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Managing Director Jan Raes will say farewell to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at the end of 2019

31 May 2019

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra hereby announces that its Managing Director Jan Raes has decided to resign from his position at the end of December 2019. Jan Raes was appointed as Managing Director in 2008 and will then have served the orchestra for over 11 years.

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Concertgebouw Orchestra violinist Sylvia Huang awarded audience prize Queen Elisabeth Competition

26 May 2019

Sylvia Huang, first violinist in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, has won the audience prize, the Canvas-Klara Prize worth 2.500 euros, of the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition in Brussels.

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Amsterdam and Munich Orchestra Academies to participate in unprecedented exchange

17 May 2019

Concertgebouw Orchestra and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra help each other’s young talent

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra to premiere new double concerto Michel van der Aa

29 April 2019

In Cologne and Amsterdam with Patricia Kopatchinskaya and Sol Gabetta, Peter Eötvös conducting

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Daniele Gatti close chapter

23 April 2019

After constructive consultations the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and its former chief conductor Daniele Gatti have agreed to issue the statement below. The original decision has thereby become final and irreversible for both parties. Now both parties can and will focus completely on the future.

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New RCO Young youth orchestra brings together musicians from 27 countries

01 April 2019

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra to launch educational project for ‘hidden talent’ in the summer

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra presents book RCO meets Europe

28 January 2019

On 1 February 2019, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra presents RCO meets Europe, a gorgeously designed book on a unique and ambitious project. Between August 2016 and November 2018, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra visited all 28 member states of the European Union in the course of two and a half seasons.

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Pablo Heras-Casado to conduct new youth orchestra RCO Young

25 January 2019

First concerts Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s international youth orchestra

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra gains a home of its own

15 January 2019

RCO House to be opened by the mayor of Amsterdam

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker at Christmas Matinee

17 December 2018

Complete ballet music broadcast live on radio and television

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra finishes RCO meets Europe tour in Zagreb

20 November 2018

Orchestra gave concerts in all member states of the European Union since August 2016

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra launches new international Youth orchestra

05 November 2018

RCO Young offers education for talented European young musicians

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