Prinsengrachtconcert

Prinsengrachtconcert

Prinsengrachtconcert

Annual open-air concert of classical music held in Amsterdam

The Prinsengrachtconcert is an annual open-air classical music concert held annually in August since 1981. It occurs on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam. The orchestra is situated on a pontoon anchored in front of the Hotel Pulitzer. Many of the audience watches and listens from boats. Traditionally the concert is closed with a rendition of one of the city's anthems, "Aan de Amsterdamse grachten".[1]

Tim Kliphuis Trio in 2011

Since 1984 it has been televised by the AVRO. The first Prinsengrachtconcert on ice was held in February 2012.

References

  1. [1]
    Swanborn, Peter (25 August 2003). "'Brahms moet ook kunnen' zolang er rosé is". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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