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125 years of Concertgebouw - Jubilee Concerts
Concertgebouwplein 10 1071 LN AMSTERDAM Phone: 0900-6718345 Timings: Tuesday 8 January 2013, 20:15 hour http://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/Ndtrc/Het%20Concertgebouw%20125%20jaar%20%20JubileumconcertenAbout
With Concertgebouw blowing out a mighty 125 birthday candles in 2013, music fans in Amsterdam are in for a real treat. The city’s oldest and biggest classical music venue has announced that international stars such as Angela Gheorghiu, Valery Gergiev, Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons, Leonidas Kavakos, and Eva-Maria Westbroek will return to participate in its Jubilee Concerts series, showcasing the amazing musical heritage of this building. 2013 also saw the venue being awarded the new title of the Royal Concertgebouw.Beautiful music and memorable experiencesDuring each month of 2013, the Royal Concertgebouw will focus on a different decade of its musical history. It launches in January by taking inspiration from the period 1888-1899 (the pioneer years of the newly constructed Concertgebouw). The series then works chronologically up to the present day, via the birth of jazz, the age of pop and rock, and eventually closing in December with the presentation of a large-scale education project based on Bernstein’s West Side Story, which is sure to pave the way for musical stars of the future.January 2013: The pioneer years of the Royal Concertgebouw – 1888-1899Tuesday 8 JanuaryThe Concertgebouw 125 years ago, with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and soprano Eva Maria Westbroek.Friday 25 JanuaryCarte Blanche for Mariss Jansons and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.Sunday 27 JanuaryJubilee chamber concert with major Dutch musicians, including Liza Ferschtman (violin), Quirine Viersen (cello) and Hannes Minnaar (piano).February 2013: The start of a reputation – 1900-1909Monday 4 FebruaryJubilee Concert featuring mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn. March 2013:The blooming of a tradition – 1910-1919Friday 1 MarchKavakos, Pace and Beethoven.Wednesday 20 MarchA Matthäus Passion from Naarden. April 2013:Roaring Twenties – 1920-1929Monday 22 AprilDe Sacre du printemps by Valery Gergiev, performed by the orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre.Wednesday 24 AprilThe Roaring Twenties, with mezzo-soprano Cora Burggraaf and the Calefax Reed Quintet. May 2013:Crisis years – 1930-1939Wednesday 22 MayKurt Weill's opera lives again, with Asko | Schönberg.Thursday 23 MayHarrowing music by Jewish composers, with soprano Lenneke Ruiten. June 2013:War and peace – 1940-1949Monday 3 JuneBritten’s Spring Symphony, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.Monday 17 JuneJubilee concert with Britten, pianist Menahem Pressler and the Belcea Quartet. July 2013:Blue Notes – 1950-1959Wednesday 3 JulyKurt Elling s(w)ings Frank Sinatra.Saturday 20 JulyA night concert with Christian Scott playing Miles Davis. August 2013:The Sixties – 1960-1969Friday 2 AugustFilip Jordens sings Jacques Brel.Saturday 24 AugustTrijntje Oosterhuis leads a tribute to Aretha Franklin. September 2013:Nutcrackers and divas – 1970-1979Tuesday 24 SeptemberWorld-famous soprano Angela Gheorghiu.Sunday 29 SeptemberJubilee concert featuring the new generation: Asko|Schönberg, Lunapark and Ensemble Klang.October 2013:The renovation of the Concertgebouw – 1980-1989Sunday 13 OctoberRenovation and the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam.Tuesday 15 OctoberJubilee Concert featuring Frans Brüggen’s world-famous Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century.November 2013:Limitless – 1990-1999Wednesday 13 NovemberThe world music of violinist Pekka Kuusisto and The Luomu Players.Friday 29 NovemberCarte Blanche for Bernard Haitink, with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and violinist Janine Jansen.December 2013:A temple for all – 2000-2013Tuesday 3 & Wednesday 4 DecemberSpectacular education project inspired by West Side Story.Friday 20 DecemberJubilee Concert with pianists Menahem Pressler and Lucas Jussen.
