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Willem Jeths & Ellen Corver on composing a piano concerto

How is a new piano concerto created? Composer Willem Jeths and pianist Ellen Corver discuss inspiration, collaboration, and the search for the ideal sound.

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Behind the scenes at the Haags Matrozenkoor

The Residentie Orkest has been collaborating in Bach's St. Matthew Passion with the Hague Matrozen Choir since 1935. We took a look behind the scenes at one of the preparatory rehearsals.

What does homeland mean to chief conductor Jun Märkl?

What does 'fatherland' actually mean? Is it the place you come from, or the place you feel connected to? Our chief conductor Jun Märkl talks about it.

Meet Janneke Groesz

Janneke Groesz (piccolo) has been a member of the Residentie Orkest since 2024. She explains how music played an important role in her life from an early age.

Looking back on the Sing-Along Messiah in The Hague

In December 2025, the Residentie Orkest organized the Hague Sing-Along Messiah Residentie Orkest the first time, a new community project in The Hague. With more than three hundred singers!

Make Kimchi with Bomsori

As we head into winter, we would like to take you to a place other than the Concert Hall. Our artist in residence Bomsori Kim and our violist Jieun Kim made kimchi together: part of a centuries-old Korean tradition.

Come see Nosferatu on Halloween

This Halloween (next Oct. 31), we bring Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror to life at PAARD.

Maria Warenberg's love of the drama of opera

Whirling singing talent Maria Warenberg performs with the Residentie Orkest on Oct. 3 and 4 in The Hague and Leeuwarden.

Our new violinist Irene Piazza

I love the idea of creating something from the combination of all these people together, which is very fascinating!

Notes, Beats & Bars - trajectory 2025

Notes, Beats & Bars is an initiative created in collaboration between the Residentie Orkest and the Hague HipHop Center (H3C). This year was already the fourth edition.

Notes, Beats & Bars meets Residentie Orkest

On June 7, 2025, the Residentie Orkest played at PAARD with Dutch rapper Hef. The evening opened with our community talent development program Notes, Beats & Bars.

Shunske Sato: violinist and conductor!

On Saturday May 31, top violinist Shunske Sato returns to the Residentie Orkest with Viennese classics by Haydn and Beethoven. Surprisingly: he is also a conductor! "I'm actually concertmaster and conductor in one. It's my best way of communicating, to make the music myself."

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