Unique in the world

Welcome at the website of the Dutch National Student Orchestra (NSO). Every year our orchestra is composed of students from all Dutch universities who are being selected by auditions. For these students, the NSO represents a unique chance of performing like a professional musician. In February they all quit studying their usual subjects, and instead, will rehearse for ten consecutive days to be able to, during the concerts, perform on a very high level.

The NSO is a guarantee for a lively and high-quality performance. Ever since its founding in 1952 the NSO has been supported by the Dutch royal family and various prominent Dutch classical artists like Janine Jansen, Theo Olof, Emmy Verhey and Liza Ferschtman.

After ten days of rehearsing, the program will subsequently be performed in all major Dutch concert halls, a tour which traditionally ends with a performance at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. After the concert tour in the Netherlands, the orchestra travels abroad to perform another two concerts

In 2012, the NSO will celebrate its 60th anniversary with an amazing programme under the inspiring direction of conductor Lucas Vis. For this tour, the orchestra will perform works of Brahms, Ravel. Verduin and Stravinsky. The complete programme is as follows:

Johannes Brahms Akademische Festouvertüre
Janco Verduin Commisioned composition
Maurice Ravel Tzigane (soloist: Emmy Storms)
Igor Stravinsky Le Sacre du Printemps