Agenda Joep Franssens
2024
July 20 2025, Schleswig-Holstein
Harmony of the Spheres
Festivalchor Schleswig- Holstein conducted by Nicolaas Fink
July 19 2025, Schleswig- Holstein
Harmony of the Spheres
Festivalchor Schleswig- Holstein conducted by Nicolaas Fink
December 16, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven
Winter Child
Ralph van Raat piano
October 4-10, Schiermonnikoog
Winter Child
New show Expeditie Weerklank with Ralph van Raat and Peter Kuipers Munneke
October 2, Stichting Het Groninger Landschap, Maarhuizen Groningen
Winter Child
New show Expeditie Weerklank with Ralph van Raat and Peter Kuipers Munneke
September 20, Festival Roeg Klassiek (Drenthe)
Winter Child
New show Expeditie Weerklank with Ralph van Raat and Peter Kuipers Munneke
July 26, Getxo (Spain)
Harmony of the Spheres (IV)
Studentenkoor Amsterdam conducted by Boudewijn Janse
July 24, Mundaka (Spain)
Harmony of the Spheres (IV)
Studentenkoor Amsterdam conducted by Boudewijn Jansen
July 7, Posthoornkerk Amsterdam
Harmony of the Spheres (IV)
Studentenkoor Amsterdam conducted by Boudewijn Jansen
July 5, Dominicuskerk Amsterdam
Harmony of the Spheres (IV)
Studentenkoor Amsterdam conducted by Boudewijn Jansen
June 10, Dutch Radio 4 live
Etude 1
Ralph van Raat, piano
February 2, De Vereeniging Nijmegen
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
February 1, Muziekcentrum Enschede
Winter Child
New show Expeditie Weerklank with Ralph van Raat and Peter Kuipers Munneke
2023
December 7, Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
November 29, Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
November 19, Schouwburg Het Park, Hoorn
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
October 5, Parkstad Limburg Theater, Heerlen
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
September 29, Betweter Festival Utrecht
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
September 24, Philharmonie Haarlem
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
August 29, Evoluon Eindhoven
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
July 22, Mendocino Music Festival (USA)
Old Songs, new Songs
Heather Pinkham and Ralph van Raat, pianos
April 21, Theater de Stoomfabriek, Dalfsen
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
February 20, Concertgebouw Amsterdam ( 19.30h)
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
February 20, Concertgebouw Amsterdam ( 15.30h)
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
February 17, De Leidse Salon, Leiden
Three Etudes
Ralph van Raat, piano
January 15, Theater de Kappen Haaksbergen
Three Etudes
Ralph van Raat, piano
2022
December 16, Eusebius Arnhem
Blue Encounter
Peter van Praagh, viola
December 4, Singer Laren
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
November 27, Ainsi Theater Maastricht
Winter Child
Ralph van Raat, piano
November 26, Concertzaal Tilburg
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
November 23, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
November 22, Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
November 20, Spot Groningen
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
November 15, Sint Aegtenkapel Amersfoort
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
September 17, Abdijkerk Aduard
Three Etudes
Ralph van Raat, piano
April 12 2022 Lauba ( Zagreb)
Harmony of the Spheres (movement 1)
Croatian RTV Choir conducted by Tomislav Fačini
April 9, Eusebius Arnhem
Blue Encounter
Peter van Praagh, viola
(three performances between 14 and 16 h)
March 5, Kortrijk (BE)
Harmony of the Spheres movement II and IV
Amstel Quartet
2021
December 12, De Vest Alkmaar
Winter Child
Tobias Borsboom
October 1, Theater aan het Vrijthof Maastricht
Lucifer Studies
During Nederlandse Dansdagen
Choreography by Toer van Schayk on the occasion of his 85th birthday
Dutch National Ballet
Music: Echo’s by Joep Franssens
Het Balletorkest conducted by Matthew Rowe
October 15, Willem Twee toonzaal Den Bosch
Harmony of the Spheres ( movement 2 & 4)
Amster Quartet
September 14-26, Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam
Lucifer Studies
Choreography by Toer van Schayk on the occasion of his 85th birthday
Dutch National Ballet
Music: Echo’s by Joep Franssens
Het Balletorkest conducted by Matthew Rowe
July 16, Moselfestival Föhren ( Germany)
Harmony of the Spheres ( movement 2 & 4)
Amstel Quartet
June 26, Goede Reede, Almere
Three Etudes
Ralph van Raat, piano
January 21 2022, Concertzaal Tilburg
Winter Child
Expeditie Weerklank, new show with Peter Kuipers Munneke and Ralph van Raat
April 12 2022 Lauba ( Zagreb)
Harmony of the Spheres (movement 1)
Croatian RTV Choir conducted by Tomislav Fačini
2020
December 3, De Doelen Rotterdam POSTPONED
Taking the Waters ( version for 4 pianos)
Entrata ( version for 4 pianos)
Ralph van Raat, Maarten van Veen, Heather Pinkham, Kamelia Miladinova
November 25, Eusebius kerk, Arnhem POSTPONED
Blue Encounter
Peter van Praagh, viola
November 24, Eusebius kerk Arnhem POSTPONED
Blue Encounter, Peter van Praagh viola, Jasper de Clercq, violin
October 22, Muziekcentrum Enschede
Three Etudes
Ralph van Raat, piano
October 18, Remonstrantse kerk Eindhoven
Blue Encounter
Peter van Praagh, viola
September 24, Germany - Stuttgart, Katholische Kirche St. Fidelis
Harmony of the Spheres ( movement 4)
Amstel Quartet
September 13, Muziekcentrum Enschede
Piano Concerto
PHION conducted by Otto Tausk
Ralph van Raat, piano
September 12, De Vereeniging Nijmegen
Piano Concerto
PHION conducted by Otto Tausk
Ralph van Raat, piano
September 11, Musis Sacrum Arnhem
Piano Concerto ( worldpremiere version for chamber orchestra)
PHION conducted by Otto Tausk
Ralph van Raat, piano
February 9, Vrijburg Amsterdam
(POSTPONED) March 19, Goede Reede Almere
Three Etudes
Ralph van Raat, piano
( POSTPONED) April 19, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ Amsterdam
Three Etudes
Ralph van Raat, piano
(POSTPONED) April 24, USA- Portland Reed College Portland
Harmony of the Spheres
Reed College Chorus and Orchestra conducted by John K. Cox
(POSTPONED) April 25, USA- Portland Reed College Portland
Harmony of the Spheres
Reed College Chorus and Orchestra conducted by John K. Cox
( POSTPONED) July 8, Germany-Moselfestival
Harmony of the Spheres ( movement 4)
Amstel Quartet
2019
December 28, NPO radio 4 Een goede morgen met..
Three Etudes
Ralph van Raat, talking ( and playing) about his favourite music.
Programm on NPO 4 ( Dutch National Radio)
09.00 h
December 22, Atelier Dré Wapenaar Rotterdam
Song of Release
Old Songs, new Songs
Dré Wapenaar and Peter van Russen Groen, pianos
December 21, Amsterdam Conservatory
Winter Child
Ralph van Raat piano
During Piano Fest Festival
December 21, Atelier Dré Wapenaar Rotterdam
Song of Release
Old Songs, new Songs
Dré Wapenaar and Peter van Russen Groen, pianos
December 7, Waalse Kerk Amsterdam
Harmony of the Spheres (movements II and IV)
Amstel Quartet
December 4, Korzo The Hague
Harmony of the Spheres (movements II and IV)
Amstel Quartet
November 24, Oberrheinhalle Offenburg
Endless Song of Silence, choreogaphy by Nanine Linning
Music by Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Joep Franssens
November 23, Oberrheinhalle Offenburg
November 17, Podium Witteman ( NPO, Dutch Television)
Harmony of the Spheres movement IV, Amstel Quartet
November 17, Hervormde Kerk Renkum
Harmony of the Spheres ( 2. movement)
Mixed choir Vocalise conducted by Gerrit Maas
November 16, Brinkstraatkerk Bennekom
- Harmony of the Spheres ( 2. movement)
Mixed choir Vocalise conducted by Gerrit Maas
November 12, Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
Endless Song of Silence, choreogaphy by Nanine Linning
Music by Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Joep Franssens
October 30, BAYER-Feierabendhaus Leverkusen
Endless Song of Silence, choreogaphy by Nanine Linning
Music by Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Joep Franssens
October 13, Oude Kerkje Oosterbeek
Three Etudes by Ralph van Raat, piano
October 9, Theater Kerkrade
Endless Song of Silence, choreogaphy by Nanine Linning
Music by Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Joep Franssens
October 7, Stadsschouwburg Groningen
Endless Song of Silence, choreogaphy by Nanine Linning
Music by Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Joep Franssens
October 2, Parktheater Eindhoven
Endless Song of Silence, choreogaphy by Nanine Linning
Music by Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Joep Franssens
September 26, Zuiderstrandtheater Den Haag
Endless Song of Silence, choreogaphy by Nanine Linning
Music by Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Joep Franssens
September 21, Theaterhaus Solingen ( DE)
September 14, De Meervaart, Amsterdam
Endless Song of Silence, choreogaphy by Nanine Linning
Music by Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Joep Franssens
September 13 (première), De Meervaart, Amsterdam
Endless Song of Silence, choreogaphy by Nanine Linning
Music by Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Joep Franssens
May 31, Oranjewoudfestival Heerenveen
Three Etudes
Winter Child
Ralph van Raat piano
April 19, St George Hall Liverpool
Harmony of the Spheres ( movement 5)
National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain conducted by Greg Beardsell
March 31, Podium Witteman (NPO 2 and NPO 2extra, Dutch National Television)
Etude 2 ( worldperformance) on NPO 2
Ralph van Raat, piano
March 31 18.05h
April 1 23.50h
April 6 14.20h
and on NPO2 extra:
April 2 22h
April 4 17.40h
April 6 14.10h
April 8 14.20h
Grace ( documentary and worldperformance) on NPO2 extra
March 31 19.20h
April 2 23.05h
April 4 18.40h
April 6 15.10h
April 8 07.30h
April 7, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ Amsterdam
Three Etudes ( worldpremiere)
Ralph van Raat, piano
11.00h
March 31, Dorpskerk Abcoude
Harmony of the Spheres ( movement 1)
Amsterdamse Cantorij conducted by Felix van den Hombergh
March 30, Oosterkerk Amsterdam
Harmony of the Spheres (movement 1)
Amsterdamse Cantorij conducted by Felix van den Hombergh
March 17, Gallery Schimmelpennik Amsterdam
Blue Encounter,
Peter van Praagh, viola
January 13, New World Symphony, Miami Florida
Old Songs, new Songs
Ralph van Raat and Maarten van Veen, pianos
15 h
January 10, De Doelen Rotterdam
Old Songs, new Songs
Ralph van Raat and Maarten van Veen, pianos
2018
December 10, Dominicuskerk Amsterdam (private concert)
Harmony of the Spheres ( movements 1&4)
Vu- kamerkoor conducted by Krista Audere
December 8, Dominicuskerk Amsterdam
Harmony of the Spheres ( movement 1 &4)
Vu-Kamerkoor conducted by Krista Audere
November 24, Festival Explore the North Leeuwarden
Winter Child
Ralph van Raat, piano
As part of a programme around Radiohead
November 9, November Music Den Bosch
Blue Encounter
Peter van Praagh, viola
October 28, Vredebergkerk Oosterbeek
Blue Encounter
Peter van Praagh, viola
September 2, Villa Augustus Dordrecht
Harmony of the Spheres (movement 4)
Amstel Saxophone Quartet
August 19, Amsterdamse Bos
Intimation of Spring
Ralph van Raat, piano
Amsterdamse Bos, August 19
As part of a programme around Radiohead
August 12, De Witte Kerk Noordwijkerhout (private concert)
Intimation of Spring
Song of Release
Tales of Wonder
Ralph van Raat, piano
May 13, Community Hall Yambol Bulgaria
Winter Child
Aleksandra Dicheva
May 13, Community Hall Yambol
Bulgaria
April 29, Theater De Stoep Spijkenisse
Tales of Wonder
Ralph van Raat, piano
April 14, Broederenkerk Deventer
Harmony of the Spheres (movements 4&5)
Trajecti Voces conducted by Dirkjan Horringa
April 6, Pieterskerk Utrecht
Harmony of the Spheres (movements 4&5)
Trajecti Voces conducted by Dirkjan Horringa
April 3, De Duif Amsterdam
Entrata
worldpremiere of the version for 4 pianos
Rondane kwartet
April 3, De Duif Amsterdam
Harmony of the Spheres (movement 4)
Amstel Saxofoon Kwartet
March 29, Theaters Tilburg
Winter Child
Ralph van Raat, piano
March 29, Theaters Tilburg
March 18, EYE filmmuseum Amsterdam
Dwaallicht
As part of the documentary “Gulliver, een reus in de Bijlmer” ( during Cinedans filmfestival)
March 18, 16:00 cinema 2, EYE filmmuseum Amsterdam
March 4, De Doelen Rotterdam
Between the Beats
Ralph van Raat, pianos
2017
October 3, Queen Anne’s School 6 Henley Road Caversham Berkshire (UK)
The Gift of Song
Anita D’ Attellis, piano ( and prerecorded piano)
October 3 Queen Anne’s School
6 Henley Road – Caversham -Berkshire (UK)
September 30, Dordtyart Festival Dordrecht
The Gift of Song
Ralph van Raat, piano ( and prerecorded piano)
September 30, Dordtyart Festival Dordrecht
September 30, Dordtyart Festival Dordrecht
Winter Child
Ralph van Raat, piano
September 30, Dordtyart Festival Dordrecht
September 24, Dordtyart Festival Dordrecht
Entrata
Rondane Kwartet
September 24, Dordtyart Festival Dordrecht
September 17, Dordtyart Festival Dordrecht
Old Songs, new Songs
Dré Wapenaar en Peter van Russen Groen, pianos
September 17, Dordtyart Festival Dordrecht
September 2, Into The Great Wide Open, Vlieland
Winter Child
Ralph van Raat, piano
September 2, Into The Great Wide Open, Vlieland
July 21, Wonderfeel Festival, ’s Graveland
Winter Child
Ralph van Raat, piano
July 21, Wonderfeel Festival, ’s Graveland
May 28, Clingendael,Japanse Tuin Den Haag
Intimation of Spring
Marnix van de Poll, piano
May 26, Clingendael,Japanse Tuin Den Haag
Intimation of Spring
Marnix van de Poll, piano
May 25, Clingendael,Japanse Tuin Den Haag
Intimation of Spring
Marnix van de Poll, piano
March 26, Grote Kerk Almelo
Harmony of the Spheres ( m0vements 2 &4)
Leiderdorps Kamerkoor conducted by Arnaud van Gelder
March 19, Dorpskerk Leiderdorp
Harmony of the Spheres ( m0vements 2 &4)
Leiderdorps Kamerkoor conducted by Arnaud van Gelder
March 19, De Verbeelding Zeewolde
Winter Child
Tobias Borsboom, piano
March 12, Aa-Kerk Groningen
Winter Child
Ralph van Raat, piano
March 5, Odeon Zwolle
Song of Release
Ralph van Raat, piano
February 11, Paradox Tilburg
Song of Release
Ralph van Raat, piano