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Retrospective Residentie Orkest ft. Tess Merlot

On Saturday November 25, the Residentie Orkest teamed up with Tess Merlot in a full PAARD. We look back on a fantastic evening full of chanson classics and Tess' own work.

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One Minute Symphony - Niko Schroeder

American composition student Niko Schroeder sought inspiration for his One Minute Symphony at The Hague City Hall. Here he met Lot van Bree, political reporter for Omroep West. You can hear how that meeting turned into notes on December 8 in Amare.

Dutch premiere of Adams' Prophecies of Stone

American composer John Luther Adams gets his inspiration from nature: from landscapes, snow plains, tundra, deserts and the ocean. On Friday December 1, Ralph van Raat, the specialist in newly written piano works, will play the Dutch premiere of Adam's Piano Concerto "Prophecies of Stone. "An incredible monumental work!"

Pieter van Loenen on Rachmaninov 2

Immerse yourself in the classics during RO NOW. With an evening on December 2 that feels like a musical journey. Associate concertmaster Pieter van Loenen tells you why you should come and listen to Rachmaninov's Second Symphony, perhaps one of the finest symphonies in the Russian repertoire!

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One Minute Symphony - Jasper de Bock

On December 1, we will play Jasper de Bock's One Minute Symphony. He will tell more about his work himself.

Review of Quest for Beauty

On Friday November 3, we went in search of beauty together. Before the concert, we philosophized about beauty with three experts in the Beauty Talk and the orchestra took you on a journey through Italy full of passion and drama in works by Rachmaninov and Mendelssohn.

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One Minute Symphony - Arefeh Hekmatpanah

On Nov. 17, we will play Arefeh Hekmatpanah's One Minute Symphony. She will tell more about her work herself.

Star violinist Bomsori Kim performs solo in Tchaikovsky

Just last summer, she performed with our own chief conductor Anja Bihlmaier at the world-famous BBC Proms: South Korea's top violinist Bomsori Kim (b. 1989). Now she makes her debut in the Netherlands on Nov. 10 in Tchaikovsky's iconic Violin Concerto. "I am eagerly looking forward to my upcoming performance with the Residentie Orkest."

RO and the Day of the Mantel Caregiver

Residentie Orkest puts Hague's Mantel Caregivers in the spotlight, along with several Symphony 2030 partners.

Residentie Orkest congratulates The National Opera

The Residentie Orkest congratulates The National Opera, which has been chosen by the international professional jury of the OPER! AWARDS has voted it "Best Opera Company 2023.

Activities around Sheherazade

Experience fairy tales from Ukraine, Iran and Somalia by narrators from different districts of The Hague with the enchanting music of Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade, played by a string quartet from the Residentie Orkest.

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One Minute Symphony - Kostas Zisimopoulos

Greek composition student Kostas Zisimopoulos looked to Scheveningen for inspiration for his One Minute Symphony. He met Fabian Buijs, harbor master of Jachtclub Scheveningen. You can hear how that meeting turned into notes on Nov. 10 at Amare.