Anouk in Amsterdam

Anouk is a Dutch singer-songwriter, born in The Hague in 1975, who performs rock and pop. Her debut album, Together Alone, produced the breakthrough single “Nobody’s Wife”; later releases include Urban Solitude and Hotel New York, while “Birds” took her to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013. In 2008, Anouk staged the Anouk Is Alive concert at GelreDome in Arnhem. She later led the 2013 edition of Symphonica in Rosso at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, presenting her catalogue in an arena production with an orchestra. Her festival history includes repeated appearances at Pinkpop and performances at Rock Werchter.

Metropole Orkest is a Dutch orchestra founded in Hilversum in 1945 by conductor Dolf van der Linden. Its repertoire covers jazz, pop, electronic and classical music, while its recorded work includes albums and film soundtracks. The orchestra has collaborated with Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Costello, Tori Amos, Within Temptation and Snarky Puppy; their album Sylva won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. Metropole Orkest has appeared at the BBC Proms in concerts devoted to grime and Charles Mingus, and performed two shows at the Barbican with Basement Jaxx. Roadburn Festival also commissioned the orchestra to perform Triptykon’s Requiem.