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Klaas de Vries eighty years old

Klaas de Vries, one of Holland's greatest composers, turned eighty last summer. AND he has written a major new orchestral work that will be given its world premiere by the Residentie Orkest on March 21, 2025.

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Review of Winter Dreams

With the Symphony 2030 project "Winter Dreams," the orchestra went into several neighborhoods in The Hague to ask area residents to tell their stories and memories of winter amid the music.

RO NOW: The stories behind Tchaikovsky 4

What do cymbals, the year 1904 and a Russian composer have in common? It all comes to pass in our concert RO NOW: Tchaikovsky 4. Presenter Christiaan Kuyvenhoven tells you more!

'I wouldn't want to miss my connection with the Residentie Orkest '

Sometime in the 1980s, Bart Lammers heard a piece in a London record store that touched him deeply. That's where the spark with classical music jumped over.' Once back in The Hague, he collected the entire Orchestral Fireworks series and became a regular visitor to the Residentie Orkest. Forty years later he is still closely involved, both in front of and behind the scenes.

VVRO chairman Han Moraal bids farewell

After no less than fifteen years, former attorney general Han Moraal is stepping down as president of the Friends of the Residentie Orkest (VVRO) Association. With pride he looks back on the development that the association and the orchestra have undergone in that time.

RO NOW: The podcast on Tchaikovsky 4

In "RO NOW: The podcast," we shine the spotlight on our RO NOW concerts. A show full of fun facts for everyone who goes to the concert, or just loves (classical) music! Presenter Christiaan Kuyvenhoven looks ahead to the next concert in the RO NOW series: Tchaikovsky 4 on Jan. 31.

Review of the New Year's Concert

Last Friday in a sold-out Amare , we celebrated the New Year's Concert with festive music by Verdi, Puccini, Richard and Johann Strauss. A retrospective!

One Minute Symphony

One Minute Symphony - Robin Fiedler

A special One Minute Symphony for the special Close to Classics concerts. Inspiration for this came from a conversation between composition student Robin Fiedler and conductor Chloe Rooke. How that encounter turned into notes can be heard on January 24 and 25 in Amare.

One Minute Symphony

One Minute Symphony - Thijmen Krijgsman

On January 17, we will play Thijmen Krijgsman's One Minute Symphony. He will tell more about his work himself.

Our new concert grand piano

The Residentie Orkest celebrated its 120th anniversary in November 2024 with concerts and a new grand piano. Sven Arne Tepl tells more about it.

'It's great to experience how music brings people together'

When Jane Sum returned to The Hague after sixteen years abroad, she knew one thing for sure: she wanted to fully enjoy art and culture again. A free lunch concert by the Residentie Orkest made such an impression that she decided to become a Friend. 'The concert was so beautiful that I immediately introduced my sister. Now we are both Friends!

Looking back at 2024

Of all the highlights from 2024, we made a small photo selection to highlight some special moments. On to the new highlights in 2025!

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