The Concertgebouw: 125 Years

The Concertgebouw: 125 Years

A preview of the Amsterdam concert hall's 2013 jubilee programme

AMSTERDAM, September 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --



In 2013 the Concertgebouw will celebrate its 125th birthday. This milestone will be
celebrated with a large number of jubilee activities. A year of festive events will
feature 2 x 12 Jubilee Concerts in the Main Hall and the Recital Hall, exhibitions with
sound and images, musical meet and greets, sing-along concerts and live concert
recordings.



Together with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, for which 2013 is also a jubilee
year, the Concertgebouw is organising the Star Jubilee on 10 April 2013. In addition, two
commissioned works by Magnus Lindberg and Louis Andriessen will make their international
debut in 2013, and the concert hall and the orchestra will present the jubilee book Bravo!
125 years of concert hall and orchestra.



Jubilee Concerts



The Concertgebouw has served as the venue for tens of thousands of concerts since it
was founded in 1888. Throughout the years, countless musicians and international stars
have performed in the Main Hall and the Recital Hall, which are both renowned for their
exceptional acoustics. In 2013, each of these halls will present a Jubilee Concert on a
monthly basis. Each month of the year will focus on a decade and an associated theme from
the rich history of the Concertgebouw.



International stars such as Valery Gergiev, Angela Gheorghiu, Bernard Haitink,
Leonidas Kavakos, Menahem Pressler, Eva-Maria Westbroek and many other musicians will
participate in the 2013 Jubilee Programme of the Concertgebouw.



Star Jubilee



On 10 April 2013, the eve of the hall's 'official' birthday, the Concertgebouw and the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will jointly organise the Star Jubilee. Soloists Janine
Jansen, Thomas Hampson and Lang Lang will join the orchestra and chief conductor Mariss
Jansons for a festive programme that will feature numerous musical highlights.



A brief summary of the Concertgebouw Jubilee Year:




- 2 x 12 Jubilee Concerts
- Star Jubilee on 10 April 2013
- Jubilee book Bravo!
- Photo exhibitions
- World premieres from composers Magnus Lindberg and Louis Andriessen
- Live concert recordings at http://www.concertgebouw.nl/live
- Sing-along concerts


The 2013 Jubilee Concerts programme: http://www.concertgebouw.nl/en/125jubilee



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CONTACT: Note for the editorial team: For more information, please contact Reinoud van Houten, manager PR and Press Contacts, tel.: +31-06-11596669e,-mail: r.vanhouten@concertgebouw.nl


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