Classic Top 400

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture Le nozze di Figaro
Hildegard of Bingen Hymn-ntb
Johann Sebastian Bach Air from Suite No. 3
Richard Wagner The Flying Dutchman: 'Summ und brumm'
Sergei Rachmaninoff Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (orchestral version)
Manuel de Falla / Remy van Kesteren Seven Spanish Folk Songs: Lullaby (arr. R. van Kesteren)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Stabat Mater
Bedřich Smetana The Moldau (from My Homeland)
Benjamin Britten A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: selection
Remy Van Kesteren / Leonard Evers The Right Place (arr. L. Evers)
Gabriel Fauré Requiem
Ludwig van Beethoven from the Fifth Symphony: Finale (Allegro)

What is it that leaves us breathless and silent at the end of Mozart’sRequiem? That makes us wipe away a tear during Pärt’s*Spiegel im Spiegel*? And that transports us deep into a dreamlike state after just a few minutesof *Canto Ostinato*? We don’t have an answer. What is certain is that these works are once again high on the Classical Top 400 list. The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra accompanies the list with a musical celebration of recognition.

New Works
As always, there’s room for new works with the potential to become classics. This time, harpist Remy van Kesteren will be performing his own compositions for harp and orchestra. The musician, who received the Dutch Music Prize in 2016, has established himself as an adventurous harpist and a gifted composer of music that is both captivating and exciting.

St. Matthew Passion
The Classical Top 400 began in 2012 as the Hart & Ziel List and has grown into the classical equivalent of the Top 2000. Listeners of NPO Klassiek determine the list by voting. Bach’sSt. Matthew Passionhas been theBohemian Rhapsodyof the classics ever since the chart’s inception. The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra always caps off the chart’s broadcast week with a delightful live concert.

Date:

Friday, October 9, 2026

Time:

8:15 pm

Intermission:

Yes

Location:

TivoliVredenburg

Utrecht

Large Hall

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