On December 15 and 17 , the Residentie Orkest will perform Rimsky-Korsakov’s *Scheherazade*— which sets the tales from *One Thousand and One Nights* to music — at Amare . In the lead-up to this concert, on December 9, 13, and 14, you can experience fairy tales from Ukraine, Iran, and Somalia told by storytellers from various neighborhoods in The Hague. A string quartet from the orchestra will accompany the storytellers with the enchanting music of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.

The three storytellers from The Hague’s neighborhoods are Oksana Smirnova from Ukraine, Mandeeq Warsame from Somalia, and Majid Namdar from Iran—they will be accompanied by Het Haags Verhaal. The musicians of the “ Residentie Orkest ” are violinists Pieter van Loenen and Gerard Spronk, violist Judith Wijzenbeek, and cellist Gideon den Herder.

Date: December 9, 2023, “ Saturday ”
Location: Central Library – Stage B
Address: Spui 68, The Hague
Start time: 2 :00 p.m. (includes tea afterward)
Register

Date: December 13, 2023, “ Wednesday ”
Location: Shalom Church
Address: Vrederustlaan 96, The Hague
Start time: 6 :15 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.; includes a meal)
Register via IDekker@stekdenhaag.nl

Date: Thursday December 14, 2023
Location: Vadercentrum Adam
Address: Jonckbloetplein 24, The Hague
Start time: 5 :30 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m.; including a meal)
Register via info@haagsevaders.nl

For this project, we are collaborating with various partners: Haags Verhaal, Taal aan Zee, Taal in de Bieb, and The Hague Public Library; Buurt en Kerkhuis Shalom; and the Adam Father’s Center.

The goal of this project is to bring together neighborhood residents and people from diverse backgrounds through music and fairy tales from different (and sometimes their own) cultures. The project is part of Symphony 2030, the social pillar of the “ Residentie Orkest ,” and stems from the ambition to be relevant and meaning ly for all residents of the city, from all walks of life.