Het Balletorkest (literal translation, The Ballet Orchestra) is a Dutch symphony orchestra, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, affiliated with Het Nationale Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater.
Its chief conductors included Jan Stulen, Lucas Vis, Roelof van Driesten,[1] Thierry Fischer, and Jeppe Moulijn.
In 2014, at the behest of Dutch Minister of Culture Jet Bussemaker, the orchestra was further renamed Het Balletorkest, indicative of its reduced tasks and new primary focus on ballet.
In December 2023, the orchestra announced the appointment of Koen Kessels as its next chief conductor and artistic leader, effective 1 August 2024.
[4] The orchestra has commercially recorded for the Cobra label, including the CD "Dutch Sessions".