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Harptastic: Tom Moth performs at the Dutch Harp Festival 2024

29 March 2024Posted inMusic
Tom Moth | Harpist
British harpist Tom Moth and Florence and the Machine harpist extraordinaire, performs at the Dutch Harp Festival 2024 in The Netherlands

Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra continue the fine tradition of Christmas Day concerts

2 January 2024Posted inCulture, Music
Royal Concertgebouw Christmas Concert 2023
The Christmas Day concert by the RCO and broadcast live on 25th December, put classical music at the heart of this festive day

The story behind Nederlandse Reisopera’s latest production: Korngold’s Das Wunder der Heliane

29 September 2023Posted inMusic
Das Wunder de Heliane
How to overcome the hurdle of the immense forces needed to produce Das Wunder der Heliane, bigger than European opera houses

Kahchun Wong and Mees Vos have the audience on the edge of their seats

26 September 2023Posted inMusic
Mees Vos and Kahchun Wong
Tonight's programme of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 and the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2 with Mees Vos, was a clever choice

Youth Music the Dutch way with Razvan Stoica

26 July 2023Posted inCulture, Music
Razvan Stoica
Performing with professional soloists is youth music the Dutch way with Razvan Stoica: the result received rapturous applause

Oliemans and Phion bring Bannink’s music home to Enschede

20 June 2023Posted inCulture, Music
Oliemans, Bert van den Brink, Maartje van de Wetering
Oliemans is an intriguing and most talented musician and his passion for Bannink’s music with his friend Van den Brink is infectious

Scottish Ensemble makes the old sound new

26 April 2023Posted inCulture, Music
Scottish Ensemble makes the old sound new
Scottish Ensemble's rejuvenated production of Bach’s Goldberg Variations: ternary patterns for insomnia makes the old sound new

Baigent and Sezer bring the Orient to the Netherlands

2 February 2023Posted inMusic
The open rehearsal
We were treated to excerpts from Debussy’s Three Nocturnes performed by the amazingly talented Turkish/Dutch lyric soprano Aylin Sezer

Daniil Trifonov gives European premiere of Mason Bates’ Piano Concerto

17 October 2022Posted inMusic
Daniil Trifonov
Trifonov played with the greatest of ease while the Wild West of cross rhythms and contrasting textures whirled around him.

Sofia Vasheruk gives a masterclass in lyrical playing in the Piano Festival Ootmarsum

30 September 2022Posted inMusic
Sofia Vasheruk
Sofia’s ability to find and maintain the most lyrical of lines was a joy to hear as again in the shimmering beauty of the lyrical left hand

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