Rotterdam Music and Festivals
From:
Rotterdam Travel Guide
ABOVE: Dancers at Rotterdam's Summer Carnival.
Music scene
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, a.k.a. the
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra,
has a long history (it was founded in 1918) and presents more than 70
subscription concerts per year. Its home is
De
Doelen, a concert and convention hall near the main railroad station.
 Opera
Rotterdam is a foundation that coordinates opera performances at De Doelen
and a number of local theatres, such as the new and old
Luxor Theaters, which normally present
musical comedies and other events.
 If
you're a fan of organ music, the most exciting venue in town is the historic
Laurenskerk with three organs
and frequent concerts by visiting organists. (During our stay, we attended a
free lunchtime concert that was scheduled to coincide with the Tuesday public
market near the church.)
 Rotterdam
also has a lively popular-music scene, with venues such as the
Baja
Beach Club,
Catwalk, Club Vie,
Maassilo,
Off-Corso,
Rotown,
and
Watt ("the world's first sustainable dance club") catering to clubbers and
concertgoers. Larger concerts take place at
Ahoy or--less commonly--at
De Kuip, the Feijenoord football team's
stadium south of the river.
Festivals
 Rotterdam
has a number of music festivals, as well as other festivals where music plays a
role. Among the biggies are
North Sea Jazz and the
tropical-themed ZomerCarnaval
or Summer Carnival in July, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic's
Gerviev Festival in September.
Check with Rotterdam Marketing for the current year's festival
schedule. (You'll find a Web link on our
Rotterdam tourist
information page).
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Top photo: Corstiaan van Elzelingen.
1st inset photo: Rotterdam Marketing.
3rd inset photo: Baja Beach Club.
4th inset photo: Aad Van Vliet.
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