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In conversation with Martijn Dendievel: A man on a mission

14 October 2025Posted inMusic
Martijn Dendievel
Martijn Dendievel, soon to be chief conductor of Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen talks to Clare Varney: "The only thing that helps, is to be authentic"

Peter Salem: “They were only meant to kill the bloody King!”

5 October 2025Posted inCulture, Music
Peter Salem
Ballet music for a modern age with Peter Salem, the composing mastermind behind Dutch National Ballet’s recent commission, Lady Macbeth

The Scottish Chamber raise the roof with Maxim Emelyanychev

30 September 2025Posted inMusic
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Maxim Emelyanychev
Scottish percussionist Colin Currie joined the SCO in Essen's Philharmonie for a rousing end to their 2025 European tour

Education the Concertgebouw Orchestra YOUNG way

4 September 2025Posted inCulture, Music
lady conducting
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra puts education policy at the top of its agenda with the fifth edition of Concertgebouw Orchestra YOUNG

The hottest ticket in town: Mäkelä and the RCO play Mahler 5

22 August 2025Posted inMusic
Man conducting orchestra
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with Klaus Mäkelä returned to the Concertgebouw for Mahler 5 and Berio’s Rendering

In conversation with Klaus Mäkelä at the Concertgebouw

21 August 2025Posted inCulture, Music
Two men
Klaus Mäkelä sat down for a post-concert chat in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw

Mäkelä and Jansen bring an old friend home to the Concertgebouw

17 August 2025Posted inMusic
Klaus Makela and Janine Jansen
Janine Jansen joins Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw orchestra for Prokofiev’s Concerto no. 1 and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.

Botan Takada from The Hague wins the Concertgebouw Competition

6 July 2025Posted inMusic
girl playing cello
A 12-year-old Japanese cellist from The Hague is the 2025 winner of the Concertgebouw's annual competition for talented young musicians

Inside the rehearsal room with Luis Castillo-Briceño

28 June 2025Posted inCulture, Music
Man conducting orchestra
Rotterdam conducting competition unveils a rising star. And it may all be down to Barbara Hannigan. So who exactly is conductor Luis Castillo-Briceño and what is he like in the…

Han-Na Chang conducts a programme full of stories with the RCO

24 June 2025Posted inMusic
Han-Na Chang conducts RCO
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s concert last Thursday was definitely one for the ladies. Conductor Han-Na Chang, making her long-awaited debut, was joined by section principals, cellist Tatjana Vassiljeva-Monnier and violist…

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