The Nederlands Radio Kamer Filharmonie (RKF) was a Dutch orchestra active from 2005 to 2013. It was based at the
:nl:Muziekcentrum van de Omroep (MCO) and performed concerts at the Amsterdam
Concertgebouw
The Royal Concertgebouw ( nl, Koninklijk Concertgebouw, ) is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" translates into English as "concert building". Its superb acoustics place it among the finest concert halls in ...
. The orchestra was formed in 2005 as a merger of the
:nl:Radio Kamer Orkest and some of the players of the
Radio Symfonie Orkest (itself an earlier merger of the
:nl:Omroep Orkest and the
Promenade Orkest), though many of the functions and players of the RSO orchestra were instead merged into the
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic.
Jaap van Zweden
Jaap van Zweden (; born 12 December 1960) is a Dutch conductor and violinist. He is currently music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and of the New York Philharmonic, and music director-designate of the Seoul Philharmonic.
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was the RKF's chief conductor from 2005 to 2010, and
Michael Schønwandt
Michael Schønwandt (born 10 September 1953 in Frederiksberg) is a Danish conductor. In Denmark, he studied piano, theory, and composition, and later continued musical studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Biography
In 1979, Schønwan ...
was appointed chief conductor in 2011.
In July, 2013, the Dutch government announced a total cut in the RKF's funding,
Dutch orchestra set to disband , Limelight
9 July 2013 and the orchestra gave its final performance at the Concertgebouw on July 14.
References
External links
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic
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Dutch orchestras
Disbanded orchestras
2005 establishments in the Netherlands
2013 disestablishments in the Netherlands
Musical groups established in 2005
Musical groups disestablished in 2013
Radio and television orchestras