In "RO NOW: The podcast," we shine the spotlight on our RO NOW concerts. A show full of fun facts for everyone who goes to the concert, or just loves (classical) music! Presenter Christiaan Kuyvenhoven looks ahead to the next concert in the RO NOW series. A series of concerts that will open your ears, broaden your view and deepen your taste.

🎧 In this episode...

• ...get an exclusive preview of the upcoming concert: 'RO NOW: Sibelius & De Graaff' taking place on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. at Amare in The Hague.

• ...Christiaan tells how a flock of swans flying overhead was the inspiration for Finnish composer Jean Sibelius' Fifth Symphony, and you'll get to hear beautiful pieces from it.

• ...we call with composer Jan-Peter de Graaff about the world premiere of his Concerto Metropolitain, which he wrote especially for the Ardemus Saxophone Quartet and the Residentie Orkest. For this he was inspired by free-runners who jumped through the Paris metro "like escaped dinosaurs.