Program
Autumn edition 2025

Sneak Preview

The festival kicks off on Friday evening with a Sneak Preview: a musical route with a unique taste of the program. 

Sneak Preview

The festival kicks off on Friday evening with a Sneak Preview: a musical route with a unique taste of the program. 

Sneak Preview

The festival kicks off on Friday evening with a Sneak Preview: a musical route with a unique taste of the program. 

Ensemble for Breakfast (early)

The Iro Quartet opens the festival day with Beethoven's first string quartet and other pieces. 

Ensemble for Breakfast (late)

The Iro Quartet opens the festival day with Beethoven's first string quartet and other pieces. 

Singing of earthly and heavenly love

Musicologist Saskia Törnqvist shares the story of women in musical history, in three parts. 

Broedpleats (early)

Accompanied by Club Classique, young talents perform brand-new programmes at De Berkenplas.

Beachcomber trip

Walk the beach with the forester in search of washed-up treasures from the sea.

Broedpleats (late)

Accompanied by Club Classique, young talents perform brand-new programmes at De Berkenplas.

Lost & Found

Flutist Kersten McCall and harpist Joost Willemze welcome you to their atelier, where they are putting the finishing touches to some lesser-played chamber music works from the early 20th century. 

Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey

The documentary Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey takes you on a breathtaking journey through the power and fragility of water.  

Ghiribizzi (early)

Ghiribizzi, whimsical brainwaves, the will be delivered tonight by Dokwerk Saxophone Quartet at the Got Tjark.

A New World

An evening filled with music from new worlds, from Jennifer Higdon to Antonín Dvořák. 

Ghiribizzi (late)

Ghiribizzi, whimsical brainwaves, the will be delivered tonight by Dokwerk Saxophone Quartet at the Got Tjark.

Piano for Breakfast (early)

Start your day with a surprising programme by Schiermonnikoog Festival Award-winner Henry Lewis.   

Piano for Breakfast (late)

Start your day with a surprising programme by Schiermonnikoog Festival Award-winner Henry Lewis.   

Italian Divas

Musicologist Saskia Törnqvist shares the story of women in musical history, in three parts. 

Broedpleats (early)

Accompanied by Club Classique, young talents perform brand-new programmes at De Berkenplas.

Migratory bird hike

Discover the island's diverse ecosystems and learn about migratory bird routes and the birds that pass Schiermonnikoog.

Broedpleats (late)

Accompanied by Club Classique, young talents perform brand-new programmes at De Berkenplas.

Musical Meteorology

The dizzying world behind the weather and the inspiration that composers draw from clouds, seasons and rain: the themes that NOS weatherman Peter Kuipers Munneke and pianist Ralph van Raat will tackle. 

Natural Selection (early)

Elisabeth Hetherington will take you through songs that make our connection with nature and the supernatural tangible. 

The Spoonbill in a Troubled World (in Dutch)

The nature documentary The Spoonbill in a Troubled World by filmmaker Hilco Jansma follows the remarkable comeback of the spoonbill in the Netherlands. 

Natural Selection (late)

Elisabeth Hetherington will take you through songs that make our connection with nature and the supernatural tangible. 

Voyager (early)

The Alma Quartet plays Beethoven's 13th string quartet. 

Moby Dick

A musical evening around the sea, including Vox Balaenae by George Crum, a piece inspired by the song of whales. 

Voyager (late)

The Alma Quartet plays Beethoven's 13th string quartet. 

Musical Mysticism (early)

A mystical, candle-lit evening with the Iro Quartet. 

Musical Mysticism (late)

A mystical, candle-lit evening with the Iro Quartet. 

Viola for Breakfast (early)

Kick off your day with young talent: Hiroki Kasai plays Schumanns Märchenbilder. 

Viola for Breakfast (late)

Kick off your day with young talent: Hiroki Kasai plays Schumanns Märchenbilder. 

Composing in the shadow of the Sun King and in the light of the revolution

Musicologist Saskia Törnqvist shares the story of women in musical history, in three parts. 

Broedpleats (early)

Accompanied by Club Classique, young talents perform brand-new programmes at De Berkenplas.

Sound excursion with Joost Willemze

Go on an adventure in nature with Joost Willemze!

Public Masterclass with Maria Milstein

Young talent Céleste Klingelschmitt receives a masterclass from violinist Maria Milstein. 

Broedpleats (late)

Accompanied by Club Classique, young talents perform brand-new programmes at De Berkenplas.

Dutch Discoveries

A programme full of surprises from under-sung Dutch composers. 

Schubert Songs (early)

Romantic songs by Schubert, by baritone Henk Neven and pianist Daan Boertien. 

Schubert Songs (late)

Romantic songs by Schubert, by baritone Henk Neven and pianist Daan Boertien. 

Hommages (early)

The French Lucile Boulanger, this year awarded a Victoire de la Musique, takes you back to the time between Louis XIV and Louis XV. 

Made in Hollywood

Grandeur of classical music from the Hollywood of the first half of the 20th century. 

Hommages (late)

The French Lucile Boulanger, this year awarded a Victoire de la Musique, takes you back to the time between Louis XIV and Louis XV. 

Stargazing walk

Experience a different side of the island on this star walk in the dark.

Violin for Breakfast (early)

Schiermonnikoog Festival Award winner Céleste Klingelschmidt returns to our island with two absolute pioneers. 

Bird calls in autumn

Om naar vogelgeluiden te luisteren hoeft het geen voorjaar te zijn, vogels zijn altijd en overal te horen. Als ze niet zingen maken ze ...

Violin for Breakfast (late)

Schiermonnikoog Festival Award winner Céleste Klingelschmidt returns to our island with two absolute pioneers. 

Ménage à trois

Listen to the close musical union between Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. 

Afternoon Bach (early)

How did Bach do it, keeping time while creating timeless music? Maria Milstein will play his Violin Sonata this afternoon. 

Afternoon Bach (late)

How did Bach do it, keeping time while creating timeless music? Maria Milstein will play his Violin Sonata this afternoon. 

Impressions and Impromptus (early)

She possesses a ‘natural musicality that, I feared, had disappeared’ said the proud jury president about Chloe Jiyeong Mun when she won the Busoni International Competition in 2015. Tonight she demonstrates it. 

Metamorphosis

Get carried away with Strauss' Metamorphosen. 

Impressions and Impromptus (late)

She possesses a ‘natural musicality that, I feared, had disappeared’ said the proud jury president about Chloe Jiyeong Mun when she won the Busoni International Competition in 2015. Tonight she demonstrates it. 

Bach for Breakfast (early)

Start the day with Bach, preferably with one of the Netherlands' finest cellists. 

Bach for Breakfast (late)

Start the day with Bach, preferably with one of the Netherlands' finest cellists. 

Mushroom hike

Go in search of mushrooms with the forest ranger.

Public Masterclass with Valeriy Sokolov

Together, the winners of the Schiermonnikoog Festival Awards form a piano quartet coached by Ukrainian star violinist Valeriy Sokolov. 

French Delight

Two popular festival guests will climb the stage together this afternoon for a display of musical magic. 

The Tasting Menu

A Coffee Concert like never before: a musical menu.

Metamorphosis

German entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) devoted her life to a fascinating natural phenomenon: the metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly. Her revolutionary research influenced both science and art. Metamorphosis brings her work and life story to life in a unique blend of biopic and nature documentary.

The Muse and the Fashion (early)

Fashion? Nikolai Medtner did not participate in that. Maria Milstein and Caspar Vos sign for a lived-in performance. 

Byzantium Ballads

French-Lebanese pianist Camille El Bacha and French-Greek singer Dafné Kritharas explore forgotten Greek heritage. 

The Muse and the Fashion (late)

Fashion? Nikolai Medtner did not participate in that. Maria Milstein and Caspar Vos sign for a lived-in performance. 

Cello for Breakfast (early)

Schiermonnikoog Festival Award winner LiLa plays Prokofiev’s Cello Sonate in C. 

Cello for Breakfast (late)

Schiermonnikoog Festival Award winner LiLa plays Prokofiev’s Cello Sonate in C. 

Sound excursion with Vincent Martig

Go on an adventure in nature with Vincent Martig!

Performance festival choir

Na het succes van eerdere jaren is er ook deze editie weer een festivalkoor. Onder leiding van koordirigent Catelijn van Berkel laat het koor zich klinken.

The Sound of Talent

Genres? Styles? All fine with Roza Herwig, but if you like, she likes to sing everything with the same creativity and passion. 

Towards the Flame

Get to know the magnetic conductor and cellist Klaus Mäkelä, one of the most exciting young talents in classical music today, through the
lens of legendary filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon!

Grand Finale

The autumn festival ends with a mainstay of the chamber music repertoire, Brahms' lyrical Piano Quartet in A, as well as a cello quartet as a closing performance by Jeroen Reuling. 

Stargazing walk

Experience a different side of the island on this star walk in the dark.