Bruckner 8 with Lahav Shani

Almost inaudibly, timid string sounds detach themselves from the silence: Bruckner's Eighth begins like a whispered secret slowly unveiled. Time seems to stand still as the symphony builds almost unbelievably to an overwhelming ecstasy. That requires a conductor with a masterful command of long arcs of tension. Someone like Lahav Shani, "thoroughbred Brucknerian," according to NRC, "grand, hot-blooded, shimmering."

Last chance: photo exhibition NEIGHBOURS

Visit NEIGHBOURS before, during, or after your concert at de Doelen. This photo exhibition in the Grote Zaal Foyer welcomes de Doelen’s neighbours from the Oude Westen neighborhood.

Café Marseille, pet store De Rimboe, and ice cream shop De Ijssalon set the scene for a lively area where residents of all ages and styles come together. Photographer Robin Utrecht and creative producer Mieke van der Linden shine a spotlight on this diversity with a series of portraits. Utrecht, known for his work during Lunchbreak concerts and royal state visits, shows in this series that ordinary people are anything but ordinary.

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