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. Tune in on January 1, at 6:15 PM on NPO2

Feedback from our audience last year:

“What a beautiful, magnificent New Year’s concert… The performance of the piece ‘Haydar, Haydar’ by Cicek really transported me. I put everything else aside afterwards. The interplay between the flutist and the drummer touched an emotion that far surpasses an intense lived emotion. They took you to the creation of a new story.”

“Touchingly beautiful NBE New Year’s concert yesterday, with music from all corners of the world and for (almost) all ages. What a nice start to the new year!”

“It’s nice to find connection in music from all corners of the world, and to be able to pass that on to our 3 young children, especially now.”

“What a beautiful start to a new year, it was enchantingly beautiful. It was wonderful to have experienced this in the most beautiful concert hall.”

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