Concert Agenda

The Royal Church Choir of St. Gregory Kelmis was founded in 1858 and can therefore look back on 165 years of association history. The singers have always remained true to the motivation and tradition of singing “To the glory of God and to the joy of the people”. CARMINA VIVA was founded in 1998 under the leadership of Vera Saam-Genten. Later she shared work on the conducting stage with Rainer Hilger for three years. In November 2012, Rainer Hilger took over the sole musical direction of the ensemble. (read more)

This concert will feature Cas Henket, violin (12 years), Raf Bessems, percussion/marimba (14 years), Akari Bastiaens, piano (12 years) and Emma de Wijs, soprano (16 years). (read more)

The Limburg Youth Symphony Orchestra is led by the well-known and energetic Sander Teepen and opens with the famous Moldau from Ma Vlast by Smetana. The internationally renowned cellist Quirine Viersen stars with Bruch and Dvořák and the young talents Bibi Ortjens and Tim Stoter also perform. The presentation is in the hands of Rob Mennen. (read more)

Organized annually Vocallis a Masterclass. The last edition was in Aachen in February 2024. This resulted in three winning duos that can be heard in this laureates concert. Winners Valerie Haunz, soprano and Sofi Simeonidis, piano made a big impression with work by the Austrian composer Moritz Eggert. (read more)

Frieda Belinfante, born in 1904, was a cellist. She was the first female conductor in the Netherlands. She performed in the Concertgebouw with her own chamber orchestra, but her career was torpedoed by the war. The storytelling concert Frieda Belinfante delves into her special life. (read more)

In line with the festival theme 'Inspiration', both musicians show with this program how they as musicians can be inspired not only by the music itself, but also by other elements. Just as (song) composers have taken certain subjects or texts as inspiration, they are also influenced and making music goes much further than just studying and performing the music. (read more)

Soprano Fenna Ograjensek and pianist Robert Weirauch take you through the temptations of the classical song repertoire, but cannot resist the temptation to perform repertoire that they are not actually allowed to perform! (read more)

Women composers and inspiration. Works by Amy Beach, Andrée Bonhomme, Melani Bonis, Nadia Boulanger, Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Wieck, Annelies van Paradys and Pauline Viardot-Garcia. (read more)

Rob Mennen, piano, vocals, entertainer. A musical evening full of intuitive, interactive and sensitive moments. (read more)

From textile design to journalism, from speech therapy to orthopedagogy, the young ladies of Giocoso all have their own background and interests. Yet every week they travel from all over to their home base in Weert for their shared passion: singing. (read more)

Works for the (piano) left hand, commissioned by the war-disabled pianist Paul Wittgenstein (yes, Ludwig's brother), who seduced many composers to create a special work (think of Ravel and Schmidt, among others). (read more)

Piano four hands with vocals. A special sister duo, known from, among others, Classical on Sunday NPO4. And, especially for Festival Vocallis, with their mother as a special musical guest. They play works by Liszt, Rachmaninov and Piazzolla. And songs by Villa Lobos and Lucia Dalla, among others. A romantic double-sounding program with surprising parts. (read more)