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Biography
It was Bernard Haitink who once praised The Concertgebouw as the best instrument of the orchestra that it houses. That must have been what prominent Amsterdam residents had in mind when they decided in 1881 to gift the capital city with a majestic concert hall. Seven years later, the swampy fields just outside the city limits boasted a wonder of neoclassic architecture, The Concertgebouw. Nowadays, just like the celebrated Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, this fantastic concert hall enjoys worldwide renown.
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AmsterdamA Tribute to Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw; Dennis Mackrel; Curtis Stigers
AmsterdamOn the Spot: baroque to jazz
Heredia, Visée, Rossi, Davis, Vloeimans, van Kesteren, van Veenendaal, Azmeh
Calefax; Eric Vloeimans
AmsterdamSpanish SummerNights
Mussorgsky, Falla, Delius, Chabrier
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo; Kazuki Yamada; Jorge Luis Prats
AmsterdamOne-handed virtuosity
Adams, Ravel, Beethoven
National Orchestra of Belgium; Hugh Wolff; Nicholas Angelich
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An evening of high drama in Amsterdam
Spanning a compositional date range of approximately 50 years, Francois-Xavier Roth and his well-drilled Gurzenich delivered a highly enjoyable evening of music by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Beethoven.
Starry performance can’t lift Caldara’s Planets to the skies
Accomplished performances from the cast and La Cetra Baroque Orchestra can’t fully compensate the shortcomings of Caldara’s Harmony of the Planets.
A magical Golden Cockerel at the Concertgebouw
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic under the baton of conductor Vasily Petrenko uncovers the magic of Rimsky-Korsakov’s exotic score.
Gatti's Brahms and Beethoven with the RCO
The Concertgebouw's distinctive sound has remained intact. Ripe lower strings meld with limpid winds and sculpted horns emerge slowly into the foreground all gleaming and glistening.
Paula Murrihy a fantastic Sesto in Concertgebouw Clemenza
Kenneth Montgomery leads the Orchestra of the 18th Century and a fine team of young soloists in a swift, finely detailed interpretation of La clemenza di Tito.