SYML & Metropole Orkest

Name: SYML & Metropole Orkest
Start: 2026-12-07T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-12-07T23:00:00+01:00
Location: De Oosterpoort

Mon, 7 Dec 2026 · 20:00

De Oosterpoort, Groningen

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SYML takes the stage with the Metropole Orkest at De Oosterpoort in Groningen, where minimalist indie pop and orchestral sounds converge.

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About: SYML

Brian Fennell's project SYML pairs grief and beauty in spare indie-pop built around piano, strings and an instantly recognisable voice. His fourth album Nobody Lives Here (2025) brings him to Utrecht and Amsterdam in December 2026.

4B+

lifetime streams (all platforms)

11.1M

monthly listeners on Spotify

~100M

views on YouTube

288K

subscribers on YouTube

What's new

2026
SYML released multiple new singles in 2026, including 'Listless', 'Blanc', 'Fever Dream' and a duet of 'Where's My Love' with Carla Morrison.
dec 2026
SYML is scheduled in December 2026 for two Dutch shows: on December 2 at AMARE Den Haag and on December 3 at TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, followed by Royal Theater Carré Amsterdam on December 4.
apr 2025
SYML released his fourth studio album Nobody Lives Here on April 4, 2025, produced together with his regular collaborator Brian Eichelberger.

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Den HaagUtrechtAmsterdam

Tracks

Where's My LoveBreakthrough hit via TV sync placement, multi-platinum worldwide, gold in the Netherlands and Belgium

GirlGold-certified fan favorite from the debut album (2019)

Fear of the WaterSignature track from the early EP Hurt for Me (2016)

Nobody Lives HereTitle track of the fourth album (2025), thematically about loss and transience

The Day My Father DiedTitle track of the third album (2023), inspired by the death of his father

About: Metropole Orkest

Founded in 1945 and now the Netherlands' leading international pop and jazz orchestra, the Hilversum-based Metropole Orkest spans jazz, soul, hip-hop and film music - always at the highest level. With chief conductor Jules Buckley at the helm and four Grammy-winning productions to its name, the orchestra keeps seeking out new collaborations with both global stars and Dutch talent.

448.2K

monthly listeners on Spotify

Grammy nominations in total

Grammy-winning productions

years in existence (anniversary November 2025)

What's new

2026-07
The Metropole Orkest will release a joint EP in 2026 with rapper Fresku, featuring new music and reworkings of existing tracks.
2026-05
The anniversary album Arakatak, led by conductor and composer Miho Hazama, will be released in 2026 as part of the orchestra's eighty-year celebration.
2025-07
From 2026, the Metropole Orkest commits itself as orchestra-in-residence to Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, following the signing of a cooperation agreement on 27 June 2025.

Tour

AmsterdamUtrechtGroningenEindhovenAntwerpenHeerlen

Tracks

SylvaGrammy-winning album with Snarky Puppy (2016, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album)

Djesse Vol. 1Grammy-nominated album with Jacob Collier, including the song 'All Night Long'

ArakatakAnniversary album from 2026, conducted by conductor Miho Hazama

Hand op mijn hartCollaboration with Fresku (2026), following his Edison-winning album Leren leven

OlympiansGrammy-nominated album (2024) with honorary conductor Vince Mendoza, featuring Dianne Reeves and Cécile McLorin Salvant among others

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