Fauré and Norman

Joshua Bell and Shai Wosner: Mozart, Schubert and Fauré

For lovers of chamber music the Recital Hall is the venue of choice. You can hear the musicians breathe and you can practically touch them. This hall is also cherished by musicians for its beautiful acoustics and direct contact with the audience. In the Recital Hall you can hear the best musicians of our time. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Recital Hall for yourself!

Florian Verweij explores Paris: Roger-Ducasse, Boulanger, Fauré and Franck

Florian Verweij (1997) explores four composers who charted their musical paths in Paris around 1900. As a pianist with a passion for composers who linger in the shadows of music history, he brings to light the music of Debussy’s colleague Jean Roger-Ducasse. Florian: ‘Roger-Ducasse was a true composer for the piano and wrote intense and intoxicating music with multicoloured harmonies.’ He also performs a work by Lili Boulanger, who died tragically at 24. ‘Her Thème et variations sweeps you into an endless fever dream.’ The evening is rounded out with music by their mentor Gabriel Fauré and the nestor of the French music scene, César Franck.With his successful debut in the Recital Hall in 2023, Florian Verweij demonstrated his poetic piano playing and sensitive storytelling. ‘He played with a sense of heroism and nobility... technically, the Dutch pianist’s performance was exceptionally strong,’ wrote music magazine De Nieuwe Muze. Florian Verweij studied with Jan Wijn and Naum Grubert and completed both his bachelor's and master's degrees with the highest distinction at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. His debut album will be released with the Amsterdam label Gutman Records in November 2024.

Lang Lang plays Schumann, Chopin and Fauré

Celebrity pianist Lang Lang opens our piano series with an evening of high romanticism. Frédéric Chopin’s mazurkas are a fascinating combion of folk-dance vigour with virtuosity and a sensitive awareness of sound, and Schumann’s Kreisleriana cycle bubbles over with imagination and emotion. Schumann’s cycle portrayed the composer in eight pieces, which together give – he wrote – a “picture of my character, my endeavours”. To open the concert, Lang Lang plays Gabriel Fauré’s Pavane, which combines romantic sensitivity with archaic baroque references.

Konzert zum einhundertsten Todesjahr von Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Gabriel Fauré, einer der bedeutendsten französischen Komponisten, ist vor genau 100 Jahren gestorben. Dieser Abend ist seinen Werken gewidmet.

KCOV Amsterdam: a musical tribute to Puccini and Fauré

The Concertgebouw is right at the heart of Dutch music. That is why we love to welcome the best amateur orchestras and choirs of the Netherlands. To an amateur musician a performance at the Concertgebouw is always special, often marking the end of an extensive period of rehearsals. Please note: although these concerts are of a high standard, they are not performed by professional ensembles.

Fischer, Nylund · Fauré, Wagner, Beethoven

Fischer, Nylund · Fauré, Wagner, Beethoven

Musique de chambre : Brahms & Fauré

Guest performance Chamber Music with Piano: Debussy, Fauré and Ravel

Shostakovich and Pejacevic

Strings from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, reinforced by guest cellist Andreas Lavotha, form a quartet and perform together with the orchestra's pianist Stefan Lindgren two truly magnificent piano quintets, by Dmitri Shostakovich and Dora Pejačević.Shostakovich's quintet was composed against a dark backdrop, in the war year of 1940. The music, full of contrasts and surprising twists, depicts tragicomic scenes, musical flashbacks, and hopeful gestures. It is one of his most famous and beloved chamber music works.Dora Pejačević's piano quintet is powerful with its dense harmonies and beautiful melodies – it is a highlight in her oeuvre. Dora Pejačević was born in Hungary, and her mother was Hungarian, but her father was a Croatian nobleman, and therefore she became part of the Croatian nobility around the turn of the last century.