The Concertgebow has unveiled its 2025-2026 concert season, which highlights themes of family, generational connections, and musical heritage. This season will feature a diverse range of performances from some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras and celebrated soloists, alongside intriguing programs that emphasize familial and generational collaborations.
Family and Generational Connections
The season will feature several performances that explore the bonds between musicians from the same families and different generations. Violinist Liza Ferschtman will perform chamber music by Shostakovich with her parents—cellist Dmitri Ferschtman and pianist Mila Baslawskaja—honoring the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death in 2025. Their three-part series will include collaborations with young musicians, with Dmitri Ferschtman having previously worked directly with Shostakovich.
As part of this tribute, the Jerusalem Quartet will perform Shostakovich’s complete set of 15 string quartets. In another nod to familial connections, piano brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen will take the stage for several double concertos, featuring works by Bach, Mozart, and Poulenc, alongside performances with percussion. Violist and rising star Sào Soulez Larivière will share the stage with his sister, Cosima, and other promising young musicians, while brothers Edgar and Jérémie Moreau will present a performance of cello and piano favorites.
Versatile Artists and Spotlight Concerts
Maxim Emelyanychev, a versatile Russian musician, will captivate audiences with four Spotlight concerts this season. He will appear as both conductor and pianist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, as a solo pianist, and as a baroque specialist in the Kleine Zaal, collaborating with musicians from il Pomo d’Oro.
Main Hall Highlights
Under the baton of Santtu-Matias Rouvali, London’s Philharmonia Orchestra will perform Stravinsky‘s Firebird. Jaap van Zweden will preview his upcoming engagement with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France with a performance of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. The Wiener Symphoniker, conducted by Petr Popelka, will return to perform Mahler’s First Symphony. Other prominent conductors include Klaus Mäkelä with Orchestre de Paris and Iván Fischer with the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
This season will also feature several renowned soloists. Star pianist Yuja Wang will join the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra to perform Ravel‘s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, while violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja will perform Bartók’s First Violin Concerto with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The acclaimed trio of Lisa Batiashvili, Gautier Capuçon, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet will perform works by Debussy and Dvořák, and Cecilia Bartoli and Lang Lang will perform together for the first time in the Main Hall.
Great Pianists Series
The Great Pianists series will continue to showcase established artists, including Simon Trpčeski, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, András Schiff, Grigory Sokolov, and Ivo Pogorelich. New-generation pianists such as Alexandra Dovgan, Seong-Jin Cho, and Alexander Malofeev will also perform. Amsterdam native Ronald Brautigam will give a solo recital in the Main Hall, while Martha Argerich will return to Amsterdam with her protégé Sophie Pacini.
Intimate Masterpieces in the Kleine Zaal
The Kleine Zaal will host a range of performances by top international artists. Among them, violinist Julian Rachlin and friends will perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations, while Simone Lamsma and Jonathan Fournel will interpret works by Brahms and Ravel. Cuarteto Casals will perform Beethoven’s Thirteenth String Quartet, and Quatuor Ébène will perform pieces by Mozart, Debussy, and Brahms. The Danish String Quartet will bring a unique program featuring Stravinsky’s Suite italienne and Scandinavian folk songs.
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