Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra continue the fine tradition of Christmas Day concerts
The Christmas Day concert by the RCO and broadcast live on 25th December, put classical music at the heart of this festive day
Simon McBurney’s Magic Flute makes a triumphant return to Dutch National Opera
Baritone Thomas Oliemans managed to bring an infectious sense of comedy to the proceedings at Dutch National Opera
Francis van Broekhuizen and Elenora Hu bring a splash of glamour to Phion’s Callas celebration
This current project from Phion brings Callas’s life story to audiences across the Netherlands in a multi-media extravaganza
Gustavo Dudamel and the Berliner Philharmoniker raise the roof with a spellbinding Mahler 5
A glorious musical feast for the 60th birthday celebrations of Berlin’s magnificent Philharmonie includes music by Boris Blacher
Inside the Rehearsal Room with Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
'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…
The story behind Nederlandse Reisopera’s latest production: Korngold’s Das Wunder der 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
Tonight's programme of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 and the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2 with Mees Vos, was a clever choice
The definition of love: Mäkelä conducts Mahler 3 at the Concertgebouw
Klaus Mäkelä and Jennifer Johnston forge a meeting of minds with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam
Deliciously Evil Hadestown is a Triumph
This slick contemporary score is timeless: I suspect we will still be humming these tunes for many years to come
A performance of contradictions: Belgian National Orchestra at the Concertgebouw
Antony Hermus searches for menace and intrigue in the Belgian National Orchestra's programme in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw