Over the past two years, Saskia Lankhoorn has given centre stage to music of the 21st century at Festival Dag in de Branding, through projects that were a treat as well as a challenge to audiences’ ears and eyes. With her preference for interdisciplinarity, contrasts, intimacy and flexible arrangements (both on stage and in the auditorium) she has been able…
Festival Dag in de Branding is collaborating with Rewire in a musical route through surprising locations in The Hague. The collaboration features a special commission for organ and ensemble by British jazz pianist Kit Downes and Dutch new music group Ensemble Klang. The programme also features American percussionist, composer and visual artist Eli Keszler, Dutch violinist Diamanda Dramm, and the…
We’ve arrived at the 50th edition of Festival Dag in de Branding and that means it’s time for a party! And it’s a day of celebration too for Wim Boerman, the artistic director (and co-founder in 1979) of orkest de ereprijs. He is presented today with the Theo Bruins Award for his ‘unrelenting commitment to win over a larger audience…
Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina (1931) is one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary music. Her music is distinctly original, steeped in religion, crystal clear and ultra-precise. The New European Ensemble invited her to The Hague for a retrospective of her work. On 5 and 6 October 2018 the New European Ensemble, Residentie Orkest The Hague, and students of the…
This edition of Festival Dag in de Branding revolves around ‘spaces and fringes’.
To zero in on music now – that is Saskia Lankhoorn’s aim. It is her programming that will shape festival Dag in de Branding for two seasons, and she certainly realizes her ambition in this edition.
