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The Viride Quartet explore an absence of love in the depths of the Dutch countryside 

27 November 2024Posted inMusic
The Viride Quartet
The Viride Quartet explore the absence of love with Henriëtte Bosmans' String Quartet in a concert deep in the Dutch countryside

A meeting of minds: Vilde Frang and Klaus Mäkelä on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic

5 November 2024Posted inMusic
Vilde Frang, Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Phil
Vilde Frang and Klaus Mäkelä forge a partnership of equals on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

A rousing Mozart Requiem from Orchestra of the 18th Century and Cappella Amsterdam

25 October 2024Posted inMusic
Choir, orchestra and soloists on stage
The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century with Cappella Amsterdam directed by Daniel Reuss, play Mozart's Requiem

Noa Wildschut steps in for Esther Yoo at the Concertgebouw

12 August 2024Posted inMusic
Noa Wildschut at the Concertgebouw
Alexandre Bloch brought the Orchestre National de Lille to the Concertgebouw, with Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut

Zubin Mehta and the Staatskapelle Berlin play Bruckner 8

11 April 2024Posted inMusic
Zubin Mehta
An emotionally charged performance of Bruckner's Eighth symphony was on offer from the Staatskapelle Berlin in their Good Friday concert

Shane van Neerden’s piano recital challenges all the senses

12 January 2024Posted inMusic
Shane van Neerden
Shane van Neerden performs a programme of Debussy, Scriabin, Ives and a new commission for two pianos from Rick van Veldhuizen

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

21 September 2023Posted inMusic
Johnston and Mäkelä
Klaus Mäkelä and Jennifer Johnston forge a meeting of minds with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam

Deliciously Evil Hadestown is a Triumph

14 August 2023Posted inCulture, Music
Nathan Lee Graham
This slick contemporary score is timeless: I suspect we will still be humming these tunes for many years to come

A performance of contradictions: Belgian National Orchestra at the Concertgebouw

30 July 2023Posted inMusic
Antony Hermus and the BNO
Antony Hermus searches for menace and intrigue in the Belgian National Orchestra's programme in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw

Searching for greatness: The 2023 Mahler Competition

15 July 2023Posted inMusic
Giuseppe Mengoli
Giuseppe Mengoli is a worthy winner of the 2023 Mahler Conducting Competition and will be a great ambassador for his art

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