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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Tag: The Netherlands
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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“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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John Williams / James Newton Howard / Hans Zimmer – 2025-06-28, Ede
One of the film music concerts I always look forward to in the Netherlands are the ones by Het Nederlands Filmorkest (The Dutch Film Orchestra). As an orchestra fully dedicated […]
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Joe Hisaishi in Concert – 2025-03-29, Rotterdam
Whenever I see an announcement that Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi is coming to Europe, I always check if it is a concert I want to attend. The reason why I […]
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Symfonische Soundtracks – 2025-03-13, Groningen
Something amazing has happened over the years regarding film music that I still need to grow accustomed to: the popularity of film music concerts has increased significantly. I have already […]
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