Thu, Dec 25, 2025
On Christmas Day, our future chief conductor, Klaus Mäkelä, has conducted an atmospheric Christmas concert featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade and Diepenbrock’s moving Lydische nacht. On this page you will find links to all the platforms where the Christmas Matinee is available to watch or listen.
Programme
- Alphons Diepenbrock - Lydische Nacht (Lydian Night, symphonic poem, arr. E. Reeser)
- Nikolaj Rimski-Korsakov - Sheherazade
Credits
- Klaus Mäkelä - chief conductor designate
Catch up on the Christmas Matinee?
You can listen or view our Christmas Matinee at:
- NPO Start (Dutch tv)
- NPO Klassiek (radio)
- Medici TV – 25 December, 9.00 p.m. (CET)
- ARTE – 4 January, 5.30 p.m. (CET)