Concertgebouworkest and Klaus Mäkelä: Mahler

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Concertgebouw: Main HallConcertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam, North Holland, 1071 LN, Netherlands

Dates/times in Amsterdam time zone

Programme

Saariaho, Kaija (1952-2023)	Orion for orchestra
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)	Symphony no. 6 in A minor "Tragic"

Performers

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä	Conductor

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Mahler 6 Wed 18 Mar at 19:30
Jaap van Zweden conducts Mahler’s Sixth Symphony ‘Tragic’ 2026 Mar 19, 20
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Fateful Hammer Blows 2026 Apr 23, 24
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Tarmo Peltokoski / Alexandre Kantorow Sat 30 May at 20:00

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Iván Fischer conducts Mendelssohn with the Concertgebouw Orchestra Dec 03, 04
Concertgebouw Orchestra Essentials: Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream Sat 6 Dec at 21:00
Yuja Wang plays Prokofiev with the Concertgebouw Orchestra Dec 12, 14 mat
Andris Nelsons conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 4 Dec 17, 19, 21 mat
Christiane Karg | Håkan Hardenberger | Concertgebouworkest | Andris Nelsons Thu 18 Dec at 19:00
Concertgebouw Orchestra Christmas Matinee at 50 Thu 25 Dec at 14:15
Concertgebouw Orchestra Essentials: Schumann's Symphony No. 3 Thu 8 Jan at 21:00
Klaus Mäkelä conducts Berlioz and Schumann Fri 9 Jan at 20:15
Concertgebouw Orchestra plays Schumann's Piano Concerto with Yunchan Lim 2026 Jan 15, 18 mat

Piano Nights Tue 2 Dec at 20:15
Pygmalion & Raphaël Pichon: Brahms Sat 22 Nov at 14:15
Pianist Series: Martha Argerich and Sophie Pacini Sun 23 Nov at 20:15
Benjamin Grosvenor & Sinfonia of London: Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 Tue 25 Nov at 20:15
Lucas and Arthur Jussen play Poulenc Wed 26 Nov at 20:15
Evgeny Kissin & Concertgebouw Orchestra: Prokofiev Nov 27, 28, 30 mat
Messiaen's overwhelming Turangalîla Sat 29 Nov at 14:15
Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 & Julia Hagen in Schumann's Cello Concerto Sat 29 Nov at 20:15
Pianist Series: Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier Sun 30 Nov at 20:15
Iván Fischer conducts Mendelssohn with the Concertgebouw Orchestra Dec 03, 04