The Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt has passed away at the age of 99 in his home in Gothenburg, following an impressive career during which he led various famous orchestras and received several prestigious music awards. (translated)
Conductor Herbert Blomstedt, who at the age of 98 still conducted top orchestras, passed away on Wednesday in Gothenburg, thus concluding a remarkable career and lifelong dedication to music. #HerbertBlomstedt #Dirigent #KlassiekeMuziek (translated)
Johan Museeuw believes that Remco Evenepoel will ride Paris-Roubaix before the Giro in 2027, given the too great difficulties of the mountainous course of the Giro and his preference for the classics. #RemcoEvenepoel #Giro2027 #ParisRoubaix (translated)
Ekseption was a Dutch symphonic rock band that was mainly active in the 1960s and 1970s. Ekseption had several hits and won an Edison in 1970. The group became known for its early progressive rock with jazz improvisations, based on classical works. Ekseption originated in 1967 from the Haarlem school band The Jokers, which was founded in 1958 by Hans Alta (bass), Rob Alta (guitar), Rein van den Broek (trumpet, flugelhorn, saxophone), Tim Griek (drums), and Huib van Kampen (guitar/saxophone). In the first year, Ton Heydenrijk (saxophone) and Hans Timmer (organ) also played with them. https://hvdommelen.nl/e/Ekseption.html (translated)
In the entertaining classic between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, the match ended in a 2-2 draw, with substitute Fábio Silva scoring the equalizer in the 89th minute and Harry Kane missing a penalty. #Bundesliga #DerKlassiker #BayernDortmund (translated)
The new electric BMW i3 is a classic sedan that, despite the name expectation, differs greatly from its small namesake and is designed as an electric counterpart to the BMW 3 Series, with a powerful electric motor, a long range, and a modern interior. #BMWi3 #ElektrischeAuto #DuurzaamVervoer (translated)
Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that Forward minister Melissa Depraetere had said that voters had clearly chosen the Forward governor. He also reported that Forward minister Caroline Gennez had called her podcast a great success and had said that it had reached one in five Flemish people. According to Vande Reyde, the gap between traditional parties and the world of ordinary people had never been so large. #Vooruit #Vlaanderen #Politiek (translated)
Maurits Vande Reyde criticized the reporting on the cessation of the podcast Het Wassalon. He wrote that the media, in his view, uncritically took over the communication from Minister Gennez and that she later provided various reasons for the cessation. According to Vande Reyde, Gennez had said that the podcast had reached one in five Flemish people. He argued that the podcast itself had no reach and that the figures only came from 65,000 euros in online advertisements and short-lived attention following criticism in the summer. Vande Reyde also doubted that hate and threats were the reason for stopping the podcast. He pointed out that Sammy Mahdi, Ben Weyts, and Melissa Depraetere had said in summer interviews that the project was a waste of money. According to him, the media only reported Gennez's version afterward, which he believed further undermined trust in traditional media. #media #politiek #podcast (translated)
In the detention center in Kortrijk, which is designed to provide detainees with a more humane and supportive life after their sentence, the overcrowding and issues of the traditional prison system in Belgium are highlighted, where prisons have been overcrowded for years. #detentiehuis #criminaliteit #België (translated)
The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste won the Arvo Pärt CD "…Lente" in the "Vocal" category at the Edison Klassiek competition. #EestiFilharmooniaKammerkoor #ArvoPärt #EdisonKlassiek (translated)
The album by Arvo Pärt ...Lente won the Edison Classical 2026 award in the vocal music category, with recordings made by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Concerto Copenhagen under the direction of Tõnu Kaljuste. #ArvoPärt #EestiFilharmooniaKammerkoor #EdisonKlassiek (translated)
Maarten van Rossem stated that criticism of Israel was not the same as antisemitism and said that Hans Teeuwen did not make that distinction according to him. He warned that equating the two undermined the fight against actual antisemitism and asked when that awareness would sink in. https://t.co/NJTfD3m8QB #Israël #antisemitisme #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting (translated)
Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that, in his opinion, it was not a sufficient correction to mention that those involved were members of the PVDA. He argued that they were party-driven and that their testimony was staged. According to him, if an article contained only such testimonies, it was worthless. He added that discussions about fake news and Trump were happening daily in the meantime. #Politiek #Fakenews #PVDA (translated)
The disappearance of the NTR is seen as a serious threat to classical music in the Netherlands, as it would undermine the infrastructure and programming for contemporary and forgotten music. #klassiekemuziek #NTR #cultuur (translated)
Lex Hoogduin wrote that he believed change was possible, but not in the way that the cabinet and the left envisioned. He advocated for a peaceful classical-liberal revolution with a smaller government, fewer rules, bureaucracy, and civil servants. According to him, the government should free citizens and protect their property, while reducing the tax burden and maintaining a limited safety net for people who faced real setbacks. He also argued for space for a revival of an independent civil society outside of the state, with communities in various fields. #liberalisme #overheid #belasting (translated)
The Velvet Underground was een experimentele rockgroep uit New York die actief was van 1964 tot 1973. Hoewel de groep destijds geen noemenswaardig commercieel succes boekte, geldt The Velvet Underground tegenwoordig als een van de meest vooruitstrevende en invloedrijkste rockgroepen aller tijden. De klassieke bezetting van de groep bestond uit zanger en gitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, gitarist Sterling Morrison en drummer Maureen Tucker. https://hvdommelen.nl/v/VelvetU.html
The Velvet Underground was een experimentele rockgroep uit New York die actief was van 1964 tot 1973. Hoewel de groep destijds geen noemenswaardig commercieel succes boekte, geldt The Velvet Underground tegenwoordig als een van de meest vooruitstrevende en invloedrijkste rockgroepen aller tijden. De klassieke bezetting van de groep bestond uit zanger en gitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, gitarist Sterling Morrison en drummer Maureen Tucker. https://hvdommelen.nl/v/VelvetU.html
Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that, according to him, hardly anyone outside the traditional media believed that Filip De Winter had entered the town hall to pick a fight with a family. He suggested that politicians in Belgium could be assaulted with impunity and still be portrayed as victims in the press. He explained that this was why trust in the traditional media had reached a low point. #Media #Politiek #Vertrouwen (translated)
Nobel Prize laureate Anne Carson, known for her bold and inventive work that incorporates classical traditions into contemporary literature, received the Nobel Prize in Literature 2026 while she was in Iceland, surprising many with her recognition. #AnneCarson #NobelprijsvoorLiteratuur #HedendaagsePoëzie (translated)
Eelco Van Hoecke wrote that according to him, it was a classic playbook to provoke a foreign armed conflict in the event of significant domestic problems. He ended his message with the hashtag #neveragainVVD. #nooitmeerVVD https://t.co/VLch8M30Wu #binnenlandseproblemen #buitenlandsbeleid #gewapendconflict (translated)
