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Cristina Branco - Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

Fado: experience the soul of Portuguese song at Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

Destiny. It might sound a bit melancholy, but it is a fundamental part of Portuguese cultural identity. After all, the name of the Portuguese musical style fado stems from the Latin fatum, meaning 'fa...

‘Meneer Frits’ Philips is closely associated with Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

There are few people who have meant as much to Eindhoven as this man: Frits Philips. He passed away in 2005 at the age of one hundred, but he still lives on in the heart of the city. Muziekgebouw Eind...

Dominic Seldis: “The double bass fits me like a jacket”

Making classical music accessible to as many people as possible remains the mission of double bassist and television personality Dominic Seldis. This time, however, he takes a slightly different appro...

Pop concerts with an orchestra: ‘One of the best feelings I’ve ever had’

It used to be crystal clear: jazz is jazz, rock is rock, and classical is classical. However, the cross-over genre, where multiple genres merge, is gaining increasing popularity. A prime example is th...

That’s how an orchestra knows what a conductor means!

Absolute silence. All the orchestra members' eyes look expectantly in the same direction, towards the conductor. And then suddenly it happens: one movement of the arm is enough to fill the entire conc...

Rufus Wainwright: a modern troubadour with an old soul

There are few artists as difficult to categorise as Rufus Wainwright. This Canadian-American singer-songwriter and composer is a true musical all-rounder, effortlessly moving between intimate piano ba...

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven switches to sustainable reusable wine bottles

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven will now be using reusable wine bottles. This agreement was made between the concert hall, wine producer Familia Torres, and importer Walraven Sax. With this initiative, Muziekg...

Ebru Janssens-Kayan - Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

Ebru: “I have a Dutch mind and a Turkish heart”

Music says a lot about a person. That's why, through five cherished songs, we sit down with an Eindhoven local from a cultural community. This time: Turkish-born Ebru Janssens-Kayan (51), chair of the...

Discover the Classical Top 400 at MgE!

You'd like to get acquainted with classical music, but where do you start? With thousands of classical works, it's easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. The Classical Top 400 from NPO Klassiek off...

9x animals in classical music

It's World Animal Day, so today we're putting animals in the spotlight. Or rather: a selection of classical works in which animals take centre stage! From swans gliding gracefully across the water to ...

Quincy Jones’ ‘Midas touch’: everything he touched turned to gold

The name Quincy Jones may not immediately ring a bell. Yet he is the man behind some of the biggest hits of recent decades. It's no coincidence that he was nominated no fewer than 80 times for the cov...

12 pop songs with a classical touch

Classical music is very much alive. In fact, it's almost impossible that you've never heard the music of Bach, Beethoven or Rachmaninov, no matter how much you might think you dislike classical music....

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