Once a month, Theater DE VESTE in Delft hosts a classical music concert on Sunday morning at 11.30. Music transcends languages, and therefore these concerts are accessible for internationals. Each concert costs €23,50 with discounted tickets available for €15 for students and youth and €21,50 for people with a Prometheus or Delft/ Rotterdam pass. Each ticket includes a free cup of coffee or tea.

After each of the concerts there is a follow up interview with the performers, however this interview is held in Dutch. During the interview guests can purchase a cheese platter and alcoholic or non-alcoholic cava.

Ragazze Quartet – 18 October 2026

The first concert of the theatrical season was last Sunday with the Ragazze Quartet. This string quartet developed into one of the most fresh and leading voices in classical music with their groundbreaking programmes that often handle socially relevant themes. In this concert they had an intimate conversation between the past and present. The programme started off with Scandinavian folk songs, followed by Jean Sibelius’ Voces Intimae and lastly Antonín Dvořák’s From the New World (Z Nového světa).

This concert was received very positively, including in this review: VOCES INTIMAE by Ragazze Quartet at Theater de Veste in Delft

Laureaat Concours Cello Biënnale – 15 November 2026

The next concert will host the winner of Cello Biënnale festival, held in Amsterdam on the 29th of October till the 7th of November. This festival has grown since its first edition in 2006 into an internationally leading cello festival. Ever since the beginning theater DE VESTE has offered the winner a stage, and the opportunity to start off a brilliant career. The programme of the concert will be revealed after the winner is announced.

Daniel Rowland, Maja Bogdanovic and Anna Fedorova – 20 December 2026

Three international top musicians will join forces on the 20th of December. British/ Dutch violinist Daniel Rowland, Serbian/French cellist Maja Bogdanovic and Ukrainian/ Dutch pianist Anna Fedorova have each performed in well known venues all over the world such as Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall in New York, the Royal Albert Hall in London, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris and Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo. Now together in theater DE VESTE the trio will perform a varied programme including works of Beethoven, Žebeljan, Dvořák and Tchaikovsky.

Berlage Saxophone Quartet & Noa Wildschut – 24 January 2027

The Sunday morning concert on the 24th of January will be the premiere of the Berlage Saxophone Quartet & violinist Noa Wildschut’s ‘De Mens in de Massa’ (the person in the crowd). In this captivating programme the musicians will explore the balance between personal development and blending into the crowd. The tension of which becomes audible in various musical forms, with arrangements by Max Knigge and Peter Vigh. In Maurice Ravel’s ‘Tzigane’ and ‘Blues’ and Darius Milhaud’s ‘Le Boeuf sur le Toit’, the soloist and the quartet merge into a powerful symbol of togetherness, while at other times they stand in stark contrast to each other, as in Arvo Pärt’s ‘Fratres’.

Lidy Blijdorp and Tobias Borsboom – 28 February 2027

Cellist Lidy Blijdorp and pianist Tobias Borsboom form a close-knit duo known for their intense, expressive performances and remarkable musical connection. On the 28th of February, they will bring a varied programme to the stage, combining the vibrant Spanish influences of Manuel de Falla’s ‘Suite Populaire Espagnole’ and Alberto Ginastera’s ‘Pampeana No. 2’ with the rich romanticism of César Franck’s Sonata for Cello and Piano. Together, these works promise a concert full of passion, colour and lyrical beauty.

Nathalia Milstein, Sarah Jégou-Sageman, Paul Zientara, Ella van Poucke – 28 March 2027

Pianist Nathalia Milstein will be joined by three outstanding musicians: cellist Ella van Poucke and French violinists Sarah Jégou-Sageman and Paul Zientara, on the 28th of March. Together, they will explore the richness of chamber music through works by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Dvořák. From Schubert’s youthful String Trio to the lively melodies and Czech folk influences of Dvořák’s Second Piano Quartet, the programme offers a journey through the expressive world of nineteenth-century classical music.

Combattimento Consort – 18 April 2027

To celebrate the 300th anniversary of Antonio Vivaldi’s iconic ‘Le Quattro Stagioni’ (The Four Seasons), the ensemble Combattimento will bring these masterpieces back to life on the 18th of April. Alongside Vivaldi’s famous violin concertos, the musicians will present a reconstruction of an alternative set of Four Seasons by his contemporary Francesco Durante, as well as works featuring the oboe by Vivaldi and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Known for their energetic and passionate performances of Baroque music, Combattimento promises a fresh perspective on these timeless works.

For all concerts, tickets are available here: https://www.theaterdeveste.nl/