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Concertgebouw Prize for American jazz icon Wynton Marsalis

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is the first jazz musician to receive the prestigious Concertgebouw Prize.

Key Points: 
  • AMSTERDAM, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is the first jazz musician to receive the prestigious Concertgebouw Prize.
  • With his many concerts in the Concertgebouw, his compositions and his efforts in the field of education, the American musician is of immense value to the Concertgebouw.
  • Wynton Marsalis is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, teacher and promoter of American musical culture.
  • 11 March 1997 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Cassandra Wilson, Jon Hendricks, Miles Griffith Blood on the Fields
    22 June 1999 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, American Adventures
    23 June 1999 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, American Adventures
    20 February 2018 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: The Music of Duke Ellington
    21 February 2018 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Tribute to Benny Goodman
    16 February 2020 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Giants of Jazz

Mahler Festival 2020: Festival Tickets on Sale Worldwide

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

On Tuesday 20 November 2018, festival tickets go on sale worldwide giving access to all 10 days of symphony concerts at The Royal Concertgebouw's Mahler Festival 2020 in Amsterdam.

Key Points: 
  • On Tuesday 20 November 2018, festival tickets go on sale worldwide giving access to all 10 days of symphony concerts at The Royal Concertgebouw's Mahler Festival 2020 in Amsterdam.
  • Simon Reinink, Managing Director of The Royal Concertgebouw: "We are very proud to present the third Mahler Festival, a century after the first Mahler Festival took place in Amsterdam.
  • The Royal Concertgebouw has planned a very extensive celebration of the composer's oeuvre for The Mahler Festival 2020.
  • The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Harding, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducted by Ivn Fischer, are also on the programme.