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'Culture has always given us great pleasure and inspiration and I like to pass that on'

Lex Sip, an architect, has been attending the Residentie Orkest since he was a teenager . 'Over half a century of concert attendance, that creates a bond. That's why I started talking about bequeathing to the orchestra and the possibility of a named fund. That way, when I'm alive, I can do something for the orchestra that has always given and continues to give us so much.'

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Ninety-year-old former viola player Ernst Wauer on his thirty years with the Residentie Orkest

The Residentie Orkest is 120 years old. Ernst Wauer, originally from Germany, lived through more than thirty years of it. Days before his 90th birthday, Wauer looks back on the "old Residentie Orkest'. "We weren't actually supposed to be 'such a cozy orchestra,' but we were."

'I hope my contribution is used where it is most needed'

Liesbeth Pezie-Baan has lived in The Hague since 1970 and is a loyal visitor to the Residentie Orkest. Out of love for art and culture, she included the orchestra in her will in 2016. With her legacy, Liesbeth hopes to contribute to the musical experience of future generations. "Music is an indispensable enrichment.

'I want to be a family member of the orchestra'

In the winter of 2023-2024, Chloe Rooke was a coach on the TV show Maestro. Next season, the conductor herself will show and hear how it's done. As emerging artist in residence, she is involved in everything that makes Residentie Orkest the Residentie Orkest .

A storyteller full of love for the craft

Jean-Guihen Queyras. He is a philosopher, teacher and bon vivant all in one. And he brings it all out through his cello. From baroque to notes whose ink is not yet dry, it doesn't matter. The ideal artist in residence for the Residentie Orkest.

Dutch premiere at the Residentie Orkest

Wouter Vossen has been concertmaster at the Residentie Orkest since 2018. In addition, he is violinist in the Storioni Trio, which is causing a furor far beyond the country's borders. On April 26, the Storioni Trio will collaborate with the Residentie Orkest in the Dutch premiere of Fagerlund's Triple Concerto.

Dutch premiere of Adams' Prophecies of Stone

American composer John Luther Adams gets his inspiration from nature: from landscapes, snow plains, tundra, deserts and the ocean. On Friday, December 1, Ralph van Raat, the specialist in newly written piano works, will play the Dutch premiere of Adam's Piano Concerto "Prophecies of Stone. "An incredible monumental work!"

Bassist Jasper Tjallingii on his time with the Residentie Orkest

For almost 32 years our bassist Jasper Tjallingij played in the Residentie Orkest, a quarter the age of our orchestra. We spoke to Jasper about the musical ups and downs in all those years. And how did the double bass come into his life?

Composer, poet and artist Lera Auerbach

Lera Auerbach is one of the great composers of our time. We spoke to her about her childhood, career and coming to The Hague.

Roos Meijer along with the Residentie Orkest in PAARD

This Sunday, June 4, Residentie Orkest will play alongside the very talented songwriter and musician Roos Meijer at PAARD. We spoke to her during rehearsals and asked, among other things, where does her passion for music come from?

Louise and Diederik van Wassenaer

Young violinist Diederik van Wassenaer joined our orchestra eighteen months ago. His grandmother Louise van Wassenaer, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday, was so proud that she decided to start coming to our concerts every week and join the Friends of the Residentie Orkest (VVRO).

Janet Krause is leaving the Residentie Orkest

Janet Krause will bid farewell to the Residentie Orkest at the end of this month. The Principal second violins will have spent more than 40 years at the front of the orchestra. "I am a rich person with everything I have experienced," she said.

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