Muziekgebouw is Amsterdam's concert hall for contemporary and newly composed music as well as related genres such as classical, jazz, electronic and global music. More than 300 concerts take place every year in the building, which is beautifully located along the IJ river in the centre of Amsterdam. The emphasis in the programming is on music from the second half of the 20th and 21st centuries. Every season, there are 25 to 30 Dutch and world premieres taking place at the hall. The Muziekgebouw thus occupies a unique position nationally and internationally.
The Grote Zaal (Main Hall, 725 seats) has unprecedented good acoustics: clear, warm and exceptionally transparent. The ceiling is movable, allowing acoustic properties such as reverberation time to be optimally adjusted for each concert. The hall is also considered one of the quietest in the world; music is therefore played under almost ideal conditions.