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Beauty and the Beast battle for our hearts and ears in Amsterdam

By Marc Kalf, 14 January 2017
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“creating the image of the surf with new breakers covering the returning ones”
Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 12 January 2017
Programme
Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Debussy, La Mer
Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)
Performers
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Daniele Gatti, Conductor
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Marc Kalf
Marc Kalf
Marc is an engineer, but most of all a passionate lover of music, of all centuries. He plays French Horn himself (as amateur) and attends many concerts each year. He lives near Amsterdam so the Concertgebouw is more or less his 2nd home. Writing about music is slowly becoming as interesting as experiencing the music itself. His musical education is based on many years of exploring music, his passion wants him to discover again and again lost treasures.