Program 2025

DOMNIQ Group

Open jam session in the Oosterpark

Opening Grachtenfestival 2025

Artist in Residence Takehiro Konoe, The Grachtenfestival Ensemble & the Chris Muller Bigband

Femke Mooren & Gabo Vos

Promising saxophonist forms new duo with distinctive guitarist

Junior Grachtenfestival: Spaghetti Alla Callas (4+)

While the sauce simmers and the pasta turns, the stars are sung from the sky

Raoul Steffani, Daan Boertien & Lena ter Schegget

From Erlkönig to the Danse Macabre: a special programme for voice, piano and violin

Aires Tropicales Quintet

Musicians from Spain and Cuba combine classical music with Latin American rhythms

Lidy Blijdorp & Talent of Now

Winner of the Grachtenfestival Conservatory Competition 2012 plays with this year's finalists

Kika Sprangers Trio feat. Harmen Fraanje

Melodic saxophonist performs with new formation

The Graces Piano Trio

Music by Henriëtte Bosmans and more in a historic pumping station from 1870

Sofia Popova & David Huson

Music with influences from Brazil, Cape Verde, and Spain

EarBites NPO Klassiek

Free live radio broadcast featuring musicians from the Grachtenfestival

Matt Carmichael Trio

Folk and lyrical jazz by up-and-coming Scottish saxophonist/composer

Lumen Folk Trio

Swinging classical music for Saturday evening

Aguas da Amazonia

DOMNIQ Group plays works by Philip Glass and more against a backdrop of cruise ships

INI Movement presents Estafête

feat. Makèz, Shamis and members of Radiohop & LIKEMINDS

Nicolas van Poucke

Piano at sunset with a vibrant view over the city

Junior Grachtenfestival: Percussion Workshop (4-7)

Play, swing, clap, dance, sing and move along

Grachtenfestival X Cultuur Ferry

A musical adventure with three concerts & a boat trip through Amsterdam

Tijn Trommelen Trio

A new take on traditional swing music by a singer/guitarist

Night Pieces and Fantasies

Versatile programme from Mozart to Thomas Beijer in the Maritime Museum

Junior Grachtenfestival: Percussion workshop (7-10)

Play, swing, clap, dance, sing, and move along!

Mattias Spee

Musical discoveries in an impressive hall on the Amstel

Federica Lorusso Quintet

Italian jazz pianist balances between jazz and contemporary music

Mezzo Quartet

Award-winning saxophone quartet featuring works by John Cage, Fazil Say & Franco Donatoni

Hawijch Elders

Impressive solo violin program in a fairytale setting surrounded by water

Salix: About Time

Brand new opera about feasibility and the ticking of time – small in form, great in expressiveness

Armando Riquelme & Alessandro Tardino

Violin and piano in romantic canal garden

EarBites NPO Klassiek

Free live radio broadcast featuring musicians from the Grachtenfestival

Mezzo Quartet

Award-winning saxophone quartet featuring works by John Cage, Fazil Say & Franco Donatoni

Jazz Gems: Gijs Idema

Guitarist presents a new chapter alongside pioneers of the Dutch jazz scene

Takehiro in Residence: Strauss & Brahms

Strauss's incomparable sextet and Brahms's sextet

Roaring Cats

1920s jazz in the Netherlands' most iconic department store

Junior Grachtenfestival: Babyconcert (0+)

A dreamy world in which music moves and amazes

Junior Grachtenfestival: Babyconcert (0+)

A dreamy world in which music moves and amazes

Alistair Payne & Marta Arpini

Trumpet and voice duo with a shared love of songcraft

Jong Talent in de Oude Wester: Marcel Sutedja

Lunch concert with a varied program accompanied by organist Evan Bogerd

Ruben Drenth & Bert van den Brink

Virtuoso trumpeter in duet with legendary pianist

Alwan

Ghaeth Almaghoot and Emma Nelson combine Eastern and Western sounds in the mayor's house

Duo Tiaire

Cellist Tiago Hermans and harpist Claire Schuurmans

Alwan

Ghaeth Almaghoot and Emma Nelson combine Eastern and Western sounds in the mayor's house

Shuteen Erdenebaatar

Mongolian pianist and composer enchants with melodic jazz

EarBites NPO Klassiek

Free live radio broadcast featuring musicians from the Grachtenfestival

Laura van Eerd & Freek Rotman

Trumpet and piano in an intimate dialogue full of emotion and freedom

Souvenir de Voyage

Musical stories in a place full of history and timeless beauty

LUYI & Imanol Emede

Thoughtful interplay in a beautiful Canal house

Meesterlijk! Hadewych van Gent

Cellist and singer pulls out all the stops with special guests

Junior Grachtenfestival: The Elephant Who Kept His Word (5+)

The klankkaravaan brings a family program with percussion, saxophone and cello

Emma Roijackers & Laura Rickard

Violin duo plays unknown gems and music from folk dances

Jong Talent in de Oude Wester: Oirla van Ravenzwaaij

Lunch concert with a varied program accompanied by organist Evan Bogerd

Sara Brink-Nielsen & Teus Nobel

Surprising combination of harp and trumpet in historic fire station

Osimun Quartet

Spanish award-winning saxophone quartet featuring works by Maslanka, Mendelssohn and Peréz-Villegas

Daniils Cirics & Maria Parfonova

Latvian-Ukrainian duo performs classics by Beethoven, Bartók and Brahms

Fleur Peereboom & Gabriele Brazzo

Jazz, groove and folk music through saxophone and guitar

Osimun Quartet

Spanish award-winning saxophone quartet featuring works by Maslanka, Mendelssohn and Peréz-Villegas

Roser Barberà Beltran & Dylan Prentner

Sailing over the water with piccolo and guitar

EarBites NPO Klassiek

Free live radio broadcast featuring musicians from the Grachtenfestival

Fleur Peereboom & Gabriele Brazzo

Jazz, groove and folk music through saxophone and guitar

Classical Crash Course

A 'crash course' through four centuries of classical music with the Grachtenfestival Ensemble

Meesterlijk! Eduard Preda

Pianist delivers dazzling concert featuring, a.o., Rosanne Philippens and Sasha Witteveen.

Jazz Gems: Chieko Donker Duyvis

Ode to nature in symphony by cellist/vocalist

Junior Grachtenfestival: Beestjes! (4+)

The Linnaeus Trio transports you into the wonderful world of butterflies, bees, grasshoppers and mosquitoes

Isabel Pronk, Valentine Blangé e.a.

Alle Markten Thuis: a theatrical concert inspired by the Amsterdammer

Sanne Sanne

Blistering indie-folk jazz full of layering and groove

Jong Talent in de Oude Wester: Guilherme Sousa

Lunch concert with a varied program accompanied by organist Evan Bogerd

Junior Grachtenfestival: Jonge Strijkers (Family)

String quartet of young musicians combined with workshop

Shane van Neerden & Natálie Kulina

winner of Dutch Classical Talent and adventurous violinist

Bart de Kater, Abel Honée & Shaza Manla

Clarinetist plays with the newest generation of musicians

Nieuwe Noten: Jawa Manla & A Fragment of Earth Still Open

Special duo program with new compositions for ud solo and saxophone with dance

Amiri Harewood

English pianist makes debut with Shostakovich, Granados & Brahms

EarBites NPO Klassiek

Free live radio broadcast featuring musicians from the Grachtenfestival

Bart de Kater, Abel Honée & Shaza Manla

Clarinetist plays with the newest generation of musicians

Prawira Pijloo & Krisna Pijloo

Guitar duo with intimate program

Young Jazz Society feat. Nawras Altaky

Surprising blend of big band jazz and Arabic music

Meesterlijk! Arjan Linker

Trombonist schittert met Claron McFadden, Tarang Poddar en het Nympheas Trombone Quartet

Roda da Holanda

Brazilian collective celebrates anniversary with dance, music, and a newly brewed beer

Eva van der Sterren & Seok Yun

Violinist and bassist bring a program with recognizable melodies in a new guise

Jong Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw

Young talents breathe new life into big band music

Jong Talent in de Oude Wester: Katja Naegele

Lunch concert with a varied program accompanied by organist Evan Bogerd

Seán Morgan-Rooney

Pianist plays Schumann's Fantasy and Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet

Joost Willemze & Luna Vigni

Vibrant concert with harp and flute in chocolate factory

Kay Slice

A mix of energetic West African rhythms, soulful grooves, and poetic rap

Joost Willemze & Luna Vigni

Vibrant concert with harp and flute in chocolate factory

EarBites NPO Klassiek

Free live radio broadcast featuring musicians from the Grachtenfestival

GINGE

Back to the playground with colorful singer

PARRA.DICE

Vibrant nine-piece collective sets the perfect tone for a summer evening on iconic rooftop

SongHa Choi & Hayoung Choi

Winner and finalist of the Queen Elisabeth Competition plays Mozart, Handel/Halvorsen and more

Takehiro in Residence: in concert met Nikola Meeuwsen

Huidige Artist in Residence speelt met winnaar Koningin Elisabethwedstrijd

SMANDEM. presents: Cypher

Jazz meets hip-hop and electronics in live show

Junior Grachtenfestival: Daf workshop (6+)

Discover Persian percussion

Blue Sands

Morning concert with dreamy indie jazz by singer and bassist

Jong Talent in de Oude Wester: Esra Jonckman

Lunch concert with a varied program accompanied by organist Evan Bogerd

Guilherme Sousa & Filipe Sousa

Saxophonist and clarinetist perform a classical program

Anna Serierse & Ron Cha

Renowned singer and pianist join forces

Gabriele Lotichius

Italian guitarist plays with passion in the Bijenkorf

Gabriele Lotichius

Italian guitarist plays with passion in the Bijenkorf

Gabriele Lotichius

Italian guitarist plays with passion in the Bijenkorf

Trio Solanum

Piano trio plays Beethoven and Smetena in iconic building on the Amstel

Guilherme Sousa & Filipe Sousa

Saxophonist and clarinetist perform a classical program

Gumbo Kings

Energetic band combines Soul & Rhythm 'n Blues with 80's synths and hip-hop beats

EarBites NPO Klassiek

Free live radio broadcast featuring musicians from the Grachtenfestival

Classical music at Rosewood

Piano quatre mains, violin and cello with Mendelssohn and Liszt

Sons of Jumira

A mix of soundscapes and contemporary jazz through harp, bass, and drums

Documentaire: Pianomania

De Avond van het Grachtenfestival

Nominees Hadewych van Gent, Arjan Linker and Eduard Preda play to win the GrachtenfestivalPrijs

Jazz Gems: Sun-Mi Hong

Inventive drummer presents new trio with Berlin-based top musicians

Sons of Jumira

A mix of soundscapes and contemporary jazz through harp, bass, and drums

Huis, Tuin en Dakterrasconcert: Botan Takada

Cellist with music by Saint-Saëns, Vivaldi and traditional Japanese

Huis, Tuin en Dakterrasconcert: Yuewen Yin

Piano music by Chopin and more in a homely setting

Trio JEF

Recorder Trio plays music from Mattheson to Meijering

Grachtenfestival Ensemble

Music by Handel and more at the Dag van het Festival

Ebony Winter & Masay Elsink

Soulful singer-songwriter captivates with pure presence and warm vocals

Junior Grachtenfestival: Just Press Play (4+)

A musical playground for the whole family

Huis, Tuin en Dakterrasconcert: Fernando Lourens

Pianist plays works by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin

Winners Duyschot Orgelconcours

Winners play on famous organ in the Westerkerk

Huis, Tuin en Dakterrasconcert: Charlotte van Looveren

Viola player in living room concert accompanied by her father

Huis, Tuin en Dakterrasconcert: Manon Zoer & Mariam Tskhadadze

Versatile vocal-bass duo with a mix of jazz, pop and bossa nova

Huis, Tuin en Dakterrasconcert: Botan Takada

Cellist with music by Saint-Saëns, Vivaldi and traditional Japanese

Huis, Tuin en Dakterrasconcert: Yuewen Yin

Piano music by Chopin and more in a homely setting

Kotokid

Mix of 80s jazz fusion and electronic music by multi-instrumentalist

Levantine Hues

Syrian sounds by brand new quintet

Thierry Ganz & DJ Bertholet

Surinamese-Dutch vocalist and DJ transcends genres

Trio JEF

Recorder Trio plays music from Mattheson to Meijering

Huis, Tuin en Dakterrasconcert: Fernando Lourens

Pianist plays works by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin

Huis, Tuin en Dakterrasconcert: Charlotte van Looveren

Viola player in living room concert accompanied by her father

Huis, Tuin en Dakterrasconcert: Manon Zoer & Mariam Tskhadadze

Versatile vocal-bass duo with a mix of jazz, pop and bossa nova

Olivia Fay

Neo-soul, funk and hip-hop collide in an energetic

Levantine Hues

Syrian sounds by brand new quintet

EarBites NPO Klassiek

Free live radio broadcast featuring musicians from the Grachtenfestival

Shamis feat. Steve Biko

Soulful live-set by producer and DJ

Grachtenfestival Ensemble

Music by Handel and more at the Dag van het Festival

Likeminds

Soul funk, hip-hop and electronica from Amsterdam-based duo

Elisabeth Hetherington & ADAM Quartet

String quartet and soprano focus on love, loss and transience

Jazz Gems: Peter Somuah

Ghanaian highlife trumpeter presents his new XL group

Junior Grachtenfestival: Wat is Opera? (4+)

Learn about opera in this special monument of the Amsterdam School

Ella van Poucke

Bach's Cello Suites

Dokwerk Saxophone Quartet

Free concert by four international saxophonists

Clean Pete

Suzanne Havenga & Tyler McCullough

Captivating music by singer and guitarist

Kāna Trio

Percussion trio performs impressive program in national park in Lelystad

Dokwerk Saxophone Quartet

Free concert by four international saxophonists

Bahghi

Dreamy songs and honest stories from a passionate songwriter

Suzanne Havenga & Tyler McCullough

Captivating music by singer and guitarist

Kāna Trio

Percussion trio performs impressive program in national park in Lelystad

Madeline Saputra & Aarón Ormaza Vera

Music in the grand Industrieele Groote Club

Dokwerk Saxophone Quartet

Free concert by four international saxophonists

Suzanne Havenga & Tyler McCullough

Captivating music by singer and guitarist

Kāna Trio

Percussion trio performs impressive program in national park in Lelystad

Taiga

Multi-instrumental duo crafts intimate jazz rich in improvisation

Abraham Cupeiro & Dianto Reed Quintet

World-famous instrument maker pays tribute to music from different cultures

Cello Biënnale Kwartet

National Cello Competition prize winners join forces in historic shipyard

Kaiju Project

Traditional Japanese music and jazz in meditative fusion

Prometheus

Tenor delivers compelling performance

Documentaire: Keep on Keepin’ On

Brainteaser Orchestra

Adventurous sound sculptures by maverick composer and all-star ensemble

Takehiro in Residence: Classical in het Sieraad

Artist in Residence plays in last concert of the festival with Alexander Warenberg, Nikola Meeuwsen and Shin Sihan