Every year, it’s a highlight of The Hague’s summer: classical music in Zuiderpark! The Residentie Orkest put together a wonderfully romantic program that gives our fellow citizens a taste of the warmth, charm, and allure of classical music. The young British conductor Kerem Hasan will be leading the orchestra tonight. 

Amid the lush summer greenery, we open with Weber’s colorful overture from the opera*Euryanthe*: a musical world that begins in darkness and slowly brightens with lyrical tension and dramatic brilliance. This is followed by Tchaikovsky’s triumphantFifth Symphony, a work of passionate longing. The somber beginning, the dancing middle sections, and the glorious finale together form one grand emotional arc. A symphony that blew the audience away at its premiere and has since become one of his most beloved works. Young and old, connoisseurs and newcomers alike: The Hague celebrates music in the park. 

The Zuiderpark Summer Concert is part of Symphony 2030 - RO in the city, an initiative of the Residentie Orkest. Under the banner RO in the city, the orchestra introduces all residents of The Hague to the power of music.