Prinsengrachtconcert
The Prinsengrachtconcert is an annual open-air classical music concert held annually in August since 1981. It occurs on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam. The orchestra is situated on a pontoon anchored in front of the Hotel Pulitzer. Many 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 has been televised by the AVRO. Since 1998 it has been part of the Grachtenfestival, though still independently organized. The first Prinsengrachtconcert on ice was held in February 2012.
References
- ^ Swanborn, Peter (25 August 2003). "'Brahms moet ook kunnen' zolang er rosé is". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2013.