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Bequeathing to the Residentie Orkest

Let future generations also experience the power of music and include the Residentie Orkest in your will.

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Review of Prinsjesdag Concert 2025

The Hague celebrated Prinsjesdag, and we celebrated with them! The Residentie Orkest opened the new season with the Prinsjesdag Concert with our new chief conductor Jun Märkl and new artist in residence, violinist Bomsori Kim. A festive look back!

Our new violinist Irene Piazza

I love the idea of creating something from the combination of all these people together, which is very fascinating!

Review of Eighty Years Later

Atmospheric, subdued, intimate. A concert in the Nieuwe Kerk always stays with you. And that was certainly the concert around the theme Eighty Years Later on Friday , Sept. 12. A retrospective.

RO NOW: The stories behind Grieg & Shostakovich

What do soccer and Shostakovich have in common? Or Grieg's Piano Concerto and a hat? It will all pass by in our concert RO NOW: Shostakovich 6. Presenter Christiaan Kuyvenhoven will tell you more!

RO NOW: The podcast on Shostakovich 6

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: Shostakovich 6 on Oct. 11.

Statue for Paul van Vliet

A statue of Paul van Vliet, the well-known cabaret performer with whom the Residentie Orkest has frequently collaborated, will be unveiled in his hometown of The Hague on Wednesday , Sept. 10.

Opening renewed Spuiplein

On Saturday Sept. 6, the renewed Spuiplein was opened by Culture Alderman Saskia Bruines. A retrospective!

Stream Svendsen 'Romeo and Juliet'

Guest conductor Kwamé Ryan conducts the Residentie Orkest in a beautiful but unknown work by Johan Svendsen about the world-famous love couple Romeo and Juliet.

Stream Beethoven's Violin Concerto

Virtuoso, playful, subtle and dramatic. Beethoven wrote the violin concerto of violin concertos. Delicately and passionately played by top violinist Josef Špaček, conducted by Jun Märkl.

Notes, Beats & Bars - trajectory 2025

Notes, Beats & Bars is an initiative created in collaboration between the Residentie Orkest and the Hague HipHop Center (H3C). This year was already the fourth edition.

Stream Mayer - Symphony No. 7

Jan Willem de Vriend conducts Emilie Mayer's intriguing Seventh Symphony full of contrasts, from dramatic and somber to lyrical and joyful. Highly recommended!

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