COVID-19 UPDATE
The Ud Festival will be presented in an alternative form, due to the current COVID-19 measures. Please find the updated programme and relevant changes on the programme page. It is not currently possible for most of the international artists to travel to the Netherlands. Instead, they will present an exclusive online Ud Festival concert.
The concert series with Cappella Amsterdam, the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, and the Tribute to Farid Al-Atrash will be postponed until the 2021-2022 cultural season.
The Ud Festival launches its third edition in 2020. In this edition, centre space is given to the notion on ‘makership’ as a fusion of creativity, collaboration and skill. Dutch and international musicians come together in the Netherlands with a variety of ensembles and orchestras. The ud players hail from diverse musical backgrounds – from sophisticated Istanbul and earthy Tangier, to mystical Jerusalem and vibrant Tunis and beyond. Through an artist-in-residence programme, the musicians have come up with a repertoire that takes the ud on a musical adventure. The Ud Festival opts for exploration, immersion and experiment. In this the ud takes centre stage, with experimental solos, delicate improvisations and subtle modulations. The third edition of the Ud Festival celebrates the ud’s role as a connector and its special position in ensembles and orchestras, exploring how musicians from different traditions collaborate and play off each other’s creativity and ideas.
Mohamed Aadroun & Hassan Bakkali (Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest), Yassine Boussaid (Director, Meervaart)
Check out our videos for an impression of the Ud Festival 2018
A photo impression of the Ud Festival 2018
The complete line-up is available on our website from today, go to the programme page to find all the details about the concerts. We are looking forward to welcome you during this year’s festival!
The Ud Festival 2020 will be held in November 2020, with concerts in Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ to Meervaart. More info about the line-up will be released soon on this website.
The complete line-up is available on our website now, go to events to see all the programmes and visit the artist page for background info. We are looking forward to welcome you during the festival!
The first names of the Ud Festival 2018 are announced: Marcel Khalife, Dhafer Youssef, Kamilya Jubran, Le Trio Joubran, Omar Metioui, Rohana Overwater Ensemble and the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra. Go to our events page to check dates and buy our tickets! More info about the line-up will be released soon.
The Ud Festival 2018 will be held from 5 October until 23 November 2018, with concerts in Het Concertgebouw to De Verkadefabriek. More info about the line-up will be released soon. Check this website to stay up-to-date!
During the development of the Ud Festival program we have received sad news. One of the best ud artists of his generation Saïd Chraïbi passed away and he was on our list for this festival.
Also the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra (organizers of this festival) will perform with the highly qualified Orchestre Temsamani from the Moroccan Andalusian city of Tetuan.
The first edition of the Ud Festival will host some of the greatest ud musicians around the globe.
Check out the complete lineup and events here!
