Muziekgebouw, North Brabant Province, The Netherlands
4.5 (64 reviews) Spent Ranking #20 in Eindhoven Theaters
Sokolov playing Beethoven, Brahms & Schumann
The Muziekgebouw Eindhoven is located at the Markt in the centre of Eindhoven. The large hall is hexagon-shaped and has 1,250 seats. The small hall has 400 seats. The concert hall was completely renovated in 2010. We visited the Muziekgebouw for a piano concert on a Wednesday in late spring. Pianist Grigory Sokolov (1950) played Beethoven’s ‘Variations & Fuga’, Brahms’s ‘Three Intermezzi’ and Schumann’s ‘Kreisleriana Fantasies’. The concert was almost sold-out. The audience is mainly boomers. Sokolov resides in Italy and regularly tours Europe. He appeared correctly in full evening dress and walks like an aged professor. His performance was impressive. Beethoven was played in Steinway style, rather hard. Quite a different with Andres Schiff some weeks earlier in the Concertgebouw with a pianoforte. We found Sokolov to be professional and playing very well. The audience was enthusiast and let him go only after 6 encores.
Address
Heuvel Galerie 140, 5611 DK Eindhoven The Netherlands
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Website
http://www.muziekgebouweindhoven.nl
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 9:38
User Ratings
4.5 based on (64 reviews)
Reviews
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5Steve M 5:00 PM May 19, 2014
Wonderful Evening
Another wonderful concert at this splendid hall. All Dvorak concert including the lyrical cello concerto and lively 8th Symphony. Sparkling acoustics for the trumpets and rich sound from the cellos. A lovely surprise encore when the ladies of the orchestra formed a choir accompanied by the men on strings for a choral treat. Budapest Festival Orchestra certainly plays Dvorak incomparably under conductor Ivan Fischer.
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5Steve M 5:00 PM Feb 3, 2014
Excellent Concert
Really enjoyed my first visit to Muziekgebouw. Excellent design, comfortable seats, great acoustics. Bars and reception area warm, comfortable and spacious. Concert I attended was a very high standard. Please could we have more information in English, perhaps website?
