Andriessen Festival 2026

Orkest De Ereprijs - Ereprijs Xtra & Guests -contemporary music & Louis Andriessen's legacy

This edition features three major works. In the evening program, De Ereprijs Orchestra proudly presents Louis Andriessen’s iconic work De Staat in an arrangement by Janco Verduin for De Ereprijs with guests. During the afternoon program, Christiaan Richter’s Afbuig-trilogy will be performed by the Luna Quartet with accordionist Vincent van Amsterdam, along with the recent production by New Zealand composer John Psathas, Voices at the End.

As in every edition of this festival, alongside existing works, the very latest music will also be performed: the world premiere of Tadeusz Wielecki’s work Rhetorical Music will be performed by Ereprijs Xtra, a collaboration between Orkest De Ereprijs, Phion, and soprano Michaela Riener. During the early afternoon program, outstanding musicians will perform at two venues; Johan Luijmes at the Eusebiuskerk and Katharina Gross at Musis will perform works by Kate Moore, Giuliano Bracci, Cecilia Arditto Delsoglio, and Andries van Rossem. In addition, the premiere of The Shoe Shop by Yeji Kim, laureate of the Young Composers Meeting 2025, will be performed, and works by Tom Johnson, Erika Vega, Gerhard Stäbler, Noah Noordzee, and Jonathan Schafer will be featured. The Andriessen Festival is organized by Orkest De Ereprijs in collaboration with Phion and Musis.

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Afternoon program

• Part 1 – 12:30–1:00 p.m. – Eusebiuskerk

Johan Luijmes, solo organ:

Giuliano Bracci | Tu vieni dal mare
Tom Johnson | Hidden melodies
Andries van Rossem | Oneliner

• Part 2 – 2:00–2:40 p.m. – Musis Balkonzaal

Katharina Gross, solo cello:

Louis Andriessen | La Voce 
Cecilia Arditto Delsoglio | Inside for solo cello : Manifest & Double
Erika Vega | Rarámuri : I
Gerhard Stäbler | Capricci I–V for cello solo: II 
Kate Moore | Suite voor cello solo: VI 
 

• Part 3 – 3:00–4:15 p.m. – Musis Parkzaal

Dawn Hardwick, piano & John Psathas, composition & video | Voices at the End

• Part 4 – 4:30–5:40 p.m. – Musis Balkonzaal

Christiaan Richter | Afbuig-trilogy

• Afbuigingsjuk
• Afspiegelbreuk
• Aftaktiel

Luna Quartet

Janneke van Prooijen – violin
Heleen Hulst – violin
Elisabeth Smalt – viola
Katharina Gross – cello
& Vincent van Amsterdam, accordion

Musis Evening Program

• Part 5 – 7:30 PM – Parkzaal foyer

Aad van Nieuwkerk in conversation with John Psathas, Janco Verduin, and Dawn Hardwick

• Part 6 - 8:15 PM – 9:15 PM – Parkzaal

Ereprijs Xtra (Orkest De Ereprijs & Phion) conducted by Edo Frenkel

Noah Noordzee | The Last Light of Gotham | ArtEZ selection
Jonathan Schafer | Man | ArtEZ selection
Yeji Kim | The Shoe Shop Man | YCM 2025 laureate, premiere
Tadeusz Wielecki | Rhetorical Music | world premiere

Michaela Riener, soprano

Steve Cutts, film

De Ereprijs Orchestra & Guests conducted by Edo Frenkel

Louis Andriessen | De Staat
arrangement by Janco Verduin

Sterre Konijn, Michaela Riener, Rianne Wilbers & Fanny Alofs - storm in a jar, vocal ensemble