As part of this year’s Holland Festival, composer Nader Adabnejad presents Towards Affinity, a new orchestral work that opens an evening dedicated to contemporary Persian composers. The concerts, performed in collaboration with the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, take place at Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June 2025.
Originally from Iran and now based in Maastricht, Nader graduated from the Classical Composition programme, class of Vykintas Baltakas at Conservatorium Maastricht in 2024 and is currently continuing his artistic development there as a contract student. In this interview, he shares the story behind his piece, the role music plays in his life, and the journey that led to these special performances.
