Concertgebouw
The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.The Concertgebouw is considered one of the three finest concert halls in the world, along with Boston's Symphony Hall and Vienna's concert hall (check name)
History
A Dutch Richard Wagner society decided to build the Concertgebouw as a place to hold their concerts. The hall opened on April 11, 1888, with an excerpt from Wagner's Tannhauser being given at the first concert.
See also
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
External link
- Concertgebouw (http://www.concertgebouw.nl/ce_main.htm)
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