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Series 25-26

Thursday Evening Series 25/26

Music that reflects our zeitgeist

Discover the latest musical developments and modern classics during the Thursday Evening Series. Contemporary compositions, performed by top ensembles and soloists from all over the world, reflect our zeitgeist.

Events in this theme

  • Recital (for Cathy)

    Asko|Schönberg + Silbersee
    Thu 18 Sep 2025 20:15

    Music theatre with real-time film recordings
    Asko|Schönberg + Silbersee

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Seasonal Quartet

    New European Ensemble + Ali Smith
    Thu 25 Sep 2025 20:15

    Four world premieres over four seasons
    Moore, Thorvaldsdottir, Yeung, Davies, Won Oh, Azmeh, Zamboni

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Colourful sound experiments

    Ensemble Musikfabrik
    Thu 2 Oct 2025 20:15

    Exciting new music by four unique composers
    Fallah, Nemtsov, Saunders, Poppe

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Lonely Angel

    Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Vineta Sareika, Rick Stotijn + Tim Posner
    Thu 9 Oct 2025 20:15

    Struggle, redemption and solace
    Honegger, Vasks, Vivaldi, Pärt e.a.

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Memories of Trees

    Ragazze Quartet
    Thu 16 Oct 2025 20:15

    From tree to violin to music
    Moore

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Music for 18 musicians

    Asko|Schönberg + HIIIT
    Thu 23 Oct 2025 20:30

    A psychoacoustic trip
    Reich

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Tribes!

    Abel Selaocoe
    Thu 30 Oct 2025 20:15
    An exciting blend of musical traditions from Cameroon, Ethiopia and Botswana
    Selaocoe, Van der Aa, Nobuto

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Ophelia's next appearance

    Asko|Schönberg + Katrien Baerts
    Thu 6 Nov 2025 20:15

    An intimate look behind the scenes with top soprano Katrien Baerts
    Larcher, Raskatov, Sjostokovitsj, Schulhoff

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Paxton and Poppe

    Ensemble Modern
    Thu 13 Nov 2025 20:15

    An exuberant premiere and a dazzling ode to the big band
    Paxton, Poppe

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Alba Rosa Viëtor – Calefax Composers Competition 2025 Final

    Calefax + Dianto Reed Quintet and others
    Thu 20 Nov 2025 20:15

    The talents of the future
    Bauckholt, Ish-Hurwitz

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Smoky tunes

    Cello Octet Amsterdam + Claron McFadden
    Thu 27 Nov 2025 20:15

    A new song cycle by David Lang about love
    Lang

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Talisker

    HIIIT + I SOLISTI
    Thu 4 Dec 2025 20:15

    Thrilling sounds by Brewaeys and Messiaen
    Brewaeys, Messiaen, Murphy

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Shelter

    Asko|Schönberg
    Thu 18 Dec 2025 20:15

    What is shelter in uncertain times?
    Gordon, Lang, Wolfe

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Heiner Goebbels’ Walden

    Ensemble Klang, Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop + Keir Neuringer
    Thu 8 Jan 2026 20:15

    Theatrical nature music like a rustling forest
    Goebbels, Rezaei

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Echo of the past

    Ives Ensemble + Keren Motseri
    Thu 15 Jan 2026 20:15

    Premieres by Richard Rijnvos and Piet-Jan van Rossum
    Ravel, Stravinsky, Rijnvos, Van Rossum, Clementi

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Evening concert: Clemens non Papa, Bennet, Lang, Crumb, Shaw

    Attacca Quartet
    Thu 29 Jan 2026 20:15

    Premiere of David Lang's daisy and more American music
    Clemens, Bennet, Crumb, Lang, Shaw

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Banned and forgotten music

    Score Collective + Ebony Band musicians
    Thu 12 Feb 2026 20:15

    Music bursting with energy from the 1920s and 1930s
    Antheil, Wolpe, Hindemith, Schulhoff, Revueltas

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Happy 100, György!

    Asko|Schönberg, Katharine Dain + Joey Marijs
    Thu 19 Feb 2026 20:15

    Colourful ode with 100 metronomes and three world premieres
    Ligeti, Kurtág, Nas, Chin, De Bock. De Graaff

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Berlage’s vision

    Berlage Saxophone Quartet + Vincent Bijlo
    Thu 5 Mar 2026 20:15

    Utopian peace monument and anti-war poems
    Bach, Schulhoff, Debussy, Roukens

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Harvest

    Cora Burggraaf
    Thu 12 Mar 2026 20:15

    Opera Forward Festival @ Muziekgebouw
    Tsoupaki, Van Parys, Zuidam

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets
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