NPO Klassiek presenter, Ab Nieuwdorp, celebrates all things English in his podcast England my England. In the episode Last Night of the Proms Special, Nieuwdorp meets two Brits with not…
The Christmas Day concert from Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra broadcast live on Dutch national television AVROTROS and NPO Klassiek radio on 25th December, not only put classical music…
Where to start when discussing Simon McBurney’s 2012 production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, now in its third Dutch National Opera reincarnation in Amsterdam after travelling all around the world to great…
In this the centenary year of her birth, such is the fascination with Maria Callas that organisations all around are hosting their own tributes to one of the most famous…
On a cold, wet and unseasonably wintry October evening, the Berliner Philharmoniker's performance of Mahler's Fifth Symphony with Gustavo Dudamel was truly special. What a way to celebrate the 60th…
'That's where the magic happens!' Klaus Mäkelä, the twenty-seven-year-old Finnish conductor is very much the man of the moment. Much has been written about Mäkelä's training and how he crafted…
Nederlandse Reisopera's latest production of Korngold’s Das Wunder der Heliane will be the first staged production of this opera in The Netherlands despite the work receiving its premiere nearly 100 years ago.…
Friday night's programme of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 and the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2 with Mees Vos, solo horn player of the Phion Orchestra, was a clever choice for…
Klaus Mäkelä and Jennifer Johnston forge a meeting of minds with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam Just over a year ago, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra gave their first concert with Klaus…
Hadestown, the winner of 8 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theatre Album, is a triumph. Such is the strength of the cast, that…