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Event Bruch’s violin concerto and Prokofiev’s Cinderella at the Concertgebouw
Maria Ioudenitch plays Bruch on her Storioni violin alongside ballet movements played by the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln.

11 September 2026
Event Chamber trios by Beethoven and Shostakovich
Violin, cello, and piano combine for a morning recital featuring Beethoven's Archduke Trio alongside Shostakovich's first piano trio.

11 September 2026
Event Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony and Fauré in the morning
Aurel Dawidiuk conducts the sweeping Third Symphony alongside companion pieces by Gabriel Fauré in a compact one-hour programme.

11 September 2026
Event Curaçao rhythms for children at Groove Beest Familieconcert
Vernon Chatlein introduces families to traditional Caribbean instruments and rhythms through an hour-long set created especially for children.

11 September 2026
Event Bizet’s Carmen adapted for young audiences
A timid young bull faces his arena fears during a lively hour of storytelling and classical arrangements.

11 September 2026
Event Mendelssohn and Beethoven with Orchestra della Toscana
Orchestra della Toscana pairs Beethoven's Eighth Symphony with violinist Alexandra Conunova playing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.

11 September 2026
Event Early string quartets by ensemble Les Récréations
Four-part Italian Baroque bowed music tracing the roots of the string quartet genre leads directly into early Mozart.

11 September 2026
Event Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto from Martin Helmchen
A one-hour Sunday morning concert features the Gramophone Award winner playing Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto.

11 September 2026
Event Chamber choir and orchestra play John Williams film scores
Stéphane Denève conducts familiar themes from Star Wars to Harry Potter without any film clips playing on screen.

11 September 2026
Event Quatuor Agate and Sindy Mohamed play Beethoven and Brahms
A French string quartet expands with an extra viola to tackle two dense romantic quintets.

11 September 2026
Event Arabella Steinbacher performs Chausson and Dvořák
An hour-long morning orchestral set pairing Chausson's poetic piece for violin with Dvořák's sunny Eighth Symphony.

11 September 2026
Event Sibelius and Ravel on a Sunday morning
A one-hour programme pairs Maurice Ravel's piano concerto with Sibelius's sixth symphony, played by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest.

11 September 2026
Event The Vernon Spring plays A Plane Over Woods anniversary tour
Composer Sam Beste sits at the piano, blending ambient textures, jazz runs, and quiet songwriting.

11 September 2026
Event One-hour morning concert of Beethoven and Saint-Saëns
Cellist Julia Hagen takes the solo role before the hall hears Beethoven's Seventh Symphony in an hour-long set.

11 September 2026
Event Groove Beest Familieconcert: Sanne Sanne
Self-composed tunes and electronic mallet percussion at an afternoon jazz club gig designed for families.

11 September 2026
Event Peace-themed romantic choral works with Groot Omroepkoor and Nathalia Milstein
Pianist Nathalia Milstein accompanies the national radio choir through Schönberg's Friede auf Erden alongside Brahms, Wolf, and Mahler works.

11 September 2026
Event Pictures at an Exhibition in a one-hour Sunday morning concert
Markus Stenz leads the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest in Ravel's colorful Mussorgsky orchestration alongside Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead.

11 September 2026
Event Anna Fedorova plays Gershwin and French classics
The Ukrainian pianist pairs Gershwin's jazz-tinged standard with works by Ravel and Debussy for an hour-long Sunday morning program.

11 September 2026
Event Mozart and Tchaikovsky played by the Fibonacci Quartet
Four Guildhall-trained musicians play Mozart's first Prussian quartet alongside Tchaikovsky's heartfelt memorial piece for violinist Ferdinand Laub.

11 September 2026
Event Strauss waltzes and polkas at Een Weens Nieuwjaarsconcert
Conductor Sander Teepen leads the Württembergische Philharmonie through an hour of classical marches, waltzes, and orchestral highlights.

11 September 2026