Concertgebouw (concert hall)

Home of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, built in 1888.

The 'concert building' was completed in 1888 and for well over a century it has been the centre of classical music in the Netherlands. Each year the Concertgebouw organises some 800 concerts in the Main Hall and the Recital Hall.

The Concertgebouw is located on Van Baerlestraat and is home to the famous Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest). Because of its highly regarded acoustics, the Concertgebouw is generally considered to be among the world's finest concert halls in the world.

The acoustics of the main hall, the Grote Zaal, attracts renowned orchestras and soloists from across the globe.

Free lunch concerts

Every Wednesday afternoon during the cultural season, from the beginning of September to the end of June, a free lunch concert

is offered in the Concertgebouw at 12.30 p.m.

The Concertgebouw by night

How to get there?

By tram: 2 stop Van Baerlestraat; 3, 5 or 12 stop Museumplein; 16 or 24 stop Museumplein.
By car: nearest car park Museumplein

Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 2-6 (Museumplein, Oud-Zuid)
Amsterdam

official websites
Het Concertgebouw

Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest