Music Salon Spronk with Art and Folk Music.

In January 2026, MuziekSalon Spronk presents its January triptych “A Brilliant Symbiosis”: three consecutive weeks in which the beauty of folk music is connected with that of composed art music.

Episode I – The Life's Work of Bartók

Dates:

• Monday 12 January, 14:30 – 16:00, De Pekhoeve, Dorpstraat 94, Ulvenhout
• Thursday 15 January, 20:15 – 21:45, Het Gele Huis, Haagse Markt 6 behind, Princenhage

Content: Conductor Lex Wiersma highlights the life's work of Béla Bartók, who literally ventured into the countryside with recording equipment to capture folk music in all its forms.

Episode II – Chopin Closer

Dates:

• Monday 19 January, 14:30 – 16:00, De Pekhoeve, Ulvenhout
• Thursday 22 January, 20:15 – 21:45, Het Gele Huis, Princenhage

Content: Pianist Jetje van Wijk brings the composer Frédéric Chopin closer than ever. His music, infused with nostalgia for his homeland Poland, still touches the heart immediately.

Episode III – Rhythm, Passion and Melody

Date:

• Sunday 25 January, 15:30 – 17:00, Theatre Hall Stedelijk Gymnasium, Nassausingel 7, Breda

Content: A festive conclusion with lots of live music:

• Astrid Schijns – cello
• Anna Ivanova & Jetje van Wijk – piano
• Kristina Kuprytė – kanklės
• Rogier de Pijper – flute

Narrators: Conductor Lex Wiersma and pianist Jetje van Wijk.