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Sorrow and joy in equal measure: Jussen brothers join the Munich Philharmonic

2 December 2025Posted inMusic
Two young men
After all the drama of cancelled concerts on tour earlier this season, and with their chief conductor Lahav Shani sitting high in the Concertgebouw balcony, the Munich Philharmonic’s 2025 Winter…

Nobuyuki Tsujii shines brightly with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta

1 December 2025Posted inMusic
Nobuyuki Tsujii playing the piano
Audience members travelled across countries to hear Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii play Mozart with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Kissin and Bychkov bring beauty and poise to the Concertgebouw

29 November 2025Posted inMusic
Kissin and Bychkov bring beauty and poise to the Concertgebouw
Evgeny Kissin joins Semyon Bychkov and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for Prokofiev's First Piano Concerto

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

A very family affair: Lucie Horsch world premiere at the Concertgebouw

19 October 2025Posted inMusic
lady playing the recorder
Lucie Horsch gives world premiere of Lotta Wennäkoski’s 'Vents et lyres' for recorder and mezzo-soprano with Maxim Emelyanychev and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

The Scottish Chamber raise the roof with Maxim Emelyanychev

30 September 2025Posted inMusic
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Maxim Emelyanychev
Scottish percussionist Colin Currie joined the SCO in Essen's Philharmonie for a rousing end to their 2025 European tour

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

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

Han-Na Chang conducts a programme full of stories with the RCO

24 June 2025Posted inMusic
Han-Na Chang conducts RCO
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s concert was definitely one for the ladies. Han-Na Chang, was joined by Tatjana Vassiljeva-Monnier

Schiff’s undeniable mastery shines brightly in Amsterdam

22 May 2025Posted inMusic
Andras Schiff | OAE | Concertgebouw | Clare Varney
András Schiff’s dulcet piano tones flooded the Concertgebouw. Sitting centre-stage, a French 1838 Érard piano from the Edwin Beunk Collection in Enschede. Earlier in the week, Schiff had shared how…

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