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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
On April 11, 1888, after years of preparation, the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam’s concert hall, was officially opened. At last, Amsterdam had its own true temple of music, and it quickly proved to be one of the world’s finest concert halls. Half a year later, on November 3, 1888, the Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO), established especially for this concert hall, gave its first concert. Under the direction of Willem Kes and Willem Mengelberg, in only a few short decades the orchestra had developed in...
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