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A soothing study session: Students cram in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw as musicians play

Amsterdam's Concertgebouw offers low-cost study sessions with live classical music to enhance student focus while introducing young audiences to classical music.

  • Students are filling Amsterdam's historic Concertgebouw to study while listening to live classical music performed by violinist Hyunjin Cho and cellist Efstratia Chaloulakou.
  • Entree, the Concertgebouw's youth association, organized these study sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve student concentration and introduce younger audiences to classical music.
  • Tickets cost 2.50 euros . Kyra Mulder, a student at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, said the music is "very calming," while medicine student Thijmen Broekman noted the quiet environment helps him concentrate.
  • Professor Bas Bloem, a neurologist at Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, told The Associated Press that background music can help people reach a "state of flow," though it may not suit everyone.
  • General director Simon Reinink hopes the event inspires a new generation to discover the Concertgebouw, aiming to "seduce younger audiences" to appreciate classical music and return for future performances.
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A soothing study session: Students cram in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw as musicians play

Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw turns its famous main hall into a quiet study space, with live classical music playing as students work.

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