Series Amsterdam 750th anniversary
On Thursday 6th March we will kick off a series about Amsterdam, which is celebrating its 750th anniversary this year. Sweelinck will be the first to be featured, and on 20th March it will be the turn of Amsterdam music printer Estienne Roger.
Amsterdam will celebrate its 750th anniversary on 27th October 2025. In the run-up to this, the Concertzender will be focussing its spotlight on Amsterdam musicians and other people who have played an important role in the city.
On Thursday 6th March, part 1 of this series will focus on composer Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. He was born in Deventer but moved to Amsterdam at a young age, where he would play an important role in the city’s musical life, especially as an organist. Sweelinck was also called ‘The Amsterdam Orpheus’.
On Thursday 20th March, part 2 focusses on music printer Estienne Roger. Roger fled French Huguenot to Amsterdam, where he learned the music printing trade. In the last 25 years of his life, he published more than 500 scores and also compiled catalogues. Roger printed works by Albinoni, Bustijn, Corelli, Scarlatti, Schenck and many others. This part also focusses on the price war that raged between him and the other music publisher Pieter Mortier from 1708 to 1711.
Broadcasts: Amsterdam 750 years, part 1: Documento Thursday 6th March 2025, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Amsterdam 750 years, part 2: Documento Thursday 20th March 2025, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
