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The Vienna Phil blows away the cobwebs at the Concertgebouw

26 September 2024Music

Christian Thielemann conducting the Vienna Phil at the Concertgebouw ©Simon Van Boxtel

Fresh from two concerts in Lucerne, the Vienna Philharmonic travelled to the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam to perform Strauss' immensely powerful Ein Heldenleben and Mendelssohn's Third Symphony the "Scottish". I had immense…

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

2 January 2024Culture, 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

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

16 October 2023Culture, Music

Inside the rehearsal room with Klaus Mäkelä

'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 definition of love: Mäkelä conducts Mahler 3 at the Concertgebouw

21 September 2023Music

Johnston and Mäkelä

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

A performance of contradictions: Belgian National Orchestra at the Concertgebouw

30 July 2023Music

Antony Hermus and the BNO

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

At the Concertgebouw, it’s all about Lang Lang

9 June 2023Music

Lang Lang

Among the dramatic hair flicks and hands flung high in the sky, it was easy to forget there was an orchestra on stage

Through the looking glass: Amsterdam Sinfonietta are a class act at the Muziekgebouw

18 May 2023Music

Candida Pärt

The Sinfonietta, under the leadership of Candida Thompson, more than deserve their reputation as one of the finest string orchestras

Chailly reigns supreme with Fujita and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

12 March 2023Music

Chailly and Fujita backstage after the concert discussing the importance of the recurring Dies irae theme in the symphony © Clare Varney

This was a reading full of the innocence of youth in very intimate moments and the ethereal cadenza with perfectly placed tenuto notes

Makela’s Concertgebouw Mahler marks the dawn of a new era in Amsterdam

22 August 2022Music

Klaus Mäkelä and the famous stairs

Klaus Mäkelä's Mahler 6 marks the dawn of a new era with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and was the hottest ticket in town