By Roy Lie A Tjam.
It has been an elegant evening, with performances by a harpist Jaike Bakker and flutist Dorine Schade both members of the Residentie Orkest.
The venue for the Residentieorkest Business Circle encounters rotates. This time around it was the premise of the Rabobank Regio Den Haag, Korte Vijverberg was chosen. Artistic director Roland Kieft welcomed the Business Circle members and disclosed part of the content of the new concert season.
He was followed by actor Aus Greidanus who gave a resume of his part in the upcoming Symphonic Friday scheduled for September 25 in which he plays composer Alexander Zemlinsky who lost his beloved Alma to Mahler. The first Symphonic Friday features love story songs of Alma (who also composed) by Karin Strobos, and after the break the first symphony by Gustav Mahler.
Roland Kieft and Sandra Bruinsma (managing director) delivered a presentation.
Chairman Jaap Wielaart Rabobank Den Haag Region, in his concluding remarks shared his reflections (financial) on the “Speech from the Throne” with the audience.
He stressed the importance of a strong culture presence in the city of The Hague. That is the reason why Rabobank is a business partner of the Residentie Orkest.
The Residentie Orkest is evidently soaring ahead; things are going well for the orchestra. Subscriptions for upcoming concerts have increased by 10% .The annual Gala which will be taking place next month has already been sold out. Concerts are very often sold out.
Nowadays one can see RO publicity all around Den Haag, entire trams carry Residentie Orkest publicity.
In order to attract new audience, the Residentie Orkest envisages holding short lectures with actors telling a story or enacting classical concerts performances.
