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Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians in the Recital Hall

The chamber music concerts in the Close-up Series let you marvel up close at the artistry of musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra.

For many years now, musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra have been performing their own programmes in the Recital Hall of the Concertgebouw as part of the chamber music Close-­up Series. These intimate concerts are organised by the Friends of the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

The Friends/Donors discount for this series will be applied at checkout after you have logged in.

Questions? Look for answers to frequently asked questions here or contact our customer service: +31(0)20 305 1015 (mon-fri 09:30 am-12:30 pm and from 25 March to 11 April until 3:30 pm) or klantenservice@concertgebouworkest.nl.

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The chamber music concerts in the Close-up Series let you marvel up close at the artistry of musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra.

For many years now, musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra have been performing their own programmes in the Recital Hall of the Concertgebouw as part of the chamber music Close-­up Series. These intimate concerts are organised by the Friends of the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

The Friends/Donors discount for this series will be applied at checkout after you have logged in.

Questions? Look for answers to frequently asked questions here or contact our customer service: +31(0)20 305 1015 (mon-fri 09:30 am-12:30 pm and from 25 March to 11 April until 3:30 pm) or klantenservice@concertgebouworkest.nl.

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  • Mirelys Morgan Verdecia - photo: Milagro Elstak

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Amsterdam 750

    Amsterdam compositions brought to life by musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra

    • Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (arr. Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer)

      Fantasia Chromatica

    • Dirk Schäfer

      Adagio Patetico from 'Piano quintet'

    • Henriëtte Bosmans

      Trois impressions

    • Alphons Diepenbrock

      Berceuse

    • -- interval --

    • Marius Flothuis

      Aubade

    • Theo Verbey

      Ciaconna

    • Theo Loevendie

      Back Bay Bicinium

    • Aurel Dawidiuk

      conductor

    • Mariya Semotyuk-Schlaffke

      flute

    • Hein Wiedijk

      clarinet

    • Mirelys Morgan Verdecia

      first violin

    • Sjaan Oomen

      second violin

    • Yoko Kanamaru

      viola

    • Chris van Balen

      cello

    • Ramon van Engelenhoven

      piano

    • Mark Braafhart

      percussion

  • Lucie Horsch - photo: Kaupo Kikkas

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Lucie Horsch

    Recorder soloist Lucie Horsch and musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra

    • Clara Schumann

      Romance in A Minor

    • Clara Schumann

      movements from 'Sechs Lieder'

    • Clara Schumann

      Andante molto from 'Drei Romanzen für Violine und Klavier"

    • Robert Schumann

      Nicht schnell from 'Märchenbilder'

    • Robert Schumann

      movements from 'Studien in kanonischer Form'

    • Johannes Brahms (arr. Max Knigge)

      delen from 'Zigeunerlieder'

    • -- interval --

    • Lotta Wennäkoski

      Zeng

    • Béla Bartók (arr. Max Knigge)

      Three Hungarian Folk Songs from Csík

    • Béla Bartók (arr. Lucie Horsch)

      from '44 Duos for two violins'

    • Traditional Serbian (arr. Max Knigge)

      Pasona kolo

    • Béla Bartók (arr. Max Knigge)

      Romanian Folk Dances

    • Honorine Schaeffer

      cello

    • Bence Major

      percussion

    • Lucie Horsch

      recorder

    • Jae-Won Lee

      2nd associate principal second violin

    • Caspar Horsch

      second violin

    • Michael Gieler

      solo viola

    • Léo Genet

      double bass

  • Helma van den Brink - image: Eduardus Lee

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Tutti Wind Players

    Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians bring music for wind ensemble to life

    • Anton Reicha

      Trio for two horns and bassoon

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Quintet for three horns, oboe and bassoon

    • Luciano Berio

      Opus Number Zoo

    • -- interval --

    • Gordon Jacob

      Partita for bassoon

    • Antonín Dvořák (arr. David Walter)

      String Quartet nr. 12 'American'

    • Julie Moulin

      flute

    • Arno Piters

      clarinet

    • Miriam Pastor Burgos

      oboe

    • Jaap van der Vliet

      horn

    • José Sogorb Jover

      horn

    • Fons Verspaandonk

      horn

    • Helma van den Brink

      bassoon

  • Emily Beynon - photo: Milagro Elstak

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: The Ballets Russes

    Ballet music performed by Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians in the Recital Hall

    • Sergej Prokofjev

      Sonata for Flute and Piano

    • Igor Stravinsky

      Suite from 'Histoire du soldat'

    • -- interval --

    • Maurice Ravel

      Introduction et Allegro

    • Claude Debussy (arr. Jelle Tassyns)

      Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

    • Maurice Ravel

      Sonate voor viool en cello

    • Emily Beynon

      principal flute

    • Junko Naito

      first violin

    • Olivier Patey

      principal clarinet

    • Anneleen Schuitemaker

      harp

    • Alessandro Di Giacomo

      1st principal second violin

    • Martina Forni

      viola

    • Maartje-Maria den Herder

      cello

    • Jeroen Bal

      piano

  • Hani Song - image: Tam Lan Truong image: Tam Lan TRuong

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Sextets and trios

    Members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s string section perform in small ensembles

    • Henry Purcell

      movements from 'Three Part Fantasias for Strings'

    • Antonín Dvořák

      String Sextet in A

    • -- interval --

    • Zoltan Kodály

      Intermezzo

    • Johannes Brahms

      Strijksextet nr. 2 in G gr.t., op. 36

    • Christian van Eggelen

      first violin

    • Hani Song

      first violin

    • Jeroen Woudstra

      viola

    • Otoha Tabata

      viola

    • Jérôme Fruchart

      cello

    • Yong-Jun Lee

      cello

  • Olivier Patey - image: Eduardus Lee image: All rights reserved Eduardus Lee

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: USA 250

    Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians perform American classics and modern works

    • Leonard Bernstein

      Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

    • Samuel Barber

      String Quartet

    • -- interval --

    • Caroline Shaw

      Entr'acte for String Quartet

    • Aaron Copland

      Sextet for Clarinet, Piano and String Quartet

    • George Gerschwin (arr. Henk de Vlieger)

      An American in Paris

    • Olivier Patey

      principal clarinet

    • Marleen Asberg

      first violin

    • Anna de Veij Mestdagh

      second violin

    • Roland Krämer

      viola

    • Boris Nedialkov

      cello

    • Jeroen Bal

      piano

  • Mirelys Morgan Verdecia - photo: Milagro Elstak

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Amsterdam 750

    Amsterdam compositions brought to life by musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra

    • Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (arr. Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer)

      Fantasia Chromatica

    • Dirk Schäfer

      Adagio Patetico from 'Piano quintet'

    • Henriëtte Bosmans

      Trois impressions

    • Alphons Diepenbrock

      Berceuse

    • -- interval --

    • Marius Flothuis

      Aubade

    • Theo Verbey

      Ciaconna

    • Theo Loevendie

      Back Bay Bicinium

    • Aurel Dawidiuk

      conductor

    • Mariya Semotyuk-Schlaffke

      flute

    • Hein Wiedijk

      clarinet

    • Mirelys Morgan Verdecia

      first violin

    • Sjaan Oomen

      second violin

    • Yoko Kanamaru

      viola

    • Chris van Balen

      cello

    • Ramon van Engelenhoven

      piano

    • Mark Braafhart

      percussion

  • Emily Beynon - photo: Milagro Elstak

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: The Ballets Russes

    Ballet music performed by Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians in the Recital Hall

    • Sergej Prokofjev

      Sonata for Flute and Piano

    • Igor Stravinsky

      Suite from 'Histoire du soldat'

    • -- interval --

    • Maurice Ravel

      Introduction et Allegro

    • Claude Debussy (arr. Jelle Tassyns)

      Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

    • Maurice Ravel

      Sonate voor viool en cello

    • Emily Beynon

      principal flute

    • Junko Naito

      first violin

    • Olivier Patey

      principal clarinet

    • Anneleen Schuitemaker

      harp

    • Alessandro Di Giacomo

      1st principal second violin

    • Martina Forni

      viola

    • Maartje-Maria den Herder

      cello

    • Jeroen Bal

      piano

  • Hani Song - image: Tam Lan Truong image: Tam Lan TRuong

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Sextets and trios

    Members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s string section perform in small ensembles

    • Henry Purcell

      movements from 'Three Part Fantasias for Strings'

    • Antonín Dvořák

      String Sextet in A

    • -- interval --

    • Zoltan Kodály

      Intermezzo

    • Johannes Brahms

      Strijksextet nr. 2 in G gr.t., op. 36

    • Christian van Eggelen

      first violin

    • Hani Song

      first violin

    • Jeroen Woudstra

      viola

    • Otoha Tabata

      viola

    • Jérôme Fruchart

      cello

    • Yong-Jun Lee

      cello

  • Lucie Horsch - photo: Kaupo Kikkas

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Lucie Horsch

    Recorder soloist Lucie Horsch and musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra

    • Clara Schumann

      Romance in A Minor

    • Clara Schumann

      movements from 'Sechs Lieder'

    • Clara Schumann

      Andante molto from 'Drei Romanzen für Violine und Klavier"

    • Robert Schumann

      Nicht schnell from 'Märchenbilder'

    • Robert Schumann

      movements from 'Studien in kanonischer Form'

    • Johannes Brahms (arr. Max Knigge)

      delen from 'Zigeunerlieder'

    • -- interval --

    • Lotta Wennäkoski

      Zeng

    • Béla Bartók (arr. Max Knigge)

      Three Hungarian Folk Songs from Csík

    • Béla Bartók (arr. Lucie Horsch)

      from '44 Duos for two violins'

    • Traditional Serbian (arr. Max Knigge)

      Pasona kolo

    • Béla Bartók (arr. Max Knigge)

      Romanian Folk Dances

    • Honorine Schaeffer

      cello

    • Bence Major

      percussion

    • Lucie Horsch

      recorder

    • Jae-Won Lee

      2nd associate principal second violin

    • Caspar Horsch

      second violin

    • Michael Gieler

      solo viola

    • Léo Genet

      double bass

  • Helma van den Brink - image: Eduardus Lee

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Tutti Wind Players

    Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians bring music for wind ensemble to life

    • Anton Reicha

      Trio for two horns and bassoon

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Quintet for three horns, oboe and bassoon

    • Luciano Berio

      Opus Number Zoo

    • -- interval --

    • Gordon Jacob

      Partita for bassoon

    • Antonín Dvořák (arr. David Walter)

      String Quartet nr. 12 'American'

    • Julie Moulin

      flute

    • Arno Piters

      clarinet

    • Miriam Pastor Burgos

      oboe

    • Jaap van der Vliet

      horn

    • José Sogorb Jover

      horn

    • Fons Verspaandonk

      horn

    • Helma van den Brink

      bassoon

  • Olivier Patey - image: Eduardus Lee image: All rights reserved Eduardus Lee

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: USA 250

    Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians perform American classics and modern works

    • Leonard Bernstein

      Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

    • Samuel Barber

      String Quartet

    • -- interval --

    • Caroline Shaw

      Entr'acte for String Quartet

    • Aaron Copland

      Sextet for Clarinet, Piano and String Quartet

    • George Gerschwin (arr. Henk de Vlieger)

      An American in Paris

    • Olivier Patey

      principal clarinet

    • Marleen Asberg

      first violin

    • Anna de Veij Mestdagh

      second violin

    • Roland Krämer

      viola

    • Boris Nedialkov

      cello

    • Jeroen Bal

      piano