menu

news

Would you like to write a review or have you taken photos of a house concert? Do you have news that may be of interest to members and other interested parties? Let us know by sending an e-mail to nieuws@vvhl.nl We love to share it!

In connection with the summer holiday is the editor of Saturday 1st to Sunday 23rd August unable to reply to emails and submitted articles. From Monday 24 August we will pick things up again with news, lookbacks and more.

In connection with the holidays is the editor of Friday 19 December to Sunday 4 January unable to respond to emails and submitted articles. From Monday 5 January, we will pick up with news, retrospectives and more.

to archive

That's why you want to be a member!

  • news
Make the most of your membership during the 2026–2027 concert season and enjoy world-class lied art together. As well as all the concerts featuring our own musicians – which you can attend free of charge as a member – your membership also entitles you to a 30% discount on recitals at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
read more

Ben jezelf en ben eerlijk

  • news
Nog vóór 14.00 uur zit de Punt van TivoliVredenburg al helemaal vol. Het publiek is er klaar voor: College Tour, waarin sopraan Henriette Feith in gesprek gaat met tenor Christoph Prégardien.
read more

International Student LiedDuo Competition 2026

  • news
Van 19 tot en met 22 november vindt in Groningen de volgende editie van de International Student LiedDuo Competition plaats. Tijdens dit internationale concours krijgen jonge zangers en pianisten de kans om hun talent voor het liedrepertoire te laten horen.
read more

Samuel Hasselhorn & Ammiel Bushakevitz in Concertgebouw

  • partner news
Schubert kon liederen componeren in dezelfde kamer waar zijn vrienden met veel rumoer zaten te klaverjassen. In zijn eentje bracht hij het Duitse lied naar een ongekend niveau, nooit meer overtroffen, zelden geëvenaard. Bariton Samuel Hasselhorn en zijn begeleider Ammiel Bushakevitz weten dat.
read more

Erika Baikoff & Roman Borisov in Concertgebouw

  • partner news
Elk lied vertelt zijn eigen verhaal. In muziek van Schumann, Barber en Rachmaninoff klinken liefde, verlies en verlangen door, tot leven gebracht door sopraan Erika Baikoff en pianist Roman Borisov. In 2025 geselecteerd als BBC New Generation Artist, betovert Baikoff met haar lyrische, expressieve stem. Daartegenover staat Borisovs pianospel, dat uitblinkt in kleur, vrijheid.
read more

65 years Vrienden van het Lied!

  • news
This autumn, we are celebrating the 65th anniversary of Vrienden van het Lied with a festive anniversary day. On Sunday 18 October, TivoliVredenburg will be buzzing with lied.
read more

Kreeg u onlangs bloemen?

  • news
‘We hadden Kelly Poukens en Marie François al eerder zien optreden tijdens het afgelopen liedfestival in Zeist en waren onder de indruk van hun presentatie, spontaniteit en het fantastische samenspel van dit jonge, Belgische duo. Liesbeth en ik waren het er snel over eens om hen in Rotterdam uit te nodigen, schrijft contactpersoon Marianne van den Heuvel.
read more

Soul Prism

  • news
What do we really see, and what only through the glass through which we look? In the anniversary program Soul Prism, the soul becomes a prism: a boundary in which emotions, memories, and desires unfold in a rich spectrum of colors.
read more

Prism of Song: From Morning Light to Cabaret Shadow

  • news
On Sunday 18 October, the anniversary will open with Prism of Song, a performance by students from the Utrecht Conservatory. A program that explores the contrasting textures of light and shadow and explores the expressive limits of the human voice.
read more

Let the Florid Music Praise!

  • news
Soprano Francis van Broekhuizen and pianist Femke de Graaf, like many Vrienden van het Lied others this year, are celebrating a milestone: ‘In 2001 we became a duo and worked together towards our first big concert: Francis’ bachelor’s degree in classical singing at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.’ Their theme at the time – friendship – was incorporated into their program for the anniversary day.
read more

Student project Winterreise reimagined

  • news
Vrienden van het Lied enjoys collaborating with Dutch conservatoires to support young musical talent and contribute to talent development. For the third consecutive year, we are doing so with the ‘Winterreise anders’ project.
read more

Complete Songs by Joseph Marx

  • partner news
On Thursday 15 October, the celebratory presentation will take place of a special CD project featuring many previously unrecorded liederen by Joseph Marx, performed by soprano Katharine Dain, tenor Mitch Raemaekers and our ‘own’ pianist Reinild Mees.
read more
to archive