RO NOW:
Dvořák's Symphony No. 5 

RO NOW makes the classical concert even more lively. Before the concert, our host Sander Zwiep—known from NPO Klassiek—will join the orchestra to share a few short, insightful examples that will prepare your ears for what’s to come: an always surprising program that’s guaranteed to make your weekend shine. Feel free to stick around after the concert: the music will keep playing in the foyer, the drinks are chilled, and the first round is on us.

This concert showcases two facets of the same world: the inner voice in Mahler and the open horizon in Dvořák. In the selectedRückert Lieder, Barbara Kozelj brings every emotion to life with her warm mezzo voice, supported by Antony Hermus’s transparent accompaniment. Then Dvořák’s pastoralSymphony No. 5draws you outdoors: playful, sunny, and imbued with the Bohemian landscape. An evening that lets the human spirit speak from within and allows nature to resound in all its splendor. 

Sholeh Rezazadeh

Residentie Orkest specially invited writer and poet Sholeh Rezazadeh to participate in this RO NOW event. With her vivid, sensory language and award-winning literary work, she brings profound emotions to life in a very intimate way. Nature, longing, memory, and our inner world play an important role in her work.

For this evening, Sholeh drew inspiration from two of Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder. She wrote new lyrics to accompany them, which she will recite herself during the performance. In this way, the themes and emotions from Mahler’s songs are given a new literary interpretation.