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Top Songs By Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Lieder ohne Worte, Book I, Op. 19b: No. 6, Venetian Gondola Song, MWV U78 (Orch. Shani)Lahav Shani & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to La Traviata: "Di Provenza il mar, il suol" by Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Valery Gergiev & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

La Traviata: "Di Provenza il mar, il suol"Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Valery Gergiev & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Pique Dame, Op. 68, TH 10, Act II: Vy tak pechalny by Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev, see lyrics, music video & more!

Pique Dame, Op. 68, TH 10, Act II: Vy tak pechalnyDmitri Hvorostovsky, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

Listen to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: No. 7, Nocturne by Jeffrey Tate & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: No. 7, NocturneJeffrey Tate & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to The Tale of Tsar Saltan - Suite: 3. The Flight of the Bumble-Bee by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & David Zinman, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Tale of Tsar Saltan - Suite: 3. The Flight of the Bumble-BeeRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & David Zinman

Listen to Daphnis Et Chloé Suite No. 2: Pantomime - by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin, see lyrics, music video & more!

Daphnis Et Chloé Suite No. 2: Pantomime -Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Listen to Pavane, Op. 50 by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Jean Fournet, see lyrics, music video & more!

Pavane, Op. 50Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Jean Fournet

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto by Rafael Orozco, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenutoRafael Orozco, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

Listen to Daphnis Et Chloé Suite No. 2: Lever Du Jour - by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin, see lyrics, music video & more!

Daphnis Et Chloé Suite No. 2: Lever Du Jour -Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Listen to L'Apprenti sorcier by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & David Zinman, see lyrics, music video & more!

L'Apprenti sorcierRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & David Zinman

Latest Release

Listen to Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, Op. 56 "Scottish" by Lahav Shani & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMMendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, Op. 56 "Scottish"Lahav Shani & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

More albums from Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 by Lahav Shani & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMSymphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105Lahav Shani & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Symphony No. 1 by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & André de Ridder

ALBUMSymphony No. 1Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & André de Ridder

Listen to Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 by Lahav Shani & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 7Lahav Shani & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Salonen: Cello Concerto - Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello by Nicolas Altstaedt, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk & Pekka Kuusisto

ALBUMSalonen: Cello Concerto - Ravel: Sonata for Violin and CelloNicolas Altstaedt, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk & Pekka Kuusisto

Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 & Piano Concerto No. 4 by Lahav Shani & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 7 & Piano Concerto No. 4Lahav Shani & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Quintet & Quintettsatz, K.Anh.91 by Julien Hervé, Céline Flamen, Goran Gribajcevic, Gustavo Gimeno, Roman Spitzer & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMMozart: Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Quintet & Quintettsatz, K.Anh.91Julien Hervé, Céline Flamen, Goran Gribajcevic, Gustavo Gimeno, Roman Spitzer & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 / Dvorák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B.163 / Debussy: Nocturnes, L. 91 / Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I:44 -"Mourning" by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Collegium Vocale Gent

ALBUMBartók: Concerto For Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 / Dvorák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B.163 / Debussy: Nocturnes, L. 91 / Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I:44 -"Mourning"Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Collegium Vocale Gent

Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 / Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32, TH 46 / Turnage: Piano Concerto by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Marc-André Hamelin

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 / Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32, TH 46 / Turnage: Piano ConcertoRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Marc-André Hamelin

Listen to Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 - Version Robert Haas 1939 by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 - Version Robert Haas 1939Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp (Unfinished) - Ed. Deryck Cooke by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp (Unfinished) - Ed. Deryck CookeRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Listen to Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43 by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ALBUMShostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Listen to Portraits - The Clarinet Album by Andreas Ottensamer, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ALBUMPortraits - The Clarinet AlbumAndreas Ottensamer, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Listen to Tchaikovsky: Pathétique by Lisa Batiashvili, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ALBUMTchaikovsky: PathétiqueLisa Batiashvili, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Listen to Strauss & Schumann: Works for Horn & Orchestra by Martin van de Merwe & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMStrauss & Schumann: Works for Horn & OrchestraMartin van de Merwe & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Rhapsody On a Theme of Paganini by Rafael Orozco, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

ALBUMRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Rhapsody On a Theme of PaganiniRafael Orozco, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

Listen to Johan Franco & Mary Howe: Orchestral Works by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Vienna Orchestra

ALBUMJohan Franco & Mary Howe: Orchestral WorksRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Vienna Orchestra

Listen to Fantasy - A Night at the Opera by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Emmanuel Pahud & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMFantasy - A Night at the OperaYannick Nézet-Séguin, Emmanuel Pahud & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante - Tcherepnin: Suite for Cello Solo - Crumb: Sonata for Solo Cello by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky & Pieter Wispelwey

ALBUMProkofiev: Sinfonia concertante - Tcherepnin: Suite for Cello Solo - Crumb: Sonata for Solo CelloRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky & Pieter Wispelwey

Listen to Fauré: Requiem, Pavane, Pelléas et Mélisande by Bernard Kruysen, Elly Ameling, Daniel Chorzempa, David Zinman, Jean Fournet, Jill Gomez, Netherlands Radio Chorus & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMFauré: Requiem, Pavane, Pelléas et MélisandeBernard Kruysen, Elly Ameling, Daniel Chorzempa, David Zinman, Jean Fournet, Jill Gomez, Netherlands Radio Chorus & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Grieg: Piano Concerto & Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 by Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

ALBUMGrieg: Piano Concerto & Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

ALBUMDebussy: La Mer, Images, Jeux & Prélude à l'après-midi d'un fauneJukka-Pekka Saraste, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream by Jeffrey Tate, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Robert Tear

ALBUMMendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's DreamJeffrey Tate, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Robert Tear

Listen to Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible by Chorus of the Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

ALBUMProkofiev: Ivan the TerribleChorus of the Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

Listen to Delibes: Coppélia - Chopin: Les Sylphides - Gounod: Faust by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & David Zinman

ALBUMDelibes: Coppélia - Chopin: Les Sylphides - Gounod: FaustRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & David Zinman

Listen to Rachmaninov: The Symphonies; The Rock by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

ALBUMRachmaninov: The Symphonies; The RockRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

Listen to Debussy: Jeux, Khamma & Le martyre de Saint-Sébastien by James Conlon & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMDebussy: Jeux, Khamma & Le martyre de Saint-SébastienJames Conlon & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

ALBUMBorodin: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

Listen to Tchaikovsky and Verdi Arias (Dmitri Hvorostovsky – The Philips Recitals, Vol. 1) by Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

ALBUMTchaikovsky and Verdi Arias (Dmitri Hvorostovsky – The Philips Recitals, Vol. 1)Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

Listen to Weber: Clarinet Concertos Nos 1 & 2, Grand Duo Concertant & Concertino by François-René Duchâble & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMWeber: Clarinet Concertos Nos 1 & 2, Grand Duo Concertant & ConcertinoFrançois-René Duchâble & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Piano & Orchestral) by Misha Dichter, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Piano & Orchestral)Misha Dichter, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

Listen to Liszt: A Faust Symphony by James Conlon, John Aler & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMLiszt: A Faust SymphonyJames Conlon, John Aler & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Liszt: Dante Symphony by Choeur de Concert de Helmond, James Conlon & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMLiszt: Dante SymphonyChoeur de Concert de Helmond, James Conlon & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Liszt: Les préludes, 2 Légendes, Mephisto Waltz No. 1 by James Conlon & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMLiszt: Les préludes, 2 Légendes, Mephisto Waltz No. 1James Conlon & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol; Sadko; The Snow Maiden by David Zinman & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol; Sadko; The Snow MaidenDavid Zinman & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan Suite; The Golden Cockerel Suite by David Zinman & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan Suite; The Golden Cockerel SuiteDavid Zinman & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier by Evelyn Lear, Frederica von Stade, Ruth Welting, Jules Bastin, José Carreras, Chorus Of The Netherlands Opera, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

ALBUMStrauss: Der RosenkavalierEvelyn Lear, Frederica von Stade, Ruth Welting, Jules Bastin, José Carreras, Chorus Of The Netherlands Opera, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

Listen to Schubert on Stage (Elly Ameling – The Philips Recitals, Vol. 8) by Elly Ameling, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

ALBUMSchubert on Stage (Elly Ameling – The Philips Recitals, Vol. 8)Elly Ameling, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Edo de Waart

Listen to Symphony In D Minor by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Munch

ALBUMSymphony In D MinorRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Munch

Listen to Willem Pijper by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Roelof van Driesten

ALBUMWillem PijperRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Roelof van Driesten

About Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Hometown

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Formed

1918

Genre

Classical

From its beginnings as an amateur group, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra evolved into an orchestra of international stature in the 1970s and '80s under conductors Edo de Waart and David Zinman. De Waart and Zinman initiated a recording program and took the orchestra on international tours. New renown came to the orchestra after the hiring of Valery Gergiev in 1995. Gergiev stepped down in 2008 in favor of Yannick Nézet-Seguin but continued as honorary conductor, as did Nézet-Seguin after his replacement in 2018 by Lahav Shani. In 2022, under Shani, the orchestra released an album featuring Kurt Weill's Symphony No. 2 and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5, Op. 47.

Members of Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra include, or have included, Martin van de Merwe.