The concerts on May 2 and 3 offered an impressive musical journey spanning both new and iconic repertoire. Amare both Igor Stravinsky’s groundbreaking *The Rite of Spring* and Willem Jeths’s new Piano Concerto No. 3 , featuring pianist Ellen Corver.

Jeths’s new piano concerto, composed nearly thirty years after his Second, made a deep impression. The dramatic arc, the rich orchestral soundscape, and the intense dialogue with the piano kept the audience spellbound throughout. As aptly put in De Nieuwe Muze: “Even days later, you remember the brilliant, tranquil ending with those lonely piano notes that seem to want to force the facts upon you: of the Scorching Passions , as the work’s subtitle reads, perhaps nothing remains but the melancholic memory of what once was, the desolation and the emptiness, and above all that solitary silence, expressed in just a few notes from the pianist, abandoned by the orchestra—very beautiful.”

In contrast, there was the raw energy of *The Rite of Spring*. With sharp rhythms, fierce accents, and unprecedented intensity, the orchestra brought Stravinsky’s revolutionary score to life. The tension was palpable from start to finish and culminated in a thrilling climax.

The Residentie Orkest conducted by Antony Hermus. On Saturday evening—during RO NOW in collaboration with Dag in de Branding the event was hosted by Christiaan Kuyvenhoven. Afterward, Y.O.P.E. continued the evening with an energetic after-show, in which groove, experimentation, and improvisation created an exciting, contemporary echo of the primal rhythmic power of Le Sacre du printemps.

Savour the moment a little longer with these beautiful photos, taken by Alex Heuvink (Saturday), Wouter Vellekoop (Saturday), and Eduardus Lee (Sunday).