// Dutch Harp Festival 2021

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We'd like to take you back to planet harp once mor

We'd like to take you back to planet harp once more... Please enjoy the official Dutch Harp Festival 2022 aftermovie!

We'd love to see you back in 2024, on April 20 & 21. Mark your calendar! 📅

It’s a wrap! What a wonderful edition it was. Th

It’s a wrap! What a wonderful edition it was. Thank you so much! And congratulations to our finalists.

The 3 finalists of the World Harp Competition are

The 3 finalists of the World Harp Competition are (in performance order):
Julie Rokseth
Maria Sá Silva
Juanjo Corbalán

Congratulations! The grand finale will take place at 18.00 viaharpfestival.nl/livestream.

Good morning! We’re still glowing from a perfect

Good morning! We’re still glowing from a perfect opening night. Day 2, let’s go!

Dutch Harp Festival 2022 is on! 🔥

Dutch Harp Festival 2022 is on! 🔥

Only a few hours until the festival kicks off! For

Only a few hours until the festival kicks off! For those who can't attend the festival, the World Harp Competition performances will be broadcasted via harpfestival.nl/livestream (link in bio).

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟳𝘁𝗵:
17:00 - 17:45 Héloïse Carlean-Jones
19:00 - 19:45 Cara Dawson
20:30 - 21:15 Julie Rokseth

While the whole festival is still ahead of us (tom

While the whole festival is still ahead of us (tomorrow, finally, woohoo!), we are already looking forward to the grand finale on Sunday.

This year the festival will end in a spectacular way with the three finalists of the World Harp Competition, the award ceremony and – during the jury deliberations – a performance by Remy van Kesteren and his Analogue Robot Orchestra. The Orchestra premiered in 2019 during Remy’s theatre tour and in the past year Remy and Jurjen Alkema – who is responsible for building the electronic rhythm instruments – expanded, changed and perfected the orchestra. Remy’s show will include own compositions accompanied by Jurjen’s mesmerizing visuals and will be a new chapter for this extraordinary instrumentalist. Don't miss it! 👀

Zometeen bij @koffietijdnl, @bandura_krut live! 😍 #hallelujah

Zoom in and discover the timetable for the festiva

Zoom in and discover the timetable for the festival! 🔎 Only 3 days to go…

Like every edition, the festival will open with a

Like every edition, the festival will open with a spectacular concert which not only shows all facets of the harp, but also includes highlights of the festival line-up and special guests. This year’s main guest is Ukrainian star Maryna Krut. The singer and player of the bandura, the Ukrainian harp, arrived this week from Kyiv especially for Dutch Harp Festival to play her music and tell her story. The opening also includes performances by the finalists of the World Harp Competition, Myron Hamming, Marije Nie, Sekou Dioubate, Remy van Kesteren himself and Goldmyth, who will also be playing the festival the following day. Expect folk, rock, classical music, pop, fado, inciting Paraguayan traditional music, Chinese Konghou and of course, lots of harp.

🗓️ 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟳𝘁𝗵. 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟴:𝟱𝟬. 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮.

Yesterday, Ukrainian star Maryna Krut and Remy van

Yesterday, Ukrainian star Maryna Krut and Remy van Kesteren performed live at NPO Radio 4's Spiegelzaal and at Podium Witteman.

Maryna will be the main guest of the opening concert of the Dutch Harp Festival, on Saturday May 7th. Starting at 18.00 at TivoliVredenburg.

With only one week ahead, we literally can't wait

With only one week ahead, we literally can't wait to welcome you at the Dutch Harp Festival 2022 on Saturday May 7th and Sunday May 8th at TivoliVredenburg! 🎼

For the festival's Sunday morning (May 8th), we've

For the festival's Sunday morning (May 8th), we've created a program that can be enjoyed by the whole family. From 10.00 until 11.30, Emma Rekers and Romy Wymer will host two interactive sessions where kids from 6 years old can discover the harp and play along. From 11.30 on, Remy van Kesteren and the Leerorkest will tell the story of how the harp was invented.

We offer kids tickets for the special price of €10 to join the festival Sunday, so head over to our website (link in bio) and get your tickets.

𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗽 𝗙𝗲𝘀

𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗽 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘅 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗸𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲
Our friends from Nordkapp Coffee created a Dutch Harp Festival coffee, which will be served at the festival. This Sunday (May 1th), we’ll host a Coffee Mini Harp Tour in Utrecht, with Iive harp music as a sneak peek of the festival and to present the coffee. Entrance is free for all venues, so come join us!

𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙈𝙖𝙮 1𝙩𝙝
10.00 - Rabarber (Zadelstraat 20, Utrecht)
12.00 - Noordertuin (Gageldijk 3, Utrecht)
14.00 - Landhuis in de Stad (Park Oog in Al 1, Utrecht)
17.00 - De Kromme Haring (Europalaan 2C, Utrecht)

At the Dutch Harp Festival, there's more to discov

At the Dutch Harp Festival, there's more to discover than only listenening to harp music... You can also participate! 🎼

Feel free to join the two fantastic workshops we’re hosting on Sunday, May 8th. Please note: you’ll have to sign up via our website.

𝗕𝗘𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗣 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗬 𝗙𝗨𝗦𝗖𝗢 – 12.30
Discovering the DELTA electric harp and its potential for live performance

𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗩 – 14.00
Get a one-on-one lesson of this Russian harp virtuoso. Bring a piece you’d love to work on or ask Alexander questions.

Must see! 👀 The renowned Mahazer from Cairo asp

Must see! 👀 The renowned Mahazer from Cairo aspires to keep the music of the Zãr, a ritual originally from the area that is now called Ethiopia, alive. The Zãr uses traditional songs and hypnotic polyrhythms made by a six string harp, the tanbura, to remove and calm spirits. Even though religious authorities in Egypt are sceptical about the Zãr, front woman Umm Sameh and her group are determined to conserve the Zãr’s legacy.

Enjoy the live recording in our stories, recorded at Le Guess Who? as a sneak peek of what you can expect during Dutch Harp Festival 2022.