Sinfonia Rotterdam

Rotterdam's Dynamic Chamber Orchestra!

Sinfonia Rotterdam

 

Europe’s well-known harbor city proudly houses its dynamic chamber orchestra Sinfonia Rotterdam. A highly professional orchestra performing more than thirty concerts annually, frequently in collaboration with major concert halls such as De Doelen in Rotterdam and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

 

Sinfonia Rotterdam and their chief conductor Conrad van Alphen are well known for their energetic and inspiring performances. The orchestra specializes in the repertoire from the beginning of the classical period. With this genre as basis it programs music throughout the centuries, on occasion even commissioning new compositions.

 

Rotterdam

In Rotterdam the orchestra enjoys a co-operation with the city’s concert hall “De Doelen” where it is annually invited to play in the hall's prestigious concert series. Sinfonia Rotterdam presents its own successful concert series in the monumental “Hoflaankerk” in Rotterdam where the orchestra’s trademarked series “Klassiek&Wijn” has resulted in a successful partnership between the wine industry and classical music on top level.

 

Concertgebouw Amsterdam

Next to the invitations by the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam to play in their regular concert series, Sinfonia Rotterdam also hosts their own concert series, The Classical Treasury, in this famous hall.

 

Touring

Furthermore using its flexibility as chamber orchestra, Sinfonia Rotterdam tours throughout The Netherlands. International touring countries have included Germany, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Macedonia and Mexico. In 2011 Sinfonia Rotterdam will make an elaborate tour through Brazil.

 

Recordings

Sinfonia Rotterdam has recorded for prestigious labels such as Channel Classics, Talent Records and Telarc for which they have been praised in many reviews of renowned magazines such as the Gramophone.

Discover the orchestra for yourself on YouTube, where you can see films of live performances in Rotterdam and in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.