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Lucerne

Mirrors and echoes: Pierre Boulez celebrated at the Lucerne Festival

By Elodie Olson-Coons, 27 August 2025

Liv Redpath and Bertrand Chamayou shine at the Lucerne Festival in this celebration of Pierre Boulez's legacy.

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Lucerne

27 Aug 2025

Mirrors and echoes: Pierre Boulez celebrated at the Lucerne Festival

By Elodie Olson-Coons

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Utrecht

Williams and Cargill shine in The Dream of Gerontius with Canellakis and the Netherlands RPO

By Clare Varney, 13 June 2025

British vocal talent adds some very British glamour to the closing Avrotros Friday concert featuring Elgar's most famous oratorio.

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Utrecht

13 Jun 2025

Williams and Cargill shine in The Dream of Gerontius

By Clare Varney

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Amsterdam

White-knuckle ride: Bomsori Kim plays Tchaikovsky at the Concertgebouw

By Eleanor Knight, 03 July 2024

Bomsori Kim tackles the dangers of Tchaikovsky's concerto, before Ryan Bancroft and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic hurtle through Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.

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Amsterdam

03 Jul 2024

White-knuckle ride: Bomsori Kim plays Tchaikovsky at the Concertgebouw

By Eleanor Knight

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Amsterdam

Brazilian-flavoured Rite of Spring opens the Holland Festival

By Eleanor Knight, 06 June 2024

Evangelia Kranioti's film reawakens the extraordinary extremity of Stravinksy's original ballet score in the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic's performance.

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Amsterdam

06 Jun 2024

Brazilian-flavoured Rite of Spring opens the Holland Festival

By Eleanor Knight

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Vienna

Grounded Beethoven, intense Shostakovich: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic in Vienna

By Chanda VanderHart, 12 May 2024

Karina Canellakis brings her Netherlands Radio Philharmonic to the Musikverein, joined by Emanuel Ax in Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto.

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Vienna

12 May 2024

Grounded Beethoven, intense Shostakovich in Vienna

By Chanda VanderHart

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Amsterdam

Kent Nagano conducts Dutch premiere of Hans Abrahamsen’s The Snow Queen

By Rose Dodd, 04 June 2022

Performed for the first time in a concert version, Abrahamsen's 2019 opera appears with a fine cast at the Concertgebouw.

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Amsterdam

04 Jun 2022

Nagano conducts Dutch premiere of Abrahamsen’s The Snow Queen

By Rose Dodd

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Amsterdam

Lush, exotic, precision-orchestrated: premiere of Richard Rijnvos' Amérique de Sud

By Rose Dodd, 09 April 2022

Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme that sends the audience on its imaginary travels.

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Amsterdam

09 Apr 2022

Richard Rijnvos' Amérique de Sud premieres in Amsterdam

By Rose Dodd

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Amsterdam

Karin Rehnqvist’s stunning Silent Earth premieres at the Concertgebouw

By Rose Dodd, 29 January 2022

With the broad sweep of a bold Nordic brush, premieres from Sweden and Denmark presented fresh sound worlds in Amsterdam.

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Amsterdam

29 Jan 2022

Rehnqvist’s stunning Silent Earth premieres at the Concertgebouw

By Rose Dodd

Amsterdam

Lise Davidsen's role debut anchors satisfying Jenůfa from Amsterdam

By Cameron Kelsall, 30 January 2021

The Norwegian soprano proved near-ideal, with ethereal high notes and a steeliness well suited to the character.

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Amsterdam

30 Jan 2021

Lise Davidsen's role debut anchors satisfying Jenůfa from Amsterdam

By Cameron Kelsall

Utrecht

Musical gifts from Karina Canellakis and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

By Mark Pullinger, 20 June 2020

A high-spirited programme in Tivoli Vredenburg that struck just the right note of hope and renewal as the classical music scene across Europe reawakens.

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Utrecht

20 Jun 2020

Musical gifts from Karina Canellakis

By Mark Pullinger

Amsterdam

An exhilarating Nabucco at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen, 13 April 2019

Giancarlo Andretta conducts the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and Choir and a fine team of soloists led by Tatiana Serjan's Abigaille into an exhilarating Nabucco.

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Amsterdam

13 Apr 2019

An exhilarating Nabucco at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen

Amsterdam

Perfect symbiosis of words and music in Fin de partie at the Opera Forward Festival

By Jenny Camilleri, 06 March 2019

György Kurtág’s long awaited opera Fin de partie gets a second run in Amsterdam after its La Scala premiere, with the same excellent cast, conductor and production team.

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Amsterdam

06 Mar 2019

Perfect symbiosis of words and music in Fin de partie

By Jenny Camilleri

Amsterdam

Ravishment without drama in Dutch premiere of A Village Romeo and Juliet

By Jenny Camilleri, 15 December 2018

Gorgeous playing under Sir Mark Elder wasn’t enough to mask the lack of theatrical drive in the scrupulously cast Dutch premiere of Delius’ most successful opera.

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Amsterdam

15 Dec 2018

The Dutch premiere of A Village Romeo and Juliet

By Jenny Camilleri

Amsterdam

Fiery, formidable Boris Godunov at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri, 08 September 2018

This year’s NTR ZaterdagMatinee concert series in Amsterdam kicked off with a Boris Godunov that left nothing to be desired.

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Amsterdam

08 Sep 2018

Fiery, formidable Boris Godunov at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri

Amsterdam

A magical Golden Cockerel at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen, 16 December 2017

The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic under the baton of conductor Vasily Petrenko uncovers the magic of Rimsky-Korsakov’s exotic score.

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Amsterdam

16 Dec 2017

A magical Golden Cockerel at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen

Amsterdam

Stenz conducts an impressive Babylon at the Holland Festival

By Jenny Camilleri, 03 June 2017

The loud cheers for the performers were richly deserved, although Jörg Widmann’s imposing but sprawling Babylon was not well-served by the concert format.

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Amsterdam

03 Jun 2017

An impressive Babylon at the Holland Festival

By Jenny Camilleri

Amsterdam

Semyon Kotko: Jurowski drowns out propaganda with Prokofiev in Amsterdam

By Jenny Camilleri, 26 November 2016

As the first non-Russian orchestra to tackle a complete Semyon Kotko, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic gave a tension-propelled performance under the inspired leadership of Vladimir Jurowski.

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Amsterdam

26 Nov 2016

Jurowski drowns out propaganda with Prokofiev

By Jenny Camilleri

Amsterdam

A worthy rarity: I due Foscari at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen, 17 September 2016

Electrifying playing under the baton of Giancarlo Andretta and a strong cast of singers convince that Verdi's I due Foscari deserves more than the occasional revival.

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Amsterdam

17 Sep 2016

A worthy rarity: I due Foscari at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen

Amsterdam

Savage and noble: Wozzeck at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri, 04 June 2016

A mesmerising Wozzeck, thanks to the trampled dignity of Florian Boesch’s antihero, Asmik Grigorian’s gloriously sung Marie, and a thrillingly savage Netherlands Radio Philharmonic.

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Amsterdam

04 Jun 2016

Savage and noble: Wozzeck at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri

Amsterdam

Netherlands Radio Choir in sublimely contemplative German Requiem

By Jenny Camilleri, 24 January 2016

The Netherlands Radio Choir is marking its 70th anniversary with a series of jubilee concerts, including Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, conducted with control and compassion by Edo de Waart.

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Amsterdam

24 Jan 2016

Sublimely contemplative German Requiem

By Jenny Camilleri

Amsterdam

Voltaire and vino: Maskarade bubbles over at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri, 19 December 2015

Accompanied by an ebulliant Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, a fine Danish cast popped open the comedic bubbly at a concert performance of Nielsen’s Maskarade at the Concertgebouw.

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Amsterdam

19 Dec 2015

Voltaire and vino: Maskarade bubbles over

By Jenny Camilleri

Utrecht

Rachmaninov's for the public of tomorrow at TivoliVredenburg

By Olga de Kort, 03 December 2015

Neither Rachmaninov's music nor the precision and perfection of the performance lose any of their power, vigor, brilliance and magic with a change from the traditional concert perspective.

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Utrecht

03 Dec 2015

Rachmaninov's for the public of tomorrow at TivoliVredenburg

By Olga de Kort

Amsterdam

Scriabin's Mysterium: Universe and Mankind on their way to Transfiguration

By Olga de Kort, 28 November 2015

Whether Scriabin or Nemtin, the Mysterium impresses with its programme, length and orchestration.

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Amsterdam

28 Nov 2015

Scriabin's Mysterium in Amsterdam

By Olga de Kort

Amsterdam

Dutch tintinnabulation: Sunday bells resound in the Concertgebouw

By Olga de Kort, 20 September 2015

The bells of Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov and Pärt resound and reverberate in The Main Hall of the Concertgebouw.

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Amsterdam

20 Sep 2015

Sunday bells resound in the Concertgebouw

By Olga de Kort

Amsterdam

All the colours of the night: Tristan und Isolde at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri, 12 September 2015

An uneven yet unforgettable performance, thanks to conductor Jaap van Zweden’s seductive colouring of the score and Jennifer Wilson’s refulgent Isolde.

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Amsterdam

12 Sep 2015

All the colours of the night: Tristan und Isolde

By Jenny Camilleri

Amsterdam

Magnificent 12 hour Prom closes a reinvigorated Holland Festival

By David Pinedo, 20 June 2015

Ruth Mackenzie, Holland Festival’s vivacious and invigorating new director, closed her first edition with a twelve hour Prom, reinventing it as a mini-festival at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.

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Amsterdam

20 Jun 2015

Magnificent 12 hour Prom closes a reinvigorated Holland Festival

By David Pinedo

Utrecht

An Invigorating Performance of Elgar's The Kingdom by Edward Gardner in Holland

By David Pinedo, 03 April 2015

Edward Gardner and Edward Caswell offered the British choir tradition in the form of Elgar's The Kingdom as a refreshingly programmed alternative to the many Bach passions. The combined choirs excelled together with an impressive Edith Haller.

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Utrecht

03 Apr 2015

An Invigorating Performance of Elgar's The Kingdom by Edward Gardner in Holland

By David Pinedo

Amsterdam

James Gaffigan conducts a full-blooded Rigoletto at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen, 14 March 2015

James Gaffigan, aided by a fine cast of soloists led by the full-blooded Rigoletto of Dimitri Platanias, demonstrated that Verdi's powerfully dramatic music does not need staging to keep the audience captivated.

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Amsterdam

14 Mar 2015

A full-blooded Rigoletto at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen

Amsterdam

Timeless Bohemian life in Amsterdam in new Benedict Andrews production

By Nicolas Nguyen, 04 December 2014

For his first collaboration with the Dutch National Opera, Australian director Benedict Andrews emphasizes the modernity of Puccini’s most popular opera.

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Amsterdam

04 Dec 2014

Timeless Bohemian life in Amsterdam

By Nicolas Nguyen

Amsterdam

Pathos and horror on The Raft of the Medusa at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri, 22 November 2014

Lyrical pathos and battering choral climaxes were the strong suits at the Dutch première of Hans Werner Henze’s incendiary oratorio Das Floβ der Medusa.

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Amsterdam

22 Nov 2014

Pathos and horror on The Raft of the Medusa

By Jenny Camilleri

Amsterdam

Pierre Audi's abstract Lohengrin at Dutch National Opera

By Nicolas Nguyen, 10 November 2014

With its minimalist but grandiose sets, the imposing sound of the Choir of the Dutch National Opera and the excellent conducting of Marc Albrecht, there is much to be enjoyed in this revival of Pierre Audi’s Lohengrin in Amsterdam.

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Amsterdam

10 Nov 2014

Audi's abstract Lohengrin at Dutch National Opera

By Nicolas Nguyen

Amsterdam

NTR ZaterdagMatinee premières Theo Loevendie's opera The Rise of Spinoza

By Thea Derks, 11 October 2014

With his one act opera The Rise of Spinoza Theo Loevendie wrought an attractive opera, that may well become part of the repertoire

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Amsterdam

11 Oct 2014

Theo Loevendie's opera The Rise of Spinoza premières

By Thea Derks

Amsterdam

Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa at the Concertgebouw is a thrilling and captivating tale

By Nicolas Nguyen, 13 September 2014

Conductor Alexander Vedernikov with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and a fine cast of soloists captivate the Concertgebouw’s audience with a too-little known opera by Tchaikovsky.

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Amsterdam

13 Sep 2014

Mazeppa: a thrilling and captivating tale

By Nicolas Nguyen

Amsterdam

A taste of the heavenly life: Haitink and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic

By David Pinedo, 06 September 2014

For this diamond jubilee as a conductor, Bernard Haitink conducted the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic in a programme of Wagner, Berg and Mahler.

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Amsterdam

06 Sep 2014

A taste of the heavenly life

By David Pinedo

Amsterdam

Zomerconcerten's opening night: The joy of Kuusisto

By Renée Reitsma, 29 June 2012

When it comes to summertime concerts, visitors to the Amsterdam Concertgebouw are often lucky, and this year is no different: the Robeco Zomerconcerten offer a diverse and exciting program that was kicked off by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky and Pekka Kuusisto with music by Elgar, Sibelius and Tchaikovksy.

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Amsterdam

29 Jun 2012

Zomerconcerten's opening night: The joy of Kuusisto

By Renée Reitsma

Utrecht

Debussy, Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov: A whole range of emotions from the Radio Phil

By Renée Reitsma, 27 April 2012

There are some concerts where you are confronted with the same emotions from start to finish, concerts with pieces that have a similar feel and similar impact throughout. Tonight’s concert was not one of those: it varied from funny (Jeux), to serene (Prélude), to confusing (Concerto for piano and winds).

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Utrecht

27 Apr 2012

Debussy, Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov: A whole range of emotions from the Radio Phil

By Renée Reitsma

Utrecht

Renaud Capuçon Shines in Magical Saint-Saëns and Ravel

By Renée Reitsma, 30 March 2012

Even though I’ve been to quite a lot of concerts these past few years, I still can’t put my finger on why some concerts attract many attendees and especially why some are so sparsely visited.

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Utrecht

30 Mar 2012

Renaud Capuçon Shines in Magical Saint-Saëns and Ravel

By Renée Reitsma

Utrecht

Nicola Benedetti and Diego Matheuz: succesful debuts with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

By Renée Reitsma, 18 November 2011

Zoltán Kodály was an ethnomusicographer as much as a composer: he studied the folk music of Hungary, and this influence can be heard in most of his works. Dances of Galánta is no exception, yet it is so much more than folk melodies arranged for an orchestra.

Utrecht

18 Nov 2011

Nicola Benedetti and Diego Matheuz: succesful debuts with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

By Renée Reitsma

Utrecht

The Radio Filharmonisch Orkest play Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Weinberg.

By Renée Reitsma, 04 November 2011

Sergei Prokofiev’s Ouverture on Hebrew Themes is a 1919 work originally written for clarinet, string quartet and piano, although the composer himself orchestrated it in 1934.

Utrecht

04 Nov 2011

The Radio Filharmonisch Orkest play Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Weinberg.

By Renée Reitsma

Amsterdam

Ravel, Poulenc and Debussy in the Concertgebouw

By Renée Reitsma, 11 September 2011

Paul Wittgenstein (brother of famous philosopher Ludwig) was a well-known pianist before he lost his arm in the First World War. Instead of quitting music, he perfected his left hand skills and commissioned a few composers, including Britten, Hindemith, Prokofiev and R. Strauss to write pieces for him.

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Amsterdam

11 Sep 2011

Ravel, Poulenc and Debussy in the Concertgebouw

By Renée Reitsma

London

An Immense Journey - from C major to C major

By Ken Ward, 30 August 2011

This was a tremendous concert. That is to say it presented two of the grandest works in their genre, Mozart’s longest piano concerto and Bruckner’s longest completed symphony, moving from Mozart’s imposing C major maestoso entrance to, nearly 2 hours of music later, Bruckner’s blazing C major transfiguration.

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London

30 Aug 2011

An Immense Journey - from C major to C major

By Ken Ward

Amsterdam

Terror and humour in Shostakovich's 13th

By Renée Reitsma, 03 April 2011

As a big Shostakovich fan, I was very excited when I found out that his 13th Symphony ('Babi Yar') would be performed this season. It's a work that does not appear that often in concert halls, probably because it not only requires a large orchestra, but also a more-than-adept bass soloist and male chorus.

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Amsterdam

03 Apr 2011

Terror and humour in Shostakovich's 13th

By Renée Reitsma

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Amsterdam

Zeitgenössisches Meisterwerk: Alice in Wonderland von Unsuk Chin in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier, 01 June 2024

Ein grandioses Gesangsensemble und fantasievolle Vertonungen beweisen, warum Unsuk Chins Oper zu den Meisterwerken der zeitgenössischen gehört.

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Amsterdam

01 Jun 2024

Zeitgenössisches Meisterwerk: Alice in Wonderland von Unsuk Chin

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Amsterdam

Himmel und Erde: Robin de Raaff und Luciano Berio beim Holland Festival

By Michael Klier, 10 June 2022

Matthias Pintscher dirigiert ein mitreißendes Sinnenspektakel, das dem Publikum den Atem raubt.

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Amsterdam

10 Jun 2022

Himmel und Erde: Robin de Raaff und Berio beim Holland Festival

By Michael Klier

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Amsterdam

Wunderbar: Barbara Hannigan und Karina Canellakis mit Abrahamsen und Sibelius

By Michael Klier, 12 February 2022

Ein virtuoses Konzert mit Wagner, Sibelius und Abrahamsens Let me tell you, bei dem Wärme und Enthusiasmus von der Bühne auf den Saal übersprangen.

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Amsterdam

12 Feb 2022

Wunderbar: Barbara Hannigan und Karina Canellakis in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier

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Amsterdam

Weder Fisch noch Fleisch: György Ligetis Hyper-Oper Le Grand Macabre in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier, 27 November 2021

Musikalisch überzeugend, aber aufgrund der fehlenden Regie bleiben viele Absurditäten und der abgründige Schabernack auf der Strecke.

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Amsterdam

27 Nov 2021

Weder Fisch noch Fleisch: György Ligetis Le Grand Macabre in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier

Amsterdam

Belle van Zuylen und Roxanna Panufnik: starke Frauen beim Amsterdamer Sommerkonzert

By Michael Klier, 04 July 2021

Das Sommerkonzert im Amsterdamer Concertgebouw war ein vollendetes Chor-Festmahl für die Ohren.

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Amsterdam

04 Jul 2021

Belle van Zuylen und Roxanna Panufnik: starke Frauen in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier

Amsterdam

Sperrige Uraufführung von Thomas Larchers Klavierkonzert in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier, 22 May 2021

Thomas Larchers neues Werk fesselt die Aufmerksamkeit und überzeugt durch Mut zum Einfachen, sodass man sich auf ein Wiederhören freut.

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Amsterdam

22 May 2021

Sperrige Uraufführung von Thomas Larchers Klavierkonzert in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier

Amsterdam

Deus ex machina: göttlicher Ravel von Gerstein und Canellakis in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier, 19 September 2020

Wenn die Technik nicht mitspielen will, ergeben sich manchmal göttliche Musikmomente.

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Amsterdam

19 Sep 2020

Göttlicher Ravel von Gerstein und Canellakis in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier

Amsterdam

Zum Teufel mit der Melodie: John Adams in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier, 07 March 2020

John Adams dirigiert das Radio Filharmonisch Orkest in einem interessanten Programm, das jedoch nicht immer überzeugen kann.

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Amsterdam

07 Mar 2020

Zum Teufel mit der Melodie: John Adams in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier