A concert to slow down in, to breathe and truly listen.
The Zen Garden invites you into a different world for a while. This concert is a deliberate resting point, a place to slow down and let your attention shift. As if entering a garden where time moves slower, and every sound is given room to resonate.
In this musical garden, you ‘wander’ through stilled soundscapes, where silence and sound take turns and attention drifts naturally toward listening. The music opens gateways to another sense of time. Japanese influences play a central role, with music drawn from nature, ritual and silence.
The Zen Garden is a concert to stay in. Let go of everything else for a while, and surrender to music that invites you to really listen. Take a seat and let the sounds settle around you.
Somei Satoh – Bifu / Gate into Infinity / Toki no Mon
Toshio Hosokawa – Two Japanese Folk Songs
Toru Takemitsu – Rain Spell
John Cage – Ryoanji
Julius Eastman – Buddha
Tobias Borsboom, piano
Pieter van Loenen, violin
Ryoko Imai, percussion
Joost Willemze, harp
Jelmer de Moed, clarinet
Felicia van den End, flute
This concert is part of Klassiek achter de Duinen, a festival taking place from 17 to 20 September across various locations in the city centre. Its concerts respond to pressing themes, from unrest and inequality to hope and connection. Here, you hear what matters. The full programme and festival passes can be found at klassiekachterdeduinen.nl.