Utrecht | TivoliVredenburg, main hall | 20:15h

Hector Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique
Philips Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jules van Hessen

The explanation during this concert is in Dutch

When Hector met Harriet…

The story of French composer Berlioz unfolds like a Hitchcock thriller. He was head over heels in love with an Irish actress, Harriet Smithson, and expressed these feelings so vividly and intensely. But how did he manage this? Was he under the influence of drugs?

Maestro Jules answers these questions and more in his own inimitable style with the Philips Symphony Orchestra. Following the intermission, you’ll be able to savour this masterpiece in full.