RCO: Kerstmatinee 2026 with Klaus Mäkelä
For over fifty years, the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s Christmas Matinee has been televised live from the Main Hall every Christmas Day. n a concert brimming with musical homages, Klaus Mäkelä links Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 to works by Tchaikovsky and Arensky, with a starring role for cellist Sol Gabetta. PROGRAM Arensky: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky; Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme; Mozart: Symphony No. 39, K543