Ready for a night of magical performances in Amsterdam? Join the free open-air concert from the Concertgebouw Orchestra! It promises to be a thrilling performance full of rhythm and energy, featuring music by such well-known composers as Strauss and Stravinsky, exciting new sounds by Anna Meredith and Joey Roukens, and with a special guest role for the well-known Dutch musician sor.
Mini-festival
Opening Night 2024 will take the form of a mini-festival, complete with food trucks. From 4pm, there will be an open stage for local talent. From 7pm-7.30pm, there will be a joint performance by the Leerorkest (Learning Orchestra), former participants of the summer project Concertgebouworkest Young and young talents from B! Music School. The main concert by the Concertgebouw Orchestra starts at 8.15pm. Television: The concert will be televised the following evening at 10.30 pm on NPO 2.
Making the rounds through the city
After performances on Dam Square, in Westerpark and at the NDSM Wharf, the Concertgebouw Orchestra now takes to Nelson Mandela Park in Amsterdam-Zuidoost, where it has been organising the Bijlmer Klassiek crossover series with the Bijlmer Parktheater since 2022. Thus, the orchestra’s Opening Night will be making rounds throughout Amsterdam.
Concert programme
The concert programme will present the following classical acts:
- Anna Meredith: Nautilus (Dutch premiere)
- Richard Strauss: Walzerfolge No. 2 from "Der Rosenkavalier"
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre
- Joey Roukens: Temptation (Bad Trip Tango) from "Dorian Suite"
- Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2
- sor: Voor mij, Yuh (Symphony in D Minor), Zo zijn
- Igor Stravinsky: Infernal Dance, Berceuse and Finale from "The Firebird"
This line-up promises a thrilling and eclectic evening, with performances spanning across several musical genres such as pop, classical music, hip hop, jazz, R&B - and even haunted house music!
The Opening Night will be conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada and also will feature the Dutch musician and producer sor as a special guest.
Be there for Opening Night
For a lovely evening filled with amazing music, join in on the festivities at Concertgebouw Orchestra's Opening Night! For further information, please visit the Concertgebouw website.
The opening Night of the Concertgebouw Orchestra is made possible by the support of Global Partners ING, Unilever and Booking.com, whose shared aim is to make classical music accessible to as wide an audience as possible.