International Day of Peace (Dag van de Vrede)

photo:Peter Lodder

Back in 1981, the United Nations declared September 21st the International Day of Peace with the aim of a worldwide day of truce and non-violence.

Day of Peace is an annual event in cooperation with TivoliVredenburg and Stichting Vluchteling. The NBE invites guest artists from various arts disciplines who have (recently) fled war zones from all over the world. Together with NBE repertoire that has urgency, Day of Peace is a connecting, melancholic and uplifting performance.

The 2021 edition received an honourable place in the top 10 most beautiful TivoliVredenburg moments.

The International Day of Peace is made possible in part by:

   

when to see it

Het Ultieme Nieuwjaarsconcert (The Ultimate New Year’s Concert)

photo: Peter Lodder

  For over 50 years, the NBE has welcomed the new year with the festive New Year’s concerts from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Over the.

Read more 06-02-2025 t/m 16-02-2025

jongNBE – Lunch concerts

photo: Peter Lodder

This spring, jongNBE is touring the country again with their lunch concerts! Enjoy a musical intermezzo of your working day with the performance of our.

Read more 12-02-2025 t/m 05-03-2025

In Hogere Sferen – Bach, Sufi & Pärt (In Higher Realms)

photo: Peter Lodder

As Sufism encourages unity and harmony, and connects Eastern and Western ideologies, in the program In Hogere Sferen – Bach, Sufi & Pärt (In Higher Realms).

Read more 04-03-2025 t/m 18-04-2025

jongNBE – Schiermonnikoog Festival

photo: Melle Meivogel

The jongNBE has been a part of the Schiermonnikoog Festival program, an annual journey of discovery on Schiermonnikoog featuring young classical talent for years. This.

Read more 18-03-2025 t/m 19-03-2025

De 9e (The 9th)

photo: Melle Meivogel

The ultimate symphony of peace and freedom: Beethoven’s Ninth. Beethoven was a rebel & rockstar of his time: artistically independent, he pushed the boundaries of.

Read more 08-05-2025 t/m 22-05-2025