Essentials: Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony – Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Date: Saturday, 7 November 2026
Time: 21:00
Duration: 01:00
Venue: Het Concertgebouw
Address: Concertgebouwplein 10, 1071 LN Amsterdam, Netherlands
City: Amsterdam
Organisation: Concertgebouworkest
Language: Dutch
Price range: 20 € – 71 €

About this event

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s Essentials series is a welcoming gateway for new classical music audiences: a curated, compact concert of about one hour with no interval. Each edition opens with a short, imaginative TOM Talk that introduces the evening’s masterpiece. On 7 November 2026, presenter Thomas Vanderveken gives this introduction in Dutch before Chief Conductor Designate Klaus Mäkelä leads the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Dvořák’s powerful Seventh Symphony. Drinks are included in the ticket price, adding to the series’ relaxed, informal atmosphere.

Cast & creative

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Presenter
Thomas Vanderveken
Conductor
Klaus Mäkelä
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Presenter
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Introduction Presenter
Thomas Vanderveken
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Composer
Antonín Dvořák