December is the festive month par excellence, and the Netherlands Philharmonic is celebrating with a spectacular Festive Concert conducted by its principal guest conductor, Lorenzo Viotti.
Festive Concert with Lorenzo Viotti
Festive concert
Every year, the orchestra pulls out all the stops with an evening of music that brings joy to everyone – a tradition that has been going strong since Yakov Kreizberg took up the post of chief conductor in 2003. Every year, the orchestra pulls out all the stops with a varied programme that pushes the boundaries between different genres: from highlights of opera to pop, jazz and folk music.
Lorenzo Viotti
Following a successful collaboration in 2024, Lorenzo Viotti returns as conductor of the Festive Concert. The NRC wrote of that edition of the Festive Concert: “The Netherlands Philharmonic holds one every year at the end of the year: a relaxed atmosphere, joyful music. A concept that suits the popular chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti – an advocate of relaxed concert etiquette – down to the ground.”
Surprise
The programme for the Feast Concert is still a surprise, but it promises to be an unforgettable evening, featuring vocal soloists and an impressively lit Concertgebouw!
This programme can be heard on 19 and 21 December at the Concertgebouw.