By Mete Erdurcan.
Diplomat Magazine has encouraged and supported arts as part of diplomacy and international relations, as a means to enhance the image of the Netherlands through fine arts. We have also promoted foreign artists during their visits to The Hague and other cities.
The 12th edition of the Chamber music festival is held in The Hague in various locations, and was inaugurated with the concert the water and the elements in the Lourdes Church. It is at the same the biggest chamber music festival in The Hague, and was initiated, and currently being led, by violinist Eva Stegeman. She is a graduate of the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
One of the attendees was Deputy Mayor Joris Wijsmuller. He is The Hague’s alderman for Urban Development, Public Housing, Sustainability and Culture. He spoke about the importance of this festival, and mentioned the unusual location for this first concert in the Lourdes Church, but did underline its historical and cultural worth.
The members of the organisation underlined this festival’s search for innovative ways to draw an audience. Some examples are the pictures shown above the musicians. Another example is the H2O Surprise – Sleepover, which will be one of the most interesting days of the festival.
This special day will start with music from various composers, the music is to be a surprise, and through an intricate lightshow, but also musicians who walk freely through the room, the borders between the musicians and the audience will be gone. Towards the night, the music will change to Vivaldi Rocks, and gradually suggest the audience to grab their matrasses and be lullabied to sleep. The sleeping audience will be awakened, in the morning, by folia’s from the Renaissance.
The festival will end on Sunday April the 26th, and Diplomat Magazine would advise anyone to not miss the chance to attend this wonderful festival. More information at: http://www.kamermuziekfestivaldenhaag.nl/page/the-program
