is an avant-garde composer and baroque lutenist, known for his innovative approach to music. He performs worldwide with his signature black baroque lute and creates hypnotic, minimalist and darkly meditative music. His lyrics have a mythic-Christian feel and often work with motifs of love, faith and the afterlife.

He collaborated with Jim Jarmusch on the award-winning soundtrack for the film Only Lovers Left Alive (Cannes Soundtrack Award 2013), for which van Wissem won the Best Soundtrack Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Van Wissem has composed music for a number of films including The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Nosferatu (1922), The Fall of the House of Usher (1928), Un Prince (Cannes Award 2023) and the series Irma Vep (HBO). He performs in clubs, festivals and churches and has collaborated with artists such as Tilda Swinton and Zola Jesus. His latest projects include the album The Night Dwells in the Day (2024), new film scores and an upcoming solo album and world tour in 2026.

On Saturday, January 24, Jozef van Wissem will perform the legendary film by Fritz Lang, Destiny. In his interpretation, Jozef van Wissem draws on the regional folk music of the places depicted in the individual segments, while simultaneously updating it with modern musical ideas. In doing so, he underscores the film’s central theme: love is stronger than death.