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. The festival is extremely grateful to this generous donor for his support of the festival and the loving memory of his wife that this shows.
'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.
We look forward to welcoming Roderick Williams again this year as one of our performing artists and artist-in-residence. We spoke to him and everything he said radiated his enthusiasm for art song and teaching.
Thursday, February 15, we received the sad news that Rudolf Jansen passed away on Monday, February 12. He was 84 years old. For over 55 years, he worked as a song pianist with well-known singers ....
On Thursday 28 March, The Passion is coming to Zeist. Because singing together connects, the Internationaal Lied Festival Zeist has taken the initiative to commission a song on the occasion....
Soprano Karola Pavone and pianist Boris Radulović participated in the very first master classes in 2016, gave a recital for emerging talent and won the first edition of the Young Artist Platform in October 2021. This gave them the opportunity to perform on stage with us again in 2022 as well as at the Oxford International Song Festival. So a lot has happened.
Baritone Tomas Kildišius and pianist Gustas Raudonius both participated in our master class in 2022. Admittedly with different duo partners, but there the seeds were sown for further musical cooperation. And what a collaboration it was!
Baritone Tomas Kildišius and pianist Ani Ter-Martirosyan won the third Young Artist Platform yesterday. According to the jury, they understood the art of uniting as a duo.
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