Skip to content
The Spidy Editor | Clare Varney
  • Home
  • About
  • Music
  • Food
  • Culture
  • In print
  • English Teacher

In conversation with Aurel Dawidiuk

14 April 2026Posted inCulture, Music
Aurel Dawidiuk at the Concertgebouw
Aurel Dawidiuk talks candidly about his time as associate conductor to possibly the most talked about conducting talent of his generation

A very special young talent: Aurel Dawidiuk makes his RCO debut

13 April 2026Posted inMusic
Aurel Dawidiuk RCO debut
Aurel Dawidiuk the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's first Bernard Haitink Associate Conductor makes a stunning Amsterdam debut

Mäkelä’s quest for the perfect St. Matthew Passion

31 March 2026Posted inMusic
Klaus Mäkelä conducts St Matthew Passion
Klaus Mäkelä adds his name to the history books by leading the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in his first St Matthew Passion

Anna Vinnitskaya whips up delicious fury on tour with Klaus Mäkelä

23 March 2026Posted inMusic
Man conducting an orchestra | Mäkelä Orchestre de Paris
The Orchestre de Paris returns to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw with Klaus Mäkelä for Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto and Franck's Symphony

It’s all about the brass: Klaus Mäkelä conducts Bruckner 8

6 February 2026Posted inMusic
Klaus Mäkelä conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw Orchestra's dark and intense reading of Bruckner's Eighth Symphony leaves audiences smiling

In conversation with Jennifer Johnston

23 November 2025Posted inCulture, Music
Jennifer Johnston
British opera star Jennifer Johnston talks about the challenges facing young British singers post Brexit and the importance of a female voice

Mäkelä embraces tradition and modernity at the Concertgebouw

2 November 2025Posted inMusic
Klaus Makela conducting an orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw Orchestra literally head to the kitchen sink for Andrew Norman's Play, creating that club dance vibe

The hottest ticket in town: Mäkelä and the RCO play Mahler 5

22 August 2025Posted inMusic
Man conducting orchestra
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with Klaus Mäkelä returned to the Concertgebouw for Mahler 5 and Berio’s Rendering

In conversation with Klaus Mäkelä at the Concertgebouw

21 August 2025Posted inCulture, Music
Two men
Klaus Mäkelä sat down for a post-concert chat in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw

Mäkelä and Jansen bring an old friend home to the Concertgebouw

17 August 2025Posted inMusic
Klaus Makela and Janine Jansen
Janine Jansen joins Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw orchestra for Prokofiev’s Concerto no. 1 and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.

Posts pagination

1 2 Next page
Copyright 2026 — The Spidy Editor | Clare Varney. All rights reserved.
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
Scroll to Top