Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (English: "Music Building on the IJ") is a concert hall for contemporary classical music on the IJ in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The building opened in 2005 and is located above the IJtunnel, a ten-minute walk from Amsterdam Centraal station. The building was designed by Danish architects 3XN. The Bimhuis is part of and partly integrated in the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ.

The venue primarily focuses on contemporary classical music, while the Bimhuis is mainly focused on contemporary jazz music. Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ has one big concert space, but also a smaller one that is also used for conferences, talk, exhibitions. Inside the Bamzaal there is also the microtonal 31-TET Fokker organ, designed by Adriaan Fokker. Regularly concerts take place on this organ. Also concerts take place at various other locations in the building. Often expositions of installations and sound art are programmed as well. Muziekgebouw also has an active education programm for children and teenagers with the Klankspeeltuin ('Sound playground'). Over 400 workshops per year are held there. The Klankspeeltuin consists of a space filled with unique custom build experimental musical instruments.

Rembrandt Frerichs

Rembrandt Frerichs is a pianist from the Netherlands. He has worked with performer Michael Brecker, who said: "This guy sounds great". He has a couple of ensembles of his own; Rembrandt Frerichs Trio and Levantasy. In his playing he is being influenced by the American jazz tradition, as well by philosophy and Arabic music. Frerichs teaches jazz piano on the conservatory of Tilburg.

His debut CD Self Portrait was nominated for an Edison Award, which is the Dutch equivalent of the US Grammy Award.

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