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Review of Shostakovich 6

A world premiere for The Hague featuring a new work by Max Knigge, Grieg's dazzling Piano Concerto and Shostakovich's whimsical Sixth Symphony. A retrospective!

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Review of A Night at the Opera

Musical fireworks by Haydn, Mozart and Rossini and dazzling vocal talent Maria Warenberg in The Hague and Leeuwarden last weekend. A retrospective!

Review of An American Dream

Mendelssohn's world-famous Violin Concerto and the Hague premiere of a work by Florence Price. A retrospective!

Review of Prinsjesdag Concert 2025

The Hague celebrated Prinsjesdag, and we celebrated with them! The Residentie Orkest opened the new season with the Prinsjesdag Concert with our new chief conductor Jun Märkl and new artist in residence, violinist Bomsori Kim. A festive look back!

Review of Eighty Years Later

Atmospheric, subdued, intimate. A concert in the Nieuwe Kerk always stays with you. And that was certainly the concert around the theme Eighty Years Later on Friday , Sept. 12. A retrospective.

Review of Classics in the Nieuwe Kerk

Atmospheric, subdued, intimate. A concert in the Nieuwe Kerk always stays with you. And that was certainly the concert with top violinist Shunske Sato. He played and conducted, among other things, Beethoven's Second Symphony and the overwhelmingly beautiful Arianna a Naxos by Haydn, sung by Barbara Kozelj. A retrospective!

Review of Mahler 4

Last weekend we closed the season at Amare quirky with Bartók's Viola Concerto in arrangement for cello and Mahler's heavenly Fourth Symphony. A retrospective!

Retrospective Residentie Orkest on tour

From May 13 to 17, the Residentie Orkest was on tour. One orchestra, two cities, three programs and four beautiful concerts in five days away from home. Some of our musicians talk about their impressions and how important a tour can be.

Review of Playback Concert Romeo and Juliet

April was the play-along week of our Discover the Orchestra learning line with the performance of "Romeo and Juliet.

Review of RO NOW: Brahms 1

Last weekend, the Residentie Orkest played Brahms' majestic First Symphony, conducted by regular guest conductor and future chief conductor Jun Märkl - a review!

Review of Spectacular Symphonic

A world premiere for The Hague! Klaas de Vries wrote the monumental orchestral work "Cada Instante" for the Residentie Orkest , which sounded for the first time in Amare on Friday March 21. A retrospective!

Friends look ahead

On March 8, we celebrated the love of music during "Friends Look Ahead. Artistic and general director Sven Arne Tepl presented the highlights of the new season 25/26, followed by heartwarming performances by a string quartet from the Residentie Orkest and soprano Nikki Treurniet. A retrospective!

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