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Mäkelä’s Mahler 7 finds defiance and optimism in equal measure

2 November 2026Posted inMusic
Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Royal Concertgebouw give their second performance of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony conducted by chief conductor designate Klaus Mäkelä

Sam Weller conducts Britten’s War Requiem in The Hague

21 October 2026Posted inCulture, Music
Sam Weller Britten Requiem The Hague
Students from The Hague’s Royal Conservatoire perform Britten’s War Requiem to celebrate 200 years of music

Missed opportunities at every turn: Cleveland Orchestra on tour

6 October 2026Posted inMusic
Cleveland Orchestra and Golda Schultz
South African soprano Golda Schultz joins Franz Welser-Möst for Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs on tour in Germany

Hadelich and Stutzmann’s revered presence on the Concertgebouw stage

15 May 2026Posted inMusic
Augustin Hadelich RCO
Augustin Hadelich joins Nathalie Stutzmann for her long-awaited debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Glorious wonder: Rouvali and Gabetta at the Concertgebouw

14 May 2026Posted inMusic
Sol Gabetta Santtu-Matias Rouvali Concertgebouw Orchestra
The cello's repeated high notes rested seductively abreast shifting waters: Sol Gabetta plays Martinů with the Concertgebouw Orchestra

Raphaël Pichon brings Rameau’s colourful party to the Concertgebouw

4 May 2026Posted inMusic
Concertgebouw Orchestra | Pichon
Raphaël Pichon brings his new Rameau opera 'The Domain of the Gods' to Amsterdam for his Concertgebouw Orchestra debut

Astonishing musicality from Aurora Orchestra in Essen

28 April 2026Posted inMusic
Aurora London Viktor Frankowski
Aurora Orchestra under Nicholas Collon go on tour with Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Hayato Sumino's Rhapsody in Blue

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

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