What do you do when life forces you to choose between surrender and resistance? In this concert, grand gestures, hidden pain and indestructible energy resound in three works that look fate straight in the eye. An evening in which the orchestra leads you from restrained tension to an overwhelming finale.
- Date
- Thursday 10 Dec 2026, 20:15 - 22:00
- Type
- Performance
- Location
Bergsingelkerk – Bergsingel 150, 3037GM Rotterdam
The Rotterdam Student Orchestra and cellist Ade Nicolas present an evening full of tension, emotion and great melodies. From Beethoven’s defiant hero to Dvořák’s intimate cello and Tchaikovsky’s gripping struggle with fate: three iconic works in which despair and hope constantly alternate. Yet these works are not stories of powerlessness. The music resists with courage, tenderness, anger and, ultimately, the determination to carry on.
- Ludwig van Beethoven – “Egmont” Overture
- Antonín Dvořák – Cello Concerto in B minor
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
Soloist: Ade Nicolas
Conductor: Coen Huisman
More information about RSO
The RSO is a symphony orchestra for students and young professionals from Rotterdam and its vacinity, and combines ambitious classical music with the energy of a new generation of musicians.
More information: www.nu-rso.nl
More information about Ade Nicolas
Indonesian cellist Ade Nicolas is a soloist and chamber musician. His musical workfocused on broadening the horizons of the cello repertoire.
More information: www.nicocellist.com
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Date: Thursday 10 December 2026
Time: 20.15 - 22.00 hours
Location: BergsingelkerkTicket information
Students: € 7.50
Other visitors: € 10.00
Free entry for minors.Organised by Rotterdam Student Orchestra in cooperation with Studium Generale.
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