{"id":5845,"date":"2018-10-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=5845"},"modified":"2018-10-16T16:40:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T16:40:04","slug":"the-dutch-and-classical-music-an-unexpected-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-dutch-and-classical-music-an-unexpected-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dutch and Classical Music: An Unexpected Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently started a new job related to classical music. I am not a musician (not by a longshot), but part of my job is to read about\u00a0klassieke muziek<\/em>\u00a0(classical music) innovation. In this short time, I have learned a few things about the classical music scene in the Netherlands that surprised me. In my radar, the Dutch weren’t known for classical music, and yet there is so much going on that is worth sharing!<\/p>\n

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Photo taken by Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest found on Flickr.com with license CC BY-ND 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n

Rotterdam Philharmonischs Orkestra<\/h3>\n

The research points to the Rotterdam Philharmonichs\u00a0Orkestra<\/em>\u00a0as THE philharmonic\u00a0in the country. It is known worldwide for its\u00a0intense energie<\/em>\u00a0(intense energy) and their innovation in classical music presentation. It has been around since 1918 and their\u00a0thuisbasis\u00a0<\/em>(home) is the\u00a0Concertgebouw de Doelen, although it has many performances around the world including the\u00a0Paris Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-Elys\u00e9es. The Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest<\/em> also has many recordings with major music labels. The following video gives you an introduction of the\u00a0orkest<\/em> with some of the most popular bekendpunten<\/em> (landmarks) in\u00a0Rotterdam.<\/p>\n