Orch to play all 28 EU states

Orch to play all 28 EU states

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norman lebrecht

January 28, 2016

The 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.

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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.

Comments

  • Colarusso says:

    Daniele Gatti is amazing. Bravo for the Concertgebow. Wonderful choice

  • Peter says:

    It’s a 3 year project up to and including 18/19 season.

  • Max Grimm says:

    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?

  • Don Ciccio says:

    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.

  • Dave says:

    If they leave the UK until last the number of trips required might be down to 27 by then.

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