Today we are announcing 17 new artists and projects from the program of Gaudeamus Festival 2026, which takes place from September 9 to 13 at various locations in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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We are delighted to announce the winners of four open calls.
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Are you, or do you know someone, who has never attended Gaudeamus Festival? Then we are looking for you!
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We are looking for volunteers for this year’s festival!
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The first artists from the Gaudeamus Festival 2026 programme have been announced, and ticket sales for all day tickets have started. From 9 to 13 September, we will present more than 45 concerts, interdisciplinary performances, the Gaudeamus Award, lectures, and a seminar.
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Tytti Arola (Finland, 1990)
Sing-Yat Chen (Hong Kong, 2001)
Rodrigo Pascale (Brazil, 1996)
Anibal Vidal (Chile, 1991)
Gaudeamus and Insomnio are launching a Call for Composers to create new works that challenge and expand the artistic research with Insomnio’s TouchLab TERMINAL.
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Photographer Rogier Boogaard followed the nominees for Gaudeamus Award 2025 across all their rehearsals, concerts and other adventures in Utrecht during and before Gaudeamus Festival 2025.
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British composer Matthew Grouse is the winner of the Gaudeamus Award 2025. The young composer received the prestigious incentive prize for young music pioneers on Sunday, September 14th during the closing evening of Gaudeamus Festival 2025 in TivoliVredenburg Hertz in Utrecht.
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Composer, musician, and curator Bart de Vrees, in his opening speech for the Gaudeamus Festival 2025, reflects on The State of Dutch New Music, in collaboration with Buma Cultuur.
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Plan your festival visit ahead or on your way to the festival.
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Application for the Gaudeamus Award 2026 is now open! Composers/creators of any nationality or background who were born after 13 September 1990 may enter their works.
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Today we announce the third and final batch of artists performing at Gaudeamus Festival 2025.
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The application to join our Focus Group is now open!
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Today we are announcing the next batch of artists for the programme of Gaudeamus Festival 2025!
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From 10 to 14 September, we will present more than 45 concerts, interdisciplinary performances, the Gaudeamus Award, workshops, lectures and a seminar, celebrating our 80th anniversary this year.
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