Concertgebouw

British  

/ kɔnˈsɛrtxəbɔu /

noun

1. a concert hall in Amsterdam, inaugurated in 1888: the Concertgebouw Orchestra established in 1888, has been independent of the hall since World War II

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Example Sentences

Phil recording, an audio spectacular made in UCLA’s Royce Hall, with ones by the Israel Philharmonic, Concertgebouw and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras.

From Los Angeles Times

“If we are talking about the top orchestras, like the National Symphony, London Symphony, Concertgebouw, Berlin, we are talking about the peak of the mountain. You cannot be here”—he raises his hand above his head—“if you didn’t invest here, at the foot of the mountain”—his hand comes back down.

From The Wall Street Journal

Highlights included the Vienna Symphony's superlative performance of Bruckner's Symphony No 9, and star conductor Klaus Mäkelä, who delivered an astonishingly emotional version of Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony with the Netherlands' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

From BBC

He comes to the Proms with the Dutch Concertgebouw Orchestra, to play Mahler's leonine fifth symphony.

From BBC

With unchecked bravado, he promises to stage Wings blowout events at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and fabled North American venues like Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl.

From Salon