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Renaissance, Baroque, Romanticism: Exploring the eras of classical music

Just as fashion, painting, and architecture have changed dramatically over the centuries, music has also gone through distinct stages of development. Each era has its own unique sound and its own musi...

Recap BRIDGE Guitar Festival Eindhoven 2026

From Wednesday, May 27 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, nearly 20,000 guitar enthusiasts enjoyed world-class concerts, an extensive guitar fair, and a free city festival with performances spread throughout th...

Director Jack Pisters: “The guitar will continue to fascinate me until the end of my days.”

Jack Pisters, director of Muziekgebouw Eindhoven and the driving force behind BRIDGE Guitar Festival, is a familiar face in the music world. Behind the executive is a guitarist through and through, wi...

The guitar might be the most versatile instrument, with a long history!

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide play the guitar. It is not without reason that it is considered one of the most accessible instruments. Moreover, it has a long history of origin that dates ba...

ASML and Muziekgebouw Eindhoven extend collaboration: music is key for connection, talent and equal opportunities

ASML and Muziekgebouw Eindhoven are extending their partnership until 2028. Both organizations will build on what has been developed together in recent years: making music accessible to as many people...

Kraftwerk: revolutionary pioneers with close ties to Eindhoven

Kraftwerk's influence on modern music is so pervasive that we hardly notice it anymore. Yet there's a good chance that much of the music you hear on the radio today—whether it's a dance track, pop, ...

Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells: much more than the music for The Exorcist and Bassie & Adriaan

It is one of the most recognizable intros in pop history: the compelling, hypnotic piano sounds of Tubular Bells. But did you know that this masterpiece by Mike Oldfield almost never saw the light of ...

Nergens hoor je de Matthäus-Passion zo vaak als in Nederland

Nowhere do you hear the St. Matthew Passion as often as in the Netherlands

As soon as the first crocuses appear and the winter coat stays on the coat rack more often, it is Bach that dominates the scene in the Netherlands. His world-famous Passion works then resound in large...

Klassiek seizoen 26-27 - illustratie door Lobke van Aar - Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven presents a rich 26-27 classical season: a balance between masterpieces and new discoveries

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven is proud to announce its new classical programme for the 26-27 season. The line-up promises a distinctive balance between cherished masterpieces and surprising new discoveries, ...

For 40 years, Rowwen Hèze has been a household name far beyond Limburg

It is 1985. In the small Limburg village of America, in the heart of De Peel, a group of friends decide to start a band. They name themselves after a legendary local eccentric, a rough-edged character...

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...

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