Archive 2018

Borders and boundaries were prominent themes in director Ruth Mackenzie’s last festival: national borders, boundaries of acceptable behaviour, as well as divides between artists and audiences. National borders were crossed in double concerts by the Armenian Gurdjieff Ensemble together with the Syrian Hewar ensemble. The Dutch Metropole Orchestra shared the stage at Carré with soloists from the Syrian Big Band. Festival composer George Benjamin explored how love, passion and violence are interconnected. The focus programme on Benjamin showcased his work’s development, from his very-first vocal compositions to his large-scale opera.

George Benjamin

Festivalcomponist George Benjamin onderzocht hoe liefde, passie en geweld met elkaar samenhangen.

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Holland Festival archive! The history of our festival dates back to 1947. Through the programs of each festival edition we aim to tell this history here. Currently our archive has been digitised from 1990 onwards, more history is to follow soon. Sadly some information is only available in Dutch but we aim to be as bilingual as possible. For additions or tips send an email to [email protected].