AJ A.
Yelp
I love this place! Every time Dvorak's 9th symphony is being played here, I try to be there! But tickets are often sold out months in advance so.. sad AJ.
Here's what I LOVE about this place.
First of all, there are places in the world where there are concert halls built with the newest technology and knowledge of math, physics and sound engineering. Like the new one in Sydney or Santory Hall in Tokyo. What shape and size should the dome be, where should the podium stand, where and how should the pillars and seats be placed, what materials to use, which wood offers the best resonance etc. etc. etc.
Yet, this hundreds year old building that was made by hand still trumps most new buildings! It is one of THE best sounding concert halls in the world! And it's smack in the middle of Europe, where classic music was born! Sure, it's not in Vienna or anything but it's still in Europe, unlike the other two I mentioned as an example before.
Not only that, but it's also SUPER CHEAP to buy tickets here! It's relatively super cheap! In Tokyo I would pay €140 for Dvorak's 9th symphony, for example! For the least appealing seats! Here at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam I usually pay around €35 for very appealing seats for the same performance! Whut?!?!
Yeah... Also, as a student you get loads of discount and not to mention that if you just physically go there at the door before a show you can get seats for €10 or even free because of the people who were supposed to be there to pick up their tickets either forget, said f*ck it, or just didn't make it on time. Yay for you, no?!