Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
orchestra
Based in Amsterdam, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra was founded in 1888. Its very distinct, individual sound is partly due to the acoustics of The Concertgebouw. In 2022 the orchestra announced that Klaus Mäkelä will be its eighth chief conductor, commencing in September 2027.
Concertgebouworkest
foto: Simon van Boxtel
Concertgebouworkest
foto: Simon van Boxtel
His successors were Willem Kes, Willem Mengelberg, Eduard van Beinum, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly, Mariss Jansons and Daniele Gatti. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is patroness. The Concertgebouw Orchestra has always collaborated with the world’s greatest conductors and soloists.
Such composers as Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler and Igor Stravinsky all conducted the orchestra on more than one occasion. To this day, the orchestra continues to foster long-term relationships with contemporary composers. In addition to some eighty concerts performed at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the orchestra gives forty concerts at other major concert halls throughout the world. The Academy of the Concertgebouw Orchestra successfully trains orchestral musicians of the highest calibre.
The biennial summer project Concertgebouworkest Young brings together talented young musicians from all over Europe who could use a little support. The Concertgebouw Orchestra is grateful for the financial support of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Municipality of Amsterdam, global partners ING, Unilever and Booking.com, sponsors, funds and numerous donors all over the world.
His successors were Willem Kes, Willem Mengelberg, Eduard van Beinum, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly, Mariss Jansons and Daniele Gatti. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is patroness. The Concertgebouw Orchestra has always collaborated with the world’s greatest conductors and soloists.
Such composers as Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler and Igor Stravinsky all conducted the orchestra on more than one occasion. To this day, the orchestra continues to foster long-term relationships with contemporary composers. In addition to some eighty concerts performed at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the orchestra gives forty concerts at other major concert halls throughout the world. The Academy of the Concertgebouw Orchestra successfully trains orchestral musicians of the highest calibre.
The biennial summer project Concertgebouworkest Young brings together talented young musicians from all over Europe who could use a little support. The Concertgebouw Orchestra is grateful for the financial support of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Municipality of Amsterdam, global partners ING, Unilever and Booking.com, sponsors, funds and numerous donors all over the world.
Bijgewerkt op zondag 13 april 2025