News & Wonder

Azië-tournee in juni

Deze zomer keert het orkest terug naar Kaohsiung, en hervat daarmee zijn intercontinentale concertprogramma.

Azië-tournee 2023

Hartverscheurend verhaal van een ‘material girl’.

La traviata

Herdenkingsconcert: Mahler 2

Martha Argerich speelt Sjostakovitsj

Janine Jansen speelt Sibelius

Lahav Shani dirigeert Mahler 6

Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Die Walküre

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1 in Concert

Grande Finale

Binnenkort te beluisteren in de concertzaal

Onze concerten

Het programma van seizoen 2023-2024 is bekend en de reguliere kaartverkoop is gestart!

Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest

Om te blijven doen wat wij doen is steun nodig. Van iedereen die het orkest een warm hart toedraagt. Dat gaat zeker niet alleen om grote gebaren, ieder bedrag telt.

Om te blijven doen wat wij doen is steun nodig. Van iedereen die het orkest een warm hart toedraagt. Dat gaat zeker niet alleen om grote gebaren, ieder bedrag telt.

Dit orkest is van iedereen

Voor iedereen van 4 tot 104 jaar: het leukste uitje voor jong en oud!

Voor iedereen van 4 tot 104 jaar: het leukste uitje voor jong en oud!

Familievoorstellingen

Lezen, luisteren en bekijken: laat u verwonderen door het Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest!

Onze concertseries bieden een selectie uit het brede aanbod van seizoen 2023-2024, met een aantrekkelijke korting ten opzichte van de prijs voor losse kaarten.

Concertseries

Programme Notes

St Matthew Passion 2023

This season, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra returns to tell the Easter story through one of the greatest classical works of all time: the St Matthew Passion, also known as Matthäus-Passion, by Johannes Sebastian Bach. The St Matthew Passion was first performed on Good Friday in 1727 and became an important tradition during Easter. This religious celebration of Easter is a true dichotomy between death and life, end and beginning, sorrow and joy.
<h3>The birth of tradition</h3>
A powerful 3-hour masterpiece tells the story of the last days of Christ's life, performed by solo voices, a double orchestra, and a double choir. This special music leaves no one indifferent. Feelings of love, loss and togetherness are important themes.
 In 1870 the St Matthew Passion made its debut in Rotterdam. Due to the great interest in this piece, more performances followed throughout the country. Eventually, the St Matthew Passion on Good Friday became an annual tradition. Even now, after more than 150 years, the St. Matthew Passion is well attended. Everyone knows this masterpiece, regardless of interest in classical music. The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra is happy to continue this longstanding tradition. 
<h3>A story behind the piece</h3>
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote the St Matthew Passion during his long tenure as conductor of church music and cantor of the school at Thomaskirch in Leipzig. This late baroque oratorio aimed to present the passion story in music during the vespers services on Good Friday. After its great success, this piece was performed several times during the composer's lifetime. Originally, Bach composed five passions, but only music for St. John and St. Matthew has survived to this day. Don't miss the chance to experience the best of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra's Matthäus-Passion tradition!

The ultimate masterpiece about love, loss and consolation: music of timeless, universal eloquence.

Forbes about Bach with Peter Dijkstra

Asia tour 2023

This summer the orchestra will return to Kaohsiung and resume its intercontinental concert program.

Grand Finale

Russian joys and sorrows versus a French piano concerto full of contrasts: this concert brings together the best of two worlds.

Soon in the concert hall

Our concerts

The programme for the 2023-2024 season has been announced and regular ticket sales have started!