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First Concert of the Concertgebouw Orchestra
- When
- 3 November 1888
- Where
- Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
The Concertgebouw Orchestra gave its first concert in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on 3 November 1888, several months after the hall's opening on 11 April 1888.
The orchestra, established in 1888, performed its inaugural concert on 3 November 1888. Willem Kes served as chief conductor from the founding until 1895. The hall had opened on 11 April 1888 with an inaugural concert featuring an orchestra of 120 musicians and a chorus of 500 singers performing works of Wagner, Handel, Bach, and Beethoven.
Sources
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-19
- Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16
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