After a quick dinner friend A. and I went to a candle lit concert in the
Portugese synagogue in Amsterdam.
Ensemble Judique, a group of young musicians, played a very attractive combination of classical and Argentine music. While listening I was looking around in the wonderful building, built towards the end of the golden age. The atmosphere brought alive the book (
Amsterdam by Russell Shorto) I happen to read at the moment. It's about the history of Amsterdam, in which the 17th century is an important period. I can highly recommend visiting a
candle light concert in the synagogue, going to a
concert of Ensemble Judique and reading Shortos' book.
1 comment:
I love Amsterdam so I think I might just have a look at that book…and the concert sounds amazing, what an incredible experience!
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