Grand Gala du Disque

In 1963, Princess Irene attended the Grand Gala du Disque Classique in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and presented the Edisons to the winners on October 4.

Among artists who attended were the Supremes, the Everly Brothers, Cilla Black, Wanda Jackson, Willeke Alberti, Lucille Starr, and Frans Kok orchestra.

[11] The lineup of performers were: Nini Rosso, Peggy March, Chet Atkins, Buck Owens, the Sandpipers, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Ike & Tina Turner, Miriam Makeba, the Pentangle, the Moody Blues, Harry Secombe, Rika Zarai, Mireille Mathieu, James Last, Amalia Rodrigues, Martine Bijl [nl], and Ann Burton.

[11][12] At the Grand Gala du Disque Classique on October 16, 1970, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, under Bernard Haitink, performed works by Berlioz, Bartok, Mahler, and Richard Strauss.

The orchestra conductor was Rogier van Otterloo who accompanied artists such as Gene Pitney, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Peret, Lenny Kuhr, Roy Black, Middle Of The Road, Charles Aznavour, Hildegard Knef, Iwan Rebroff, Helen Reddy, The New Seekers, Rod McKuen, Labi Siffre, The Beach Boys, BeeGees and Johnny Cash who celebrated his 40th birthday live on stage, because the programme lasted much longer than expected.

Performers included Thijs van Leer, Georges Moustaki, the Carpenters, Dobie Gray, a very, very short appearance by Jan Akkerman, Barry White, Love Unlimited, Don McLean and Bobby Vinton.