Mäkelä embraces tradition and modernity at the Concertgebouw 2 November 2025Posted inMusic Klaus Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw Orchestra literally head to the kitchen sink for Andrew Norman's Play, creating that club dance vibe
A message of hope: Bychkov and the RCO play Shostakovich 25 April 2025Posted inMusic Semyon Bychkov joined the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam for a monumental reading of Shostakovich's Symphony no 7, Leningrad
Joshua Bell inspires a new generation of violinists at the Concertgebouw 28 January 2025Posted inCulture, Music The Concertgebouw was buzzing. In one of the most diverse audiences I have seen for a while, young and old alike jostled for position
Evgeny Kissin creates magic in the Concertgebouw 26 June 2024Posted inCulture, Music Evgeny Kissin delighted the Amsterdam audience with a surprisingly varied programme of piano music featuring Chopin and Prokofiev
Brahms’ German Requiem at the Concertgebouw 3 April 2024Posted inMusic A fabulous Brahms German Requiem at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam with Dinis Sousa, the Monteverdi Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Inside the Rehearsal Room with Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 16 October 2023Posted inCulture, 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…