Podcast
Listen to “De Instrumentenkamer” (The Chamber of Instruments), the podcast series from the Netherlands Musical Instrument Foundation. This podcast offers a unique glimpse into the world of a musical instrument from our collection and everything surrounding it! Musicians, makers, and experts share their insights. The second series, “Fiddle Talks,” was recorded during “The Night of the Violin” at the Dutch Violin Competition.
About the podcast
In “The Chamber of Instruments,” various musicians, makers, and experts sit down with Frits Schutte (head of collections) to share an interesting, funny, or inspiring story from their personal lives. This is what makes every episode special!
Are you curious about the search for the perfect violin for Carla Leurs or a metal pan flute for Matthijs Koene? Would you like to learn more about double bassist Rick Stotijn’s career? Are you interested in Hubert de Launay’s research on traditional Dutch violin making? And what’s it like to be a winner of the Coosje Wijzenbeek Prize? All these questions are answered in “De Instrumentenkamer,” the magical little room at our office in Amsterdam.
Production: 24classics and Spraakmaker Media.
Fiddle Talks is a collaboration with the Dutch Violin Competition, hosted by Guido van Oorschot (music journalist) and the podcast duo Jacobus den Herder and Niels Heithuis (Klassiek Inside).
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