Public rehearsals
You can visit a number of free public rehearsals in the 2025-2026 season.

In the 2025-2026 season, you can once again attend several public rehearsals. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere while getting a sneak preview of one of the upcoming concerts, and watch how the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra prepares with a different conductor each time. The public rehearsals are free to attend, begin at 12:30 PM in the Grote Zaal of De Doelen in Rotterdam (free seating), and last half an hour. No prior registration is required. The doors open 15 minutes before the start.
Programme & performers
15 October 2025
Conductor: Kazuki Yamada
19 November 2025
Conductor: Bas Wiegers
7 January 2025
Conductor: Giedrė Šlekytė
Special Public Rehearsel - Side-by-side. Start: 13.15.
11 March 2026
Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali
27 May 2026
Conductor: Lahav Shani
7 January 2026 | Special Public Rehearsal – Side by Side – 13:15 p.m.
Come to this lunch concert where young people take centre stage. The Rotterdam Youth Symphony Orchestra will play Side by Side with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by conductor Giedre Slekyte, an experience the young musicians will never forget. The programme includes parts of Schubert's Unvollendete.
between busy schedules
