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Orchestra of the East reinstated: HET Symphony Orchestra has 'new' name

Van Nederlands Symfonieorkest met internationale ambities terug naar provinciaal orkest met vooralsnog helemaal niets. Nu, op de ijzersterke oorspronkelijke naam na dan. Het zou een reclamespot voor Telfort kunnen zijn. Daartussen zitten vele verloren rechtszaken, de groteske protestnaam *****Symfonieorkest en het al even schreeuwerige HET Symfonieorkest. Het is de ultieme capitulatie van het ooit door zo’n beetje alles en iedereen… 

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Arnhem decides: who takes decisive lead in the battle of the orchestras?

Tonight, the Arnhem city council will take an important decision on the renovation of Musis Sacrum, the monumental concert hall located at a prominent point in the city. But the real news is not in what will be decided tonight, but in the far-reaching consequences. Musis Sacrum dates back to 1847 and is part of the cultural heritage. The venue complex is in dire need of refurbishment and with... 

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Supervisory failure at HET Symphony Orchestra: drama that could have been avoided

The money at HET Symphony Orchestra has run out. Despite all the extra millions from the province and after years of writing off tons of general reserves, the end is in sight. And so the orchestra is scrapping concerts, will be seen less in theatres in Deventer and Zwolle, stops CD recordings and shuns any risky performances. To keep the... 

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Symphony orchestra seeks name. All suggestions are welcome.

Suddenly they are gone: the Dutch Symphony Orchestra's twitter account and facebook page. Searching for the new ***** name also yields nothing. Must have something to do with all sorts of lawsuits. But if you type in nederlandssymfonieorkest.nl, you happily end up at symfonieorkest.nl. Incidentally, if you type in orkestvanhetoosten.nl, that's also where you end up.

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Timeless staging of St John Passion grips at throat

The main character of Bach's St John Passion? Jesus, of course. Wrong. It is the narrator, the evangelist, especially in Dale Duesing's wonderful staging, especially when interpreted by Robert Burt. Where in ordinary performances of the Johannes the evangelist's recitatives mainly interrupt the arias and choral passages, here they form the dramatic core. We truly see John's passion.

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Orchestra war escalates: Enschede's star orchestra has to hand in instruments

Seizure of the instruments of the former Netherlands Symphony Orchestra is imminent. The orchestra, which, since a lost legal battle with Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra is no longer allowed to use the word 'Dutch', so is not allowed to sell instruments or take them abroad. Pending a countermove from the former Orchestra of the East, they changed the name there to ***** Symphony Orchestra.

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Star. Five times. And then Symphony Orchestra.

Vijfsterren Symfonieorkest. Zo gaat het Nederlands Symfonieorkest volgend seizoen heten. Het voormalige Orkest van het Oosten probeerde ‘Nederlands’ te worden, maar kreeg een rechtszaak aan de broek van het Philharmonisch Orkest, dat al ‘Nederlands’ was.  ‘De politiek moet zich met de rechtsgang gaan bemoeien. Want zo kan het niet langer. Dit kost bakken met geld.’ Aldus Harm Mannak.

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From Dutch to National and vice versa. DNO and NRO give lesson on name change and collaboration

A joint press conference by two companies. In the post-Zijlstra era, that often does not bode well. A merger then seems obvious, especially when it involves the two largest opera companies in our country: De Nederlandse Opera and the Nationale Reisopera. Only now we have to turn that around: the Netherlands Opera will become the National Opera. And the building will be called National Opera and Ballet.

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Dutch Symphony Orchestra loses lawsuit and name

We already wrote about  the name change of the Orchestra of the East into the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (NedSym). The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (NedPho) was not amused and felt that the Enschede-based orchestra was infringing its trademark and trademark rights and demanded that the orchestra choose a different name. Summary proceedings followed and in April 2012 the court ruled that the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra could only not use the abbreviation NedSO, but did not have to change its name.

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Götterdämmerung markeert einde en nieuw begin Reisopera

Het is de eerste massascène in Wagners Ring: Siegfried voert Brünnhilde naar de Gibichungenburcht en Hagen roept al zijn mannen bijeen. Vanaf het zijtoneel klinkt letterlijk oorverdovend hoorngeschal, maar dirigent Ed Spanjaard laat doorspelen. En terecht: in het orkest slaat een vonk over. Het hele toneel is in een oogwenk gevuld en het koor zwelt in kracht aan, luider en luider, alsmaar luider, tot de extatische apotheose:

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Is Jan Willem de Vriend naïef, of liegt hij glashard?

 We schreven al uitvoerig over de Ajax-toestanden in Enschede: orkest en opera liggen met elkaar overhoop over een onverwachte operasubsidie-aanvraag van het orkest. Geschrokken door de ontstane commotie heeft een aantal van de betrokkenen inmiddels gereageerd. Verdomd jammer alleen dat die reacties niet op één lijn liggen.

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'Ajax states' in sudden war between Netherlands Symphony Orchestra and National Travel Opera

This week, the National Travel Opera begins rehearsals of Mozart's Le nozze di figaro. In the bin, the brand-new Netherlands Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend. Business as usual, as the two companies have been working closely together for years and are united in the National Music Quarter Enschede. Only: orchestra and opera company have not been talking to each other since last week.

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