In the context of the international art fair TEFAF the Theater aan het Vrijthof presents duringtefaf, a festival with an international programme that will give visitors to TEFAF, as well as the general public in Limburg and the Euregio, an idea of some of the developments in European theatres. This pages only presents a crosssection of what the festival has to offer, and other activities in the city at large. For a complete overview of activities, please visit maastrichtsuitburo.nl.

The TEFAF-Concert by Amati

To mark this year’s TEFAF the musicians of the Amati Ensemble seek a link between the romantic music of Schumann with the treasures of the art fair.

Jazz Masters

As the traditional capstone of the international cultural festival ‘During Tefaf’ Jazz Maastricht presents the 8th edition of the Masters on the 19th and 20th of March. During the festival worldclass musicians meet the best artists from the Maastricht Euro-region. In the comfortable and intimate setting of the theatre visitors can enjoy a strongly varied and accessible program for two days in a row. With headliners such as Kurt Rosenwinkel and Richard Bona the 8th edition looks very promising for all kind of jazz lovers.

More Music: Fado singer Mariza

As well as singing well-known fado music in this concert, the world-famous fado singer Mariza demonstrates her all-round interest in world music.

The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam houses a major collection of 16th and early 17th-century Old Masters from the Southern Netherlands. From March to June 2010, a selection of 50 works will be presented on the refurbished exhibition floor of the Bonnefantenmuseum. The presentation will include painters like Rubens, who in their day made their way south to Italy, where they found inspiration. Others obtained their information about 'the south' second-hand and interpreted it in their own way. The exhibition runs chronologically from the last generation of Flemish primitives, such as Quinten Metsys and Adriaan Isenbrandt, to the great three of the Flemish Baroque: Rubens, Jordaens and Van Dyck. A highlight of the exhibition is the 'St Jerome' by Marinus van Reymerswaele, which has undergone a transformation after extensive restoration work at the SRAL (the Limburg Conservation Institute).