The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic is a versatile orchestra that can perform with varying instrumentations, ranging from a baroque ensemble to an ensemble for contemporary music. Due to budget cuts the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic will sadly cease to exist from 1 August 2013. From 2005 to 2010 Jaap van Zweden was chief conductor and artistic director. Since the start of the 2011-2012 season the Danish conductor Michael Schønwandt has taken over and James MacMillan has joined as one of the permanent guest conductors of the orchestra. The other permanent guest directors are Frans Brüggen, who from 2007 has also been honorary conductor, and Philippe Herreweghe. The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic makes an important contribution to the programme series of the ZaterdagMatinee, the Zondagochtend Concert and the Robeco Summer Concerts at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Vrijdag van Vredenburg in Utrecht and NTR maakt hoorbaar (NTR makes audible) at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. All these concerts are broadcast via Radio 4 in the Netherlands. The orchestra also frequently performs in the educational series De Magische Muziekfabriek (The Magic Music Factory) in Vredenburg, the Gaudeamus Music Week in Utrecht and the Holland Festival. At the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ the orchestra played world premieres including works by Pete Harden, Florian Maier, Peter Adriaansz, Bob Zimmerman and Peter Maxwell Davies. The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic also plays more traditional repertoire. Their varied CD catalogue includes works by Beethoven, Tristan Keuris, Haydn, Stravinsky, Henk Badings and Otto Ketting. At the Toonzetters festival in 2008, the orchestra received the Muziekgebouwprijs for the premiere of Richard Rijnvos' NYConcerto earlier that year. In 2011 the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic performed the Queen's Day Concert at the Royal Palace Noordeinde led by Jaap van Zweden. Their 2012 CD with music by James MacMillan was awarded 10 out of 10 three times by the German classical music website Klassik Heute.