Orchestra
Het Orkest Amsterdam is an amateur symphony orchestra with dedicated and experienced musicians. Under the direction of conductor Jacob Slagter and in collaboration with occasional soloists, the orchestra performs a varied program three times a year, ranging from major symphonic works to modern compositions and film scores.
Jacob Slagter
Jacob Slagter has been leading Het Orkest Amsterdam since 2014. We're thrilled that Jacob, with his drive, inspiration, and humor, provides us with a wonderful evening every week, and that he elevates our playing to musical heights during the concerts.
Play along!
We currently have several vacancies, you can apply here If you'd like to join Het Orkest Amsterdam, we'd love to invite you to an audition. Would you like to play first? String players are welcome to join us for a few rehearsals. Wind players can apply, and we'll explore the possibilities.
Shostakovich's Second Cello Concerto
Brahms's Fourth Symphony
Saturday, November 29, 8:15 PM in the Geertekerk in Utrecht
Sunday, November 30, 2:15 PM in the Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam
Conductor: Jacob Slagter
Soloist: Isaac Lottman
Program
Emilie Mayer: Faust Overture
Dimitri Shostakovich: 2nd cello concerto
Johannes Brahms: 4th Symphony
Cards
Adults € 24.00
Students and under 18 years € 15.00
Family concert 'Animal Gang'
On June 15th we played twice in a row in theater De Krakeling. Both times the hall was completely filled with children and their parents. Our bassoonist Ludian Schaling fulfilled the role of storyteller. She did that wonderfully, with enormous passion. She managed to entertain the children for an hour with her stories.
Our viola player Koos Palmboom wrote the beautiful arrangements. This resulted in a musical performance with pieces of music by Berg, Respighi, Weill, Saint Saens, Bradley Josquin and Haydn, among others.