# NAC@2026 International Guest Series - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Brass Ensemble Christmas in November Concert ![NAC@2026 International Guest Series - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Brass Ensemble Christmas in November Concert](https://storage.googleapis.com/kstage-prod-show-assets/posters/d7fdf530-1e7f-4883-b8cf-3cf8ec191823/display.webp) - Date & Session: 2026-11-28 - Venue: Nakdong Art Center Concert Hall (부산광역시 강서구 명지국제1로 141) - Price: KRW 20,000 ~ KRW 60,000 - JPY 2,450 ~ JPY 7,320 - TWD 500.00 ~ TWD 1,490.00 - USD 16.00 ~ USD 47.00 - URL: https://kstage.live/en/shows/nac-rco-brass-christmas-20261128 ## About The brass ensemble 'RCO Brass', composed of principal and regular members playing trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, harp, and percussion from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO) of Amsterdam, Netherlands, will hold a Christmas concert at the Nakdong Art Center Concert Hall. The program features winter-themed pieces such as Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" Suite, Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", "Carol of the Bells", "Walking in the Air" from the animated film "The Snowman", and Leroy Anderson's "A Christmas Festival", alongside Piazzolla's "María de Buenos Aires" Suite and Eric Whitacre's "October". Most of the pieces were arranged for brass ensemble by the ensemble's principal arranger. RCO Brass performs in configurations ranging from trios to large ensembles of up to 20 musicians and has been active across Europe, North America, and Asia, including collaborations with the brass sections of the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. They hold annual subscription concerts in the Main Hall of the Concertgebouw and have released two albums under the RCO Live label. ## Performers Brass Ensemble RCO Brass (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Brass Ensemble) ## Program Rimsky-Korsakov: "Polonaise" (Scene 7, No. 3) from "Christmas Eve" Suite (Arr. S. Verhaert) Bach: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147" (Arr. E. Crespo) Tchaikovsky: Overture, March, Arabian Dance, Chinese Dance, Russian Dance, and Waltz of the Flowers from "The Nutcracker" Suite Bach: "Sleepers, Awake, BWV 645" (Arr. E. Crespo) - INTERMISSION - Piazzolla: Suite from "María de Buenos Aires" (Arr. S. Verhaert) Eric Whitacre: "October" (Arr. David J. Miller) Leontovych: "Carol of the Bells" (Arr. S. Verhaert) Ricardo Mollá: "The Guiding Star" Howard Blake: "Walking in the Air" from the animated film "The Snowman" (Arr. S. Verhaert) Leroy Anderson: "A Christmas Festival" (Arr. S. Verhaert) ## Info - 2026-11-28 - Elementary school students and older (Born in or before 2019) ## Notice Running time: 100 minutes (including intermission) For ticket cancellations or changes, please contact KSTAGE Customer Center. ## BRASS - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra RCO BRASS Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Brass Ensemble A Christmas Concert in November A Christmas Festival 2026.11.28 SAT 17:00 Nakdong Art Center Concert Hall Presented by | Nakdong Art Center Age | Elementary & up Info | +82 51-970-2771 The world's finest orchestra brings you this year's earliest Christmas Principal and full members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, named the world's No. 1 by Deutsche Grammophon About the Concert Trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, harp and percussion players of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, counted among the world's finest, come to Korea as the brass ensemble "RCO Brass." The program is filled with music made for winter, including Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," "Carol of the Bells" and "Walking in the Air" from the animated film The Snowman. Piazzolla's María de Buenos Aires Suite and Eric Whitacre's October round out the program, showing the many colors a brass ensemble can create. Most of the pieces were arranged for brass ensemble by the group's principal arranger, Steven Verhaert. RCO Brass has performed with the brass sections of the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and has toured Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and beyond. Hear the orchestral brass sound they have carried to stages around the world, live at the Nakdong Art Center Concert Hall. Program Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov N. Rimski-Korsakov, Christmas Eve Suite, Tableau VII: Polonaise, No. 3 (Arr. S. Verhaert) Johann Sebastian Bach J.S. Bach, Jesu bleibet meine Freude, BWV 147 (Arr. E. Crespo) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky P.I. Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Suite Overture March Arabian Dance Chinese Dance Russian Dance Waltz of the Flowers Johann Sebastian Bach J.S. Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (Arr. E. Crespo) - INTERMISSION - Astor Piazzolla A. Piazzolla, María de Buenos Aires Suite (Arr. S. Verhaert) Eric Whitacre Eric Whitacre, October (Arr. David J. Miller) Mykola Leontovych M. Leontovych, Carol of the Bells (Arr. S. Verhaert) Ricardo Mollá Ricardo Mollá, The Guiding Star Howard Blake H. Blake, I'm Walking in the Air from The Snowman (Arr. S. Verhaert) Leroy Anderson L. Anderson, A Christmas Festival (Arr. S. Verhaert) About the Ensemble RCO Brass With a perfect balance of brilliance, warmth and precision, RCO Brass brings the orchestral brass sound vividly to life, intimate and majestic at once. The trumpet, horn, trombone and tuba players of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, together form a brass ensemble. Known as "RCO Brass," the ensemble presents a varied and dynamic brass repertoire through concerts and master classes. It plays in formations from trios to large groups of up to 20 players, sometimes joined by percussion. The ensemble has performed throughout Europe, North America and Asia, and in the United States drew attention for joint concerts with the brass sections of the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It has toured Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Costa Rica, Türkiye, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland, and returned to Japan and China in 2025. Combining technical perfection with musical storytelling, RCO Brass sets a new standard for brass ensembles. In the Netherlands, the ensemble gives a concert series every year in the Main Hall of the Royal Concertgebouw. It has appeared at the Amsterdam Canal Festival and at the Giromania festival marking the start of the Giro d'Italia, and has performed at the reopening of the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar and the 125th-anniversary celebration of Royal Theater Carré. Its members also teach at leading music institutions in the Netherlands and abroad, and are active as soloists. RCO Brass has inspired a number of composers to write new works for it, and works closely with its principal arranger, Steven Verhaert. The ensemble has released two albums on the RCO Live label and recently produced a live-streamed concert from the Concertgebouw. ## AI-RECONSTRUCTED This programme page was automatically reconstructed by AI from the venue's original material. Wording, layout and colours may differ from the printed original. For ticketing terms, prices and admission rules, the official notice on this booking page prevails. ## Date & Session - Nov 28, 2026, 5:00 PM --- Source: https://kstage.live/en/shows/nac-rco-brass-christmas-20261128 - KSTAGE