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Our new violinist Francisca Portugal

Since early 2023, the Residentie Orkest has had a new first violinist: Francisca Portugal.

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New Year's concerts

The Residentie Orkest organized New Year's concerts in cooperation with cultural anchors from The Hague that included an orchestra of our Residents students.

New music at the Residentie Orkest

The Residentie Orkest and contemporary music have gone together for many years. From our orchestral history, it feels like a valuable assignment to give (recently composed) Dutch music an emphatic role again.

Beauty Talk

How can beauty be defined? How does it move us? Does it exist? We know that when we experience beauty suddenly, it envelops us with happiness. But why it happens, and how, that remains a mystery. Led by Yuki Kho, these three experts shine their light on this mysterious phenomenon. With their very different areas of expertise, this promises to be an exciting conversation.

Top cellist Camille Thomas debuts at the Residentie Orkest

Charismatic, inspiring and a true storyteller. The French-Belgian top cellist Camille Thomas (1988) is it all. She is coming to The Hague for the first time and will delight with her Stradivarius Amare in Elgar's glowing Cello Concerto. "My talent is making music and with that I can comfort people," she says.

Ten years of Symphonic Junction

Symphonic Junction is ten years old, and for all that time Residentie Orkest and PAARD have been joining forces to break down the walls between pop and classical and create an exciting musical intersection of genres, audiences and artists.

One Minute Symphony

A musical tribute for birthday girl Lera Auerbach

On Friday Oct. 20, a special One Minute Symphony written by young composition student Annija Zarina will be heard at the Concert Hall in Amare . This time not a meeting turned into music but a short composition written especially for the Lera Auerbach Festival.

Hague artist designs unique linocut

The Residentie Orkest asked The Hague artist Mariska Mallee to design a linocut to thank the conductor and soloist - instead of a flower - after the concert from now on.

Talent development at the Residentie Orkest

The Residentie Orkest believes in fostering talent: after all, today's students are tomorrow's professional musicians. Sven Arne Tepl talks more about what we all do within the talent development pillar.

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Interview with violinist Karel Ligtenberg - part 1

Karel Ligtenberg played music for over forty years in the Residentie Orkest, as Principal of the second violins.

Behind the scenes

Interview with violinist Karel Ligtenberg - part 2

Karel Ligtenberg played music for more than forty years in the Residentie Orkest, as Principal of the second violins. He recounts the orchestra's many tours.

Our new contrabassoon

The Residentie Orkest recently inaugurated a new contrabassoon , to which the Friends of the Residentie Orkest contributed. Erik Reinders, double bassoonist, tells us more about it!