'A structural show of love for the arts and culture from The Hague is needed in the Netherlands.'

Dear outgoing Prime Minister Rutte, Dear Mark,
As a self-employed person working in the performing arts, I am writing you this letter.

This is my first ever letter on the state of the cultural sector topping corona time.

First by way of introduction: we met when I played a Scarlatti sonata especially for you on the TV programme Podium Witteman, and I also played Handel and Debussy for you and Angela Merkel at the presentation of her honorary doctorate by the Radb...