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Classical:NEXT 2021 Showcases

Have you ever heard of a 'Cyborg Pianist'? Our Showcase Festival 2021 will show you what this sounds like and will guide you through various other musical horizons. The jury-curated live concert series is comprised of seven Daytime and Evening Showcases as well as Club Showcases and DJs. This year is marked by international artists who are masters of building bridges between genres and expanding their instruments' possibilities.

The selected Daytime and Evening Showcases

  • Antonio Serrano & Costanza Lechner
    (ES)
  • ecce cello (ES/DE)
  • Kayhan Kalhor & Rembrandt Trio (IR/NL)
  • Lina Andonovska
    (AU/IE)
  • New Babylon (1929) Restored (UK)
  • Ragazze Quartet (NL)
  • Zubin Kanga (AU/UK)

Club Showcases and DJs
  • Darius Darek / World BEAThoven Project (PL/DE)
  • Evelien van den Broek / Biophonica (NL)
  • Lotte Pen (NL)
  • Neo Electric Quartet (PL)
  • 'Nonclassical' DJs (UK)


Click here to learn more about the selection process.

We are looking forward to this long-awaited live experience and hope to listen and dance with you in Rotterdam.

To help you plan your visit to Rotterdam, please check our programme overview. You might also want to keep our Late Rate in mind, ending 3 September.

article posted by:Gideon Elfgen, Piranha Arts

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