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Clare Varney
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Nestled round the corner from the Rijksmuseum Twenthe in Enschede’s trendy Roombeek district is what is said to be the Netherlands’ most exclusive whisky retailer.
Cheers: Enschede emporium has 1,400 different whiskys on sale - DutchNews.nl
Nestled round the corner from the Rijksmuseum Twenthe in Enschede’s trendy Roombeek district is what is said to be the Netherlands’ most exclusive whisky retailer. Housed in an unprepossessing brick…
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October 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Tchaikovsky to die for: Daniel Lozakovich makes his debut with the Rotterdam Philharmonic
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October 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Delving the depths of sorrow: Barbara Hannigan conducts the Royal Concertgebouw @concertgborkest.bsky.social
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October 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Lovely review of our Dortmund concert- it's been such a wonderful tour full of joyous music making!
December 17, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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“I’m okay with herring, I am even ok with rain, 365 days a year”
"I'm okay with herring, I am even ok with rain, 365 days a year" - DutchNews.nl
Ukrainian national Oleksandr Mialyk came to the Netherlands as a research student in 2019 and was far away from family and friends when Russia invaded his home country in February 2022. He’s taken up…
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September 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Dramatic French flair from Thibaudet, Mäkelä and the @concertgborkest.bsky.social
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September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Residentie Orkest has a new story to tell at the Concertgebouw
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August 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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A dramatic Fantastique from the Orchestre National de Lille at the Concertgebouw ‪@onlille.bsky.social‬
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A dramatic Fantastique from the Orchestre National de Lille
New Chief Conductor Joshua Weilerstein brings the ONL to Amsterdam's Concertgebouw for a programme including Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, featuring Edgar Moreau.
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July 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Japanese girl from The Hague wins top music prize in Amsterdam www.dutchnews.nl?p=254197
Japanese girl from The Hague wins top music prize in Amsterdam
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July 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Williams and Cargill shine in The Dream of Gerontius with Canellakis and the Netherlands RPO
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Williams and Cargill shine in The Dream of Gerontius
British vocal talent adds some very British glamour to the closing Avrotros Friday concert featuring Elgar's most famous oratorio.
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June 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Earth-shattering Mahler 2 from Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra in the Concertgebouw’s #MahlerFestival
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Earth-shattering Mahler 2 from the Budapest FO at the Mahler Festival
As part of the Concertgebouw's ambitious Mahler Festival, Christiane Karg, Anna Lucia Richter and the Netherlands Radio Choir join the Budapest Festival Orchestra for the Resurrection Symphony.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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A monumental Eighth from Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam's Mahler Festival
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A monumental Eighth from Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw
Time stands still in Amsterdam as seven soloists and four choirs join forces with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for one of Mahler's greatest challenges, his Eighth Symphony.
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May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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May 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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I had fun with the team at @concertgborkest.bsky.social
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April 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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April 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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January 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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I love it when you discover a new work and it grabs hold of you, the tunes swirling round and round in your head for days.
This is the case with Jake Heggie’s Camille Claudel: Into the Fire which received its #Dutch premiere last week in the #Concertgebouw Amsterdam
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Joyce DiDonato makes an emotional debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra
Joyce DiDonato descended the Concertgebouw stairs to give the Dutch premiere of Jake Heggie’s Camille Claudel: Into the Fire
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January 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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When I first heard Augustin Hadelich earlier this year in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, I knew it would not be long before I found another excuse to hear him again.
On tour with the Mozarteumorchester, Salzburg and Andrew Manze
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A class act: Augustin Hadelich plays Mozart on tour with Andrew Manze
Augustin Hadelich showcases new Mozart violin concerto cadenzas while on tour with the Mozarteumorchester, Salzburg and Andrew Manze
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December 20, 2024 at 9:57 AM
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John Eliot Gardiner returns to the podium with his new Constellation Choir and Orchestra
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A festive feast: John Eliot Gardiner and The Constellation Choir
John Eliot Gardiner travelled to Dortmund for the latest stop on his newly formed Constellation Choir and Orchestra’s inaugural tour
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December 17, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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Vladimir Jurowski conducts Mozart and Bruckner with the @concertgborkest.bsky.social at the Concertgebouw
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Royal Concertgebouw continues its Bruckner celebration
Vladimir Jurowski graces his return to the Concertgebouw with a ravishing performance of Mozart's Symphony no. 40 in G minor.
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December 9, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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Classical music meets artisan craftsmanship. Dutch bell foundry Eijsbouts near Eindhoven produce bells for orchestras all over the world as I found out last week in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

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December 8, 2024 at 6:51 PM