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| Address | Concertgebouwplein 10 Amsterdam North Holland 1071 LN Netherlands |
| Contains | Choir Hall Main Hall Recital Hall |
| Google maps | 52° 21' 22.494" N 4° 52' 44.769" E |
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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.
Interview
Meet the concertmaster: Vesko Eschkenazy
Vesko Eschkenazy, concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouew Orchestra, tells us about his appointment and about the peculiarities of his role he plays in the orchestra.
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AmsterdamRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra Essentials: Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 5
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Dima Slobodeniouk
AmsterdamSunday morning concert: Markus Stenz conducts das Lied von der Erde
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest; Markus Stenz; Wiebke Lehmkuhl; Tomislav Mužek
AmsterdamRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 5
Ravel, Williams, Tchaikovsky
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Dima Slobodeniouk; Perry Hoogendijk
AmsterdamRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra: Berlioz' Requiem
Berlioz: Requiem "Grande Messe des morts", Op.5
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Sir Antonio Pappano; Javier Camarena; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
AmsterdamRené Jacobs conducts Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Beethoven: Mass in D Major "Missa solemnis”, Op.123
Freiburger Barockorchester; René Jacobs; RIAS Chamber Chorus; Johanna Winkel; Sophie Harmsen; Sebastian Kohlhepp
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An exhilarating Nabucco at the Concertgebouw
Giancarlo Andretta conducts the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and Choir and a fine team of soloists led by Tatiana Serjan's Abigaille into an exhilarating Nabucco.
Rana brings energy and clarity to Bach in Amsterdam
Ominous Bartók, polished Mozart and energetic Bach, all on a superb musical spring evening in Amsterdam.
Albrecht’s Mahler 8 is a fierce struggle for redemption
Leading five choirs, fine soloists and a glowing Netherlands Philharmonic, conductor Marc Albrecht emphasised the human struggle in a highly dramatic performance of Mahler’s mammoth eighth symphony.
Renée Fleming in recital at the Concertgebouw
In a highly versatile recital, soprano Renée Fleming was at her best in unaffected songs and operetta.
Exploring Romanticism: Haitink and the RCO perform Mozart and Brahms
Bernard Haitink delights at the Concertgebouw in two great symphonies from masters of the 18th and 19th centuries.