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  • Sunday 15 March / 14.00 - 17.00

Exclusive Friends' recital

w/o. Henk Neven, baritone & Hans Eijsackers, piano / Noëlle Drost, soprano & Jorian van Nee, piano

Become a Friend now and come too!
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  • Friday 15 May / 20.15 - 22.00 hours

Italienisches Liederbuch

Katharina Ruckgaber, soprano / Henk Neven, bass-baritone / Hans Eijsackers, piano

Italienisches Liederbuch: Human nature in humorous liederen by Hugo Wolf
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  • Saturday 16 May / 10 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.

Day of Song

Enjoy established and young musicians during three recitals, College Tour with Jan Willem Nelleke, the LiedLab and more!  
A whole day of the lied in action i.c.w. Friends of the Song
day of song
  • Saturday 16 May / 20.15 - 22.00 hours

Passing through Nature to Eternity

Sarah Fox, soprano / Hugo Brady, tenor / Armand Rabot, baritone / Graham Johnson, piano  
A musical journey from harmony to disruption
concert photo
  • Sunday 17 May / 15:00 - 16:00

Rising water

Noëlle Drost, soprano / Jorian van Nee, piano / Kadir van Lohuizen, photographer and documentary filmmaker

Poetic musical journey from raindrop to rivers of memory
Drost, No, Lohuizen
  • Sunday 17 May / 19.30 - 21.00 hours

Under the apple tree

Thomas Oliemans, baritone and piano

From paradise to the Fall with liederences from Schubert and Brahms to Harry Bannink, Randy Newman and Bram Vermeulen.
thomas oilmans
  • Monday 18 May / 10.15 am - 12.45 pm

Masterclass Monday morning

Master class for professional song duos by Olaf Bär, baritone and Hans Eijsackers, piano

Talent development is indispensable!
masterclass
  • Monday 18 May / 14:00 - 16:30

Masterclass Monday afternoon

Master class for professional song duos by Olaf Bär, baritone and Hans Eijsackers, piano

Talent development is indispensable!
masterclass
  • Tuesday 19 May / 10.15 - 12.45 am

Masterclass Tuesday morning

Master class for professional song duos by Olaf Bär, baritone and Hans Eijsackers, piano

Talent development is indispensable!
masterclass
  • Tuesday 19 May / 14.00 - 16.30 hours

Masterclass Tuesday afternoon

Master class for professional song duos by Olaf Bär, baritone and Hans Eijsackers, piano

Talent development is indispensable!
masterclass
  • Tuesday 19 May / 20.15 - 22.00

Echo of nature

Julian Prégardien, tenor / Bryan Benner, baritone & guitar

Original open-air recital: classical repertoire in a mix of pop and folk music
Julien Prégardien and Bryan Benner
  • Wednesday 20 May / 10.15 - 12.45 am

Masterclass Wednesday morning

Master class for professional song duos by Robert Holl, bass-baritone and Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano

Talent development is indispensable!
Robert Holl and Bernarda Fink
  • Wednesday 20 May / 14.00 - 16.30 hours

Masterclass Wednesday afternoon

Master class for professional song duos by Robert Holl, bass-baritone and Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano

Talent development is indispensable!
Robert Holl and Bernarda Fink
  • Wednesday 20 May / 20.15 - 22.00

Finlandia, eternally the Woods will sing

Arttu Kataja, baritone / Pauliina Tukiainen, piano

The enchantment of singing forests and Finnish folkliederen
Arttu Kataja and Pauliina Tukiainen
  • Thursday 21 May / 10.15 - 12.45 hours

Masterclass Thursday morning

Master class for professional song duos by Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano and Pauliina Tukiainen, piano

Talent development is indispensable!
Pauliina Tukiainen and Bernarda Fink
  • Thursday 21 May / 14.00 - 16.30 hours

Masterclass Thursday afternoon

Master class for professional song duos by Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano and Pauliina Tukiainen, piano

Talent development is indispensable!
Pauliina Tukiainen and Bernarda Fink
  • Thursday 21 May / 16.00 - 17.30 and 19.30 - 21.00

Young Artist Platform

Exciting presentation by Next Generation song duos

young artist platform
  • Friday 22 May / 10.15 - 12.45 hours

Masterclass Friday morning

Master class for professional song duos by Robert Holl, bass-baritone and Pauliina Tukiainen, piano

Talent development is indispensable!
Robert Holl and Pauliina Tukiainen
  • Friday 22 May / 14.00 - 16.30 hours

Masterclass Friday afternoon

Master class for professional song duos by Robert Holl, bass-baritone and Pauliina Tukiainen, piano

Talent development is indispensable!
Robert Holl and Pauliina Tukiainen
  • Friday 22 May / 20.15 - 22.00

Le dejeuner sur l'herbe

Nicky Spence, tenor / Julius Drake, piano / TheDutchBrewhouse with Lonneke van Straalen

Back to nature to escape the hustle and bustle of the day
Nicky Spence & Julius Drake
  • Saturday 23 May / 12:00 - 14:00

Presentation recital Masterclass

Participants masterclass professionals
For a week, six duos worked on their interplay to add lustre to the song
master class presentation
  • Saturday 23 May / 16:00 - 18:00

Showcases

Justyna Khil, soprano / Rozalia Kierc, piano / Ellen Pearson, mezzo-soprano / Francesca Lauri, piano

Theatrical recitals by award-winning lied duos
showcases
  • Saturday 23 May / 20.15 - 22.00 hours

Histoires naturelles

Simon Keenlyside, baritone / Malcolm Martineau, piano

Back to nature
Simon Keenlyside & Malcolm Martineau
song recital

Song recitals

by world stars and up-and-coming talent

Masterclass

research and innovation
young artist platform

Young Artist Platform

springboard for promising song duos
School projects

School project

for primary and secondary school pupils
Day of song

Day of Song

A whole day of the song in action!
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Singing by yourself

amateur singers in the spotlight

Nine days of enjoying the most beautiful classical songs in the green heart of the Utrecht Hill Ridge. Listening together to poetry at music in a friendly and casual atmosphere, that's International Lied Festival Zeist.

outdoor concert
© Mel Boas
© Mel Boas
outdoor concert
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© Mel Boas
© Mel Boas
© Mel Boas

Next Generation

‘You can hear the most beautiful songs at International Festival Zeist’ is our motto. We want to live up to that not only now, but also in the future.

If the art of song is dear to you

Recently, we were pleased to welcome a new patron. In memory of his partner, he decided to pass on her love of song to the next generation.

Singing yourself at the festival

The International Lied Festival Zeist is for everyone: from practised amateur to beginner, and from young to old.

Singing together is fun!

Without your noticing, the festival is already warming up. The first participants began their master classes for amateur musicians.

International Vocal Competition

Justyna Khil and Rozalia Kierc win ILFZ engagement prize at International Vocal Competition.

Choice for young talent

Former chairman Aat Klompenhouwer put his heart and soul into giving young talent the chance to develop and boost their careers wherever he could.
Hans Eijsackers and Henk Neven

Festival theme

Join us in listening to the voice of nature!

Festival site

A history of brotherhood
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Inspiration in nature

Song art and nature belong together!
day of song

Accessed

Disabled? The festival is here for you too!
threebergen-zeist station

The best way

to International Lied Festival Zeist
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Your stay in Zeist

Complete your festival experience