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Paul Op ten Berg on his legacy

Music enthusiast Paul Op ten Berg strongly believes in the positive impact of music on society. "Music has lasting value for future generations and I can't think of a better cause than the Residentie Orkest ."

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Hague Singing Messiah 2025

Have you always wanted to sing in a choir together with a symphony orchestra? Then grab your chance now and sign up for the Residentie Orkest's unique Hague Singing Messiah!

Review of Shostakovich 6

A world premiere for The Hague featuring a new work by Max Knigge, Grieg's dazzling Piano Concerto and Shostakovich's whimsical Sixth Symphony. A retrospective!

Ben Legebeke plays Last concert with Residentie Orkest

After an orchestral career of over 44 years, Ben Legebeke, perhaps our best-known second violinist, is about to say goodbye. On Sunday October 19, he will play for the last time with the Residentie Orkest in Amare with - very appropriately - Fauré's Requiem.

Review of A Night at the Opera

Musical fireworks by Haydn, Mozart and Rossini and dazzling vocal talent Maria Warenberg in The Hague and Leeuwarden last weekend. A retrospective!

Gala Residentie Orkest

On Friday evening, Jan. 23, 2026, the Concert Hall in Amare will transform into the beating heart of culture, connection and class. The Residentie Orkest will host a sparkling gala evening full of music, encounters and meaning. And you can be a part of it!

Together against poverty through musical connection

On October 17, on International World Poverty Day, the Residentie Orkest reflected on a reality that is closer than we sometimes think. In The Hague, more than 28,000 households live in poverty.

'The Residentie Orkest is part of my family history'

Paul Op ten Berg and his family have been intertwined with classical music and the Residentie Orkest for generations. That deep-rooted connection made the choice to include the orchestra in his will natural and natural: "I can't think of a better cause.

Maria Warenberg's love of the drama of opera

Whirling singing talent Maria Warenberg performs with the Residentie Orkest on Oct. 3 and 4 in The Hague and Leeuwarden.

Statement Residentie Orkest

Statement Residentie Orkest The Hague following call for cultural boycott of Israel.

Review of An American Dream

Mendelssohn's world-famous Violin Concerto and the Hague premiere of a work by Florence Price. A retrospective!

Peace Concerts 2025

To conclude the annual Just Peace Open Day on Sunday Sept. 21, a wind quintet of the Residentie Orkest provided a unique classical concert in the Amphitheater of the National Monument Oranjehotel. The day before, the commemoration of 80 years of the Oranjehotel took place.