Close-up

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 Close­up Series. These intimate concerts are organised by the Friends of the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

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) or klantenservice@concertgebouworkest.nl.

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Close-up

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 Close­up Series. These intimate concerts are organised by the Friends of the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

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) or klantenservice@concertgebouworkest.nl.

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Close-up Series with 6 concerts

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  • Section 2 €228.00
  • Section 3 €228.00

Close-up 1 Series with 3 concerts

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  • Section 2 €120.00
  • Section 3 €120.00

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  • Nadia Ettinger, image: Eduardus Lee

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Widor and Bruckner

    Powerful chamber music performed by two composer–organists

    • Charles-Marie Widor

      Piano Quintet No. 2 in D Major

    • Anton Bruckner

      String Quintet

    • Thomas Beijer

      piano

    • Sanne Hunfeld

      second violin

    • Nadia Ettinger

      second violin

    • Frederik Boits

      2nd associate solo viola

    • Yoko Kanamaru

      viola

    • Christian Hacker

      cello

  • Arno Piters image: Eduardus Lee

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Schubert and Widmann

    Schubert’s Octet for wind and string instruments, and Widmann’s answer

    • Jörg Widmann

      Octet

    • Franz Schubert

      Octet, D. 803

    • Arno Piters

      clarinet

    • Fons Verspaandonk

      horn

    • Simon Van Holen

      bassoon

    • Marijn Mijnders

      violin

    • Leonie Bot

      violin

    • Edith van Moergastel

      viola

    • Maartje-Maria den Herder

      cello

    • Olivier Thiery

      double bass

  • José Luís Sogorb Jover (image: Renske Vrolijk/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: the horn takes centre stage

    Nineteenth-century chamber music featuring the horn

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Hoornsonate in F

    • Frédéric-Nicolas Duvernoy

      Trio No. 1 in C Major

    • Franz Strauss

      Nocturno op. 7

    • Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt

      Nocturne op. 75

    • Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Quintet in D Major

    • Carl Reinecke

      Trio for oboe, horn and piano op. 188

    • José Sogorb Jover

      horn

    • Arno Piters

      clarinet

    • Miriam Pastor Burgos

      cor anglais

    • Tjeerd Top

      associate 1st concertmaster

    • Johan van Iersel

      solo cello

    • Éadaoin Copeland

      piano

  • Final tickets
    Petra van der Heide, image: Renske Vrolijk/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: The harp takes centre stage

    Principal harpist Petra van der Heide and colleagues from the Concertgebouw Orchestra

    • César Franck

      Prelude, Fugue et Variation op 18

    • Gabriel Fauré

      Fantaisie

    • Claude Debussy

      Sonate for fluit, viola and harp

    • Gabriel Pierné

      Impromptu-caprice

    • Isang Yun

      Novellette

    • Claude Debussy

      Danse sacrée et Danse profane

    • Pearl Chertok

      Harpicide at Midnight from 'around the Clock'

    • Petra van der Heide

      principal harp

    • Anneleen Schuitemaker

      harp

    • Kersten McCall

      principal flute

    • Sjaan Oomen

      second violin

    • Michael Gieler

      solo viola

  • Caroline Strumphler image: DarjaStravsTisu

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Metamorphosen

    Grief, transfiguration and liberation in music by Schoenberg and Strauss

    • Arnold Schönberg

      Transfigured Night, Op. 4 (string sextet)

    • Richard Strauss

      Metamorphosen (arr. R. Leopold)

    • Caroline Strumphler

      principal second violin

    • Coraline Groen

      second violin

    • Vilém Kijonka

      viola

    • Guus Jeukendrup

      viola

    • Gregor Horsch

      1st solo cello

    • Benedikt Enzler

      2nd associate solo cello

    • Théotime Voisin

      associate solo double bass

    • Rolf Somann

      Dutch and German Linguistics

  • Clément Peigné, image: Milagro Elstak

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Early birds

    Musicians from the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform bird music at the Recital Hall

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Movements from Symphony No. 6, 'Pastorale'

    • Lili Boulanger

      D'un matin de printemps

    • Heinrich Biber

      Sonata representativa

    • Michel Pignolet de Montéclair

      Les Tourterelles

    • Isang Yun

      Das Vögelchen

    • Maurice Ravel

      Oiseaux tristes from 'Miroirs'

    • Olivier Messiaen

      Le merle noir

    • Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Le rappel des oiseaux

    • Kaija Saariaho

      Laconisme de l'aile

    • Marin Marais

      Les regrets

    • Julie Moulin

      flute

    • Jae-Won Lee

      2nd associate principal second violin

    • Clément Peigné

      cello

    • Maarten den Hengst

      piano

    • Patricia Robaina

      harpsichord

    • Alexander Reeuwijk

      narrator

  • Nadia Ettinger, image: Eduardus Lee

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Widor and Bruckner

    Powerful chamber music performed by two composer–organists

    • Charles-Marie Widor

      Piano Quintet No. 2 in D Major

    • Anton Bruckner

      String Quintet

    • Thomas Beijer

      piano

    • Sanne Hunfeld

      second violin

    • Nadia Ettinger

      second violin

    • Frederik Boits

      2nd associate solo viola

    • Yoko Kanamaru

      viola

    • Christian Hacker

      cello

  • José Luís Sogorb Jover (image: Renske Vrolijk/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: the horn takes centre stage

    Nineteenth-century chamber music featuring the horn

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Hoornsonate in F

    • Frédéric-Nicolas Duvernoy

      Trio No. 1 in C Major

    • Franz Strauss

      Nocturno op. 7

    • Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt

      Nocturne op. 75

    • Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Quintet in D Major

    • Carl Reinecke

      Trio for oboe, horn and piano op. 188

    • José Sogorb Jover

      horn

    • Arno Piters

      clarinet

    • Miriam Pastor Burgos

      cor anglais

    • Tjeerd Top

      associate 1st concertmaster

    • Johan van Iersel

      solo cello

    • Éadaoin Copeland

      piano

  • Caroline Strumphler image: DarjaStravsTisu

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Metamorphosen

    Grief, transfiguration and liberation in music by Schoenberg and Strauss

    • Arnold Schönberg

      Transfigured Night, Op. 4 (string sextet)

    • Richard Strauss

      Metamorphosen (arr. R. Leopold)

    • Caroline Strumphler

      principal second violin

    • Coraline Groen

      second violin

    • Vilém Kijonka

      viola

    • Guus Jeukendrup

      viola

    • Gregor Horsch

      1st solo cello

    • Benedikt Enzler

      2nd associate solo cello

    • Théotime Voisin

      associate solo double bass

    • Rolf Somann

      Dutch and German Linguistics

  • Arno Piters image: Eduardus Lee

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Schubert and Widmann

    Schubert’s Octet for wind and string instruments, and Widmann’s answer

    • Jörg Widmann

      Octet

    • Franz Schubert

      Octet, D. 803

    • Arno Piters

      clarinet

    • Fons Verspaandonk

      horn

    • Simon Van Holen

      bassoon

    • Marijn Mijnders

      violin

    • Leonie Bot

      violin

    • Edith van Moergastel

      viola

    • Maartje-Maria den Herder

      cello

    • Olivier Thiery

      double bass

  • Final tickets
    Petra van der Heide, image: Renske Vrolijk/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: The harp takes centre stage

    Principal harpist Petra van der Heide and colleagues from the Concertgebouw Orchestra

    • César Franck

      Prelude, Fugue et Variation op 18

    • Gabriel Fauré

      Fantaisie

    • Claude Debussy

      Sonate for fluit, viola and harp

    • Gabriel Pierné

      Impromptu-caprice

    • Isang Yun

      Novellette

    • Claude Debussy

      Danse sacrée et Danse profane

    • Pearl Chertok

      Harpicide at Midnight from 'around the Clock'

    • Petra van der Heide

      principal harp

    • Anneleen Schuitemaker

      harp

    • Kersten McCall

      principal flute

    • Sjaan Oomen

      second violin

    • Michael Gieler

      solo viola

  • Clément Peigné, image: Milagro Elstak

    Recital Hall - Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

    Close-up: Early birds

    Musicians from the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform bird music at the Recital Hall

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Movements from Symphony No. 6, 'Pastorale'

    • Lili Boulanger

      D'un matin de printemps

    • Heinrich Biber

      Sonata representativa

    • Michel Pignolet de Montéclair

      Les Tourterelles

    • Isang Yun

      Das Vögelchen

    • Maurice Ravel

      Oiseaux tristes from 'Miroirs'

    • Olivier Messiaen

      Le merle noir

    • Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Le rappel des oiseaux

    • Kaija Saariaho

      Laconisme de l'aile

    • Marin Marais

      Les regrets

    • Julie Moulin

      flute

    • Jae-Won Lee

      2nd associate principal second violin

    • Clément Peigné

      cello

    • Maarten den Hengst

      piano

    • Patricia Robaina

      harpsichord

    • Alexander Reeuwijk

      narrator