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We’d like to take you on a tour of the highlights of the 25/26 season: projects and moments that were made possible in part thanks to your support.

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Meet Hester van der Vlugt

Violinist Hester van der Vlugt has been a member of the Residentie Orkest since 2024. She explains how making music is all about playing together: moving together, feeling together, and staying connected to the music—and to one another—from start to finish.

A Look Back at the First Wind and Percussion Day at Amare!

What a celebration the first Wind and Percussion Day organized by the Residentie Orkest JongKC at Amare June 6 was!

Residentie Orkest Celebrates Residentie Orkest Juliana Plaza

On June 7, the Residentie Orkest performed Residentie Orkest Juliana Plaza—the social hub of Transvaal and the Schilderswijk—during the Concert for Transvaal.

Summer Concert 2026

On Thursday , June Thursday , the annual Summer Concert took place in the beautiful Oude Kerk in Voorburg—a festive evening organized by the Friends of the Residentie Orkest Association Residentie Orkest thank our Gold and Platinum Friends for their indispensable support.

Review of The Residents in Concert

Last Sunday , May Sunday , Amare festive final performance of The Residents took place in the Amare Concert Hall . During the afternoon, 250 students performed alongside musicians from the Residentie Orkest. A look back!

A Conversation with Leonidas Zhupali, Music Teacher at The Residents

What begins with a tentative first note in the classroom often grows into much more than just a music lesson at The Residents. The Residentie Orkest educational project, supported by Fonds 1818, Residentie Orkest together children from all over The Hague, allowing them to collaborate, perform, and, above all, build self-confidence.

2025 Annual Report: Music Can Do Anything

The Residentie Orkest ’s 2025 annual report Residentie Orkest published. In it, the orchestra looks back on an extraordinary year.

One Minute Symphony

One Minute Symphony - Lingyuan Yang

What happens when a violin concerto is reconstructed using code and simulation? In *Coded 47*, composition student Lingyuan Yang transforms Sibelius’s famous Violin Concerto into an alienating digital soundscape in an intriguing *One Minute Symphony*, which will have its world premiere on Friday , May Friday .

Trombonist Tim Dowling bids farewell to the Residentie Orkest

After nearly fifty years of playing in orchestras—including with the Residentie Orkest since November 1988—trombonist Tim Dowling is retiring this summer. He admits frankly that he finds the idea of retirement “quite exciting.”

A Look Back at the Amateur Arts Festival & City Volunteer Fair 2026

Saturday , May Saturday was an inspiring and special day! Together with PEP The Hague, Amare The Hague, and thanks to the Cultuurschakel network, we welcomed no fewer than two thousand visitors to the third edition of the Urban Volunteer Market and the Amateur Arts Festival 2026.

Willem Jeths: “My piano concerto explores different facets of love”

Composer Willem Jeths has written a brand-new piano concerto for the Residentie Orkest pianist Ellen Corver. On May 2, they will premiere the work under the baton of Antony Hermus during the closing concert of Dag in de Branding.