Orch to play all 28 EU states
mainThe Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has announced plans to play in every European Union member state in the course of two and a half years, starting in Ireland in August. New principal conductor Daniele Gatti will be in charge.
The tour patron is EU president Jean-Claude Juncker, something of a stranger to the concert hall.
Let’s hope there will still be 28 by 2019. And that the orch won’t be delayed too long at post-Shengen border controls.
Daniele Gatti is amazing. Bravo for the Concertgebow. Wonderful choice
It’s a 3 year project up to and including 18/19 season.
Norman, from the very top of the article you linked to:
“Met deze tweeënhalf jaar durende tournee…” which translates to “(With) this two and a half year tour…”. What lead you to believe it to be a one year tour?
I misread it. Thanks for the correction.
It’s the “Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra” by the way… The Concertgebouw is the name of the hall.
Nobody outside the Dutch court is ever going to bother with that. “Concertgebouw” is enough!
It would be even better if the program would contain both a piece by a Dutch composer and one by a composer from a host country.
In France, they could play Pierre Boulez and John Borstlap in one program!
If they leave the UK until last the number of trips required might be down to 27 by then.