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Inside the Rehearsal Room with Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

16 October 2023Culture, Music

'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

29 September 2023Music

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 2023Music

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

21 September 2023Music

Klaus Mäkelä and Jennifer Johnston forge a meeting of minds with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam

Deliciously Evil Hadestown is a Triumph

14 August 2023Culture, Music

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

30 July 2023Music

Antony Hermus searches for menace and intrigue in the Belgian National Orchestra's programme in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw

Youth Music the Dutch way with Razvan Stoica

26 July 2023Culture, Music

Performing with professional soloists is youth music the Dutch way with Razvan Stoica: the result received rapturous applause

Searching for greatness: The 2023 Mahler Competition

15 July 2023Music

Giuseppe Mengoli is a worthy winner of the 2023 Mahler Conducting Competition and will be a great ambassador for his art

SHOT and Shaffy | A wonderful showcase for the cultural life of the University of Twente

1 July 2023Culture, Music

Last night’s concert in the Muziekcentrum, Enschede was a wonderful insight into the cultural life of University of Twente

Oliemans and Phion bring Bannink’s music home to Enschede

20 June 2023Culture, 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