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Miriam Kirby on the Appeltaart Concerts

Cellist Miriam Kirby frequently plays Appeltaart Concerts at locations around the city. But you might be wondering, what exactly is an Appeltaart concert?

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Premiere with our own bassoonist Dorian Cooke

A special concert is coming up! On Friday, February 10, the Double Concerto by Finnish composer Kalevi Aho will have its Dutch premiere. And our own bassoonist Dorian Cooke will solo with Bram van Sambeek.

Bassoonist Simon Vandenbroecke on Shostakovich 10

Get a sneak peek into the program of the RO NOW concert with Shostakovich 10 by our bassoonist Simon Vandenbroecke.

Interview with clarinetist Annelien Van Wauwe

"It's great to play Sutra with the Residentie Orkest" said Annelien Van Wauwe. On January 20 and 22 she will play this work with us at the Concert Hall in Amare.

The Residents Stadsorkest

A Christmas concert not to be forgotten!

Final concert of Discover the Orchestra - Conducting Project

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 it was party time at the Residentie Orkest in Amare! Group 8 students from our "Discover the Orchestra" schools festively concluded their participation in the curriculum with the conducting project.

Janet Krause is leaving the Residentie Orkest

Janet Krause will bid farewell to the Residentie Orkest at the end of this month. The Principal second violins will have spent more than 40 years at the front of the orchestra. "I am a rich person with everything I have experienced," she said.

Composing you can learn with composer Calliope Tsoupaki

Especially for the Residentie Orkest , Calliope Tsoupaki, the Composer of the Fatherland until 2021, has written the new work Perasma. In this video she tells more about it and how exactly she composes.

In conversation with Italian conductor Valentina Peleggi

Next weekend, Italian conductor Valentina Peleggi will make her debut at the Residentie Orkest. We spoke with her.

Behind the scenes

'To make a living out of this work, and thereby also give musicians a livelihood, that was my dream'

In his Last work, the Ninth Symphony, Anton Bruckner looks back proudly and lovingly on a life dedicated to music. Viola player Jacomine Punt talks with violin makers Jaap Bolink and Annelies Steinhauer about a life full of music and the attention and dedication required in making cellos, violins and double basses.

Let's Talk NOW

In the first installment of Let's Talk Now, we look for the Wow behind the Now in our RO NOW concerts. Discover the Wow in the Mozart & Mendelssohn concert on Saturday, Nov. 19.

One Minute Symphony - Gijs van der Heijden

December 2, we will play Gijs van der Heijden's One Minute Symphony. Gijs himself will tell you more about his work.

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