By Roy Lie A Tjam.
Members of the prestigious Residentie Orkest Business Circle met at the Zuiderstrandtheater on Friday 28 October 2016 for a gathering. Notably present at the gathering was the Mayor of the City of The Hague, Mr. Jozias van Aartsen and his spouse. Also present was Mr. Lingxi Zhong of Heffels-Spiegeler law firm and Ms. Justina Gabrielatyte.
The evening’s program included the presentation of the new permanent conductor of the Residentie Orkest, the young talented
whom one newspaper referred to as “a born communicator and an innovative programmer”.
Members of the Business Circle also met with Mr. Sven Arne Tepl, the new artistic director as of April 2016. Sven previously worked as an artistic manager at the Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra/ Dutch Chamber Orchestra and as a deputy director of the Conservatory of Amsterdam.
Furthermore, there was Ms. Maartje Broekhans who took up the position of managing director at the Residentie Orkest last September. Maartje previously worked as a freelance consultant and a managing director at the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra. Sven Arne Tepl and Maartje Broekhans are both board members of the Residence Orchestra.
Later that evening the Business Circle members attended a Residentie Orkest concert.