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Prinsengrachtconcert

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Tim Kliphuis Trio in 2011

The Prinsengrachtconcert is an annual open-air concert of classical music held annually in August since 1981 on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam. The orchestra is situated on a pontoon anchored in front of the Hotel Pulitzer; much 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]

Since 1984 it is televised by the AVRO. Since 1998 it is part of the Grachtenfestival, though still independently organized; the first Prinsengrachtconcert on ice was held in February 2012.

References

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