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Ravel in The Hague

In the early 1920s, French composer, conductor and pianist Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) thought it was time for a tour. Not as a pianist but as a conductor of his own works. He had a busy touring schedule ahead of him, as he could be found from Sweden to Spain and from Canada to Italy. The Residentie Orkest also managed to snare him.

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Our new flutist Rieneke Brink

The Residentie Orkest has a new second flutist: Rieneke Brink. "I always hope the audience can disappear into the music for a while," she said.

Jun Märkl, the new chief conductor of Residentie Orkest The Hague

From season 2025-2026, German-Japanese conductor Jun Märkl will be the new chief conductor of the Residentie Orkest, succeeding Anja Bihlmaier. His appointment seals years of excellent cooperation: Märkl is a sought-after guest conductor and, since the summer of 2021, permanent guest conductor. He will be associated with the orchestra as chief conductor for a minimum of four seasons.

Lucian-Leonard Raiciof on Sheherazade

On December 15 and 17, we will play Rimsky-Korsakov's fairy-tale Sheherazade. Our concertmaster Lucian-Leonard Raiciof will tell you more about it.

Young talent at the Residentie Orkest: the Orchestramaster

A master's student focusing on classical music naturally wants to gain as much practical experience as possible while studying. Where better to do that than in a professional orchestra? Master's student Mathias Pearson tells more about it!

Conducting project 2023

On November 14, 2023, it was party time at the Residentie Orkest in Amare! Pupils of grade 8 from our "Discover the Orchestra" schools festively concluded their participation in the learning line with the conducting project.

Retrospective Residentie Orkest ft. Tess Merlot

On Saturday, Nov. 25, 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.

One Minute Symphony

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!

One Minute Symphony

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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