Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a Dutch symphony orchestra, based at the Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw. Considered one of the world's leading orchestras, Queen Beatrix conferred the "Royal" title upon the orchestra in 1988.
The Concertgebouw
The orchestra performing in the Grote Zaal (Great Hall)
The Royal Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" translates into English as "concert building". Its superb acoustics place it among the finest concert halls in the world, along with Boston's Symphony Hall and the Musikverein in Vienna.
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Concertgebouw in 1902, by Jacob Olie
East side before its restoration in 1985
East side with the new entrance