoud estate near Heerenveen. This colourful music festival presents high-quality... more |
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String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam, 2020-2022 In 2022 the String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam, the world's biggest string quartet festival, took place in a reduced form. The continuing... more | ![]() July 2021 |
Wonderfeel Festival, 's Graveland, 2021 The Wonderfeel festival has been organised on a former estate in 's-Graveland since 2015: a three-day outdoor classical music festival with... more |
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'The Residents', music education for children aged eight to twelve, 2021-2022 'The Residents' is the Residentie Orkest's prime educational project for children between the ages of... more | ![]() July 2021 |
'Welcome to the Orchestra', classical music for children aged eight to eleven, 2021-2022 Welkom bij het Orkest (Welcome to the Orchestra) introduces primary school pupils aged eight... more |
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'Beauty and the Beast', music education for children aged eight to twelve, 2021-2022 The Dutch Ballet Orchestra is a symphony orchestra consisting of 45 permanent musicians and is... more | ![]() January 2021 |
Het Grachtenfestival (The Canal Festival), Amsterdam en omstreken, 2021 The Grachtenfestival, founded in 1998, is a ten-day festival with classical music at special locations in... more |
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School performances of Circus Charms Music Theatre Production, 2020-2022 Frank and René Groothof return to the theatre with the project 'Circus Charms', a music theatre production... more | ![]() March 2020 |
Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Bus transport to school matinees, 2020 The mission of the Dutch National Opera & Ballet (NOB) is for everyone to experience the magic of opera and... more |
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Pärt Festival, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, 2020-2022 Muziekgebouw aan' t IJ is honouring composer Arvo Pärt (Estonia, 1935) with a festival presenting an overview of his... more | ![]() March 2020 |
Het Grachtenfestival (The Canal Festival), Amsterdam en omstreken, 2020 The Grachtenfestival, founded in 1998, is a ten-day festival with classical music at special locations in... more |
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Delft Chamber Music Festival 2020 The Delft Chamber Music Festival combines a high-quality programme featuring leading national and international musicians with a multidisciplinary... more | ![]() January 2020 |
Wonderfeel Festival, 's Graveland, 2021 The Wonderfeel festival has been organised on a former estate in 's-Graveland since 2015: a three-day outdoor classical music festival with... more |
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The 48 hours of Beethoven & Shostakovich, Haarlem, 2020 Stadsschouwburg and Philharmonie Haarlem are organising 'The 48 Hours of...', a three-day festival focusing on two composers.... more | ![]() October 2019 |
Children's Music Week, De Doelen, Rotterdam, 2022 The 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) is the reason for De Doelen concert hall in Rotterdam to... more |
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International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht, 2019 The International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht hosts a total of nearly 50 concerts and activities at over twenty venues around... more | ![]() July 2019 |
The Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, 2016-2019 The Dutch National Opera & Ballet is renowned for its varied programming of both classical and modern operas and the... more |
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String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam, 2019-2020 The second edition of the String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam (SQBA) will be held in Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in the beginning of 2020. The... more | ![]() April 2019 |
Delft Chamber Music Festival 2019 Every year the city of Delft is dominated by chamber music in the summer. The Delft Chamber Music Festival has been going since 1997: a festival... more |
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Mahler Festival 2021, Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 2019-2021 The Concertgebouw intends to organise another large-scale Mahler Festival in 2020, 100 years after the first edition.... more | ![]() January 2019 |
Oranjewoud Festival, Heerenveen, 2019 The Oranjewoud Festival takes place every summer at the Oranjewoud estate near Heerenveen. This colourful music festival presents high-quality... more |
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Wonderfeel Festival, 's Graveland, 2019 The Wonderfeel festival has been organised in a former estate in' s-Graveland since 2015: a three-day outdoor classical music festival with... more | ![]() January 2019 |
aus LICHT, The Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, 2019 The Dutch National Opera, the Holland Festival and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague, in partnership with the... more |
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Oerol Festival, Terschelling, 2019 Every year the Frisian island of Terschelling is transformed into one large stage for theatre, dance, street theatre, visual art and music for ten... more | ![]() October 2018 |
Sixth World Minimal Music Festival, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, 2019 The Minimal Music Festival is a biennial benchmark for a growing number of musicians, composers and... more |
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HortusFestival 'Death speaks', 2018 The Hortus Festival, founded in 2004, connects chamber music with exceptional nature in five Dutch botanical gardens: in Amsterdam, Leiden,... more | ![]() January 2018 |
Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht, 2018 The Festival Oude Muziek ('Early Music Festival') is the biggest early music festival in the world, attracting around 65,000 visitors a year. The... more |
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Wonderfeel Festival, 's Graveland, 2018 The Wonderfeel festival has been organised in a former estate in' s-Graveland since 2015: a three-day outdoor classical music festival with... more | ![]() October 2017 |
Oranjewoud Festival, Heerenveen, 2018 Since 2012 a music festival has been organised on the Oranjewoud estate in Heerenveen: the Oranjewoud Festival. This festival wants to use... more |
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International Chamber Music Festival The Hague, 'Classical Encounters', 2018 The Internationaal Kamermuziekfestival Den Haag Foundation organises a music festival at special... more | ![]() April 2017 |
Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht, 2017 The Festival Oude Muziek ('Early Music Festival') is the biggest early music festival in the world, with more than 250 concerts over 10 days,... more |
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Wonderfeel 2017, 's Graveland, 2017 Since 2015, the Wonderfeel festival has been organised at a former estate in 's-Graveland: a three-day outdoor classical music festival - a total... more | ![]() April 2017 |
Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts, North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, 2017 The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (NNO) was founded in 1862 in Groningen, making it the oldest... more |
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Oranjewoud Festival, Heerenveen, 2017 Since 2012 a music festival has been organised on the Oranjewoud estate in Heerenveen: the Oranjewoud Festival. This festival wants to use... more | ![]() January 2017 |
International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht, 2017 The International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (IKFU) includes a total of nearly 50 concerts and activities, held in over 20... more |
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Festival Classique, The Hague, 2017 Festival Classique is an annual music festival in The Hague that presents classical music in an accessible way to a wide audience. The festival's... more | ![]() October 2016 |
Turning East - The Great Stars from the Middle East in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 2017 With the festival Turning East, the Concertgebouw is turning its attention to new audiences... more |
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Fifth World Minimal Music Festival, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, 2017 Minimal Music is a genre in modern music which has been growing since the 1970s. In 2017 Muziekgebouw aan... more | ![]() July 2016 |
String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam, 2017-2018 The String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam Foundation is organising the first edition of the String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam (SQBA) in... more |
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Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht, 2016 The Organisatie Oude Muziek ('Early Music Organisation') promotes knowledge about and love for early music. Its flagship production is the... more | ![]() January 2016 |
Holland Festival, 2016 For 68 years Holland Festival has been presenting a diverse range of world class performances and concerts. The Turing Foundation is supporting the Holland... more |
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Festival Classique, Den Haag, 2016 Festival Classique is an annual music festival in The Hague that presents classical music in an accessible way to a new and wide audience. Its... more | ![]() January 2016 |
International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht, 2016 The top violinist Janine Jansen has been the leading light and standard bearer of the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht... more |
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Opening Concert Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht, 2015 The Organisatie Oude Muziek ('Early Music Organisation') aims to promote knowledge about and love for early music. Its flagship... more | ![]() January 2015 |
As Big As The Sky, Holland Festival, 2015 The Holland Festival (founded in 1947) is the oldest and largest international performing arts festival in the Netherlands. Every year the... more |
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Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts, North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, 2015 The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (NNO) was founded in 1862 in Groningen, making it the oldest... more | ![]() January 2015 |
International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht, 2015 The top violinist Janine Jansen has been the leading light and standard bearer of the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht... more |
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Festival Classique, Den Haag, 2015 Festival Classique is an annual music festival at the Hofvijver pond in The Hague, which successfully reaches a wide audience by presenting... more | ![]() April 2014 |
Coup Fatal, Holland Festival, 2014 Every year, the Holland Festival manages to put together an internationally renowned, innovative and talked about festival, mixing performing... more |
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Wolfgang's Wonderous Worldtrip - school concerts, South-Holland, 2014-2015 SEOP (a foundation for educational orchestra projects) and RBO Symfonia are producing children's concerts... more | ![]() April 2014 |
International Saxophone Festival SAX, Amsterdam, 2014 In light of the 200th anniversary of its inventor Adolphe Sax, the Adolphe Sax Revisited Foundation is organising the first... more |
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Christina Pluhar l'Arpeggiata concert, Early Music Festival, Utrecht, 2014 The Organisation Early Music (OOM) is a national and international authority on the latest developments in... more | ![]() January 2014 |
Dutch Youth String Orchestra NJSO 2013-2014 The Dutch Youth String Orchestra (NJSO) the number-one string orchestra for talent aged 12-21. The orchestra combines the education of... more |
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Main Patron of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Community Concerts, 2012-2014 'If the people don't visit the orchestra, the orchestra will visit the people.' That's the idea... more | ![]() October 2013 |
Dutch Harp Festival 2013-2014 The Dutch Harp Festival was founded by the talented harpist Remy van Kesteren (1989) in 2010. The biannual festival wants to showcase the versatility... more |
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St Matthew Passion: an adaptation for children, Frank Groothof, 2012-2014 The Turing Foundation has been a proud partner of Stichting de Vrije Val for already five years. For his... more | ![]() July 2013 |
Main patron Dutch Youth String Orchestra NJSO 2010-2013 The NJSO has 24 musicians. All of them are between the ages of 12 and 20 years old and are associated with the young talent... more |
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El Gusto - Kashba Blues, Holland Festival, 2013 Every year, the Holland Festival manages to realize an internationally renowned, innovative and much talked-about festival, with a... more | ![]() January 2013 |
'United in Music', Amsterdam Canal Festival. Amsterdam, 2013 The 'Grachtenfestival' (canal festival) is a ten-day festival for classical music. The music is performed at special... more |
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'Striggio Mass', Old Music Festival, Utrecht, 2013 For years, the Organization Old Music (OOM) has been an authoritative body nationally and internationally when it comes to the... more | ![]() November 2012 |
School concerts 'Mozart's Magic Journey', 2013 The Educational Orchestra Projects Foundation (SEOP) wants to familiarize children and teenagers with symphonic music. The foundation... more |
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Closing performance Holland Festival, Simon Bolivar Orchestra, 2012 In June 2012, the Holland Festival will be bringing music of international standing to the Netherlands once... more | ![]() March 2012 |
Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2010-2012 The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic conservatory students, and performs a minimum of 100 times a year. They seek out... more |
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The Princess Christina Concours - Classical Express, 2010-2012 The Princess Christina Concours strives to excite as many children as possible for classical music. To that end, in... more | ![]() March 2012 |
Goodbye tour Willem Breuker Collective, 2012 Willem Breuker (1944-2010) was a Dutch composer and saxophone player as well as one of the founding fathers of free music in the... more |
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The Amsterdam Cello Biannual 2012 The Amsterdamse Cello Biannual is a biannual international cello festival. The fourth edition of the festival will be held from October 26 -... more | ![]() November 2011 |
Rock Opera "Kees de Jongen", by Frank Groothof, 2009-2012 Time and time again, Frank Groothof manages to incite curiosity and excitement for classical music among large... more |
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Bach Day - An Introduction to Bach at Dutch Primary Schools, 2009-2012 The three-year project 'Bach Day' (Dag van Bach) focuses on primary schools across the country and... more | ![]() March 2011 |
25th Romantic Music Day, 2011 This year will see the 25th edition of 'Romantic Music Day', organized by the Buitengoed Foundation. During this free festival, musicians of renowned... more |
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Main patron The Iannis Xenakis Weekend, Holland Festival 2011 From June 2-26, 2011, Holland Festival will once again be welcoming international allure to the Netherlands. As... more | ![]() January 2011 |
Performances Netherlands Student Orchestra, 2011 The 100-person strong Netherlands Student Orchestra (NSO) performs at the best music venues in the Netherlands. To turn the tide of... more |
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St. John Passion, Westerkerk, Amsterdam, 2011 After a period of grant trouble, the Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir are about to start afresh by planning two... more | ![]() October 2010 |
Second International wind instruments festival On Wings! 2010-2011 In order to reach as many people as possible, On Wings! will be collaborating with basically all cultural organizations in the... more |
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Children's Opera about Napoleon, 2009-2011 Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children with classical music. The Turing Foundation... more | ![]() May 2010 |
The Amsterdam Cello Biannual 2010 This two-yearly international cello festival offers specialist performances, but is at the same time directed at a broad audience from all over the Netherlands, presenting easily accessible activities and cello concerts... more |
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Romantic Music Day 2010 This year will see the 24th edition of 'Romantic Music Day', organized by the Buitengoed Foundation. During this free festival, musicians of renowned... more | ![]() May 2010 |
Main patron Youth Concert 'Takkenherrie' 2010-2012 The Blikskaters! music group is part of the Alle Hoeken van de Kamermuziek Foundation, made up of musicians who started in the... more |
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Free classical music at the Vondelpark 2007-2010 On Sunday Summer mornings, renowned music ensembles render free classical music in the Amsterdam Vondelpark Theater. In 2010... more | ![]() March 2010 |
Music performance Who will tame the king?, 2010-2011 The Apollo Ensemble has specialized in baroque performances played with authentic instruments. In Who will tame the... more |
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Main patron Alla Turca, Rotterdam Opera days 2010 The Rotterdam Opera days were founded in 2001 to make opera accessible to everyone. For ten days straight there will be... more | ![]() March 2010 |
Main patron of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, 2007-2010 To make classical music more easily accessible to everyone, at least 30 concerts a year are played at unexpected venues for an audience that... more |
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Main patron First Bach Festival, Dordrecht, 2010 The Bach Festival Dordrecht has the ambition to become the first biennial Bach festival in the Netherlands. It will offer 80 to 100... more | ![]() January 2010 |
A Tribute to Umm Kulthum, Holland Festival 2010 For many years, the Holland Festival has brought the world's best artists to the Netherlands. The 2010 edition of the festival... more |
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Main patron Classical music in..., Hengelo en Naarden-Vesting, 2010 Classical music in ... was founded to bring free classical music concerts to towns and cities that hardly... more | ![]() January 2010 |
The Music Factory, school- and family concerts, 2010-2011 Calefax Reed Quintet has given more than 600 concerts in twenty countries since it was founded in 1985. The Times on... more |
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Chamber Music Concerts for youngsters, Amsterdam, 2009-2010 The IJ-Salon is a private initiative by members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra. The foundation wants to make first-rate... more | ![]() July 2009 |
Children's Opera based on Goethe's Faust, 2009-2010 Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children with classical music. The Turing... more |
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Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2007-2009 The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic students who give 100 concerts a year at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres, for people who hardly ever... more | ![]() July 2009 |
Festival for Shanty Choirs, Den Burg, 2009-2010 The 50-headed Oudeschilder Visserskoor sings traditional fishermen's songs, not only at festivities but also in nursing homes... more |
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Pitié, Holland Festival 2009 Since 1947 the annual Holland Festival has staged a wide array of impressive and high-profile artistic projects from all over the world,... more | ![]() April 2009 |
International wind instruments festival On Wings! 2009 In June 2009 the city of Groningen will stage On Wings!, Holland's first wind instruments festival. Players of wind... more |
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Brisk Recorder Quartet Amsterdam, 2009-2010 Over the years, the Brisk Recorder Quartet has built a firm reputation, particularly when it comes to performances for children. BRISK is... more | ![]() April 2009 |
Matthew Passion by Residentie Bach Ensembles, 2009 Each year, the Residentie Bach Ensembles offer a varied concert programme of classical music, aiming to reach as many young... more |
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Chamber Opera Festival 2009 Zwolle's Chamber Orchestra Festival is the only festival dedicated exclusively to chamber opera and small-scale musical theatre. For as many as ten days... more | ![]() January 2009 |
Main patron 'The Orchestra Kitchen' 2009 The Holland Symfonia (nowadays, The Ballet Orchestra) is one the major Dutch symphony orchestras, acting as the regular accompanist... more |
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World Premiere Svadebka! The Village Wedding, 2008-2009 Svadebka! De Dorpsbruiloft (The Village Wedding) is the completed version of Stravinsky's unfinished instrumentation of Les... more | ![]() October 2008 |
Main patron of the Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 2009 Following the success of Benjamin's Orchestra in 2007, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will in the... more |
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Opera per Tutti - Opera for everybody, 2008-2009 Opera per Tutti puts on operas of good quality in an informal atmosphere. Parts of well-known or less famous operas are performed in... more | ![]() October 2008 |
Christmas concerts Händel and Purcell, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Emmen, 2008 Capella Frisiae is a professional chamber choir which is well-known in the North of the Netherlands.... more |
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Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival 2008 Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival explicitly aims to interest also the younger generation in chamber music. In 2008 the festival... more | ![]() July 2008 |
Music Theatre Vincent van Gogh, a Life in Paintings, 2008-2009 The most recent music theatre production by Frank Groothof shows the life of Van Gogh, accompanied by music from contemporaries of Van Gogh - like Mendelssohn, Satie, Fauré... more |
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Classical Music Performances for Small Children, Utrecht, 2008-2009 The MEMO Foundation puts small children - who are still fully receptive - into contact with live classical music. This year, MEMO plans... more | ![]() July 2008 |
The Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2008 This two-yearly international cello festival offers specialist performances, but is at the same time directed at a broad audience, presenting easily accessible activities and cello concerts... more |
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Noorderkerk Concerts: Marketplace for Music 2008 The Noorderkerk Concerts Foundation each year performs a series of 30 to 35 short, easily accessible concerts of high quality in an informal atmosphere.... more | ![]() May 2008 |
Rossini's Opera Il Turco In Italia, Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, 2008 The 'Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (NBE)' has created a 'new' opera genre - the chamber opera - suitable to be performed at all kinds of locations. The music is well-accessible for... more |
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Delft Chamber Music Festival 2008 The Delft Chamber Music Festival has been organising performances of chamber music in the summer months for over 20 years. Every year, around 6,000 music lovers visit... more | ![]() May 2008 |
Wouter van Bemmel "Persweeën", 2008 The sound of printing presses running and the Monotype pouring machine form the basis of this piece of music by Wouter van Bemmel. The composition will... more |
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Music Theatre "Ik en de Koningin", Max Tak, 2008-2009 Children who have never before seen an orchestra perform live, and have no knowledge of classical music, can in this show... more | ![]() February 2008 |
Main patron La Pasion segun San Marcos, Holland Festival 2008 International art critics have called it "the first masterpiece of the 21st century". In this swinging, large choral work, the Argentinean composer... more |
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Matthew Passion translated/adapted by Jan Rot, 2007-2008 The Residentie Bach Ensembles offer a varied concert programme of classical music in 2008 and 2009, aiming to reach as many young people... more | ![]() November 2007 |
Family show of Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, 2007-2008 With his opera arrangements, Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children... more |
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Concerts of the World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales, 2007-2008 Under the inspiring baton of the young Spanish conductor Josep Vincent, the World Orchestra will give four concerts in January 2008... more | ![]() September 2007 |
Seven Bridges Jazz Festival, Amsterdam, 2007 The Turing Foundation contributed € 7,000 to the Seven Bridges Jazz Festival. It is a Summer festival in Amsterdam, meant as... more |
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The 10th Grachtenfestival of Amsterdam, 2007 During this yearly music festival, performances of classical music in special locations in the historic town centre of Amsterdam and special concerts in... more | ![]() July 2007 |
Jazz Impuls double concerts, 2007-2008 The Turing Foundation contributed € 20,000 to the 130 Jazz Impuls double concerts in 2007 and 2008, aiming to reach a larger jazz... more |
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Opera 'Khadish/Erwartung', 2007 A group of young and idealistic musicians produces a 'true contemporary opera', an artistic whole, composed of... more | ![]() March 2007 |
Main patron Era La Notte, Holland Festival 2007 During the 60th edition of the Holland Festival, soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci sings early Italian baroque music. This concert... more |
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Bouw 'Classic Express' of the Princess Christina Concours, 2007 Het Prinses Christina Concours wil de jeugd kennis laten maken met klassieke en jazz muziek... more | ![]() 2006 |
Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 2007 The RCO gives a children's concert that is linked to an educational project which enables primary school children in Amsterdam to enjoy... more |
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25th anniversary of the Amsterdam Chamber Music Society, 2006-2007 Het Reizend Muziekgezelschap is een kamermuziekgezelschap met een wisselende bezetting van internationale topmuzikanten... more | ![]() 2006 |
The Atlas Ensemble 2007-2009 30 musicians from China, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe are united in this ensemble and bring together instruments which originate from a common 'ancestor', but... more |
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'Classic Express', Prinses Christina Concours, 2023
The Princess Christina Competition (founded in 1967) aims to acquaint all children and young people in the Netherlands with (classical) music. It wants to stimulate and support their musical talent. One of the Princess Christina Competition's most appealing educational activities is the Classic Express: an extendible truck with technological features creates a real concert experience for children. In this driving concert hall primary school pupils (aged four to twelve) experience the value of music, they are inspired to make music and they experience the fun of performing. The concerts are interactive and informative. They are given by winners of the competition, whose young age means they have easy contact with the children. The Classic Express visits regular and special-needs schools throughout the Netherlands, and explicitly looks for schools in vulnerable neighbourhoods when choosing schools. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 22,000 towards the Classic Express in 2023.
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Pieter Roelf Youth Concert, North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, 2023
The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra has organised the Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts every year since 1999: live performances by a symphony orchestra with high-quality classical music for school children (9-12 years-old) in the three northern Dutch provinces of Friesland, Drenthe and Groningen. A total of 8,000 children visit one of the eight concert halls in the north of the Netherlands with their classes. The performance for the 2023 edition of the Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts is entitled 'Concert for Rafiq' and is about a nine-year-old girl who has to flee her country. A topical theme, conveying in an appropriate and sensitive way what it is like to live in war and to have to flee your country. The music is based on Mahler's Symphony No. 1. The concert is interactive and children take part with singing, rhythmic texts, body percussion and movement. The project also gives teaching material for five preparatory lessons in class. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 10,000 towards the youth concerts, which will be performed between 1 and 16 June 2023.
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Klassifest, Paradiso, Amsterdam, 2023
Stichting Klassiekfabriek has been organising the Klassifest festival in Paradiso since 2016: a one-day festival with bite-sized classical music for a young audience between the ages of 20 and 40. Whilst many orchestras and ensembles struggle to attract this target group, Klassifest has managed to do so successfully. Its concept: all Klassifest concerts last a maximum of half an hour, the bar is open and there are no seats in the hall. The venue (the pop concert venue Paradiso) and the short concerts give the audience the opportunity to listen to various kinds of classical music and different musicians in a shorter time. After successful editions in 2017, 2018 and 2019, Klassifest was unfortunately cancelled in 2020, 2021 and 2022 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Klassifest 2023 is planned for 15 April 2023, and together with the Conservatory of Amsterdam an interesting programme has been put together, with performances by the Dutch National Opera Academy, the Symphony Orchestra of the Conservatory of Amsterdam, Nieuw Amsterdams Klarinet Kwartet, Slagwerk Den Haag, violinist Merel Vercammen, the Dianto Reed Quintet, 3violas and Soheil Shayesteh. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 5,000 towards this festival, which will take place on 15 April 2023.
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'Choose your instrument', Prinses Christina Concours, 2022-2023
The Princess Christina Competition (PCC) aims to acquaint all children and young people in the Netherlands with (classical) music and then stimulates and supports them so that they can develop their musical talents as much as possible. Years ago PCC developed the Choose Your Instrument (CYI) platform, which caters for the space between being inspired by music (via the project Classic Express) and the practical next step of choosing an instrument and a teacher, (optional) financing and a first music lesson. Flyers referring to the website are handed out after Classic Express sessions, but the platform is now outdated and urgently requires an update. PCC is focusing on developing an active database with thousands of accredited music teachers across the Netherlands, good search functions, information about financial support, and making CYI more user-friendly. A renewed CYI will enable PCC to better monitor and support the impact of Classic Express. PCC is also looking for strategic partnerships as the aim of CYI is to be of value to the entire sector. Other organisations involved in music education/participation (including professional orchestras) are being invited to joining CYI as a partner. With their own landing page in their own style, organisations can use CYI for useful data reports for impact monitoring and contribute towards the further development of their education projects. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 25,000 in 2022 towards the modernisation of Choose Your Instrument.
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Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts 'Arcadia', North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, 2020-2022
The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra has organised the Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts every year since 1999: live concerts with high-quality classical music for school children (9-12 years-old) in the Netherlands’ three northern provinces of Friesland, Drenthe and Groningen. The Turing Foundation is supporting the Pieter Roelf Youth Concert 2022 with a contribution of € 10,000. The COVID-19 crisis led to the postponement of the ‘Concert for Rafiq’ programme, originally planned for May and June 2020, to 2021 and then to its cancellation in 2021. Our donation is now being used for the performance ‘Arcadia’ in 2022, when the symphony orchestra can once more perform at full strength. In June 2022 Arcadia will be staged 24 times in the Netherlands’ three northern provinces.
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Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht, 2020-2022
The Festival Oude Muziek ('Early Music Festival') is the biggest early music festival in the world, attracting around 65,000 visitors a year. The festival's theme in 2018 is 'The Burgundy Lifestyle'. The inspiration was historian Johan Huizinga's book Herfsttj der Middeleeuwen (The Autumn of the Middle Ages; 1918), which is being used to translate Burgundian court culture - in which Franco-Flemish polyphony blossomed, and became the model for European music - and the history of the Burgundian mentality into a prospectus for the festival. The Turing Foundation supports Festival Oude Muziek during the pandemic 2020-2022 with € 6,000.
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'Classic Express', Prinses Christina Concours, 2022
The Princess Christina Competition (founded in 1967) wants all children and young people in the Netherlands to be acquainted with (classical) music. It aims to stimulate and support their musical talent. One of the Princess Christina Competition's most appealing educational activities is the Classic Express: an extendible truck with technological gadgets which creates a real concert experience. In this mobile concert hall, primary school pupils aged four to twelve can attend a concert and be given music lessons by winners of the competition. The Classic Express visits regular and special-needs schools, and explicitly looks for schools in vulnerable neighbourhoods when choosing schools. The Turing Foundation is contributing €20,000 towards the Classic Express activities in 2022.
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Het Leerorkest, 2022
The Leerorkest (founded in 2005) wants to give as many children as possible the opportunity to discover how much fun it is to play an instrument and make music together. Affiliated primary schools offer pupils a weekly music lesson, given by professional music teachers. The children are introduced to (classical) music, learn to play a musical instrument and can participate in after-school talent orchestras and follow-up programmes at secondary school. About 5,000 children in Amsterdam play a musical instrument in one of the more than 30 Leerorkests. The children are loaned an instrument for free from the National Leerorkest Instrument Depot, which was set up by the Leerorkest and manages approximately 8,000 musical instruments. Orchestras are set up in all parts of the city, but especially in neighbourhoods where extra attention is really needed. The Turing Foundation is contributing €20,000 towards the Leerorkest's activities in 2022.
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School performances, Het Nederlands Dans Theater, 2022
The Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT, founded in 1959) is a leading international contemporary dance company based in The Hague. Every year the NDT reaches about 150,000 visitors all over the world with innovative artistic productions. Talent development and education are important cornerstones of the organisation's policies. The NDT wants to introduce children to dance as an art form, thus contributing to their social-emotional and artistic development. The NDT has developed a multidisciplinary project for children aged nine to twelve at schools in the Hague region. This project is working towards four major dance performances in February and May 2022 in the new Amare theatre in The Hague which will reach a total of approximately 3,600 children. It emphasises reaching schools in deprived areas and special-needs schools. The Turing Foundation is contributing €20,000 towards this educational project by NDT in 2022. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() School performances, Het Nederlands Dans Theater, 2022 | ||
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Klassifest, Paradiso, Amsterdam, 2020-2022
Stichting Klassiekfabriek has been organising Klassifest in Paradiso since 2016: a one-day festival with bite-sized classical music for a young audience between the ages of 20 and 40. Whilst many orchestras and ensembles struggle to attract this target group, Klassifest has done so successfully. Its concept: all Klassifest concerts are no longer than half an hour, the bar is open and there are no seats in the hall. The venue (a pop concert venue) and the short concerts give the audience the opportunity to listen to various kinds of classical music and different musicians in a shorter time. Klassifest 2020's theme, 'Ludwig's birthday!', marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 5,000 towards Klassifest 2021. Postponed to 2022 due to the pandemic, date as yet to be determined.
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Oerol Festival, Terschelling, 2021
Every year the Frisian island of Terschelling is transformed into one large stage for theatre, dance, street theatre, visual art and music for ten days. The theatre performances take place on the beach, in the dunes, forest and barns, on dikes or simply in the street. The mostly innovative performances are especially made for the venues or adjusted accordingly. Since the first edition in 1982, Oerol has grown into a household name in the Netherlands, and its high-quality, newly staged work reaches a large (up to 135,000 tickets are sold a year), wide and curious audience. Oerol 2021 had to be cancelled due to the corona pandemic. The Turing Foundation supports the Oerol Festival during the pandemic 2020-2021 with € 4,000.
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Oranjewoud Festival, Heerenveen, 2021
The Oranjewoud Festival takes place every summer at the Oranjewoud estate near Heerenveen. This colourful music festival presents high-quality classical music in the most accessible and stimulating way possible. A total of 160 concerts will be performed over five days in four programme parts: a main programme, free short concerts in the 'Test Garden' at the heart of the festival, a mini-festival for children up to the age of twelve in the 'Children's Test Garden' and peripheral programming. The Oranjewoud Festival draws more than 15,000 visitors every year. The Turing Foundation supports Oranjewoud Festival during the pandemic 2020-2021 with € 4,000.
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String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam, 2020-2022
In 2022 the String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam, the world's biggest string quartet festival, took place in a reduced form. The continuing uncertainty about COVID-19 measures led to the cancellation of this festival. With radio broadcasts, a live stream from New York and a last-minute live concert, the Biennial's third edition - the COVID-19 edition - will probably go down in history as the most memorable edition. The Turing Foundation supported the first two editions of the Biennial in 2018 and 2020. The Turing Foundation supported the Biennial organisation during the COVID-19 pandemic with a contribution of € 2,000.
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Wonderfeel Festival, 's Graveland, 2021
The Wonderfeel festival has been organised on a former estate in 's-Graveland since 2015: a three-day outdoor classical music festival with the relaxed atmosphere of a pop festival. The seven Wonderfeel stages highlight various genres in classical music. More than 350 musicians will give more than 100 concerts from noon to midnight. The regular concerts are accompanied by varied peripheral programming consisting of nature excursions, pop-up concerts, literature, poetry and children's activities. The Turing Foundation supports Oranjewoud Festival during the pandemic with € 2,000.
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'The Residents', music education for children aged eight to twelve, 2021-2022
'The Residents' is the Residentie Orkest's prime educational project for children between the ages of eight and twelve. For ten years now, hundreds of children from disadvantaged neighbourhoods in The Hague have been given the opportunity to develop and broaden their horizons through music. Children learn to play an instrument in a three-year course at primary schools. The participants are given an extensive introduction to musical instruments, visit a rehearsal by the orchestra, meet a musician and visit a performance. Then they choose 'their' instrument and are given weekly instrumental music lessons in a group by professional music teachers. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 20,000 towards this project in the 2021-2022 academic year.
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'Welcome to the Orchestra', classical music for children aged eight to eleven, 2021-2022
Welkom bij het Orkest (Welcome to the Orchestra) introduces primary school pupils aged eight to eleven to classical music and the symphony orchestra. The programme's central theme is a weekly vlog in which presenter Pepijn Gunneweg looks for a piece of music he has heard somewhere. He gradually becomes fascinated by how this music is made and he discovers the musicians, instruments and eventually the (Netherlands Philharmonic) orchestra behind the music. Pupils prepare in class for a visit to the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra with teaching materials, songs, body percussion, conducting, musicians visiting the class and music lessons via live stream. And after five weeks they are ready for a real concert by the entire Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra at the NedPhO-Koepel in Amsterdam East. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 20,000 towards this project in the 2021-2022 academic year.
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'Beauty and the Beast', music education for children aged eight to twelve, 2021-2022
The Dutch Ballet Orchestra is a symphony orchestra consisting of 45 permanent musicians and is the permanent musical partner of the Dutch National Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater. The production Belle en het Beest (Beauty and the Beast) is the Dutch Ballet Orchestra's new structural education programme for primary school pupils aged eight to twelve. The project consists of a performance, digital teaching material and music workshops at the schools, given by Dutch Ballet Orchestra musicians and music teachers. The development phase is in autumn 2021 and the implementation phase will start in March 2022 in the Haarlem, Zaandam, Alkmaar and Utrecht regions. A total of sixteen school performances and eleven family performances are planned for 6,400 primary students and 7,300 other visitors over two seasons. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 20,000 towards this educational project in the 2021-2022 academic year. The contribution is earmarked for the development phase.
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Het Grachtenfestival (The Canal Festival), Amsterdam en omstreken, 2021
The Grachtenfestival, founded in 1998, is a ten-day festival with classical music at special locations in Amsterdam, with performances that are free or have a low admission price. No fewer than 265 concerts are being organised this year at 100 different venues, both in the centre of Amsterdam and in North, New West, on the IJ, at the Zuidas and beyond the ring road. The Grachtenfestival is performing more and more in districts outside the centre of Amsterdam to reach a larger and more diverse audience. In addition to the festival's popularity amongst the general public, the Grachtenfestival is an important stage and springboard for young and talented musicians. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 15,000 towards this festival, which will be from 13 to 22 August 2021.
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School performances of Circus Charms Music Theatre Production, 2020-2022
Frank and René Groothof return to the theatre with the project 'Circus Charms', a music theatre production based on the stories, plays and poems of Russia's greatest absurdist writer Daniil Charms (1905-1942). Charms' work has been adapted into a performance consisting of a mix of circus, storytelling, brothers' quarrels and film. The common thread is classical music: the ensemble SeaSession is performing chamber music by unknown avant-garde Soviet composers from the 1920s - Alexei Zhivotov, Alexander Mosolov, Arno Babajanian, Vladimir Deshyevov and Leonid Polovinkin - contemporaries of Charms. A total of eleven family performances and six school performances are being performed. The Turing Foundation is contributing €15,000 towards this project, which will take place between 19 September and 29 December 2020. The contribution is earmarked for the school performances.
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Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Bus transport to school matinees, 2020
The mission of the Dutch National Opera & Ballet (NOB) is for everyone to experience the magic of opera and ballet and it welcomes visitors of all ages. The NOB focuses particularly on young people: it wants every school-going child (in both primary and secondary education) to have the opportunity to experience what it is like to be moved by a beautifully sung story or a magnificent dance experience. School matinees are an important part of the programme for primary schools: extra performances of specially selected opera and ballet productions exclusively for schools from across the Netherlands. The school matinees have proved very popular, but transport to the theatre is an organisational and financial barrier to many schools outside Amsterdam. By providing bus transport the NOB wants to offer a structural solution to this problem and reach primary school children from all over the country. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 115,800 (of which € 38,600 in 2020) towards bus transport to the special Dutch National Opera & Ballet school matinees, which will take place between September 2020 and June 2023.
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Pärt Festival, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, 2020-2022
Muziekgebouw aan' t IJ is honouring composer Arvo Pärt (Estonia, 1935) with a festival presenting an overview of his oeuvre. Pärt composed sacred minimalist compositions with emotion and warmth unprecedented in this style. Works such as Tabula Rasa (1977) and Passio (1982) have been taken up by a wide and diverse audience. The festival programme has a total of ten concerts performed by top musicians such as trombone player Jörgen van Rijen, pianist Ralph van Raat, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Capella Amsterdam and the Cello Octet Amsterdam. Extensive peripheral programming provides context, there are introductory concerts for children and young people, and media partner NPO Radio 4 will broadcast live throughout the festival. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 10,000 towards this festival, which can be seen between 23 and 27 March 2022.
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Het Grachtenfestival (The Canal Festival), Amsterdam en omstreken, 2020
The Grachtenfestival, founded in 1998, is a ten-day festival with classical music at special locations in Amsterdam, with performances that are free or have a low admission price. No fewer than 265 concerts are being organised this year at 100 different venues, both in the centre of Amsterdam and in North, New West, on the IJ, at the Zuidas and beyond the ring road. The Grachtenfestival is performing more and more in districts outside the centre of Amsterdam to reach a larger and more diverse audience. In addition to the festival's popularity amongst the general public, the Grachtenfestival is an important stage and springboard for young and talented musicians. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 15,000 towards this festival.
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Delft Chamber Music Festival 2020
The Delft Chamber Music Festival combines a high-quality programme featuring leading national and international musicians with a multidisciplinary and accessible character, enabling it to reach a wide and varied audience. Its programme features major chamber music works alongside less well-known pieces. Concerts in the main programme are being performed at Museum Het Prinsenhof, and there are also concerts at various other places in Delft. The festival has many loyal fans, but it is also focused on stimulating interest in chamber music in a broader and younger target group (up to the age of 40). The Turing Foundation is contributing € 10,000 towards this festival, which can be seen between 30 July and 9 August 2020.
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Wonderfeel Festival, 's Graveland, 2021
The Wonderfeel festival has been organised on a former estate in 's-Graveland since 2015: a three-day outdoor classical music festival with the relaxed atmosphere of a pop festival. The seven Wonderfeel stages highlight various genres in classical music. More than 350 musicians will give more than 100 concerts from noon to midnight. The regular concerts are accompanied by varied peripheral programming consisting of nature excursions, pop-up concerts, literature, poetry and children's activities. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 10,000 towards Wonderfeel 2021, which will be from 16 to 18 July 2021.
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The 48 hours of Beethoven & Shostakovich, Haarlem, 2020
Stadsschouwburg and Philharmonie Haarlem are organising 'The 48 Hours of...', a three-day festival focusing on two composers. Beethoven (1770-1827) is the focus of the 2020 edition, to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth. His work is being performed alongside that of Shostakovich (1906-1975). Both composers wrote strong, passionate and charged music from a classical and a modern idiom. Renowned international musicians are performing famous pieces and lesser-known work by the composers, taking the visitors from classical to modern music. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 5,000 towards The 48 hours of Beethoven & Shostakovich, which will be from 28 February to 1 March 2020.
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Children's Music Week, De Doelen, Rotterdam, 2022
The 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) is the reason for De Doelen concert hall in Rotterdam to organise the Angry Young Beethoven Festival. All five Beethoven piano concertos will be performed in full at the festival. The famous Camerata Salzburg orchestra will be accompanied on stage by the talented soloists Arthur and Lucas Jussen. The popular Jussen brothers are co-initiators of the festival and have compiled an attractive fringe programme highlighting Beethoven's 'rebellious' side and appealing at a broad and young target group. The Turing Foundation is contributing €10,000 towards this festival, which will be from 20 to 22 March 2020. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Angry Young Beethoven Festival, De Doelen, Rotterdam, 2020 | ||
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International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht, 2019
The International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht hosts a total of nearly 50 concerts and activities at over twenty venues around the city of Utrecht, allowing it to reach a wide audience. The number of visitors to the festival has been falling since 2017. After an evaluation, which included partners and the audience, it decided to move the festival in 2019 from the busy month of June to the Christmas period. Janine Jansen, who founded the festival and was its artistic director until 2016, has decided to help 'her' festival attract to old visitor numbers and is returning as the forthcoming edition's artistic director and programmer. She will remain the festival's artistic director in the coming years, but the festival will appoint a yearly alternating external programmer from 2020. The Turing Foundation is supporting the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (27 to 30 December 2019) with a donation of € 10,000 in 2019.
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The Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, 2016-2019
The Dutch National Opera & Ballet is renowned for its varied programming of both classical and modern operas and the consistently high quality of the performances. Its mission is to develop a broad traditional as well as innovative opera and ballet repertoire, create new generations of artists, and increase interest and support for opera and ballet. In May 2016 the Dutch National Opera was presented the prestigious 'International Opera Award Opera Company of the Year 2016' for the best opera house in the world. The Turing Foundation is supporting the Dutch National Opera & Ballet with an annual donation of €20,000 in the years 2017, 2018 and 2019.
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String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam, 2019-2020
The second edition of the String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam (SQBA) will be held in Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in the beginning of 2020. The festival programme consists of more than 36 concerts in which more than 25 of the world's best string quartets will take part. The programme is extensive and very diverse: all the various aspects of string quartets are presented in a contemporary, innovative context. The organisation expects to successfully appeal to different audience groups with the varied line-up and its focus on less well-known repertoire. In addition to concerts, various other activities are being programmed, such as master classes, workshops and lectures. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 15,000 towards this biennial, which can be seen between 25 January and 1 February 2020.
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Delft Chamber Music Festival 2019
Every year the city of Delft is dominated by chamber music in the summer. The Delft Chamber Music Festival has been going since 1997: a festival with international and Dutch top musicians and a high-quality programme that is presented in a varied and accessible way. Major works from the chamber music repertoire are programmed alongside less well-known pieces. The concerts on the main programme take place at Museum Het Prinsenhof, and a variety of concerts take place at venues including the Oude Kerk, the Oude Bibliotheek and the Grote Markt. The Delft Chamber Music Festival connects chamber music with other music genres, art forms and means of presentation, which attracts a wide audience. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 15,000 towards this festival, which can be seen between 25 July and 4 August 2019.
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Mahler Festival 2021, Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 2019-2021
The Concertgebouw intends to organise another large-scale Mahler Festival in 2020, 100 years after the first edition. Over the space of ten days, all of Mahler's symphonies will be performed in the Main Hall by the world's most famous orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jaap van Zweden, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. A Mahler Pavilion will be assembled on the Museumplein in front of the Concertgebouw so as many people as possible can enjoy the festival. During the day there will be lunch concerts, lectures and educational activities in the Pavilion. The evening concerts in the Main Hall will be screened in the Pavilion through a video and audio link. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 15,000 towards this festival. This contribution has been earmarked for the programming in the Mahler Pavilion. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Mahler Festival 2021, Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam | ||
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Oranjewoud Festival, Heerenveen, 2019
The Oranjewoud Festival takes place every summer at the Oranjewoud estate near Heerenveen. This colourful music festival presents high-quality classical music in the most accessible and stimulating way possible. A total of 160 concerts will be performed over five days in four programme parts: a main programme, free short concerts in the 'Test Garden' at the heart of the festival, a mini-festival for children up to the age of twelve in the 'Children's Test Garden' and peripheral programming. The Oranjewoud Festival draws more than 15,000 visitors every year. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 10,000 towards this festival, which will be from 29 May to 2 June 2019.
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Wonderfeel Festival, 's Graveland, 2019
The Wonderfeel festival has been organised in a former estate in' s-Graveland since 2015: a three-day outdoor classical music festival with the relaxed atmosphere of a pop festival. The seven Wonderfeel stages highlight various genres in classical music. More than 350 musicians will give more than 100 concerts from twelve noon to midnight. The regular concerts are accompanied by varied peripheral programming consisting of nature excursions, pop-up concerts, literature, poetry and children's activities. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 15,000 towards Wonderfeel 2019, which will be from 19 to 21 July 2019.
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aus LICHT, The Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, 2019
The Dutch National Opera, the Holland Festival and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague, in partnership with the Stockhausen Stiftung für Musik, are performing the unique project aus LICHT by composer Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928 -2007). A substantial part of the LICHT cycle, which consists of a total of seven operas, is being performed in a three-day marathon in a mise-en-espace by Pierre Audi. By performing the seven operas in this compressed form, new audiences can get to know Stockhausen's exceptional work. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 10,000 towards aus LICHT, which can be seen from 31 May and 10 June 2019 at the Holland Festival.
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Oerol Festival, Terschelling, 2019
Every year the Frisian island of Terschelling is transformed into one large stage for theatre, dance, street theatre, visual art and music for ten days. The theatre performances take place on the beach, in the dunes, forest and barns, on dikes or simply in the street. The mostly innovative performances are especially made for the venues or adjusted accordingly. Since the first edition in 1982, Oerol has grown into a household name in the Netherlands, and its high-quality, newly staged work reaches a large (up to 135,000 tickets are sold a year), wide and curious audience. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 10,000 towards the Oerol Festival, which will be from 14 to 23 June 2017.
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Sixth World Minimal Music Festival, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, 2019
The Minimal Music Festival is a biennial benchmark for a growing number of musicians, composers and lovers of 'minimal 'music - compositions based on a limited number of building blocks and consisting of a repetition of short rhythms. The festival's sixth edition is dedicated to the influence of minimal music on a new generation of artists and the effect of this music on listeners. It also addresses the public's demand for new forms of reflection and depth, and looks at the transcendental meaning of minimal music. The Turing Foundation is contributing €10,000 towards this festival, which is from 3 to 7 April 2019.
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HortusFestival 'Death speaks', 2018
The Hortus Festival, founded in 2004, connects chamber music with exceptional nature in five Dutch botanical gardens: in Amsterdam, Leiden, Utrecht, Rotterdam and Wageningen. Its emphasis is on chamber music from the period 1785-1950, known as the Romantic period. The festival will be reduced from 6 to 3 weeks in 2018, and the number of concerts per venue will be increased and supplemented with an educational programme. The organisation hopes this will enable it to reach a broader and younger audience and create more of a 'festival feeling'. The theme of the 15th Hortus Festival is 'Death speaks', which looks more closely at the symbolism and finiteness of the cycle of life. The Turing Foundation is contributing €10,000 towards this festival, which can be seen between 25 July and 11 August 2018.
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Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht, 2018
The Festival Oude Muziek ('Early Music Festival') is the biggest early music festival in the world, attracting around 65,000 visitors a year. The festival's theme in 2018 is 'The Burgundy Lifestyle'. The inspiration was historian Johan Huizinga's book Herfsttj der Middeleeuwen (The Autumn of the Middle Ages; 1918), which is being used to translate Burgundian court culture - in which Franco-Flemish polyphony blossomed, and became the model for European music - and the history of the Burgundian mentality into a prospectus for the festival. The Turing Foundation is supporting Festival Oude Muziek (24 August to 2 September 2018) with a contribution of € 15,000.
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Wonderfeel Festival, 's Graveland, 2018
The Wonderfeel festival has been organised in a former estate in' s-Graveland since 2015: a three-day outdoor classical music festival with the relaxed atmosphere of a pop festival. The seven Wonderfeel stages highlight various genres in classical music. More than 350 musicians will perform about 110 concerts from 12 noon to midnight. The regular concerts are accompanied by varied peripheral programming consisting of, among other things, nature excursions, musical documentaries and poetry activities. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 15,000 towards Wonderfeel 2018, which will be from 20 to 22 July 2018.
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Oranjewoud Festival, Heerenveen, 2018
Since 2012 a music festival has been organised on the Oranjewoud estate in Heerenveen: the Oranjewoud Festival. This festival wants to use innovative presentation forms to reach a wide and diverse audience. A total of 110 concerts take place over five days in the summer, both the performances and concert venues are unusual. The 2017 edition increased the number of visitors to 15,000, a prelude to the festival's participation in Leeuwarden-Fryslân European Capital of Culture 2018. The Turing Foundation is contributing €15,000 towards the festival, which will be from 31 May to 10 June 2018.
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International Chamber Music Festival The Hague, 'Classical Encounters', 2018
The Internationaal Kamermuziekfestival Den Haag Foundation organises a music festival at special venues in the centre of the Hague every spring. The festival's goal is to increase interest for chamber music with innovative and surprising programming for a wide audience. The 15th edition of the festival will take place in April 2018. The organisation has decided to change the name of the festival to 'Classical Encounters'. The festival is also expanding to Leiden. The coming year's theme is 'For the love of Art' and will be about the relationship between artists and patrons. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 10,000 towards this festival, which will be from 4 to 8 April 2018.
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Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht, 2017
The Festival Oude Muziek ('Early Music Festival') is the biggest early music festival in the world, with more than 250 concerts over 10 days, attracting around 65,000 visitors every year. It is 500 years in 2017 since Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. The Festival Oude Muziek thus chose 'Reformations' as its theme this year and is devoting attention in its programming to the musical consequences of and reactions to the Lutheran revolution. The Turing Foundation is supporting the Festival Oude Muziek with a contribution of € 30,000.
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Wonderfeel 2017, 's Graveland, 2017
Since 2015, the Wonderfeel festival has been organised at a former estate in 's-Graveland: a three-day outdoor classical music festival - a total experience of classical music for a wide contemporary audience. Over 300 musicians give about 100 concerts at the six Wonderfeel podiums and highlight different genres in classical music. The regular concerts are complemented by varied peripheral programming, which includes nature excursions, musical documentaries and poetry activities. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 10,000 towards Wonderfeel 2017, which will take place from 21-23 July 2017.
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Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts, North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, 2017
The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (NNO) was founded in 1862 in Groningen, making it the oldest professional symphony orchestra in the Netherlands. The NNO has organised the Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts every year since 1999: they are high quality live classical music concerts for school children (9-12 year olds). In June 2017 a total of 25 concerts will be performed in various concert halls in the three northern Dutch provinces of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe, reaching 9,000 children. The Turing Foundation is supporting the Pieter Roelf Youth Concert 2017 with a contribution of € 10,000.
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Oranjewoud Festival, Heerenveen, 2017
Since 2012 a music festival has been organised on the Oranjewoud estate in Heerenveen: the Oranjewoud Festival. This festival wants to use innovative presentation forms to reach a wide and diverse audience. A total of 110 concerts take place over five days in the summer, both the performances and concert venues are unusual. The 2017 edition aims to increase the number of visitors to 12,000, as a prelude to the festival's participation in Leeuwarden-Fryslân European Capital of Culture 2018. The Turing Foundation is contributing €15,000 towards the festival, which will be from 1 to 5 June 2017. Update september 2017: De zesde editie van het festival met als thema 'Leven en dood' was een ongekend succes met een recordaantal van maar liefst 15.000 bezoekers, 1,5 keer zoveel als in 2016 en 2,5 keer zoveel als in 2015.
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International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht, 2017
The International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (IKFU) includes a total of nearly 50 concerts and activities, held in over 20 different venues across the city of Utrecht, enabling it to reach a wide audience. After 13 editions, the top violinist Janine Jansen has passed on the artistic leadership of the festival to the young and promising cellist Harriet Krijgh. As well as catering to its core audience, the organisation hopes that the young standard bearer will reach a new and younger audience. The Turing Foundation is supporting the IKFU (28 June to 3 July 2017) with a donation of €22,000 in 2017.
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Festival Classique, The Hague, 2017
Festival Classique is an annual music festival in The Hague that presents classical music in an accessible way to a wide audience. The festival's move from the Hofvijver in The Hague to Scheveningen in 2016 was highly successful. The eleventh edition of Festival Classique will once again take place in Scheveningen, at venues including the Boulevard, the Kurhaus, and the Pier. In 2017 the festival aims to consolidate the festival at its new venue and to appeal to new audiences. The Turing Foundation is contributing €10,000 towards Festival Classique, which will be from 15 to 25 June 2017.
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Turning East - The Great Stars from the Middle East in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 2017
With the festival Turning East, the Concertgebouw is turning its attention to new audiences with roots in the Middle East and the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia). For five days in November 2017 the Concertgebouw will be filled with music from the Middle East, with a varied programme of jazz, popular music and classical music from the Arab, Kurdish and Persian traditions. From the 2017/18 season concerts by big Arab stars will be structurally integrated into the programming. Turning East is the stepping stone to this new initiative. The Turing Foundation is contributing €10,000 towards this festival (20 to 25 November 2017).
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Fifth World Minimal Music Festival, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, 2017
Minimal Music is a genre in modern music which has been growing since the 1970s. In 2017 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ is organising the fifth edition of the World Minimal Music Festival . This festival is a two-yearly benchmark for a growing number of musicians, composers and aficionados. For five days there will be concerts in the Muziekgebouw, accompanied by an extensive side programme. The festival wants to make an active commitment to reach a wide, young audience in the next edition. The Turing Foundation is contributing €10,000 towards this festival, which will be from 5 to 9 April 2017.
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String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam, 2017-2018
The String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam Foundation is organising the first edition of the String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam (SQBA) in early 2018. The Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ will be entirely dedicated to the string quartet, with more than 36 concerts in eight days. In addition to concerts, there are various other activities (including master classes, workshops and lectures) on the programme, which the organisation expects will enable it to reach a large audience. The festival is going to mark the start of a new biennial tradition. The Turing Foundation is contributing a total of €20,000 towards this new initiative.
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Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht, 2016
The Organisatie Oude Muziek ('Early Music Organisation') promotes knowledge about and love for early music. Its flagship production is the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht ('Early Music Festival Utrecht'), which is the biggest early music festival in the world, with more than 250 concerts over 10 days, and attracting around 60,000 visitors every year. The Festival Oude Muziek will take place between 26 August and 4 September, 2016. The theme will be Venice: La Serenissima. The festival will focus on Venetian opera with Monteverdi and Cavalli; on Antonio Vivaldi; and on the Venetian school with Willaert, Gabrieli and Merulo. The Turing Foundation is supporting the Festival Oude Muziek with a contribution of €30,000, earmarked for the opening concert on 26 August: a big Venetian Vespers programme by the Swiss ensemble Gli Angeli Genève, under the direction of baritone Stephan Macleod.
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Holland Festival, 2016
For 68 years Holland Festival has been presenting a diverse range of world class performances and concerts. The Turing Foundation is supporting the Holland Festival 2016 with a contribution of €50,000.
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Festival Classique, Den Haag, 2016
Festival Classique is an annual music festival in The Hague that presents classical music in an accessible way to a new and wide audience. Its annual highlight until 2015 was the Hofvijver concert. The tenth edition of Festival Classique will take place at a new location: Scheveningen. Festival Classique on Sea is returning to its roots by programming 'many concerts for a wide public' at accessible locations, like the Boulevard, the Kurhaus, het Pier, and in nearby areas. The Turing Foundation is contributing €15,000 to Festival Classique 2016 (10-19 June), earmarked for promoting the festival in Scheveningen.
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International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht, 2016
The top violinist Janine Jansen has been the leading light and standard bearer of the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (IKFU) since 2003. This five-day annual chamber music festival has a total of nearly fifty concerts and activities, which are held in over twenty different venues across the city of Utrecht, enabling it to reach a wide audience. In 2013 the festival was moved from December to the month of June, which caused the number of visitors to drop from 10,000 to 7,000. With more than 9,000 visitors in 2015, an upward trend was re-established, and the festival hopes to return to its previous level of 10,000 visitors in 2015. The Turing Foundation is supporting the IKFU (29 June to 3 July) with a donation of €20,000 in 2016
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Opening Concert Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht, 2015
The Organisatie Oude Muziek ('Early Music Organisation') aims to promote knowledge about and love for early music. Its flagship production is the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, which is the biggest early music festival in the world with more than 250 concerts over 10 days, and attracts around 60,000 visitors every year. The Festival Oude Muziek will be held from 28 August to 6 September 2015 and its theme will be 'England, My England', in which a central role will be given to music by English composers from the Renaissance and early Baroque. The Turing Foundation supports the Festival Oude Muziek with a contribution of €30,000, earmarked for the opening concert by Jordi Savall and Hespérion XXI on 28 August 2015.
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As Big As The Sky, Holland Festival, 2015
The Holland Festival (founded in 1947) is the oldest and largest international performing arts festival in the Netherlands. Every year the festival presents a diverse range of world class performances and concerts. Co-commissioned by the Holland Festival, the Dutch composer Arnoud Noordegraaf wrote the opera 'As Big As The Sky' for the 2015 programme, in collaboration with the visual artist Ai Weiwei. This opera reflects on the relationship between China and the West, and the rise of China in the world. The Turing Foundation is supporting the Holland Festival in 2015 with a contribution of €50,000. This contribution is earmarked for the performance of 'As Big As The Sky' from 11 to 14 June 2015.
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Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts, North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, 2015
The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (NNO) was founded in 1862 in Groningen, making it the oldest professional symphony orchestra in the Netherlands. Every year since 1999 the NNO has organised the Pieter Roelf Youth Concerts: they are high quality live classical music concerts for school children (9-12 year olds). Between 15 May and 12 June 2015 a total of thirty concerts will be performed in various concert halls in the three northern Dutch provinces of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe, and reach 10,000 children. The Turing Foundation is supporting the Pieter Roelf Youth Concert 2015 with a contribution of €10,000.
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International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht, 2015
The top violinist Janine Jansen has been the leading light and standard bearer of the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (IKFU) since 2003. This five-day annual chamber music festival has a total of nearly fifty concerts and activities, which are held in over twenty different venues across the city of Utrecht, which enables it to reach a wide audience. Since 2013 the festival has been held in June (it used to be at the end of December), which has caused a dip in the number of visitors. The organisation aims in the coming years to boost public support and increase the number of visitors to the old level of 10,000 people. The Turing Foundation is supporting the IKFU with a donation of €20,000 in 2015
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Festival Classique, Den Haag, 2015
Festival Classique is an annual music festival at the Hofvijver pond in The Hague, which successfully reaches a wide audience by presenting classical music in an accessible way. About half of Festival Classique concerts are for free. Festival Classique's annual highlight is the Hofvijver concert, which is broadcast live on Dutch television by AVRO. The number of seats on the podium in the Hofvijver pond is being doubled in 2015, enabling a total of 5,000 people to attend the concert. The Turing Foundation is contributing € 15,000 to Festival Classique 2015, earmarked for the Hofvijverconcert expansion.
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Coup Fatal, Holland Festival, 2014
Every year, the Holland Festival manages to put together an internationally renowned, innovative and talked about festival, mixing performing arts, big names, and daring experiments. The 2014 musical programme (June 1-28) promises to be a varied event once again. The Turing Foundation contributes € 50,000 to the production 'Coup Fatal'. Countertenor Serge Kakudji from D.R. Congo and thirteen musicians from Kinshasa will be interpreting pieces from a number of baroque composers, resulting in an exuberant and organic performance of baroque phrases, rock, jazz, and traditional and contemporary Congolese music. The Turing Foundation also sponsored the festival in 2013 (El Gusto - Kashba Blues), 2012 (Simon Bolivar Symfonie Orkest), 2011 (Iannis Xenakis), 2010 (A Tribute to Umm Kulthum), 2009 (Pitié), 2008 (La Pasion segun San Marcos) and 2007 (Era La Notte).
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Wolfgang's Wonderous Worldtrip - school concerts, South-Holland, 2014-2015
SEOP (a foundation for educational orchestra projects) and RBO Symfonia are producing children's concerts about classical composers, and show them in small municipalities in South-Holland. In September 2013, approximately 5,000 children from the Delft area have enjoyed 'Wolfgangs Wondere Wereldreis' (Wolfgang's Wondrous Journey around the World), a musical trip through the life of young Mozart. In 2014, the project will be brought to five new municipalities, reaching another 5,000 school children. The Turing Foundation will contribute € 12,500 to the project (like in 2013).
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International Saxophone Festival SAX, Amsterdam, 2014
In light of the 200th anniversary of its inventor Adolphe Sax, the Adolphe Sax Revisited Foundation is organising the first edition of the International Saxophone Festival: SAX 2014, held from 20-23 November. The festival will be celebrated at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ and is organised in collaboration with Bimhuis, Asko | Schönberg, and the Amsterdam School of the Arts. Presenting an elaborate and varied program, SAX 2014 will be showcasing the saxophone to the fullest: from classical to jazz, and from pop to world music. There will be performances by renowned sax players Branford Marsalis and Claude Delangle, as well as from Dutch masters Raaf Hekkema and Ties Mellema. With a € 10,000 donation, the Turing Foundation is the main supporter of the 'Classical Day' on November 21.
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Christina Pluhar l'Arpeggiata concert, Early Music Festival, Utrecht, 2014
The Organisation Early Music (OOM) is a national and international authority on the latest developments in old music. The core activity of the organisation is the Early Music Festival: a ten-day festival with over 150 concerts and events in Utrecht (at new location Tivoli Vredenburg, historic locations throughout the city centre, and even in people's homes). The 2014 Early Music Festival will be celebrated from August 29 - September 7, and will focus on the influential Habsburg dynasty. The Turing Foundation financially supports the Early Music festival with € 25,000, meant for the Christina Pluhar concert, and the early music ensemble l'Arpeggiata.
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Dutch Youth String Orchestra NJSO 2013-2014
The Dutch Youth String Orchestra (NJSO) the number-one string orchestra for talent aged 12-21. The orchestra combines the education of the young professionals with high-quality concerts. Apart from their regular concerts, the NJSO also performs at special locations a few times every year, including nursing homes, hospitals, and schools. People who wouldn't normally seek out classical music get a chance to get acquainted with it anyway. The Turing Foundation will contribute € 5,000 to the NJSO programme for 2014.
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Main Patron of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Community Concerts, 2012-2014
'If the people don't visit the orchestra, the orchestra will visit the people.' That's the idea behind this extensive events program of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. In an attempt to make classical music available to all, NedPhO GO! plays at least 30 concerts a year in random spots for people that wouldn't normally visit classical concerts, for whatever reason. Their performances are part of Concerten in de Wijk. Can be found at the Westerpark, elderly homes, community events, hospitals and festivals throughout Amsterdam. The Turing Foundation will be the main patron of this initiative for another three years, from 2012-2014, donating a total of € 35,000.
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Dutch Harp Festival 2013-2014
The Dutch Harp Festival was founded by the talented harpist Remy van Kesteren (1989) in 2010. The biannual festival wants to showcase the versatility of the harp as well as introduce it to a wider and new audience. The festival program isn’t just aimed at existing harp enthusiasts, but focuses on younger generations as well. The Turing Foundation will be contributing € 10,000 to the third edition of the Dutch Harp Festival (February 26-March 14, 2014), themed ‘Storytelling’. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Dutch Harp Festival 2013 | ||
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St Matthew Passion: an adaptation for children, Frank Groothof, 2012-2014
The Turing Foundation has been a proud partner of Stichting de Vrije Val for already five years. For his lastest production, Frank Groothof wants to develop the first-ever children's version of the St Mathew Passion that's performed every year at Easter. Gradually, he wants to create a tradition of not only telling adult about the passion, but children, too. The first performances are scheduled for 2014. The Turing Foundation will be contributing € 20,000 to the realization of this musical performance. Previously, the Turing Foundation financed the Vrij val productions Kees de Jongen, De soldaat en de keizer, De jongen, het meisje en de heks van het woeste woud, Vincent van Gogh, een Leven in Schilderijen and Porgy & Bess van Gershwin.
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Main patron Dutch Youth String Orchestra NJSO 2010-2013
The NJSO has 24 musicians. All of them are between the ages of 12 and 20 years old and are associated with the young talent classes of the Dutch Schools of music. Thanks to the Turing Foundation, they are able to increase their yearly number of performances from 15 to a minimum of 21. They play in homes for the elderly, community centres and schools. The concerts are always accompanied by renowned musicians like Lisa Ferschtman, Cora Brugman and the Zapp string quartet. By donating € 15,000, the Turing Foundation will be the main patron of NJSO's free concerts until 2013.
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El Gusto - Kashba Blues, Holland Festival, 2013
Every year, the Holland Festival manages to realize an internationally renowned, innovative and much talked-about festival, with a mix of performing arts, big names and daring experiments. The musical program for 2013 (June 1-26) promises to be varied once again, featuring 'World Music' and 'Contemporary Compositions'. The Turing Foundation will be contributing € 50,000 to this edition of the Holland Festival, meant for 'World Music'. The Turing Foundation also sponsored the festival in 2012 (Simon Bolivar Symfonie Orkest), 2011 (Iannis Xenakis), 2010 (A Tribute to Umm Kulthum), 2009 (Pitié), 2008 (La Pasion segun San Marcos) and 2007 (Era La Notte).
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'United in Music', Amsterdam Canal Festival. Amsterdam, 2013
The 'Grachtenfestival' (canal festival) is a ten-day festival for classical music. The music is performed at special locations in the Amsterdam city center, and all performances can be attended either free of charge or at a low admission price. During the 2013 Grachtenfestival (17-21 August) the World Orchestra, consisting of 500 musicians from 60 countries when the entire crew is together, will be performing a free open-air concert on a pontoon in the Amsterdam canals. The Turing Foundation will be donating € 15,000 to the Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, which will be earmarked for the 'United in Music' project.
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'Striggio Mass', Old Music Festival, Utrecht, 2013
For years, the Organization Old Music (OOM) has been an authoritative body nationally and internationally when it comes to the latest developments in old music. The core activity of the organization is the Festival Oude Muziek (Old Music Festival): a ten-day festival featuring over 150 concerts and events in the Utrecht city center. Festival Oude Muziek 2013 (entitled 'Europe' and held from August 23 - September 1) is devoted to the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Utrecht. One of the major concerts will be the 'Mass of Striggio', a forty-part performance in the Dom the festival hopes will attract a large audience. The Turing Foundation will be supporting the Festival Oude Muziek with a € 20,000 contribution meant for the 'Mass of Striggio' (29 August 2013).
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School concerts 'Mozart's Magic Journey', 2013
The Educational Orchestra Projects Foundation (SEOP) wants to familiarize children and teenagers with symphonic music. The foundation does so by adapting the 'Classical Kids' series on classical composers. In September 2013, 'Mozart's Magical Journey' will be performed - a musical journey exploring the life of the young Mozart. The Turing Foundation will contribute € 12,500 to the project that will reach approximately 4,800 school children.
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![]() 'Vivaldi and the Secret of the Nightingale', a previous project by RBO Sinfonia | ||
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Closing performance Holland Festival, Simon Bolivar Orchestra, 2012
In June 2012, the Holland Festival will be bringing music of international standing to the Netherlands once again. This year, the closing musical performance will be played by the Simon Bolivar Symfonie Orkest conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. The 30-year-old Dudamel managed to gain widespread fame as a conductor in a very short time, and has already conducted all major orchestras from all over the world, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. At the Holland Festival 2012, the Simon Bolivar Orchestra will be performing in the Netherlands for the first time, playing the exhilarating Rituales Amerindos by Esteban Benzecry, and Richard Strauss' Eine Alpensymphonie. The Turing Foundation will be contributing € 50,000 to the closing performance of next year's Holland Festival. The Turing Foundation has also financed the festival in 2011 (Iannis Xenakis), 2010 (A Tribute to Umm Kulthum), 2009 (Pitié), 2008 (La Pasion segun San Marcos) and 2007 (Era La Notte).
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Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2010-2012
The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic conservatory students, and performs a minimum of 100 times a year. They seek out the people that are unable to attend live classical performances for different reasons. The Ricciotti performs, invited or not, in health care residences, prisons, at schools, in the street and in refugee centres. From 2007-2009 we have been Ricciotti's main patron. The Turing Foundation will again be main patron of the Ricciotti Ensemble's Dutch performances in 2012, donating € 30.000.
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The Princess Christina Concours - Classical Express, 2010-2012
The Princess Christina Concours strives to excite as many children as possible for classical music. To that end, in 2007 the Turing Foundation contributed to the development of the Princess Christina Express, a truck that tours schools in the Netherlands to perform classical concerts for children. Due to the overwhelming success, the Classical Express wants to go from 300 to 500 concerts a year in order to reach 12,000 children each year. Just like last year, the Turing Foundation donates € 20,000 for the expansion of the number of school concerts in 2012.
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Goodbye tour Willem Breuker Collective, 2012
Willem Breuker (1944-2010) was a Dutch composer and saxophone player as well as one of the founding fathers of free music in the Netherlands. The Willem Breuker Collective he founded will be organizing a goodbye tour entitled 'Happy End' to honour their founder and name giver. November and December of 2012 will see a total of 20 concerts that focus on Willem Breuker's most important compositions, which will be interconnected with music from artists like Hans Dulfer, Leonard Frank and Vera Beths. The Turing Foundation will be contributing € 5,000 to the Willem Breuker Collective goodbye tour, 2012.
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The Amsterdam Cello Biannual 2012
The Amsterdamse Cello Biannual is a biannual international cello festival. The fourth edition of the festival will be held from October 26 - November 3, 2012. Apart from recondite performances, the festival also focuses on a wider audience from all over the Netherlands with accessible activities and free cello performances. After the first three editions, the cello festival has managed to become the largest in the world, with over 200,000 people visiting. Like it did for the previous two editions, the Turing Foundation will contribute € 15,000 to one of the more accessible public activities of the 4th Amsterdam Cello Biannual: Bach and Breakfast.
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![]() Bach 7 Breakfast, Monday 8 November 2010, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam | ||
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Rock Opera "Kees de Jongen", by Frank Groothof, 2009-2012
Time and time again, Frank Groothof manages to incite curiosity and excitement for classical music among large groups of children. In 2011 and 2012, groothof is playing Kees de Jongen (Kees the Boy), after the well-known book by Theo Thijssen. The opera premieres November 27 in the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam. The Turing Foundation also financed his previous productions De soldaat en de keizer (The Soldier and the Emperor), De jongen, het meisje en de heks van het woeste woud (The boy, the girl and the witch of the wild woods), Vincent van Gogh, een Leven in Schilderijen (Vincent van Gogh, a Life in Paintings) and Porgy & Bess by Gershwin. The Turing Foundation has been structurally supporting his production office for years. Up to and including 2011, the Foundation will finance fifteen extra school performances every year for € 15,000. In total, some 13,500 more children will be reached.
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Bach Day - An Introduction to Bach at Dutch Primary Schools, 2009-2012
The three-year project 'Bach Day' (Dag van Bach) focuses on primary schools across the country and introduces children to classical music, musicians and their musical instruments. In the coming three years, the Netherlands Bach Society intends to reach 13,500 pupils with their project, amongst whom many children who would otherwise not necessarily get into contact with classical music. The children will listen to a concert by professional musicians and will be confronted with Bach's music in a very valuable way. The Turing Foundation makes available € 45,000 for this project until June 2012. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() An Introduction to Bach at Dutch Primary Schools, June 2012 | ||
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25th Romantic Music Day, 2011
This year will see the 25th edition of 'Romantic Music Day', organized by the Buitengoed Foundation. During this free festival, musicians of renowned orchestras will be performing along with laureates of the Princess Christina Concourse and the Young Musical Talent Foundation. The day, that attracted 28.100 visitors last year, will be concluded with a moonlight concert. Just like last year, the Turing Foundation donates € 5,000 to the festival. The festival is held 14 August 2011.
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Main patron The Iannis Xenakis Weekend, Holland Festival 2011
From June 2-26, 2011, Holland Festival will once again be welcoming international allure to the Netherlands. As before, this edition will feature an extensive and modern classical music programme. During the festival's first weekend (3-5 June, 2011), Holland Festival presents Greek visionary composer and architect Iannis Xenakis, who will perform at least four high-quality concerts at the Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ. The Turing Foundation is the Xenakis Weekend's main patron with a € 50,000 contribution. The Turing Foundation also financed the festival in 2010 2010 (A Tribute to Umm Kulthum), 2009 (Pitié), 2008 (La Pasion segun San Marcos) and 2007 (Era La Notte), and will continue doing so at least until 2012.
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Performances Netherlands Student Orchestra, 2011
The 100-person strong Netherlands Student Orchestra (NSO) performs at the best music venues in the Netherlands. To turn the tide of the dropping number of visitors, NSO wants to experiment with a reduced ticket price. In February, the orchestra wants to lower admission fees to 10 euro's to hopefully attract a new, younger audience. The Turing Foundation will contribute € 7,500 to NSO in 2011. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Netherlands Student Orchestra in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw | ||
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St. John Passion, Westerkerk, Amsterdam, 2011
After a period of grant trouble, the Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir are about to start afresh by planning two "unforgettable performances" of the St. John Passion by J.S. Bach, on April 9 and 10, 2011, in the Amsterdam Westerkerk. The Turing Foundation will contribute € 5,000 to enable the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir's 'resurrection'. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir led by Ton Koopman at the first Bach Festival, Dordrecht | ||
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Second International wind instruments festival On Wings! 2010-2011
In June 2009, the first Dutch edition of the International wind instruments festival took place. The second edition will be held in 2011, with performances by the Concert Hall orchestra and the Postal Band, among many others. In order to reach as many people as possible, On Wings! will be collaborating with basically all Groningens's cultural organizations: music schools, concert halls, and theaters. The Turing Foundation donates € 12,500 to the second edition of On Wings!
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Children's Opera about Napoleon, 2009-2011
Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children with classical music. The Turing Foundation already made donations to earlier music theatre production of his, amongst which Vincent van Gogh, A Life in Paintings and Gershwin's Porgy & Bess. The Turing Foundation will support the activities of his production office structurally during the coming years, enabling fifteen extra school performances by donating a yearly sum of € 15,000 until 2011.
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The Amsterdam Cello Biannual 2010
The ACB is a biannual international cello festival. From 5-13 November 2010, 37 concerts will be held. The festival offers specialist performances, but also focuses on a broader audience from all over the Netherlands, offering accessible activities and free cello performances. The Turing Foundation contributes € 20,000 to the accessible public activity "Bach & Breakfast" by the Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2010.
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![]() Bach & Breakfast, monday 8 November 2010, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam | ||
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Romantic Music Day 2010
This year will see the 24th edition of 'Romantic Music Day', organized by the Buitengoed Foundation. During this free festival, musicians of renowned orchestras will be performing along with laureates of the Princess Christina Concourse and the Young Musical Talent Foundation. The day, that attracted tens of thousands of visitors last year, will be concluded with a moonlight concert. The Turing Foundation will donate € 5,000 to the festival that will be held 8 August 2010.
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Main patron Youth Concert 'Takkenherrie' 2010-2012
The Blikskaters! music group is part of the Alle Hoeken van de Kamermuziek Foundation, made up of musicians who started in the Ricciotti Ensemble. Blikskaters! created the classical production 'Takkenherrie'. They want to perform their children's show, in which music plays a leading part, at 22 schools in the provinces of Utrecht, South-Holland and North-Brabant. The Turing Foundation is the main patron of these school concerts and contributes € 5,000. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() School Performances 'Takkenherrie' | ||
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Free classical music at the Vondelpark 2007-2010
On Summer Sunday mornings, renowned music societies will be performing classical pieces for free in the Amsterdam Vondelpark Open air theatre. In June, July and August 2010 there will be performances by the Dutch Chamber Orchestra, the Ricciotti Ensemble, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and perhaps the Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra and the Atlas Ensemble. Like last year, the Turing Foundation will once again adopt these successful classical performances with a € 20,000 donation for 2010. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Classical Music Evenings in the Vondelpark | ||
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Music performance Who will tame the king?, 2010-2011
The Apollo Ensemble has specialized in baroque performances played with authentic instruments. In Who will tame the king? the focus is on baroque music for children. The show aims at having children experience the 18th century by performing music by Purcell, Desmas, Bach, Hume and others. There will be 13 family concerts throughout the Netherlands as well as 8 performances at schools in the province of Flevoland. The Turing Foundation will donate € 20,000 to this musical performance developed especially for children.
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![]() Muziekvoorstelling Wie temt de Koning?, 2010-2011 | ||
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Main patron Alla Turca, Rotterdam Opera days 2010
The Rotterdam Opera days were founded in 2001 to make opera accessible to everyone. For ten days straight there will be concerts on various stages, in the street and at special venues in the city. For the 2010 edition, the Turing Foundation supports the festival in the realisation of the show Alla Turca by the baroque orchestra B'rock. B'rock is currently a national and international hit. Alla Turca combines oriental music - as westerners used to think it must sound - with Mozart. The Turing Foundation will donate € 10.000 which makes it the main patron of the Alla Turca concert. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Operadagen Rotterdam | ||
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Main patron of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, 2007-2010
'If people do not come to the orchestra, then the orchestra will come to the people.' That is the underlying thought of the extensive programme of activities GO!, launched by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (NedPho) in 2005. NedPhO GO! makes classical music more easily accessible to everyone and consists of least 30 concerts a year under the title 'Concerten in de Wijk' (Community Concerts). These concerts take place at unexpected venues for an audience that is - for various reasons - not used to visiting classical concerts. NedPho GO! can be found at the Westerpark, in rest homes, at community events, in hospitals and at festivals anywhere in Amsterdam. In 2010, just like in the last two years, the Turing Foundation is the main contributor to the NedPhO GO! Community Concerts (€ 20,000 a year).
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Main patron First Bach Festival, Dordrecht, 2010
The Bach Festival Dordrecht has the ambition to become the first biennial Bach festival in the Netherlands. It will offer 80 to 100 large and small-scale concerts, performed by renowned musicians and recently graduated young talent from home and abroad. The concerts will be performed in- and outdoors, at lunch time, in the middle of the night and at all other times of the day. The Turing Foundation donates € 20,000 to the first Bach Festival.
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![]() Lisa Jacobs tijdens de opening van het Eerste Bach Festival in Dordrecht | ||
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A Tribute to Umm Kulthum, Holland Festival 2010
For many years, the Holland Festival has brought the world's best artists to the Netherlands. The 2010 edition of the festival will start with songs by Umm Kulthum, written for the in the region very popular 'Arab Maria Callas'. The songs will be performed by the Egyptian singer Amal Maher. This concert, brought to the Netherlands especially for the Holland Festival, was first performed in 2009 during the Beiteddine Festival of Lebanon. The Turing Foundation donates € 50,000 to this special musical performance. The foundation made earlier donations to the festival in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and will continue to support it at least until 2012.
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![]() Amal Maher opens the Holland Festival 2010 with A Tribute to Umm Kulthum | ||
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Main patron Classical music in..., Hengelo en Naarden-Vesting, 2010
Classical music in ... was founded to bring free classical music concerts to towns and cities that hardly have any classical music calendar at all. Musicians of ensembles such as the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will give several concerts. Children in the 7th and 8th grades of primary school will be actively involved in the concerts through the project The Music Box. By donating € 10,000 the Turing Foundation is the main patron of this project in the Summer of 2010 in Hengelo en Naarden-Vesting.
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![]() Klassiek voor de Kazerne, Naarden-Vesting, 19 juni 2010 | ||
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The Music Factory, school- and family concerts, 2010-2011
Calefax Reed Quintet has given more than 600 concerts in twenty countries since it was founded in 1985. The Times on Calefax: "Calefax - five extremely gifted Dutch Gents who almost made the reed quintet seem the best musical format on the planet." With their Music Factory project, Calefax wants to develop and play a compact 'Out of the Boot Concert' (kofferbakvoorstelling): easy to perform in concert halls and churches, with no complicated technical requirements, props or actors. The Turing Foundation donates € 15,000 and is the main patron of 19 concerts for children and young concert goers in 2010-2011.
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Chamber Music Concerts for youngsters, Amsterdam, 2009-2010
The IJ-Salon is a private initiative by members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra. The foundation wants to make first-rate chamber music accessible to a wide audience by means of concerts in the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam. For € 10,000 the Turing Foundation adopts the 'Mini-IJ-Salon': eight school concerts and a family concert that will reach around 800 schoolchildren from carefully selected secondary schools in Amsterdam Zuidoost, Amsterdam West and Krommenie. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Chamber Music Concerts for youngsters, Amsterdam | ||
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Children's Opera based on Goethe's Faust, 2009-2010
Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children with classical music. The Turing Foundation already made donations to earlier music theatre production of his, amongst which Vincent van Gogh, A Life in Paintings and Gershwin's Porgy & Bess. The Turing Foundation will support the activities of his production office structurally during the coming years, enabling fifteen extra school performances by donating a yearly sum of € 15,000 until 2011.
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![]() Music Theatre Performances Frank Groothof, 2009-2011 | ||
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Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2007-2009
The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic (conservatory) students who give 100 concerts a year for people who are unable to attend live performances of symphonic music. The orchestra plays at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres. The Turing Foundation is the main sponsor of the Ricciotti Ensemble in 2009, just like past years (€ 35,000 a year).
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![]() Ricciotti plays in a hospital | ||
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Festival for Shanty Choirs, Den Burg, 2009-2010
The 50-headed Oudeschilder Visserskoor sings traditional fishermen's songs, not only at festivities but also in nursing homes and homes for the elderly. Their foundation is organising a festival especially for shanty choirs (the Wadden Shanty Choirs Festival) on 26 June 2010. The Turing Foundation makes a once-only donation of € 5,000 to support a successful first edition of the festival. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Oudeschilders Visserskoor, Texel | ||
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Pitié, Holland Festival 2009
Since 1947 the annual Holland Festival has staged a wide array of impressive and high-profile artistic projects from all over the world, including theatre, music, dance, and the plastic arts. Like in 2007 ('Era La Notte') and 2008 ('La Pasión según San Marcos'), the Turing Foundation will contribute to this year's Holland Festival by supporting Pitié by Les Ballets C de la B. The performance is a fresh 'total experience' of Bach's St Matthew's Passion, pivoting around the much loved 'Erbarme dich' aria. In addition, African influences are explicitly part of the performance. In this way, starting from Bach rather then ending in Bach, the composer becomes liberated from the dominant Western tradition. The Turing Foundation contributes € 25,000 to the performances, which are scheduled for 11, 12, and 13 June in the Carré Theatre, Amsterdam.
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International wind instruments festival On Wings! 2009
In June 2009 the city of Groningen will stage On Wings!, Holland's first wind instruments festival. Players of wind instruments from home and abroad will perform throughout town. Apart from the many concerts, a wind instruments contest as well as varied peripheral activities will be organised. In order to reach as large an audience as possible, On Wings! has sought collaboration with almost every single cultural platform in town, such as schools of music, concert halls and theatres. In addition, on June 13 Groningen will witness a wide array of free, easily accessible performances of music by Bach in a great number of venues as well as in the streets and in the Station Building. The Turing Foundation has adopted the activities of Saturday, June 13, by donating € 15.000, so as to make the free Bach concerts possible.
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Brisk Recorder Quartet Amsterdam, 2009-2010
Over the years, the Brisk Recorder Quartet has built a firm reputation, particularly when it comes to performances for children. BRISK is aware, from experience, that school performances allow children who normally remain largely ignorant of classical music, to come into contact with it. The Turing Foundation contributes € 10,000 to BRISK's new performance for children entitled 'Who ordered the man', aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 10, making possible a total of 30 rather than 18 school performances. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Brisk Recorder Quartet Amsterdam | ||
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Matthew Passion by Residentie Bach Ensembles, 2009
Each year, the Residentie Bach Ensembles offer a varied concert programme of classical music, aiming to reach as many young people as possible without damaging the quality of the music. In 2006, their Matthew Passion, adapted and translated into Dutch, became a national hit. Just like last year, the Turing Foundation will be the main patron of the performances of the Matthew Passion in 2009 (€ 10,000).
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![]() Residentie Bach Choir and Residentie Orchestra | ||
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Chamber Opera Festival 2009
Zwolle's Chamber Orchestra Festival is the only festival dedicated exclusively to chamber opera and small-scale musical theatre. For as many as ten days performances from home and abroad, and from baroque to contemporary music will be on offer. In the past, the festival attracted on average 4,500 visitors each year but its aim is to cater for at least 7,500 visitors in the future. In order to achieve this goal the festival will organise free open-air performances, schedule opera productions for and to be performed by young people and set up substantial peripheral activities. The Turing Foundation will offer a once-only € 20,000 in order to support the festival's activities aimed at broadening its audience. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() KamerOpera Festival 2009 | ||
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Main patron 'The Orchestra Kitchen' 2009
The Holland Symfonia (nowadays, The Ballet Orchestra) is one the major Dutch symphony orchestras, acting as the regular accompanist of the Dutch National Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater. Developed especially for children, "The Orchestra Kitchen" was set up by Holland Symfonia to display, in a "kitchen setting", a great number of musical compositions. Children are thus given the chance to be introduced to live classical music. The performance is aimed at making, tasting, colouring and listening to music together. By contributing € 27,500 the Turing foundation will be the main patron of the performances in 2009.
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World Premiere Svadebka! The Village Wedding, 2008-2009
Svadebka! De Dorpsbruiloft (The Village Wedding) is the completed version of Stravinsky's unfinished instrumentation of Les Noces by the Dutch composer Theo Verbey, written in 1919. It has never before been performed. For this performance, De Dorpsbruiloft Foundation has acquired the exclusive rights from the Stravinsky heirs. The world premiere of the piece will be staged in 2009 during the opening of the Hermitage in Amsterdam and will be part of the Grachtenfestival. After the Dutch concert series, the production will travel to Saint Petersburg. The Turing Foundation contributes € 20,000 towards the costs of this project. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Svadebka! The Village Wedding | ||
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Main patron of the Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 2009
Following the success of Benjamin's Orchestra in 2007, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will in the Spring of 2009 be putting on Händel's 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' in children's adaptation, entitled 'Koninklijk Vuurwerk' in Dutch. The story is based in Händel's house in London, which was closed for years because it was thought to be haunted. In order to reach even more children this year who would not normally get in touch with classical music, the choice has been made to aim this project expressly at the schools right outside Amsterdam, such as Almere and Purmerend. Transportation by bus is included in the project. The school concerts are given on February 27, 2009. After that, two public concerts will be organised on March 1. As the main patron of the project, the Turing Foundation contributes € 30,000 to the children's concerts.
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![]() The Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | ||
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Opera per Tutti - Opera for everybody, 2008-2009
Opera per Tutti puts on operas of good quality in an informal atmosphere. Parts of well-known or less famous operas are performed in a light-hearted way, while no harm is being done to the quality of the performance. The music performed and the corresponding plots are briefly explained to the audience. The founders want to offer opera on a weekly basis in informal concert locations. Opera per Tutti thus organises weekly performances in the Vondelkerk in Amsterdam, offering a mix of professional opera singers and students of the Nieuwe Opera Academie and the conservatories of Amsterdam and The Hague. The performances attract opera lovers from all over the country. The Turing Foundation contributes € 20,000 to the activities of Opera per Tutti in the 2008/2009 season. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Opera per Tutti | ||
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Christmas concerts Händel and Purcell, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Emmen, 2008
Capella Frisiae is a professional chamber choir which is well-known in the North of the Netherlands. At the end of 2008, the choir organises a series of Christmas concerts (featuring works by Händel and Purcell) together with baroque orchestra The Northern Consort. The first concert takes place on Christmas Eve in the restored station hall of Groningen, which was once built to function also as a concert hall and which has marvellous acoustics. The second and third concert take place on December 27 in De Harmonie in Leeuwarden and on December 28 in the Grote Kerk of Emmen. The Turing Foundation contributes € 10,000 to the concerts. There is no entrance fee for the concert in Groningen, and visitors are asked for a token payment only for the concerts on December 27 and 28. In this way, as many people as possible can enjoy the concerts. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Capella Frisiae in concert | ||
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Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival 2008
From 12 to 20 September 2008, the Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival organises seven concerts in The Hague and Voorschoten, centred around the theme of time travelling. The festival explicitly aims to interest also the younger generation in chamber music. By donating € 15,000, the Turing Foundation is the main patron of interim year 2008. The festival has managed to secure structural funds from 2009. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival | ||
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Music Theatre Vincent van Gogh, a Life in Paintings, 2008-2009
Stichting Vrije Val, the production office of Frank Groothof, time and again succeeds in enthusing and exciting large groups of children about classical music. In his most recent music theatre production, Groothof shows the life of Vincent Van Gogh, accompanied by Music from contemporaries of Van Gogh - like Mendelssohn, Satie, Diepenbrock, Liszt, Van Bree and Fauré. Thanks to a donation of € 20,000 by the Turing Foundation, twenty schools in the Netherlands and 6,000 children can enjoy this production.
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Classical Music Performances for Small Children, Utrecht, 2008-2009
Since 2002, the Memorabele Momenten (MEMO) Foundation puts small children - who are still fully receptive - into contact with live classical music at playgroups, day-care and welfare centres. During the school year of 2008/2009, MEMO plans to seriously expand its working area, and to reach more than 85.000 children in Amsterdam and Utrecht through the project Sharing the Extraordinary. By donating € 25,000 the Turing Foundation is the main sponsor of MEMO's classical music performances in Utrecht. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() memorable moments | ||
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The Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2008
The ACB is a two-yearly international cello festival. From 17 to 25 October 2008, it will present 25 concerts. The festival offers specialist performances, but is at the same time directed at a broad audience from all over the Netherlands, presenting easily accessible activities and cello concerts free of charge. The Turing Foundation donates € 20,000 to the easily accessible activities that are part of the Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2008, such as "Bach and Breakfast" and the Take Five concerts.
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![]() Amsterdamse Cello Biënnale, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ | ||
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Noorderkerk Concerts: Marketplace for Music 2008
The Noorderkerk Concerts Foundation wants to reach a new and varied audience with short, easily accessible concerts of high quality, given in an informal atmosphere. Each year the foundation organises a series of 30 to 35 concerts in the Noorderkerk, located at the Noordermarkt, in the heart of the Amsterdam Jordaan area. Each Saturday, directly after the organic market, NKC plays contemporary or classical music at this location. The Turing Foundation contributes € 25,000 to this initiative in 2008. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Noorderkerk Concerts: Marketplace for Music 2008 | ||
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Rossini's Opera Il Turco In Italia, Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, 2008
The Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (NBE) has created a 'new' opera genre - the chamber opera - suitable to be performed at multiple types of locations and with well-accessible music for starting or younger visitors of opera. In the fall of 2008 the ensemble will perform Rossini's Il Turco in Italia, adapted into a chamber opera. The Turing Foundation contributes € 20,000 to this series of concerts. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Chamber Opera 'Il Turco In Italia' by the NBE | ||
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Delft Chamber Music Festival 2008
The Delft Chamber Music Festival has been organising performances of chamber music in the summer months for over 20 years. Every year, around 6,000 music lovers from all over the Netherlands visit this festival in Museum 'De Prinsenhof' in Delft. The 2008 festival will be held from 1 to 10 August. With a onetime donation of € 20,000 the Turing Foundation contributes to a number of activities in order to interest more youth and a new audience in chamber music, with the expectation that these will be able to finance themselves in the years after. Examples are the free of charge lunch concerts and the cocktail concerts.
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![]() Music Registrations of previous Delft Chamber Music Festivals | ||
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Wouter van Bemmel "Persweeën", 2008
The Weerdruk Foundation will perform the composition "Persweeën" by Wouter van Bemmel during Open Monument Day on 14 September, 2008, in the Amsterdam Veem Theater. The sound of printing presses running and the Monotype pouring machine form the basis of this piece of music. The piece will also be performed during the final manifestation of Amsterdam Wereldboekenstad in April 2009. The Turing Foundation finances the performances of this piece of music on 14 September, 2008 with € 4,350. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Wouter van Bemmel's 'Persweeën': piece of music for printing press and orchestra | ||
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Music Theatre "Ik en de Koningin", Max Tak, 2008-2009
Orkest Max Tak produces the show Ik en de Koningin (Me and the Queen), based on the novel of the same name by poet and novelist Ted van Lieshout. In the show the orchestra plays the leading role; a total of 10 musicians, accompanied by singer Lottie Hellingman. The purpose of the show is to give children who have never before seen an orchestra perform live, and have no knowledge of classical music, a first introduction to music. The Turing Foundation contributes € 35,000 to the performances of Ik en de Koningin in 2008-2009. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() "Ik en de Koningin" by the Max Tak Orchestra | ||
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Main patron La Pasion segun San Marcos, Holland Festival 2008
The Holland Festival has been offering a sampling of impressive and spectacular artistic projects from all over the world since 1947: theatre, music, dance, opera and plastic arts. After the successful cooperation for 'Era La Notte' in 2007, the Turing Foundation has decided to be the main patron of the closing performance of the 2008 Holland Festival again by donating € 50,000. 'La Pasión según San Marcos' will receive its Dutch premiere in the Carré Theatre of Amsterdam on 22 June 2008. The performance will be televised live on Nederland 2 by the NPS. International art critics have called 'La Pasión según San Marcos' the first masterpiece of the 21st century". In this swinging, large choral work, the Argentinean composer Golijov blends apparently incompatible styles from numerous cultures, from Western classical violin melodies to American gospel; from South-American new tango to Spanish flamenco. Parts of the text originate from the Gospel according to St Mark.
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Matthew Passion translated/adapted by Jan Rot, 2007-2008
Each year, the Residentie Bach Ensembles offer a varied concert programme of classical music, aiming to reach as many young people as possible without damaging the quality of the music. In 2006, their Matthew Passion, adapted and translated into Dutch, became a national hit. The Turing Foundation will be the main patron of the performances of the adapted Dutch version of the Matthew Passion in both 2008 and 2009 (€ 20,000).
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Family show of Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, 2007-2008
The Vrije Val Foundation, Frank Groofhof's production company, has during the years earned a good reputation with its opera arrangements, including Beethoven's Fidelio, Mozart's Idomeneo, Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Don Giovanni, and Purcell's King Arthur. Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children in classical music. In his most recent production, Porgy & Bess by Gershwin, he will be assisted by musicians from the Concertgebouw Orchestra. A donation of € 17,000 by the Turing Foundation will enable children to enjoy this show in twelve extra locations all over the country in 2008.
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![]() Frank Groothof plays Porgy & Bess | ||
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Concerts of the World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales, 2007-2008
The World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales consists of young musicians from 46 countries who play for a wide variety of audiences. The orchestra has the honour of bearing the title UNESCO Artist for Peace. Under the inspiring baton of the young Spanish conductor Josep Vincent, the World Orchestra will give four concerts in the Netherlands in January 2008, at venues such as the Kurhaus in Scheveningen and the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam. The Turing Foundation donates € 25,000 to these four concerts. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales | ||
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The 10th Grachtenfestival of Amsterdam, 2007
The Grachtenfestival is a yearly music festival of national and international standing. Its main programme consists of performances of classical music in special locations in the historic town centre of Amsterdam and special concerts in regular concert halls of Amsterdam. During this jubilee year, more than 160 different concerts and accompanying activities will take place at 60 different venues. The festival is easily accessible: most concerts do not last longer than one hour, tickets are low-priced or free, and musicians provide information on the pieces they perform. The Turing Foundation donates € 20,000, not to individual concerts, but to the coordinating organisation of the Grachtenfestival, which makes it into much more than the sum of its parts.
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Opera 'Khadish/Erwartung', 2007
The Studio Minailo Foundation - a group of young and idealistic musicians - produces a 'true contemporary opera' under the direction of Sjaron Minailo. It is an artistic whole, composed of Khadish by Annat Spiegel and Erwartung by Arnold Schönberg. The full evening's production combines live singing with video images and music recordings, trying to reverse the ageing of traditional opera audiences without undermining the rich opera tradition. In order to build new, younger audiences, the production will be staged expressly on festivals not related to opera, starting at the Theatre Festival/Amsterdam Fringe festival in September 2007. The Turing Foundation contributes € 15,000 to the Erwartung-part of the performances of the opera project. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Opera Khadish | ||
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Bouw 'Classic Express' of the Princess Christina Concours, 2007
The Princess Christina Competition aims to introduce classical music and jazz to young people. To this end, the organisation has developed the Classic Express: a truck driving through the Netherlands and stopping at as many primary schools as possible. In the truck, children can listen to live performances of classical music, which are made possible through the use of state-of-the-art techniques. In this way, the Princess Christina Contest plans to reach 40,000 children aged between 7 and 9 in the coming three years. The Turing Foundation makes a once-only donation of € 50,000 to the Classic Express.
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Main patron Era La Notte, Holland Festival 2007
In 2007, the Holland Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary. Over the years the festival has gained a reputation of international top quality. During the 60th edition of the Holland Festival, soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci sings early Italian baroque music (Monteverdi, Strozzi and Giramo). This concert, entitled 'Era la Notte', can be heard on 20 and 21 June at the Amsterdam Muziektheater aan 't IJ. The Turing Foundation is the main sponsor of 'Era la Notte', donating € 20,000.
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Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 2007
In October 2007, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra gives three children's concerts. One of these is linked to an educational project which enables primary school children in Amsterdam who seldom or never get it touch with music through their parents to enjoy classical music. The Turing Foundation will pay for the total costs of these concerts in 2007 (€ 50,000).
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![]() The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra plays 'Peter and the Wolf' for children | ||
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25th anniversary of the Amsterdam Chamber Music Society, 2006-2007
The Amsterdam Chamber Music Society is a chamber music ensemble with a changing line-up of international top musicians. Violinist Christiaan Bor is the founder and artistic manager of the group. In 2006 and 2007, the Amsterdam Chamber Music Society will organise extra activities for the occasion of its 25th anniversary. The Turing Foundation donates € 50,000 to these jubilee activities. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Het Reizend Muziekgezelschap | ||
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The Atlas Ensemble 2007-2009
30 musicians from China, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe are united in the Atlas Ensemble. This chamber orchestra brings together instruments which originate from a common 'ancestor', but which have through the ages and in Western and non-Western cultures developed in different ways. The combination yields an unheard sound world. The Turing Foundation contributes € 50,000 to the activities of the Atlas Ensemble in the Netherlands. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() The Atlas Ensemble brings together instruments from different cultures | ||
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Jazz Impuls double concerts, 2007-2008
The Turing Foundation contributed € 20,000 to the 130 Jazz Impuls double concerts in 2007 and 2008, aiming to reach a larger jazz audience in all four corners of the country and hoping to arouse their interest in this type of music as a consequence of these concerts. The Jazz Impuls Foundation schedules jazz concerts all over the Netherlands, bringing jazz to the attention of an audience that does not normally visit jazz stages. The grant dates back to the time when Jazz fell explicitly within the scope of the Turing Foundation's music policy. See also: Other projects in Netherlands | ||
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Seven Bridges Jazz Festival, Amsterdam, 2007
The Turing Foundation contributed € 7,000 to the Seven Bridges Jazz Festival. It is a Summer festival in Amsterdam, meant as an incentive to further professionalize fund-raising activities. Like the grant for the Jazz Impuls concerts, this contribution dates back to the time when jazz expressly fell within the policy on music. See also: Other projects in Netherlands ![]() Seven Bridges Jazz Festival 2007 | ||
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