Classical Encounters, chamber music festival

Classical Encounters….. (formerly International Chamber music festival the Hague)

…is The International Chamber music festival in the The Hague region. Concerts characterized as innovative and inspiring "encounters " between musicians and public.

Classical Encounters – same artistic vision, new name

The annual festival Classical Encounters is an inspiring meeting place for (chamber)music lovers and a breeding ground for creative adventure. The festival offers a podium for music, but also functions as a ‘laboratory’, within which musicians research the artistic scope of their performance. Our 15^th jubilee in 2018 was the ideal moment for presenting our ‘repackaging’ to the public. From 2018, the festival continued under a fresh new name that embeds our artistic mission: Classical Encounters.

A festival that is much acclaimed for its high artistic quality and innovative programming. Her repertoire reaches from the early baroque to contemporary music as involves a wide range of musical styles. Keywords: soundbreaking programs in extraordinary locations,informal ambiance and engaged public, room for spontanity, a yearly changing festival theme.

Festival 2019 : "Music Never Dies"
Artistic Director leider Eva Stegeman invited sounding names, as
there are André Morsch (bariton), Gordan
Nikolic (viool), Pieter van Loenen (viool,
finalist Dutch Classical Talent), Asdis
Valdimarsdottir (altviool), Sietse-Jan Weijenberg
(cello), Mick Stirling (cello),Ursula
Smith (cello),Teunis van der Zwart (natuurhoorn) and
ensembles such as the Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble
en het Rembrandt Frerichs Trio. And many others!