Concertgebouw Orchestra performs Loevendie, Smit and Ravel
Amsterdam, jazz, and the call of the East
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Alive, adventurous, alluring
newly commissioned works alongside masterpieces
A Series
The classical music tradition is very much alive and kicking. The A Series presents newly commissioned works alongside familiar and unfamiliar masterpieces from the last 100 years.
Composers write history. They have been doing that for centuries, and they show no signs of stopping. This keeps classical music relevant and vital. The Concertgebouw Orchestra has always worked closely with composers. Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss conducted the orchestra more than once.
Today, it’s the British composer/conductor George Benjamin, who has been a welcome guest for twenty years. He will lead a very personal programme during the 2023-24 season, with his own Concerto for Orchestra and works by Oliver Knussen, Unsuk Chin, and György Ligeti. That concert will be part of the A series, which focuses on the music of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Betsy Jolas and Thomas Larcher will engage in a dialogue with Mozart, their celebrated predecessor; Bartók’s music will resonate with that of two contemporary American colleagues. Bas Wiegers will conduct a programme focussing on the idiosyncratic elder statesman of Dutch music, Theo Loevendie. Gustavo Gimeno will conduct the music of two Canadian composers, Kelly-Marie Murphy and Samy Moussa. And how will Stravinsky’s ground-breaking Rite of Spring sound to today’s ears?
After the concerts
Meet the Artists
After the concerts, you are welcome in the Spiegelzaal of the Concertgebouw to meet the performers.
The classical music tradition is very much alive and kicking. The A Series presents newly commissioned works alongside familiar and unfamiliar masterpieces from the last 100 years.
Composers write history. They have been doing that for centuries, and they show no signs of stopping. This keeps classical music relevant and vital. The Concertgebouw Orchestra has always worked closely with composers. Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss conducted the orchestra more than once.
Today, it’s the British composer/conductor George Benjamin, who has been a welcome guest for twenty years. He will lead a very personal programme during the 2023-24 season, with his own Concerto for Orchestra and works by Oliver Knussen, Unsuk Chin, and György Ligeti. That concert will be part of the A series, which focuses on the music of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Betsy Jolas and Thomas Larcher will engage in a dialogue with Mozart, their celebrated predecessor; Bartók’s music will resonate with that of two contemporary American colleagues. Bas Wiegers will conduct a programme focussing on the idiosyncratic elder statesman of Dutch music, Theo Loevendie. Gustavo Gimeno will conduct the music of two Canadian composers, Kelly-Marie Murphy and Samy Moussa. And how will Stravinsky’s ground-breaking Rite of Spring sound to today’s ears?
After the concerts
Meet the Artists
After the concerts, you are welcome in the Spiegelzaal of the Concertgebouw to meet the performers.
your selection
A Series with 5 concerts
- Grade 1+ €240.00
- Grade 1 €240.00
- Grade 2 €240.00
- Grade 3 €240.00
A1 Series with 2 concerts
- Grade 1+ €150.00
- Grade 1 €150.00
- Grade 2 €150.00
- Grade 3 €150.00
A2 Series with 2 concerts
- Grade 1+ €150.00
- Grade 1 €150.00
- Grade 2 €150.00
- Grade 3 €150.00
You choose the following concerts
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The world according to conductor and composer George Benjamin
Colourful music by Benjamin, Chin, Stravinsky, Knussen and Ligeti
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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Klaus Mäkelä and Clarinettist Olivier Patey
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and contemporary by Jolas and Larcher
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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The Rite of Spring
Gustavo Gimeno conducts Stravinsky’s trailblazing ‘Sacre’ and new music by Canadian composers
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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Bartók, America, Rhythm
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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Concertgebouw Orchestra performs Loevendie, Smit and Ravel
Amsterdam, jazz, and the call of the East
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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Bartók, America, Rhythm
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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The world according to conductor and composer George Benjamin
Colourful music by Benjamin, Chin, Stravinsky, Knussen and Ligeti
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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The Rite of Spring
Gustavo Gimeno conducts Stravinsky’s trailblazing ‘Sacre’ and new music by Canadian composers
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam