Timothy Ridout joins Duncan Ward to seek the darkness 1 March 2026Posted inMusic Timothy Ridout gives the Dutch premiere of Mark Simpson’s Viola Concerto ‘Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth’ with Duncan Ward and Phil Zuid
Symphonic Cinema’s latest release LOSS brings in the stars 16 January 2026Posted inCulture, Music British acting royalty, Emma Thompson and Greg Wise star in Symphonic Cinema’s latest release, LOSS with Dutch National Youth Orchestra
Inside the rehearsal room with Luis Castillo-Briceño 28 June 2025Posted inCulture, Music Rotterdam conducting competition unveils rising star. And it may all be down to Barbara Hannigan. So who is conductor Luis Castillo-Briceño?
A message of hope: Bychkov and the RCO play Shostakovich 25 April 2025Posted inMusic Semyon Bychkov joined the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam for a monumental reading of Shostakovich's Symphony no 7, Leningrad
Vladimir Jurowski continues the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s Bruckner celebration 12 December 2024Posted inMusic Running down the famous Concertgebouw stairs, Vladimir Jurowski joined the Concertgebouw Orchestra for a programme of Mozart and Bruckner
The Viride Quartet explore an absence of love in the depths of the Dutch countryside 27 November 2024Posted inMusic The Viride Quartet explore the absence of love with Henriëtte Bosmans' String Quartet in a concert deep in the Dutch countryside
Suave and sophisticated: Mäkelä’s Rachmaninov hits all the right notes 16 November 2024Posted inMusic Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw hit all the right notes with Rachmaninov's Second Symphony, and Lisa Batiashvili
The real deal: Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic 13 November 2024Posted inMusic Harking from a distinguished line of talented pupils influenced by Finnish teaching legend Jorma Panula, Peltokoski is the real deal
Dutch broadcaster NPO showcases teaching at its best on prime-time TV 10 November 2024Posted inCulture, Music Podium Klassiek features masterclasses given by leading classical musicians working at the heart of the Dutch classical music scene
William Knight’s new commission for the Nederlands Kamerkoor tells a very English tale 1 October 2024Posted inCulture, Music Nederlands Kamerkoor The Canterbury Songs travelled to Enschede’s Grote Kerk with British choral conductor Peter Phillips to tell a very British tale. For a choir known for their innovative programming, this latest offering…