Thank you for your support

Thanks to your support, the Residentie Orkest was able to carry out valuable educational and community projects Residentie Orkest season. Your involvement makes it possible to make an impact, create opportunities, and bring people together.

We’d like to take you on a tour of the highlights of the past season: projects and moments that were made possible in part thanks to your support.

WorldPoverty Day

On International WorldPoverty Day, the Residentie Orkest with Quiet Den Haag and Theater De Vaillant, reflected on poverty in The Hague. Through a special concert for members of the Quiet community, music was used as a means of connection, comfort, and visibility for people who are often left out of the spotlight.

Sing-Along Messiah

The Hague Sing-Along Messiahwas a new participatory project for singers from The Hague and the surrounding area, with rehearsals beginning on November 24 into the city at Amare. For weeks, singers of all skill levels gathered in different parts of the city, united by a common goal: to sing together. The grand finale took place in Amare Concert Hall , where more than three hundred singers, led by Chloe Rooke and joined by KZV Excelsior and the Residentie Orkest , performed Residentie Orkest from Handel’s Messiah . This project demonstrated the power of music: to connect people, break down barriers, and create space for connection.

Discover the Orchestra’s Closing Concert: Grade 8 Conducting Project

During a spectacular closing concert, fourteen Grade 8students conducted the Residentie Orkest. They were guided on stage by conductor Leonard Evers. The audience included their classmates, family members, and Friends of the orchestra.

Cold Days, Warm Hearts

With “Cold Days, Warm Hearts,” the Residentie Orkest, in collaboration with Haags Verhaal, sought to foster connection into the city The Hague. Music and personal stories came together around the theme of humanity. Musicians performed works by Schulhoff, Piazzolla, Beethoven, and others, interspersed with conversations in which residents shared their experiences of solidarity, vulnerability, and hope. The project traveled to various locations throughout the city from November 13 through December 14, 2025, and concluded at Amare, where stories from the neighborhoods resonated in words and music during a concert featuring, among other works, Mahler’s First Symphony and Schulhoff’s *Menschheit* Symphony. It was a musical and human highlight that emphasized the power of connection.

The Residents in Concert

During The Residents’ festive final performance, 250 students performed alongside our musicians. For many of them, it was their first time on a large concert stage. Under the direction of conductor Leonard Evers, the students sang their hearts out in a varied program that included Prokofiev’s “Dance of the Knights” from Romeo and Juliet and music from John Williams’ Star Wars. Eric Robillard and Freek Koopmans hosted the afternoon and got the audience actively involved with a warm-up for voice and body. One of the young participants perhaps summed up the performance best. When asked what it was like to be on this stage, she replied, “An honor.”

We are once again looking back on a wonderful season filled with special projects. We could not have made this happen without your support. We would like to thank you for your support and trust, and we hope we can continue to count on you in the years to come.