Calefax & Joris Luyendijk - Joris Luyendijk in Calefaxland (Premiere)

Name: Calefax & Joris Luyendijk - Joris Luyendijk in Calefaxland (Premiere)
Start: 2027-04-03
Location: Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden

Sat, 3 Apr 2027

Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden, Leiden

concert Classical culture

Calefax and writer Joris Luyendijk take the stage together in a new theatrical concert: Joris Luyendijk in Calefaxland. This is the premiere of a production that combines classical music with storytelling.

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About: Calefax

Amsterdam's Calefax invented the reed quintet genre back in 1985 and has been filling concert halls from Tokyo to New York ever since. More than 70 ensembles worldwide have taken up the format; Calefax itself keeps pushing forward with new commissions and unexpected collaborations.

70+

reed quintets worldwide inspired by Calefax

200+

commissioned works for reed quintet

reed quintets that performed the anniversary work Link

What's new

2025-11
Calefax received the Amstel Music Award from composer Johan de Meij on 22 November 2025, in recognition of forty years of pioneering work as the founder of the reed quintet.
2025-11
From 20 to 23 November 2025, Calefax celebrated its 40th anniversary with the first Calefax Reed Festival at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, featuring concerts, workshops and international guests.
2025-10
For the occasion of the anniversary, composer Michel van der Aa wrote the work Link, which was performed by 40 reed quintets worldwide over 40 days and could be followed via the new platform reedquintet.net.

Tour

AmsterdamUtrechtEindhovenDen HaagLeidenCuraçaoBonaireArubaSingapore

Tracks

Die Kunst der Fuge (Bach, arr. Calefax)Iconic album from 2000, Bach's contrapuntal masterpiece arranged for reed quintet

Goldbergvariaties (Bach, arr. Raaf Hekkema)Acclaimed CD recording with DVD, arrangement by Calefax saxophonist Raaf Hekkema

Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin, arr. Calefax)Permanent part of the repertoire, also frequently performed live

Link (Michel van der Aa, 2025)Anniversary work written for Calefax' 40th anniversary, performed by 40 reed quintets worldwide

Nouvelles suites (Rameau, arr. Calefax)Album from 2006, Baroque music by Rameau in an original reed quintet arrangement

Recent shows

Jun 14, 2019 Grote Zaal, Amsterdam

About: Joris Luyendijk

From Beirut to the City of London, Luyendijk has reported on the defining stories of his era and speaks about them with the same directness that marks his books. His talks cover power, media and what citizens and countries owe each other in times of crisis.

300,000+

sold copies of 'Dit kan niet waar zijn'

languages in which 'Dit kan niet waar zijn' has been translated

languages in which his books have been translated

What's new

2026-05
In May 2026, Luyendijk laid down his press card after thirty years of journalism, because he no longer considered his involvement in the war in Ukraine compatible with journalistic independence.
2026-05
He traveled to Ukraine multiple times with aid convoys from Protect Ukraine and raises money through lectures about the war and the threat he sees emanating from Russia.
2026-03
In The Incredible Podcast of NPO Radio 1 (March 29, 2026), Luyendijk publicly confirmed that he is no longer a journalist.

Tracks

Dit kan niet waar zijnBestseller about the London banking world (2015), more than 300,000 copies sold and awarded the NS Publieksprijs

Het zijn net mensenBook about the impossibility of objective journalism in the Middle East (2006), winner of the NS Publieksprijs 2007 and Dick Scherpenzeelprijs

De zeven vinkjesGroundbreaking book about structural privileges in the Netherlands (2022), catalyst for a national debate

Je hebt het niet van mij, maar...Report of a month shadowing at the Binnenhof (2011)

Een tipje van de sluierDebut about the Arab world (2001), immediately a bestseller

Calefax & Joris Luyendijk - Joris Luyendijk in Calefaxland (Premiere)

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