Young talent pays tribute to classical masters on the first Monday morning of the month; that is the concept of Voorlinden Classic. The successful concert series returns in September 2026 for a new season, running until June 2027. The concerts will be held in the museum’s auditorium and afterwards you can visit the exhibitions. The programme of Voorlinden Classic is made together with Stichting Eigen Muziekinstrument.
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September 1, 2025 – Fontana Quartet & Michel Xie
Classical music with blues-like harmonies and unusual rhythms, followed by symphonic grandeur and intimate chamber music; the string players of the Fontana Quartet, together with pianist Michel Xie, will perform a piano quintet by Johannes Brahms and by Florence Price.
October 6, 2025 – Kasper Schonewille
With a sonata by Joseph Haydn alongside works by Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann, pianist Kasper Schonewille demonstrates why he has won first prizes at competitions such as the Princess Christina Competition and the Rotterdam Piano Three-Day Festival.
November 3, 2025 – Mirage Trio
Flute, cello, and harp form a golden combination – and that is exactly what the Mirage Trio offers. The forward‑thinking ensemble, that is part of the Dutch Metrople Orkest, loves to blend tradition with innovation and presents works by Joseph Jongen, Kaija Saariaho, and Maurice Ravel.
December 1, 2025 – Jasperina Verheij & Willem van den Dool
Mezzo‑soprano and recorder player Jasperina Verheij and pianist Willem van den Dool take you, in All You Who Sleep Tonight, to the moment just before sleep, when thoughts run free and existential questions or creative ideas emerge. (photo: Alex Schröder)
February 2, 2026 – Flare Quartet
The string players of the Flare Quartet blend Thomas Adès’s utopian musical idyll with the subversive cheer of Dmitri Shostakovich, alongside a contemporary work by young composer Aftab Darvishi about the evolution between shadow and light.
March 2, 2026 – Marigold Piano Quartet
Inspired by the marigold – known for its resilience and vivid energy – the Marigold Piano Quartet brings warmth, color, and intensity on (alto) violin, cello, and piano. At Voorlinden, they will perform two piano quartets, written by Fauré and Schumann during periods of their lives when love was at the forefront of their minds.
April 13, 2026 – Kalina Vladovska & Maat Saxophone Quartet
The Maat Saxophone Quartet and percussionist Kalina Vladovska have joined forces to perform fast, challenging passages from the classical repertoire. Together they offer an exhilarating musical journey full of rich timbres from percussion and saxophones.
May 4, 2026 – Dudok Quartet
The string section of the Dudok Quartet – named after the Dutch architect and winners of the prestigious Kersjes Prize – will perform Joseph Haydn’s Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze, a performance that demands a great deal of expertise and dedication from the musicians. (Photo: Green Room Creatives/Yuri Andries) (photo: Green Room Creatives/Yuri Andries)
June 8, 2026 – Brioso Trio
Brioso is Italian for ‘lively’ and ‘fiery’, and the Brioso Trio lives up to their name when playing live. With great passion, dedication and enthusiasm, these young musicians perform a programme combining contemporary, classical and Romantic works for violin, cello and piano, featuring compositions by Shostakovich and Mendelssohn. (photo: Peter Adamik)
Prices and programme are subject to possible changes.