The beautiful sounds of the organ will once again resonate throughout De Nieuwe Kerk. On Tuesday 10 Febuary resident organist Henk Verhoef takes place at at the main organ – the largest historic organ in the Netherlands – performing works by renowned composers Orlando Gibbons, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Giovanni Gabrieli, Heinrich Scheidemann, Georg Muffat, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Dietrich Buxtehude.
10 February 2026
CJP/Student/Stadspas/Youth up to 17 years: €7.50
Friends of De Nieuwe Kerk: free
This concert is part of a series of monthly organ recitals. De Nieuwe Kerk is home to two organs: the main organ – the largest historic organ in the Netherlands – and the smaller transept organ. Music by renowned composers is regularly performed on these instruments, ensuring that they remain in excellent condition while keeping the rich organ tradition alive.
Resident organists
Bernard Winsemius has been organist at De Nieuwe Kerk since 1981. He studied organ at the Amsterdam Conservatory and received the Prix d’Excellence in 1970. Winsemius taught for many years at the conservatories of Rotterdam and Hilversum. He has held guest lectureships both in the Netherlands and abroad, given concerts worldwide, and made numerous CD recordings.
Henk Verhoef has been organist at De Nieuwe Kerk since 2013. He studied in Amsterdam and Paris. He has won several competitions, gives concerts both in the Netherlands and abroad. He is regularly invited to serve on juries at international competitions. He is organist and carillonneur at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and carillonneur in Woerden, Ootmarsum, and Monnickendam. Verhoef also advises on organ and bell restorations.