Traditionally, the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble heralds the new year with a grand, musical celebration from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. This year, we celebrate the ensemble’s versatility by showcasing it in all its facets, featuring NBE, jongNBE, and jongNBEregionaal together on stage.

This year marks the debut of bass trombonist Brandt Attema as artistic director. To celebrate the versatility of the NBE, he has chosen to showcase the ensemble in all its facets: NBE performing alongside the young musicians of jongNBE and jongNBEregionaal.

We are thrilled to welcome special guests: Dutch-Kurdish singer-songwriter Naaz, Mongolian throat singer and morin khuur player Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig (Epi), and Dutch-Surinamese jazz diva Denise Jannah.

Together we play the most beautiful musical tales from all corners of the globe. And of course, this year’s young winners of the Young Composers Competition will play their own compositions. This year the winners are Mateo Suknović (10) & Noud Egelmeers (11), Kobus Jansen (15) en Linde Geboers (18).

All together it will be a sensory-stimulating performance offering togetherness, hope, solace, and inspiration.

And the best part is: you can also enjoy it from the comfort of your couch—with an oliebol in hand! This year’s New Year’s Concert will once again be broadcast by BNNVARA. Watch the broadcast here via NPOStart.

Feedback from our audience:

“Fresh, energetic, an explosion of colors and sounds, with so many young artists on stage: super start to 2025!”

“Great concert, strong pieces of music! Very varied, what talent and also a connecting message. What a great way to usher in the new year!”

“Every year again a completely unique and extremely creative musical program in the most beautiful hall in the Netherlands (beautifully lit). Thank you so much!”

“Heart-warming and head-warming performance by (young) NBE + guests! Surely with (your) music, peace in this world must come closer, especially with your open doors in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam!”

“Enjoyed from first beat to last. I loved Mahler and by ‘Imagine’ I was really touched, I shed a tear. Thank you for your beautiful music and your charisma. You make the world a little more beautiful. Thank you for that.”

“Yesterday I enjoyed you guys tremendously. Can’t imagine my year without your wonderful music. Nice to pass them on to the next generation.”

“The NBE once again showed that they have the highest “sparkle coefficient” in Dutch music. Very special to be able to usher in the new year like this. Good luck and have fun in 2025!”

Would you already like to get in the right mood for the New Year’s Concert? On NPO Start you can watch all New Year’s Concerts of the past years and on Spotify you can listen to them!

The New Year’s Concert is supported by:

when to see it

• Tue 31 Dec 2024 15:00 Amsterdam Het Concertgebouw Sold out
  The final rehearsal
• Wed 01 Jan 2025 13:30 Amsterdam Het Concertgebouw Sold out
• Wed 01 Jan 2025 16:30 Amsterdam Het Concertgebouw Sold out