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Joyce DiDonato makes an emotional debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra

15 January 2025Music

Joyce DiDonato descended the Concertgebouw stairs to give the Dutch premiere of one her most beloved works, Jake Heggie’s 2015 orchestral version of Camille Claudel: Into the Fire, for her…

Vladimir Jurowski continues the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s Bruckner celebration

12 December 2024Music

Running down the famous Concertgebouw stairs with the energy of one half his age, Vladimir Jurowski joined the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for programme of Mozart and Bruckner. The evening started…

Karina Canellakis makes her debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

20 October 2024Music

All eyes were firmly on Karina Canellakis in this her debut night conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a programme full of extremes of emotion. Canellakis is well known to…

Augustin Hadelich’s Sibelius soars the heights at the Concertgebouw

18 October 2024Music

Hadelich Plays the Sibelius Violin Concerto in the Concertgebouw

German-American violinist Augustin Hadelich, who grew up in the foothills of rural Tuscany, is most definitely the man of the moment and is quite rightly earning a reputation as one…

The Vienna Phil blows away the cobwebs at the Concertgebouw

26 September 2024Music

Christian Thielemann conducting the Vienna Phil at the Concertgebouw ©Simon Van Boxtel

Fresh from two concerts in Lucerne, the Vienna Philharmonic travelled to the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam to perform Strauss' immensely powerful Ein Heldenleben and Mendelssohn's Third Symphony the "Scottish". I had immense…

Mäkelä’s magical Mahler 1 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

25 September 2024Culture, Music

Essen, 21.09.2024, Philharmonie Essen Klaus Mäkelä Royal

Casually dressed in an open neck shirt and brown suede shoes, Klaus Mäkelä, chief conductor designate of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, joined the stage for the first of three events,…

Brahms’ German Requiem at the Concertgebouw

3 April 2024Music

A fabulous Brahms German Requiem at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with Dinis Sousa, the Monteverdi Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. This British choir (formed over sixty years ago for a…

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra appoints new Associate Conductor: Aurel Dawidiuk

28 March 2024Music

'As of season 2024/2025, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will have an associate conductor. The commitment is for two seasons. The position was made possible thanks to a generous donation from…

Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra continue the fine tradition of Christmas Day concerts

2 January 2024Culture, Music

Royal Concertgebouw Christmas Concert 2023

The Christmas Day concert from Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra broadcast live on Dutch national television AVROTROS and NPO Klassiek radio on 25th December, not only put classical music…

Inside the Rehearsal Room with Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

16 October 2023Culture, 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…