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Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht – 28 August - 6 September 2026
Tip from Robin Wiersma, ticket sales & EMTV
Ensemble Odyssee - Theater zonder stemmen (Wednesday 2 September 15:00, TivoliVredenburg / Hertz)
Sometimes music is more than just listening; it’s seeing with your ears. This concert by Ensemble Odyssee promises to be a wonderful baroque musical sleight of hand. What I find so fascinating is that the musicians play with your ears. You hear a trumpet sounding or a drum beating, but on stage you see only recorders, oboes and strings imitating these sounds. It is an inventive game of disguises and echoes in which the instruments constantly swap roles. For me, this is the ultimate proof that Baroque music doesn’t have to be stuffy, but can actually be full of humour and surprise. Will you come and experience how the ‘special effects’ of the Baroque can fool you?
Tip from Cas van Dijk, audience participation
ĀRT HOUSE 17 & Friends - Over the Rainbow (Tuesday 1 September 20:00, TivoliVredenburg / Grote Zaal)
ĀRT HOUSE 17 is treating us to a full-length, revue-style, varied and surprising evening featuring a diverse range of artistic disciplines, musical genres and people. I can’t wait! Various collaborations have been established for this project, and I am very curious to see how these will be expressed on the stage of the Main Hall. It’s wonderful to see how ART HOUSE 17 juxtaposes old music with new music to demonstrate the relevance and power of music. Music connects; representation matters.
Tip from Meral Maas, junior marketer
Le Salon: Jawa Manla - Music and Poetry from the Arabic Tradition (Sunday 30 August 22:15, Paushuize / Balzaal)
I love being unexpectedly captivated by music. That’s exactly what happened when I recently listened to the album ‘Distant Roots’ by oud player Jawa Manla. Her music intrigues me. I’m looking forward to seeing her perform live at Le Salon. Late in the evening, host Simon Mulder will be talking to Jawa Manla at the beautiful Paushuize about how music, song and poetry from the Arab tradition are interwoven.