Holland Festival
holland festival dutch pronunciation ˈɦɔlɑnt ˈfɛstivɑl oldest largest performing art festival netherlands take place every june amsterdam comprises theatre music opera modern dance recent year multimedia visual art film architecture added festival roster performance take place amsterdam venue city theatre opera concertgebouw muziekgebouw concert hall westergas factory site edition loosely themed programme feature contemporary work classical piece presented modern edge festival founded feature world top artist performer well lesserknown performer notable world premiere included karlheinz stockhausens helicopter string quartet festival introduced maria calla netherlands also first successfully set large symphonic tribute frank zappa motelsthe suite failed attempt zappa perform festival festival included offseries called earfuel eyefuel mindfuel outreach initiative new audience include successful nonwestern concert umm kalsoum tribute egyptian star amal maher holland festival curated artistic director pierre audi followed ruth mackenzie september holland festival directorchief executive artistically commercially responsible role fulfilled annet lekkerkerker position managing director taken emily ansenk september goodwin noël forbes elizabeth holland festival sadie stanley tyrrell john ed new grove dictionary music musician nd ed london macmillan publisher isbn ‎ official website holland festival google cultural institute