A positive trend I am seeing in recent years is that more film music composers are coming to the Netherlands to perform their music. One recent example is Alexandre Desplat, […]
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Category: Concert
The Good, the Bad, Me and Morricone – 2026-03-12, Groningen
All kinds of film music concerts are being organized. They range from well-known orchestras performing in large concert halls, sometimes with famous artists, composers or other guests present, to small […]
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Anna Lapwood: Film Scores and Minimalism – 2026-02-18, Rotterdam
Anna Lapwood is an organist who has taken social media by storm. Especially after her viral video in which she stunned the audience with the Royal Albert Hall Organ during […]
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Game Music in Concert with Eímear Noone – 2026-01-28, Groningen
When I looked at my calendar at the start of 2026, I was quite content with what I saw, because it contained many soundtrack concerts. Many of these concerts are […]
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The Golden Age of Hollywood and Beyond – 2025-12-18, London
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is one of the most famous orchestras in the world and the best orchestra for film music. At least, that’s what everyone always says. Until […]
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Live in concert – 2025-12-19, London
The first film, Into the Spider-Verse, had previously been shown with a live orchestra, but unfortunately I missed that one. This time, I had the chance to attend Across the […]
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“De Avond van de Filmmuziek: Christmas Edition” – 2025-12-20, Amsterdam
With the De Avond van de Filmmuziek (The Night of Film Music) concerts being so successful, including three sold-out arena shows in November, the organisation wanted to try something new: […]
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“De Avond van de Filmmuziek” – 2025-11-22, Amsterdam
I have attended “De Avond van de Filmmuziek” (The Night of Film Music) concerts , the largest concert celebrating film music in the Netherlands, many times. As you can read […]
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Gustavo Santaolalla – 2025-10-27, Amsterdam
Ronroco Tour During my interview last May, I asked Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla what we could expect from his concert in Amsterdam in October. He responded with “Very different from […]
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Agents Only Live Twice – 2025-08-16, Copenhagen
When you look on YouTube for live performances of film music, there is a reasonable chance you will find music performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Danish: DR Symfoniorkestret), […]
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