Editions
27/28 Feb 2027
edition 78
Edition 78
16/17 Oct 2026
edition 77
Edition 77
Calliope Tsoupaki is the guest curator of this two-day festival edition, centred around the theme Ars Nova. She presents a panorama of the newest music of all times. We open with a concert by the Residentie Orkest, featuring two works by Tsoupaki. During this concert, she will also be awarded the Johan Wagenaar Prize. The following day takes us on…
2 May 2026
edition 76
Edition 76
Clarinetist and interdisciplinary maker Michele Mazzini is the guest curator of this edition, which revolves around CONTRASTS. The Residentie Orkest combines a new piano concerto by Willem Jeths with Stravinsky’s Sacre du Printemps, and at the other locations we also go from one extreme to the other. In Korzo we start with the avant-garde pop music of Laura Nygren (Show…
21 Feb 2026
edition 75
Edition 75
We dive into the fascinating world of composer, sound artist and performer Evelien van den Broek (aka Leafsheep). She chose the theme PLAYFULNESS and gives it substance with verve, with performances by Neo-Fanfare 9x13, the Spaceship Ensemble and a performance by composer Huba de Graaf who “dances from her own work”. In addition, 7090 performs B[L]OOM. In the evening, Het…
10/11 Oct 2025
edition 74
Edition 74
This edition of Festival Dag in de Branding is entirely dedicated to wood. Wood for carpentry, wood for building instruments, but also the wood from the trees that we need to survive. The theme originated from guest curator Helena Basilova, pianist and composer, who curated a diverse programme. As the final highlight, Helena will present her own latest project: Arbor…
7 Jun 2025
edition 73
Edition 73
The guest curator of this edition of Festival Dag in de Branding is music publicist Jacqueline Oskamp. And not without reason: on 7 June, in Amare's Conservatoriumzaal, she presents to the audience her brand-new Louis Andriessen biography, Groots is de liefde (‘Love is an excellent thing’) and is herself presented by the Municipality of The Hague with the Theo Bruins…
21/22/23 Mar 2025
edition 72
Edition 72
Klaas de Vries, one of the Netherlands’ greatest composers, turned 80 this summer and… he has just written a major new orchestral work. Reason enough for Festival Dag in de Branding to honour De Vries with a festive and extra-long edition, which he was invited to guest curate. This edition also celebrates another great composer of our time: Hungarian grandmaster…
19 Oct 2024
edition 71
Edition 71
The sound of saxophones is all over this edition of Festival Dag in de Branding, thanks to the contribution of our guest curator, composer Jan-Peter de Graaff. De Graaff fell in love with the instrument when he was eight years old, and he firmly believes saxophones should be a regular fixture in the symphony orchestra. ‘I try to include a…
31/1/2 Jun 2024
edition 70
Edition 70
The presentation of the Willem Pijper Award takes centre stage in this edition of Festival Dag in de Branding from 31 May to 2 June. Composers Cecilia Arditto and Trevor Grahl will be presented with this composition award from The Hague City Council by alderman Saskia Bruines in Amare. Of course, Arditto and Grahl’s work can be heard in the…
15/16 Mar 2024
edition 69
Mathilde Wantenaar
She is one of the most remarkable composers of the young generation: Mathilde Wantenaar. As guest curator of this edition of Festival Dag in de Branding, Mathilde has put together an exciting programme of music she wants to bring to our attention. On 15 and 16 March 2024, Dag in de Branding presents six events, including performances by ensembles like…
15/22 Oct 2023
edition 68
Lera Auerbach Festival
On 21 October 2023, composer Lera Auerbach reaches her fiftieth birthday. From 15 to 22 October, we celebrate this occasion with a festival in The Hague entirely dedicated to her. Lera Auerbach is a particularly versatile artist: a composer, but also a concert pianist, conductor, poet and visual artist. Her repertoire is richly varied – delicate and bold, worldly and…
17 Jun 2023
edition 67
Edition 67
Festival Dag in de Branding kicks off the summer with an extra long and festive edition. The day begins in the warm sands of Scheveningen beach with a performance by Neofanfare 9x13 and ends in the Nieuwe Kerk with the presentation of the Kees van Baaren Prize to Dutch-Korean composer Seung-Won Oh. The musicians chosen to perform her mesmerising work…
4 Mar 2023
edition 66
Edition 66
The combination of music and technology yields endless new artistic possibilities. This edition of Festival Dag in de Branding sees an encounter of two worlds: the centuries-old tradition with its familiar acoustic instruments, versus the modern age with its ever-changing technology.
15 Oct 2022
edition 65
Edition 65
Today there is a tendency to emphasize cultural differences between people. In this edition of Festival Dag in de Branding we do just the opposite: we emphasize bridging differences.
