Dining
Ticket holders attending the concerts on 14, 15 and 16 March are invited to dine in the Concertgebouw’s Mirror Hall at 6.15 p.m, before the performance. Subscription holders will receive information on how to order dinners in August.
14, 15, 16, 17 March 2018
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Widmann premiere
Beethoven’s Fifth
March 2018
Wednesday 20:15
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
March 2018
Thursday 20:15
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
March 2018
Friday 20:15
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
March 2018
Saturday 20:00
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Belgium
Belgium
Ludwig van Beethoven
Grosse Fuge
Jörg Widmann
Babylon-Suite (commission, Dutch premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5
No other classical piece of music is as widely known as Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, whose famous opening motif has truly taken on a life of its own. But even a work performed as often as the Fifth is never ‘finished’, in the sense that no two performances are ever the same, and every conductor adds personal nuances. This time, it’s the Austrian guest conductor Franz Welser-Möst, who led the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in an impressive Bruckner symphony last season.
Jörg Widmann, with whom Welser-Möst has collaborated several times before, is not only a renowned solo clarinettist, but also an innovative composer who views music history as a treasure trove of styles. Like his former teacher Wolfgang Rihm, he rules out no influences. Whenever ‘old friends’ pop up in Widmann’s work, they always result in unexpected, capricious twists. This makes his music constrictive at times, downright humorous at others, but always compelling. His Babylon Suite was commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
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Menu
14, 15 and 16 March
Covent Garden charcuterie, apple fig chutney, vegetables pickles crostinis
Italian beef brassatto with gnocchi, seasonal vegetables, cherry tomatoes and parmesan
Lime crème brûlée with marinated red fruits
Coffee tea and sweet meats
Diet requests
If you have questions concerning your diet, please call +31(0)6-57495890.