Founded in 1987, the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra (CCO) is made up of members from the world famous Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. For many decades we have been performing all over the world with prominent soloists and conductors. In recent years, the CCO has collaborated with such national and international soloists as Liza Ferschtman, Nicolas Altstaedt, Ronald Brautigam, Noa Wildschut, Niek Baar, Ben Kim, Stefan Vladar, Harriet Krijgh, Lavinia Meijer, Dominic Seldis, Vesko Eschkenazy, Tjeerd Top, Alexei Ogrinthcouk, Emily Beynon and Amihai Grosz.

Each season, the CCO is invited to perform in all the leading concert venues in the Netherlands, such as the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. Due to increasing international interest in the CCO, recent travels included concerts in Belgium, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Argentina and Brazil. Upcoming travels include tours to Germany, Turkey, Spain and the MESA-region.
 

History
 

Prior to 1987, the CCO performed under the name Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra. Founded in 1957, the ACO spent three decades performing in the Netherlands and abroad. They made numerous recordings with conductors such as Andre Rieu Sr., Anton van der Horst and Marinus Voorberg.

During the period 1994 – 2012, principal conductor Marco Boni led the CCO in many successful performances, tours and recordings.

Famous soloists who have performed with the CCO include Maria João Pires, Sarah Chang, Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky, Lynn Harrel, Jaap van Zweden, Schlomo Mintz, Eliane Rodriguez and Friedrich Gulda.

For over thirty-five years, the annual performances of J.S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion in collaboration with Bachkoor Holland have proved among the most popular in the Netherlands. Its performances of the work on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are seen as pillars of the Dutch St. Matthew Passion tradition and are regularly attended by leading politicians and celebrities.