Programme & planning
Throughout the year, the NJO plans several projects, including an annual NJO Winter Tour and Summer Festival and Tour. There are usually several orchestral projects during the NJO Summer Festival and extra projects in cooperation with a diverse range of partners.
The following projects are in preparation by the NJO:
The NJO Winter Tour 2021
Large symphonic project performing at five larger concert halls throughout the Netherlands
| Auditions | At this moment, application for auditions is not possible. As a result of the cancellation of the NJO Summer Festival and Tour 2020 due to the COVID-19 measures, musicians who auditioned for the NJO Summer Festival and Tour 2020 will be given the opportunity to take part in the NJO Winter Tour 2021 and other upcoming projects. Auditions will only be held for the remaining vacancies after placement of the previously accepted musicians for the upcoming projects. These auditions will probably be held early November 2020. Please check this website or follow us on Facebook or Instagram for the announcement of any vacancies! |
| Rehearsals | Saturday 9 January 2021 until and including Friday 15 January 2020 (most probably) in Theatre Orpheus, Apeldoorn |
| Concerts | Concerts from Saturday 16 January 2021 until and including Saturday 23 January 2021. See our concert page for actual concert information |
| Conductor | Antony Hermus |
| Soloist | Storioni Trio |
| Works*) | Jeux by Claude Debussy, Triple Concerto in D minor, opus 70 by Emanuel Moór (Dutch premiere), new work by Bram Kortekaas and Le Sacre du Printemps by Stravinsky |
*) click on the name of each work to open information on the orchestra instrumentation
Defiant Requiem 2021
Project originally planned to celebrate 75 years of liberation, rescheduled for May 2021, honoring the inhabitants of Theresienstadt Concentration Camp who performed Verdi’s Requiem several times throughout their imprisonment
| Auditions | At this moment, application for auditions is not possible. As a result of the cancellation of the NJO Summer Festival and Tour 2020 due to the COVID-19 measures, musicians who auditioned for the NJO Summer Festival and Tour 2020 will be given the opportunity to take part in the Defiant Requiem and other upcoming projects. Auditions will only be held for the remaining vacancies after placement of the previously accepted musicians for the upcoming projects. These auditions will probably be held early November 2020. Please check this website or follow us on Facebook or Instagram for the announcement of any vacancies! |
| Rehearsals | April 2021 (exact dates and location to be decided) |
| Concerts | Concert(s) early May (exact dates and location to be decided) |
| Conductor | Murry Sidlin |
| Soloists | Mariangela Sicilia (soprano), Caitlin Hulcup (mezzo-soprano), Leonardo Capalbo (tenor) and Gianluca Buratto (bass) |
| Work*) | Requiem by Verdi |
*) click on the name of the work to open information on the orchestra instrumentation
NJO Summer Festival and Tour 2021
The annual NJO festival taking place in the province of Gelderland, with several projects for NJO members followed by an international tour programme. The exact programme is to be developed.
| Auditions | To be announced in spring 2021 |
| Rehearsals |
Rehearsals for several projects during the Summer Festival and Tour start Monday 19 July 2021 up until the end of the projects and take place, amongst others, in Theatre Orpheus, Apeldoorn. Details per project will be announced as soon as their planning is known. |
| Concerts | Concerts during NJO Summer Festival in the Netherlands to be decided; International Tour starting Monday 16 August up until Sunday 22 August 2021 |
| Conductor | To be decided |
| Soloists | To be decided |
| Works*) | To be decided |
*) click on the name of each work to open information on the orchestra instrumentation