Dieuwertje Blok will be the new presenter of the NTR program Stage Classicformerly known as Stage Witteman. As of September 11, she succeeds former presenter Paul Witteman.
By our entertainment editorsBlok is doing the presentation together with Floris Kortie, who already made the program with Witteman. House pianist Mike Boddé will also stay. Blok is no stranger to classical music: she has been presenting the program on NPO Radio 4 for years NTR Stage.
“I am really looking forward to making a great program together with Floris and Mike,” says Blok about her new task. “The combination of presenting NTR Stage and Stage Classic is a dream come true.”
“I love classical music in the broadest sense of the word. Dutch music life is brewing and thriving: young classical musicians have been pushing the boundaries of music for years and I am happy to join them on that journey.”
Last May, Witteman announced that he would stop with the program. “I am no longer on television, that has been,” said the NPO celebrity shortly afterwards on NPO Radio 1. “Gone is gone. I couldn’t find a better time to stop than this.”
Stage Classic can be seen every Sunday evening at 6.15 pm on NPO2.