A journey through Schubert’s Winterreise at the Muziekgebouw

By Antonio D'Amato, 01 October 2025

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“from the very first note, the hall became a landscape of frost and shadow”

Reviewed at Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 30 September 2025

Schubert, Winterreise (W. Müller), D.911

Matthias Goerne, Baritone

David Fray, Piano

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Antonio D'Amato

Antonio D’Amato is an Italian freelance journalist and international music critic based in The Hague, Netherlands. With over 20 years of experience, he specialises in classical music reviews, interviews and press services. He holds a Master’s degree in Economic Journalism. A skilled ghost writer, he was nominated and awarded at the Libreria Piave literary contest in Rome (2014) for best plot. Passionate food blogger and expert in Italian cuisine, he is also an avid collector of historical recordings and vintage high-fidelity audio equipment. He teaches Italian language, sharing his love for culture.

Through Winter’s shadow: a journey through Schubert’s Winterreise at the Muziekgebouw