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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!

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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.

Retrospective Amateur Arts Festival

In recent weeks, the Residentie Orkest has been involved in a number of projects into the city around folk music, together with various community and cultural partners.

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."

One Minute Symphony

One Minute Symphony - Thomas Wenas

Composition student Thomas Wenas wrote the Last One Minute Symphony of season 2024/2025. As a subject he chose the bombing of the Bezuidenhout district of The Hague, now eighty years ago. On Friday May 23, the premiere will be heard in Amare.

Agnes Houtsmuller to retire

This week, first violinist Agnes Houtsmuller plays her Last Concerts with the Residentie Orkest. For nearly forty years, a third of the orchestra's age, she played with them. "You know the moment will come one day, but still I will miss the orchestra, the colleagues, making music together and especially the music very much."

The Residentie Orkest on tour

In May, the Residentie Orkest will travel to Ljubljana and Salzburg for four concerts. A great opportunity to strengthen the team spirit of our musicians, share our music and put the orchestra in the international spotlight.

Meet trumpeter Erwin ter Bogt

Erwin ter Bogt, our Principal trumpet, feels like a fish out of water at the Residentie Orkest. "Of course it's a fantastic orchestra with very nice colleagues, but what appeals to me most of all is the variety."

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.

The Residents on The Hague Children's Music Day

On Saturday April 5, the Residentie Orkest Orchestra traditionally joined The Hague Children's Music Day in the Atrium of City Hall. A retrospective!

Conductor Richard Egarr on the St. Matthew Passion

According to our regular guest conductor Richard Egarr, you just have to go to the St. Matthew Passion. "Immerse yourself in the tremendous emotional quality of it, let the music do its job and let your emotions go!"

Ringing in a new musical chapter with Chief Conductor Jun Märkl

When conductor Jun Märkl isn't exploring the Alaskan wilderness in his camper van, you'll find him on the staff of the world's best-known orchestras. This summer he joins as chief conductor of the Residentie Orkest, of which he has been a regular guest conductor since 2021.