Who we are

About the Residentie Orkest

1904 - Foundation

The birth of the Residentie Orkest


On the afternoon of Sunday 20 November 1904, founder Henri Viotta conducted the first official performance of the Residentie Orkest at the Gebouw voor Kunsten & Wetenschappen.

The lawyer, conductor, composer and conservatoire director had spent twelve years advocating the importance of music in society and forming a first-class orchestra in The Hague.

The programme included Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. This photo shows the orchestra on its tenth anniversary.

1938 - Top musicians

Top musicians to The Hague


After a number of financially difficult years, the Residentie Orkest entered a golden age. In the summers, top musicians would travel to Scheveningen to perform with the orchestra at the Kurzaal.

Composers such as Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel, Paul Hindemith and Béla Bartók came to conduct their own works. Guest conductors included Georg Szell, Bruno Walter, Antal Doráti and Hans Knappertsbusch.

Pictured here is Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini leading the orchestra at the Gebouw voor Kunsten & Wetenschappen (1938).

1947 - Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein


Just after World War II, the Residentie Orkest helped organize a one-time summer festival in 1947 called High Arts in the Low Lands, precursor to the Holland Festival.

In that year there is also the newly 29-year-old Leonard Bernstein who made his Dutch orchestra debut with our orchestra. Not only that, he replaced the soloist at the very last moment by playing Ravel's Piano Concerto in G while conducting from behind the grand piano .

1963 - Van Otterloo

Chief conductor Willem van Otterloo


Chief conductor Willem van Otterloo and the Residentie Orkest were a perfect match. In the many years under his leadership, the orchestra earned a reputation for combining outstanding performance with innovative programming. He also introduced regular concerts for children in The Hague.

Van Otterloo gained international recognition with his extensive concert tours, including a US tour in 1963. His vinyl recordings of 125 compositions with the Residentie Orkest are still relevant today.

1987 - Spuiplein

Spuiplein


After the burning down of the Gebouw voor Kunsten & Wetenschappen in 1964, the Residentie Orkest Orchestra roamed the city for years. Accommodation in the new Nederlands Congresgebouw proves less than optimal and soon the plan ripens to build its own Concert Hall . To pay for this hall, the orchestra starts its own fundraising campaigns, such as the famous Bouw Mee concerts.

In September 1987, Queen Beatrix opened the Dr. Anton Philips Hall and during the opening concert, conducted by chief conductor Hans Vonk, listened to Ravel's Second Suite from Daphnis et Chloé and Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps, among others.

2021 - Amare

Amare


In 2015, the orchestra moved again, to the temporary Zuiderstrandtheater in Scheveningen. Construction began on a new home for the Residentie Orkest, Nederlands Dans Theater, Royal Conservatoire The Hague and Stichting Amare on Spui.

This beating heart of The Hague's cultural life, named Amare, was completed in autumn 2021. It was opened by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. Its Concert Hall seats 1,500 people.

2025-present

Chief conductor Jun Märkl


After such principal conductors as Jean Martinon, Ferdinand Leitner, Hans Vonk, Evgenii Svetlanov, Jaap van Zweden, Neeme Järvi, Nicholas Collon and Anja Bihlmaier, Japanese-German Jun Märkl has been appointed principal conductor of the Residentie Orkest in 2025.

His appointment seals years of excellent cooperation: Märkl is a sought-after guest conductor and has been a regular guest conductor of the orchestra for many years. In his first season, he will conduct Mahler's First Symphony, among others .

1904 - Foundation

The birth of the Residentie Orkest


On the afternoon of Sunday 20 November 1904, founder Henri Viotta conducted the first official performance of the Residentie Orkest at the Gebouw voor Kunsten & Wetenschappen.

The lawyer, conductor, composer and conservatoire director had spent twelve years advocating the importance of music in society and forming a first-class orchestra in The Hague.

The programme included Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. This photo shows the orchestra on its tenth anniversary.

1938 - Top musicians

Top musicians to The Hague


After a number of financially difficult years, the Residentie Orkest entered a golden age. In the summers, top musicians would travel to Scheveningen to perform with the orchestra at the Kurzaal.

Composers such as Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel, Paul Hindemith and Béla Bartók came to conduct their own works. Guest conductors included Georg Szell, Bruno Walter, Antal Doráti and Hans Knappertsbusch.

Pictured here is Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini leading the orchestra at the Gebouw voor Kunsten & Wetenschappen (1938).

1947 - Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein


Just after World War II, the Residentie Orkest helped organize a one-time summer festival in 1947 called High Arts in the Low Lands, precursor to the Holland Festival.

In that year there is also the newly 29-year-old Leonard Bernstein who made his Dutch orchestra debut with our orchestra. Not only that, he replaced the soloist at the very last moment by playing Ravel's Piano Concerto in G while conducting from behind the grand piano .

1963 - Van Otterloo

Chief conductor Willem van Otterloo


Chief conductor Willem van Otterloo and the Residentie Orkest were a perfect match. In the many years under his leadership, the orchestra earned a reputation for combining outstanding performance with innovative programming. He also introduced regular concerts for children in The Hague.

Van Otterloo gained international recognition with his extensive concert tours, including a US tour in 1963. His vinyl recordings of 125 compositions with the Residentie Orkest are still relevant today.

1987 - Spuiplein

Spuiplein


After the burning down of the Gebouw voor Kunsten & Wetenschappen in 1964, the Residentie Orkest Orchestra roamed the city for years. Accommodation in the new Nederlands Congresgebouw proves less than optimal and soon the plan ripens to build its own Concert Hall . To pay for this hall, the orchestra starts its own fundraising campaigns, such as the famous Bouw Mee concerts.

In September 1987, Queen Beatrix opened the Dr. Anton Philips Hall and during the opening concert, conducted by chief conductor Hans Vonk, listened to Ravel's Second Suite from Daphnis et Chloé and Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps, among others.

2021 - Amare

Amare


In 2015, the orchestra moved again, to the temporary Zuiderstrandtheater in Scheveningen. Construction began on a new home for the Residentie Orkest, Nederlands Dans Theater, Royal Conservatoire The Hague and Stichting Amare on Spui.

This beating heart of The Hague's cultural life, named Amare, was completed in autumn 2021. It was opened by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. Its Concert Hall seats 1,500 people.

2025-present

Chief conductor Jun Märkl


After such principal conductors as Jean Martinon, Ferdinand Leitner, Hans Vonk, Evgenii Svetlanov, Jaap van Zweden, Neeme Järvi, Nicholas Collon and Anja Bihlmaier, Japanese-German Jun Märkl has been appointed principal conductor of the Residentie Orkest in 2025.

His appointment seals years of excellent cooperation: Märkl is a sought-after guest conductor and has been a regular guest conductor of the orchestra for many years. In his first season, he will conduct Mahler's First Symphony, among others .

"The score, telling the musical story – it's everything to me. Because it doesn't need any words, music is an endless source of inspiration and imagination."

- Wouter Vossen - concertmaster

Meet the Orchestra

Lucian-Leonard Raiciof
Concertmaster
Wouter Vossen
Concertmaster
Ilya Warenberg
1st Violin
Associate concertmaster
Pieter van Loenen
1st Violin
Associate concertmaster
Naomi Bach
1st violin
Alexandra Bons
1st violin
Orges Caku
1st violin
Yuki Hayakashi
1st violin
Agnes Houtsmuller
1st violin
Momoko Noguchi
1st violin
Irene Piazza
1st violin
Francisca Portugal
1st violin
Pieter Verschuijl
1st violin
Hester van der Vlugt
1st violin
Justyna Briefjes
Principal
2nd violin
Gerard Spronk
Principal
2nd violin
Barbara Krimmel
2nd violin
Ben Legebeke
2nd violin
Remus Rimbu
2nd violin
Abel Rodriguez Garcia
2nd violin
Sergiy Starzhynskiy
2nd violin
Cato Went
2nd violin
Diederik van Wassenaer
2nd violin
Hannah Strijbos
Principal
Viola
Timur Yakubov
Principal
Viola
Jozefien Dumortier
Viola
Associate Principal
Moira Bette
Viola
Jan Buizer
Viola
Jieun Kim
Viola
Elisabeth Runge
Viola
Tanja Trede
Viola
Iteke Wijbenga
Viola
Roger Regter
Principal
Cello
Gideon den Herder
Principal
Cello
Iedje van Wees
cello
Associate Principal
Justa de Jong
Cello
Miriam Kirby
Cello
Tom van Lent
Cello
Sven Weyens
Cello
Frank Dolman
Principal
Double Bass
Jorge Hernàndez
Double Bass
Jos Tieman
Double Bass
Astrid Schrijner
Double Bass
Martine van der Loo
Principal
Flute
Eline van Esch
Principal
Flute
Rieneke Brink
flute
Janneke Groesz
piccolo/second flute
Roger Cramers
Principal
oboe
Bárbara Patrício
Principal
oboe
Hilje van der Vliet
oboe
Alexander van Eerdewijk
cor anglais
Hans Colbers
Principal
clarinet
Arno Stoffelsma
Principal
clarinet
Jasper Grijpink
clarinet
Dorian Cooke
Principal
bassoon
Gretha Tuls
Principal
bassoon
Simon Vandenbroecke
bassoon
Erik Reinders
contrabassoon
René Pagen
Principal
Horn
Ron Schaaper
Principal
Horn
Liz Hunfeld-Chell
Horn
Mirjam Steinmann
Horn
Erwin ter Bogt
Principal
Trumpet
Robert-Jan Hoffman
Trumpet
Timothy Dowling
Principal
Trombone
Arno Schipdam
Principal
Trombone
Wouter Iseger
Bass trombone
Elias Gustafsson
Principal
Tuba
Martin Ansink
Principal
timpani and percussion
Chris Leenders
Principal
timpani and percussion
Murk Jiskoot
Principal
timpani and percussion
Mathilde Wauters
Principal
Principal Harp

Meet the Staff

Sven Arne Tepl
chief executive & artistic director
Miranda van Drie
Deputy director of operations
Deputy director of Public & Market: vacancy
Lucienne Bax
Assistant to the board of directors
lucienne.bax@residentieorkest.nl
Marie-Noëlle Spaan
management assistant/production assistant
marie-noelle.spaan@residentieorkest.nl
Sana van Iddekinge
Head of Staff & Organisation
sana.van.iddekinge@residentieorkest.nl
Nynke Schreurs
Employee Personnel & organisation
nynke.schreurs@residentieorkest.nl
Sebastiaan van Kempen
Administrative Assistant
Patrick Kockelkoren
Manager of Artistic Affairs
patrick.kockelkoren@residentieorkest.nl
Harm Jan Schwantje
Orchestra Inspection, Team Leader
Nadia Frissen
Producer/Orchestra inspector
nadia.frissen@residentieorkest.nl
Albert Scholte
Stagehand/Technical Affairs Coordinator
albert.scholte@residentieorkest.nl
Gijs Oudshoorn
Stagehand
gijs.oudshoorn@residentieorkest.nl
Floortje Gerritsen
Assistant Orchestra Inspector
floortje.gerritsen@residentieorkest.nl
Jos van den Bogert
Librarian
Ruth van de Putte
Head of Education
ruth.vandeputte@residentieorkest.nl
Marieke Meliesie
Education Officer
marieke.meliesie@residentieorkest.nl
Maaike van der Wel
Producer Education & Symphony 2030
maaike.vanderwel@residentieorkest.nl
Leonidas Zhupali
Education Officer
leonidas.zhupali@residentieorkest.nl
Leontien Kröner-van Selms
Manager Community Engagement/Symphony 2030
leontien.kroner@residentieorkest.nl
Linda Grau
Head of Marketing & Communications
linda.grau@residentieorkest.nl
Maartje Verhoeven
Campaign Marketer
maartje.verhoeven@residentieorkest.nl
Annemieke Quast
Campaign Marketer
annemieke.quast@residentieorkest.nl
Jan Jaap Zwitser
Content Marketer
jan.jaap.zwitser@residentieorkest.nl
Nick van Silfhout
Online Marketer
nick.vansilfhout@residentieorkest.nl
Raymond Soerodikromo
Digital Marketing Specialist
raymond.soerodikromo@residentieorkest.nl
Maurits Musch
Manager Development & Relations a.i.
maurits.musch@residentieorkest.nl
Annelise Reid
Development & Relations Officer
annelise.reid@residentieorkest.nl
Nathan Westland
Development & Relations Officer
nathan.westland@residentieorkest.nl
Voline van Teeseling
Fundraiser
voline.vanteeseling@residentieorkest.nl
José Molhoek
Fundraiser
jose.molhoek@residentieorkest.nl
Jorne van Bergeijk
Relationship Manager
jorne.vanbergeijk@residentieorkest.nl
Michiel Hazeleger
Head of Finance
michiel.hazeleger@residentieorkest.nl
Lizette ten Katen-Brak
Finance Officer
lizette.tenkaten@residentieorkest.nl
Céu Lopes
Financial Administration Officer
ceu.lopes@residentieorkest.nl

A place where talent thrives

Would you like to be part of our talented orchestra? We are regulary on the lookout for new talent!