Festival 2026
9 days - 20+ concerts
19 - 27 September 2026 | Eindhoven, the Netherlands
September 19, 2026
Saturday
Sat 19 Sept - 10.00
CKE - Cultuur & Kunst Eindhoven
Workshop Day with Marco Toro
From clinic to hands-on workshop. Join Marco Toro for a unique day of learning and playing. Discover Afro-Venezuelan rhythms during his clinic and explore them yourself alongside fellow percussionists.
Sat 19 Sept - 11.00
Dynamo Eindhoven
Drumming meets movement with Circle Percussion
Japanese drumming in a gym setting, this Circle Percussion workshop combines rhythm, movement, and technique into an intense workout with no musical experience required, in collaboration with Dynamo Eindhoven.
Sat 19 Sept - 11.00
CKE Eindhoven
Kids Jam Session
During this interactive jam session, children step into the world of rhythm. Guided by professional percussionists, they explore different instruments, create grooves together and discover what it feels like to make music as a group.
No experience needed. Just bring your curiosity and join the jam!
Sat 19 Sept - 14.00
Across Eindhoven
City Parade - TROMP 2026 hits the streets
Join Marco Toro, La Maquina and a parade of drummers as they fill the streets of Eindhoven to kick off TROMP 2026.
September 20, 2026
Sunday
Sun 20 Sept - 15.00
Across Eindhoven
Crosstown - Pop-up concerts
Explore Eindhoven on a walking route with surprise pop-up concerts at KEVN, Chomicha and Plug-In City, featuring Miguel Traquina and TROMP Academy artists.
Sun 20 Sept - 10.15
CKE - Cultuur & Kunst Eindhoven
TIPC - Round 1
Here I Am
The world's leading percussion competition just rewrote its own rules. No set pieces, no two performances alike, just ten of the best young percussionists on the planet stepping up to say: here's who I am. Round 1 is the introduction: ten recitals of 35 minutes, each one an artist showing you, in their own way, exactly what they're about.
10.15 - Gregorii Osipov
10.45 - Joseph Jang
11.15 - David Luo
13.15 - Manuel Dias
13.45 - Hui-Chi Li
14.15 - Pedro Simões
15.45 - Tomasz Herisz
16.15 - Anna Fiveiska
16.45 - Jeanne Chebret
18.00 - Kai Gray
September 22, 2026
Tuesday
Sun 22 Sept - 20.15
Muziekgebouw Eindhoven - Recital Hall
TIPC - Round 2
Tien.Solo.Slagwerk.
One evening, one stage, ten of the world's best young percussionists. Round 2 is the classical heart of the competition: a recital evening built around a repertoire carefully chosen by the jury.
20.15 - start
22.30 - expected end
September 23, 2026
Wednesday
Wed 23 Sept - 12.30
M by MGE
Lunch Concert: Nancy Zeltsman meets CvA Percussion & Chopin University
Take a lunchtime break with Nancy Zeltsman and students from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and Chopin University of Music. Zeltsman presents a tribute to "Two Thomases”: Michael Tilson Thomas and Andrew Thomas.
Wed 23 Sept - 14.00
CKE - Cultuur & Kunst Eindhoven
TNMC - Round 1 - set 1
Over three days, CKE fills up with fresh ideas, nerves, ambition and real talent: young players from around the world come to Eindhoven for the very first TROMP Next Gen: Mallet Competition. Each one brings a piece they wrote themselves alongside music they chose to play, so every performance is personal, and no two are alike.
Wed 23 Sept - 17.30
Domus Dela | Eindhoven
TIPC - Round 3
Postcards to the Future
Walk into a cathedral turned into a percussion world. Ten percussionists perform around you, spread through the church. You move freely between them, at your own pace, through a whole landscape of sound.
September 24, 2026
Thursday
Thu 24 Sept - 12.30
Muziekgebouw Eindhoven - Recital Hall
Lunch Concert: Johannes Fischer meets Boston Conservatory at Berklee & ESART
Pause for an intimate lunch concert as Johannes Fischer performs with students from Boston Conservatory at Berklee and ESART Portugal.
Thu 24 Sept - 14.00
CKE - Cultuur & Kunst Eindhoven
TNMC - Round 1 - set 2
Over three days, CKE fills up with fresh ideas, nerves, ambition and real talent: young players from around the world come to Eindhoven for the very first TROMP Next Gen: Mallet Competition. Each one brings a piece they wrote themselves alongside music they chose to play, so every performance is personal, and no two are alike.
Thu 24 Sept - 17.00 & 21.00
M by MGE
Wine & Music: Brazilian Jazz Night
Enjoy an intimate evening at Muziekgebouw Eindhoven with Mike del Ferro, Simone Sou and Femke Smit, where Brazilian jazz meets wine tasting
Thu 24 Sept - 20.15
Muziekgebouw Eindhoven - Main Hall
Stravinsky & Takemitsu with Philzuid
Philzuid presents a ritual-inspired programme featuring Stravinsky’s groundbreaking Le Sacre du Printemps, framed by Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and Takemitsu’s meditative percussion concerto From me flows what you call time.
September 25, 2026
Friday
Fri 25 Sept - 9.00
CKE - Cultuur & Kunst Eindhoven
TNMC - Round 1 - set 3
Over three days, CKE fills up with fresh ideas, nerves, ambition and real talent: young players from around the world come to Eindhoven for the very first TROMP Next Gen: Mallet Competition. Each one brings a piece they wrote themselves alongside music they chose to play, so every performance is personal, and no two are alike.
Fri 25 Sept - 20.45
Muziekgebouw Eindhoven - Recital Hall
Home of the Creators - Open Jam
This is the night at TROMP Percussion when you can do more than watch and listen: you can join in.
TROMP laureate Yi-Ping Yang and the dancers of Open Your Mind open the evening with an intimate live improvisation, as music and movement challenge and inspire each other.
Then La Maquina leads an open jam. Musicians, dancers and audiences come together at M for a night of rhythm, energy and unexpected encounters. Bring your instrument, step onto the floor or follow whatever takes shape in the moment.
Come to listen, move and, above all, join in!
20.30–21.00 - Intimate Improvisation with Yi-Ping Yang and Open Your Mind Dance
21.00–22.30 - Open jam with La Maquina
September 26, 2026
Saturday
Sat 26 Sept - 14.15
Muziekgebouw Eindhoven - Main Hall
TROMP All Stars: the winners are back
Winners of the TROMP International Percussion Competition return to Eindhoven. These soloists compose, arrange and perform some of the most adventurous percussion repertoire around. Musicians from Korea, Portugal, China, the USA and the Netherlands share one stage, with music ranging from Xenakis to the Korean buk.
At Bladi Festival, Moroccan percussionist Emad Gajjou joins them for a programme shaped by rhythms from Morocco.
Sat 26 Sept - 17.30
CKE - Cultuur & Kunst Eindhoven
TROMP Next Gen: Mallet Competition - Final
Six finalists take the stage at CKE Eindhoven for the final of the very first TROMP Next Gen: Mallet Competition. Each one has 20 to 25 minutes and a program entirely their own, on marimba, vibraphone, or both.
September 27, 2026
Sunday
Sun 27 Sept - 11.00
Muziekgebouw Eindhoven - M by MGE
DAUW Festival Edition
TROMP Percussion 2026 presents DAUW, a special festival edition where guided meditation flows into a live concert of percussion and resonant instruments, inviting deep listening, stillness and shared presence.
Sun 27 Sept - 14.00
Muziekgebouw Eindhoven - Recital hall
TROMP International Percussion Competition - Final
The TROMP 2026 competition culminates in an intense final concert evening where the winner is crowned in front of a full house, closing days of performances, artistic exchange and musical excellence.
TROMP Percussion 2026 brings together over 60 international artists, ensembles, and composers for concerts, competitions and city-wide events that make the whole city vibrate.
With two redesigned competitions and music spilling into streets, museums, and neighborhoods, there is something for everyone: from young children to seasoned music lovers.
TROMP is where rhythm connects people across cultures, generations, and borders. Don't miss the percussion event of the year. Eindhoven is the place to be this September!
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