About this concert
The Essentials series introduces you to the masterpieces you will be happy to know, performed by the world-famous Concertgebouw Orchestra and complete with a lively introduction by the incomparable Thomas Vanderveken. At Essentials we welcome a new generation of music lovers, and the concerts typically have a pleasant informal atmosphere.
Essentials starts at 9 p.m. with an imaginative introduction to the programme (in Dutch).
Our chief conductor designate Klaus Mäkelä is conducting Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7, a first-rate symphony brimming with dark drama in which the Bohemian master once more tips his hat to Johannes Brahms, who had done so much for him. Folk influences are few and far between here. The composer’s message in this work is more universal, one aimed at the entire world. After an eventful emotional journey, a glorious light breaks through at the end.
After an eventful emotional journey, a glorious light breaks through at the end.