Series B offers a comprehensive overview of the symphonic repertoire and a journey through countless highlights from music history.

This season, we once again invite music lovers on a journey through the highlights of musical history. With leading conductors such as Klaus Mäkelä, who interprets, amongst other works, Berlioz’s obsessive love in Symphonie fantastique and Beethoven’s heaven-storming Missa solemnis.

Great soloists, including Seong-Jin Cho, Sol Gabetta and Lisa Batiashvili, bring monumental works to life. Led by guest conductors such as Iván Fischer and Alan Gilbert, who provide contrast and depth and consistently breathe new urgency into the works.

From the indestructible Firebird to Debussy’s turbulent La Mer – Series B remains familiar, yet always surprising.

Series B Thursday

The Series B Wednesday and Series B Thursday programmes will feature a partially different line-up in the 2026/2027 season. On this page you will find the concerts for Series B Thursday. Both series can also be booked as a half-series of six concerts.


Choose & order your concerts

  • Prijzen

    Hieronder vindt u het prijsoverzicht voor alles van Series Bwo. Tijdens het bestellen kiest u de rang.
    Section 4€258.00
    Section 3€528.00
    Section 2€810.00
    Section 1€1,092.00
    Section 1+€1,470.00
    Sales start Mar 31
    • Klaus Mäkelä’s Symphonie fantastique
      Wed, Sep 16, 20:15

      Klaus Mäkelä’s Symphonie fantastique

      Programme

      Klaus Mäkelä’s Symphonie fantastique

      Wed, Sep 16, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Robert SchumannSymphony No. 1, 'Spring'
      2. -- interval-- interval --
      3. Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
      Credits
      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
    • Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1
      Wed, Sep 23, 20:15

      Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1

      Programme

      Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1

      Wed, Sep 23, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Anna MeredithNautilus (ork. Jack Ross/Anna Meredith)
      2. Pyotr TchaikovskyPiano Concerto No. 1
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Paul HindemithSymfonie 'Mathis der Maler'
      5. Richard StraussWalzerfolge No. 1 from ‘Der Rosenkavalier’
      Credits
      Joana Mallwitz
      conductor
      Seong-Jin Cho
      piano
    • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler
      Wed, Oct 28, 20:15

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler

      Programme

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler

      Wed, Oct 28, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Gustav MahlerSymphony No. 7
      Credits
      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
    • Stravinsky's Firebird Suite
      Wed, Dec 2, 20:15

      Stravinsky's Firebird Suite

      Programme

      Stravinsky's Firebird Suite

      Wed, Dec 2, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Igor StravinskyTango
      2. Igor StravinskyFour Norwegian Moods
      3. Igor StravinskySuite from 'The Firebird'
      4. -- interval-- interval --
      5. Kurt WeillDer Silbersee (concert version)
      Credits
    • Brahms’s Second Symphony with Fabio Luisi
      Wed, Dec 9, 20:15

      Brahms’s Second Symphony with Fabio Luisi

      Programme

      Brahms’s Second Symphony with Fabio Luisi

      Wed, Dec 9, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Sophie MeyerDiphylleia Grayi
      2. Hans Werner HenzeIl Vitalino raddopiato
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Johannes BrahmsSymphony No. 2
      Credits
      Fabio Luisi
      conductor
      Julia Fischer
      violin
    • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mozart and Tchaikovsky
      Wed, Dec 23, 20:15

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mozart and Tchaikovsky

      Programme

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mozart and Tchaikovsky

      Wed, Dec 23, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Anton ArenskyVariations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
      2. Pyotr TchaikovskyVariations on a Rococo Theme
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Wolfgang Amadeus A. MozartSymphony No. 39, K543
      Credits
      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
      Sol Gabetta
      cello
    • Classics by Rachmaninoff
      Wed, Jan 20, 20:15

      Classics by Rachmaninoff

      Programme

      Classics by Rachmaninoff

      Wed, Jan 20, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Elena LangerSuite from 'Figaro Gets a Divorce'
      2. Serge RachmaninoffRhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Serge RachmaninoffSymphonic Dances
      Credits
      Maxim Emelyanychev
      conductor
      Alexander Melnikov
      piano
    • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7
      Wed, Jan 27, 20:15

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7

      Programme

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7

      Wed, Jan 27, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Robert SchumannManfred Overture
      2. Jean SibeliusViolin Concerto
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Ludwig van BeethovenSymfonie No. 7
      Credits
      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
      Lisa Batiashvili
      violin
    • Beethoven’s Missa solemnis
      Wed, Mar 10, 20:15

      Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

      Programme

      Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

      Wed, Mar 10, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Ludwig van BeethovenMissa Solemnis
      Credits
    • The Fickle Sea: Britten, Clyne and Debussy
      Wed, Apr 21, 20:15

      The Fickle Sea: Britten, Clyne and Debussy

      Programme

      The Fickle Sea: Britten, Clyne and Debussy

      Wed, Apr 21, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Anna ClyneRestless Oceans
      2. Benjamin BrittenSerenade
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Benjamin BrittenFour sea interludes and Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes'
      5. Claude DebussyLa Mer (The Sea)
      Credits
      Alan Gilbert
      conductor
      Katy Woolley
      orchestra members
      Robert Murray
      tenor
    • Riccardo Chailly conducts Rachmaninoff
      Sat, May 15, 20:15

      Riccardo Chailly conducts Rachmaninoff

      Programme

      Riccardo Chailly conducts Rachmaninoff

      Sat, May 15, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Serge RachmaninoffScherzo in D minor
      2. Serge RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 1
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Serge RachmaninoffThe Rock
      5. Serge RachmaninoffCinq Études-tableaux (orchestration O. Respighi, Dutch premiere)
      Credits
      Riccardo Chailly
      conductor
      Alexander Malofeev
      piano
    • Karina Canellakis conducts Shostakovich 5
      Wed, Jun 16, 20:15

      Karina Canellakis conducts Shostakovich 5

      Programme

      Karina Canellakis conducts Shostakovich 5

      Wed, Jun 16, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Victoria Borisova-OllasThe Kingdom of Silence (Dutch premiere)
      2. Wolfgang Amadeus A. MozartViolin Concerto No. 5, K219
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Dmitri ShostakovichSymfonie No. 5
      Credits
      Karina Canellakis
      conductor
      Alina Ibragimova
      violin
  • Prijzen

    Hieronder vindt u het prijsoverzicht voor alles van Series Bwo1. Tijdens het bestellen kiest u de rang.
    Section 4€138.00
    Section 3€246.00
    Section 2€405.00
    Section 1€546.00
    Section 1+€735.00
    Sales start Mar 31
    • Klaus Mäkelä’s Symphonie fantastique
      Wed, Sep 16, 20:15

      Klaus Mäkelä’s Symphonie fantastique

      Programme

      Klaus Mäkelä’s Symphonie fantastique

      Wed, Sep 16, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Robert SchumannSymphony No. 1, 'Spring'
      2. -- interval-- interval --
      3. Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
      Credits
      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
    • Stravinsky's Firebird Suite
      Wed, Dec 2, 20:15

      Stravinsky's Firebird Suite

      Programme

      Stravinsky's Firebird Suite

      Wed, Dec 2, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Igor StravinskyTango
      2. Igor StravinskyFour Norwegian Moods
      3. Igor StravinskySuite from 'The Firebird'
      4. -- interval-- interval --
      5. Kurt WeillDer Silbersee (concert version)
      Credits
    • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mozart and Tchaikovsky
      Wed, Dec 23, 20:15

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mozart and Tchaikovsky

      Programme

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mozart and Tchaikovsky

      Wed, Dec 23, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Anton ArenskyVariations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
      2. Pyotr TchaikovskyVariations on a Rococo Theme
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Wolfgang Amadeus A. MozartSymphony No. 39, K543
      Credits
      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
      Sol Gabetta
      cello
    • Classics by Rachmaninoff
      Wed, Jan 20, 20:15

      Classics by Rachmaninoff

      Programme

      Classics by Rachmaninoff

      Wed, Jan 20, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Elena LangerSuite from 'Figaro Gets a Divorce'
      2. Serge RachmaninoffRhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Serge RachmaninoffSymphonic Dances
      Credits
      Maxim Emelyanychev
      conductor
      Alexander Melnikov
      piano
    • Beethoven’s Missa solemnis
      Wed, Mar 10, 20:15

      Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

      Programme

      Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

      Wed, Mar 10, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Ludwig van BeethovenMissa Solemnis
      Credits
    • Karina Canellakis conducts Shostakovich 5
      Wed, Jun 16, 20:15

      Karina Canellakis conducts Shostakovich 5

      Programme

      Karina Canellakis conducts Shostakovich 5

      Wed, Jun 16, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Victoria Borisova-OllasThe Kingdom of Silence (Dutch premiere)
      2. Wolfgang Amadeus A. MozartViolin Concerto No. 5, K219
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Dmitri ShostakovichSymfonie No. 5
      Credits
      Karina Canellakis
      conductor
      Alina Ibragimova
      violin
  • Prijzen

    Hieronder vindt u het prijsoverzicht voor alles van Series Bwo2. Tijdens het bestellen kiest u de rang.
    Section 4€129.00
    Section 3€264.00
    Section 2€405.00
    Section 1€546.00
    Section 1+€735.00
    Sales start Mar 31
    • Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1
      Wed, Sep 23, 20:15

      Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1

      Programme

      Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1

      Wed, Sep 23, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Anna MeredithNautilus (ork. Jack Ross/Anna Meredith)
      2. Pyotr TchaikovskyPiano Concerto No. 1
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Paul HindemithSymfonie 'Mathis der Maler'
      5. Richard StraussWalzerfolge No. 1 from ‘Der Rosenkavalier’
      Credits
      Joana Mallwitz
      conductor
      Seong-Jin Cho
      piano
    • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler
      Wed, Oct 28, 20:15

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler

      Programme

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler

      Wed, Oct 28, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Gustav MahlerSymphony No. 7
      Credits
      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
    • Brahms’s Second Symphony with Fabio Luisi
      Wed, Dec 9, 20:15

      Brahms’s Second Symphony with Fabio Luisi

      Programme

      Brahms’s Second Symphony with Fabio Luisi

      Wed, Dec 9, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Sophie MeyerDiphylleia Grayi
      2. Hans Werner HenzeIl Vitalino raddopiato
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Johannes BrahmsSymphony No. 2
      Credits
      Fabio Luisi
      conductor
      Julia Fischer
      violin
    • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7
      Wed, Jan 27, 20:15

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7

      Programme

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7

      Wed, Jan 27, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Robert SchumannManfred Overture
      2. Jean SibeliusViolin Concerto
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Ludwig van BeethovenSymfonie No. 7
      Credits
      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
      Lisa Batiashvili
      violin
    • The Fickle Sea: Britten, Clyne and Debussy
      Wed, Apr 21, 20:15

      The Fickle Sea: Britten, Clyne and Debussy

      Programme

      The Fickle Sea: Britten, Clyne and Debussy

      Wed, Apr 21, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Anna ClyneRestless Oceans
      2. Benjamin BrittenSerenade
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Benjamin BrittenFour sea interludes and Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes'
      5. Claude DebussyLa Mer (The Sea)
      Credits
      Alan Gilbert
      conductor
      Katy Woolley
      orchestra members
      Robert Murray
      tenor
    • Riccardo Chailly conducts Rachmaninoff
      Sat, May 15, 20:15

      Riccardo Chailly conducts Rachmaninoff

      Programme

      Riccardo Chailly conducts Rachmaninoff

      Sat, May 15, 20:15
      Programme
      1. Serge RachmaninoffScherzo in D minor
      2. Serge RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 1
      3. -- interval-- interval --
      4. Serge RachmaninoffThe Rock
      5. Serge RachmaninoffCinq Études-tableaux (orchestration O. Respighi, Dutch premiere)
      Credits
      Riccardo Chailly
      conductor
      Alexander Malofeev
      piano

Sales start Mar 31

  • Klaus Mäkelä’s Symphonie fantastique
    Wed, Sep 16, 20:15

    Klaus Mäkelä’s Symphonie fantastique

    Programme

    Klaus Mäkelä’s Symphonie fantastique

    Wed, Sep 16, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Robert SchumannSymphony No. 1, 'Spring'
    2. -- interval-- interval --
    3. Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
    Credits
    Klaus Mäkelä
    conductor
  • Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1
    Wed, Sep 23, 20:15

    Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1

    Programme

    Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1

    Wed, Sep 23, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Anna MeredithNautilus (ork. Jack Ross/Anna Meredith)
    2. Pyotr TchaikovskyPiano Concerto No. 1
    3. -- interval-- interval --
    4. Paul HindemithSymfonie 'Mathis der Maler'
    5. Richard StraussWalzerfolge No. 1 from ‘Der Rosenkavalier’
    Credits
    Joana Mallwitz
    conductor
    Seong-Jin Cho
    piano
  • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler
    Wed, Oct 28, 20:15

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler

    Programme

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler

    Wed, Oct 28, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Gustav MahlerSymphony No. 7
    Credits
    Klaus Mäkelä
    conductor
  • Stravinsky's Firebird Suite
    Wed, Dec 2, 20:15

    Stravinsky's Firebird Suite

    Programme

    Stravinsky's Firebird Suite

    Wed, Dec 2, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Igor StravinskyTango
    2. Igor StravinskyFour Norwegian Moods
    3. Igor StravinskySuite from 'The Firebird'
    4. -- interval-- interval --
    5. Kurt WeillDer Silbersee (concert version)
    Credits
  • Brahms’s Second Symphony with Fabio Luisi
    Wed, Dec 9, 20:15

    Brahms’s Second Symphony with Fabio Luisi

    Programme

    Brahms’s Second Symphony with Fabio Luisi

    Wed, Dec 9, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Sophie MeyerDiphylleia Grayi
    2. Hans Werner HenzeIl Vitalino raddopiato
    3. -- interval-- interval --
    4. Johannes BrahmsSymphony No. 2
    Credits
    Fabio Luisi
    conductor
    Julia Fischer
    violin
  • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mozart and Tchaikovsky
    Wed, Dec 23, 20:15

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mozart and Tchaikovsky

    Programme

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mozart and Tchaikovsky

    Wed, Dec 23, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Anton ArenskyVariations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
    2. Pyotr TchaikovskyVariations on a Rococo Theme
    3. -- interval-- interval --
    4. Wolfgang Amadeus A. MozartSymphony No. 39, K543
    Credits
    Klaus Mäkelä
    conductor
    Sol Gabetta
    cello
  • Classics by Rachmaninoff
    Wed, Jan 20, 20:15

    Classics by Rachmaninoff

    Programme

    Classics by Rachmaninoff

    Wed, Jan 20, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Elena LangerSuite from 'Figaro Gets a Divorce'
    2. Serge RachmaninoffRhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
    3. -- interval-- interval --
    4. Serge RachmaninoffSymphonic Dances
    Credits
    Maxim Emelyanychev
    conductor
    Alexander Melnikov
    piano
  • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7
    Wed, Jan 27, 20:15

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7

    Programme

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7

    Wed, Jan 27, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Robert SchumannManfred Overture
    2. Jean SibeliusViolin Concerto
    3. -- interval-- interval --
    4. Ludwig van BeethovenSymfonie No. 7
    Credits
    Klaus Mäkelä
    conductor
    Lisa Batiashvili
    violin
  • Beethoven’s Missa solemnis
    Wed, Mar 10, 20:15

    Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

    Programme

    Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

    Wed, Mar 10, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Ludwig van BeethovenMissa Solemnis
    Credits
  • The Fickle Sea: Britten, Clyne and Debussy
    Wed, Apr 21, 20:15

    The Fickle Sea: Britten, Clyne and Debussy

    Programme

    The Fickle Sea: Britten, Clyne and Debussy

    Wed, Apr 21, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Anna ClyneRestless Oceans
    2. Benjamin BrittenSerenade
    3. -- interval-- interval --
    4. Benjamin BrittenFour sea interludes and Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes'
    5. Claude DebussyLa Mer (The Sea)
    Credits
    Alan Gilbert
    conductor
    Katy Woolley
    orchestra members
    Robert Murray
    tenor
  • Riccardo Chailly conducts Rachmaninoff
    Sat, May 15, 20:15

    Riccardo Chailly conducts Rachmaninoff

    Programme

    Riccardo Chailly conducts Rachmaninoff

    Sat, May 15, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Serge RachmaninoffScherzo in D minor
    2. Serge RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 1
    3. -- interval-- interval --
    4. Serge RachmaninoffThe Rock
    5. Serge RachmaninoffCinq Études-tableaux (orchestration O. Respighi, Dutch premiere)
    Credits
    Riccardo Chailly
    conductor
    Alexander Malofeev
    piano
  • Karina Canellakis conducts Shostakovich 5
    Wed, Jun 16, 20:15

    Karina Canellakis conducts Shostakovich 5

    Programme

    Karina Canellakis conducts Shostakovich 5

    Wed, Jun 16, 20:15
    Programme
    1. Victoria Borisova-OllasThe Kingdom of Silence (Dutch premiere)
    2. Wolfgang Amadeus A. MozartViolin Concerto No. 5, K219
    3. -- interval-- interval --
    4. Dmitri ShostakovichSymfonie No. 5
    Credits
    Karina Canellakis
    conductor
    Alina Ibragimova
    violin

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