This concert is free!
Opening Night
Festive season opener in Westerpark!
The Concertgebouw Orchestra celebrates the new concert season in Westerpark with conductor Alain Altinoglu, clarinettist Martin Fröst, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson and sunny music by Adams, Grieg and Bernstein. Despite a slightly rainy weather forecast, we still expect our concert to go ahead. Keep an eye on this website for up-to-date information.
The Concertgebouw Orchestra celebrates the new concert season in Westerpark with conductor Alain Altinoglu, clarinettist Martin Fröst, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson and sunny music by Adams, Grieg and Bernstein. Despite a slightly rainy weather forecast, we still expect our concert to go ahead. Keep an eye on this website for up-to-date information.
Celebrate the opening of the new season with us!
Concert programme
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John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
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Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto
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diverse componisten
Dance Mosaic
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Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Performers
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Alain Altinoglu
conductor
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Martin Fröst
clarinet
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Víkingur Ólafsson
piano
Dates and tickets
About this concert
Just like last year when we celebrated the start of the season on Dam Square, the orchestra is once again looking forward to presenting itself on Opening Night at a special location in the city – Westerpark. This concert is supported by our global partners ING, Unilever and Booking.com.
The evening gets off to an energetic start with John Adams’s Short Ride in a Fast Machine. The programme continues with Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto, followed by a selection of dances for clarinet and orchestra, in which clarinet virtuoso Martin Fröst can truly shine. The evening concludes with Bernstein’s popular Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.
Under the direction of Alain Altinoglu, the orchestra is teaming up with clarinettist Martin Fröst – artist in residence this season – and the idiosyncratic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson.
Maria Fiselier will be presenting the event live, recorded in Westerpark for television broadcast on the AVROTROS network. The concert can be heard live on NPO Radio 4 and will be televised on NPO 2 at 10.15 p.m.