Dare to listen, dare to discover!
Listening beyond the visible with Bryan Segers’ Spectrum
With Spectrum, the New European Ensemble presents a new edition of the Mavericks series, highlighting makers who challenge existing frameworks and sharpen the act of listening itself. Concerts will be held from 16 to 18 April 2026 in Enschede, Tilburg, and The Hague. In this new composition by Bryan A.J. Segers, music, text, and electronics merge into a layered whole that not only tells, but above all allows for an experience. Drawing from his own experience of the autism spectrum […]
Upcoming concerts
Sun 5 Jul ’26 Het Nest, Baarn
Wonderfeel – What I really want to say
Fri 28 Aug ’26 Edinburgh International Book Festival
Seasonal Quartet with Ali Smith
Wed 9 Sep ’26 Tivoli Vredenburg
Gaudeamus festival – Peni Candra Rini
‘Dare to listen. Dare to discover.’ Taken from the press release, this line did not feel like mere promotional language – it came to life last night at the Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague.
-Arts Talk Magazine-
The New European Ensemble (NEuE) tells stories — stories that aim to reflect, challenge, inspire, and deepen our understanding of human experiences and our environment, through the power of new music.
News
Tue 31 Mar ’26
Spectrum by Bryan A.J. Segers: listening beyond the visible
With Spectrum, the New European Ensemble presents a new edition of the Mavericks series, highlighting makers who challenge existing frameworks and sharpen the act of listening itself. Concerts will be held from 16 to 18 April 2026 in Enschede, Tilburg, and The Hague. In this new composition by Bryan A.J. Segers, music, text, and electronics merge […]
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Thu 12 Feb ’26
Call for submissions: your words as new music at Wonderfeel
The New European Ensemble and Wonderfeel are launching a unique public call: for the new project What I Really Want to Say, we are looking for personal stories to form the basis of brand-new compositions. Anyone can participate by submitting a text—a message, a memory, a thought, or a wish that deserves to be heard. […]
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Thu 9 Oct ’25
Ahmed Aboutaleb brings poetry and reflection to Mavericks: Seeing Without Seeing
The New European Ensemble is proud to announce that Ahmed Aboutaleb will appear in the new production Mavericks: Seeing Without Seeing. The former mayor of Rotterdam will give a poetry reading from his own work, offering a distinctive voice within this edition of the Mavericks series. Mavericks: Seeing Without Seeing brings together three artists who each explore the boundaries of perception and imagination […]
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Thu 9 Oct ’25
New European Ensemble excels in critically acclaimed Phaedra in Flames
With Phaedra in Flames, the New European Ensemble has opened the new season in striking fashion. Directed by Ola Mafaalani and written by Nino Haratischwili, the production was met with wide acclaim from both critics and audiences last week. In its review, Trouw praised the performance as “a warning against the lust for power and populism” – a timely and compelling statement that lends new […]
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“The playing is superb, music-making of complete commitment that perfectly captures the spirit …. This is a superb telling of Orwell’s story.”
– Keith Clarke, Musical America-