Next Concert in The Hague - Thursday 17 October 2013, Raad van State, The Hague

Opening the new season, the next NDA concert in The Hague will take place on Thursday 17 October 2013 commencing at 8:15pm in the grand, historic Gothic Hall of the Raad van State.

Entiled "Buring Desire", the programme will feature dramatic works exploring themes of love and power, including music by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Graun and Telemann. A second, matinee performance of the programme will take place on Saturday 19 October 2013, commencing at 14:30, in the same venue. Entrance to the concert venue is Paleisstraat 1, opposite Noordeinde Palace. Tickets available at the door. 

Donate and support your orchestra!

In order to put on more concerts in The Hague, to do new musical research and to make new CDs, the NDA needs your financial help. The difference you can make as an individual is substantial. Help us make music for you by making a donation today: Stichting Activiteiten New Dutch Academy, bank account 959 42 99

If you are a resident of the Netherlands, you can now receive an income tax rebate of up to 125% on the amount of your donation to the NDA as a result of the new "geefwet". This makes all the more reason to dig deep and help The Hague's Baroque Orchestra, The New Dutch Academy.  

Jubilee Season 2012-2013 

Download your copy of the NDA's 2012-2013 Season's Brochure  

Complete information on the new season's exciting activities (2013-2014) will be presented in September. 

China Tour

The NDA's first tour to China was a success with performances in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Beijing in November 2012. During the trip, Simon Murphy and members of the NDA were also guests at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and the Beijing Central Conservatory giving master-classes, orchestral workshops and chamber music coaching. 

NDA chosen as top 5 highlight of the Utrecht Early Music Festival's 30 year history

Dutch Classical Radio has chosen Simon Murphy and the NDA's "legendary" performance of Corelli's Concerti Grossi as one of the top 5 highlights of the festival's 30 year history, celebrating this with a series of downloads of festival concert recordings from the radio's archives. Read more 

New Videos 

Zappa "Cello Symphony" in B flat, Schmitt "The Dutch Haydn" Symphony in E flat "The Hurdy Gurdy", Stamitz Symphony in C Op. 24, Beethoven Symphony no. 2, Wranitzky Overture to Oberon, Mozart Symphony no. 38 "Prague", Christian Staude (Viennese Double Bass) in Vanhal's Bass Concerto in E Flat, P

aisiello Overture to La Molinara, Soprano Nina Bols Lundgren in Mozart's Concert Aria "Ruhe Sanft"

 

This Month's Featured Track - NDA Live in Concert

Listen to this and other live NDA concert recordings on the NDA's Webradio!  

Dutch Radio/Luister portraits Simon Murphy and NDA

New Live CD of Beethoven, Haydn and Wranitzky Symphonies. Read more ...

NDA Intro

The New Dutch Academy (NDA) is the international Dutch platform for 18th century music and culture. The musicians of the NDA are the new generation of the international Dutch early music tradition. The NDA is based in the city of The Hague, The Netherlands. The conductor and artistic director of the NDA is the Australian/Dutch conductor and viola player Simon Murphy.