Misha Kosmos Festival 2026

The Misha Kosmos Festival 2026 takes place from May 25 – June 7. The festival honors and celebrates the idiosyncratic and wondrous musical world of composer, pianist, and philosopher Misha Mengelberg (1935–2017), whose music is very much alive and continues to inspire musicians all over the world today. Misha Kosmos takes place at various locations throughout Amsterdam; De Roode Bioscoop, Studio K, Takland, De Richel, OCCII, Splendor, Zaal 100, De Kring, and BIMHUIS. Discover the full program here.
Misha Kosmos Festival 2026

Rough Diamonds: WAZO BEAN | Jules Charbonnier & Max Boyer Quartet
Emerging musicians from the Amsterdam Conservatory present new music, free admission.

An Intergalactic Night: Ernst Glerum plays Misha, Terrie Ex & Emma Fischer, Meis Vranken ‘Flat News’, Beatrice Sberna & Friends
Whirlwind of performances inspired by the wondrous musical world of Misha Mengelberg.

Goede Maten: Misha Mengelberg & Louis Andriessen
A tribute to two giants of contemporary music ft. ICP Orchestra, Cristina Zavalloni, Heleen Hulst and Gerard Bouwhuis.

ICP Orchestra
Globally influential orchestra improvises in every direction.