Calefax and the reed quintet celebrate their 40th anniversary with a big reed (quintet) party: Calefax Reed Festival!
A jam-packed weekend of music. A trip down to memory lane for some, a surprise party for others. Come to a concert or (free) activity of your choice. The Calefax Reed Festival is four days of concerts, workshops, meetings and experiences.
Perform with and learn from renowned reed players
There are activities for musicians of all ages and levels to play along with renowned reed players and learn from them. Attend recitals by Calefax’s favourite, groundbreaking top soloists, participate in a workshop by the musicians of Calefax, and play along in the free Play-In concert. For this concert, the Composer Laureate of the Netherlands, Anne-Maartje Lemereis, is composing a new work! The (side) programme will continue to be filled in over the next few months.
All You Can Reed
For those who can’t get enough: attend all evening shows for €40 per concert. Or choose the All You Can Reed package and get the best possible discount for the entire festival! Buy tickets for 5 or more concerts from and get a 40% discount!
Saturday afternoon ticket
Saturday afternoon ticket: get tickets for 3 concerts in the Grote Zaal and enjoy a 25% discount!
The Calefax Reed Festival is supported by Stichting Reinbert de Leeuw, Dioraphte, Cultuurfonds, Van den Berch van Heemstede Stichting, Fonds Podiumkunsten, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Sociéte Gavigniës, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Conservatoire of Maastricht, Conservatoire of Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire.
The registration form for the masterclasses of master reed players Nicolas Arsenijevic (saxophone) and Valeria Curti (bassoon) at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague are closed!
The registration form for the masterclass with clarinetist Shirley Brill at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague is closed!
Learn more about the history of Calefax – the world’s first reed quintet!
Enjoy performances of four reed quintets during the finale of the Alba Rosa Viëtor/Calefax Composers Competition: Akropolis Reed Quintet, Dianto Reed Quintet, Kalamos Reed Quintet and Calefax will all perform. Each quintet will perform one of the finalists’ compositions from the competition, as well as a highlight from their own repertoire.