Concert 2 april 2025 20:00 - 6 april 2025
Zwolse Theaters, Zwolle
What is normal anyway? And who determines that? In Normality No More – a fusion of music theater, modern dance, and classical music – three top ensembles take you on a journey into a neurodiverse world. Boundaries blur between normal and strange, neurotypical and neurodiverse, spectator and participant. Where do you fall on the spectrum?
A bestseller in classical music, Schubert's Winterreise, is dissected to the bone and reconstructed. In the original Winterreise, the protagonist embarks on a lonely, wintry journey after being abandoned by his love. Seeking inner peace, but tormented and haunted by memories, he is left despairingly alone on the ice. In Normality No More, modern dance, music theater, and classical music blend into a new version: an ode to the divergent mind and a call for understanding and empathy for those who perceive the world differently from the masses.
Upcoming dates:
April 3 - Schouwburg Concertzaal Tilburg
April 5 - Theater Rotterdam
April 6 - Theater Rotterdam
Concert 3 april 2025 16:30
Kasteel Amerongen, Drostestraat 20, Amerongen
Come and experience a special evening full of music in the beautiful gallery of Amerongen Castle.
At 6:30 PM the public master class will start, where you can enjoy an inspiring session for free until 7:30 PM. Then, at 8:00 PM, a wonderful concert by the MSM Quartet with works by Schubert, Bach, Goebaidoelina, and Shostakovich will follow. The doors for the concert will open at 7:30 PM.
There are still some free tickets available for both the master class and the concert. Request them via: productie@nska.nl. Be quick, as the concert is almost sold out.
Concert 4 april 2025 12:30
TivoliVredenburg
The Flare Quartet, formed in 2020, consists of Dutch violinists Linde van de Ven and Maartje Rosmulder, along with Gabriel Torner Alsina (viola) from Spain and Laurence Gaudreau (cello) from Canada. They form a fresh and innovative ensemble that mainly focuses on 20th and 21st-century repertoire, presenting it in an accessible way to its audience. We aim to explore and perform new classical repertoire, giving our own twist to the string quartet. Additionally, we are interested in collaborating with artists outside the classical world such as Phoria, Praam, and soon Liliane Chlela.
Currently, the quartet is taking lessons from, among others, Marc Danel, as part of the NSKA. The ensemble has received coaching from renowned chamber musicians including Sebastian Koloski (Utrecht String Quartet), Gregor Sigl (Artemis Quartet), Daniel Rowland, and the Prazak Quartet, and has performed repeatedly at venues such as Gaudeamus, the Le Guess Who? Festival, and TivoliVredenburg. The quartet has performed in venues such as the Main Hall of TivoliVredenburg, the Openluchttheater in Vondelpark, and Paradiso Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam.
Concert 4 april 2025 19:30
Theater De Krakeling
LOEV is a dance performance with live music about love and connection. About finding someone so cool that you can't stay still anymore. About friendship and wanting to belong. This playful performance with four dancers and four musicians shows that love in all its forms is stronger than hate.
Love. Actually, it should be a verb. Because you can learn to love. Love contributes to a sense of community, empathy and growth. And love can bridge differences.
In LOEV, the players first do everything to impress the other. They move around like strange species on stage. Playing, whistling, trumpeting, and showing off, they parade around. One shyly and cautiously gives a feather as a gift. The other plays too rough and gets called out. Who impresses whom? Who mirrors whom? Emotions run high. Higher and higher... Will it all work out in the end?
“LOVE conquers all. Especially in times of war and polarization, it is important that we show empathy towards each other. LOEV is an exercise in humanity, in empathy, in love. You can't start soon enough with that.” - Ryan Djojokarso
Concert 5 april 2025 14:00
Noorderkerk, Amsterdam
The Octet is one of Mendelssohn's most beloved compositions. For the young Fontana Quartet, it is a dream come true to play this piece side by side with the renowned Dudok Quartet.
Program:
Felix Mendelssohn: octet in E-flat, op. 20
Peter Tchaikovsky: tba
Concert 6 april 2025 15:00
Hartveldseweg 23, Diemen
The Island of Ravel
Have you ever experienced not knowing exactly what you were feeling: anger, sadness, or pain? When all the feelings in your body tumbled over each other?
Well - years ago, there was an island where all imaginable feelings lived: from great joy to trembling fear or prickly anger... They lived there together in harmony - until one day the beach suddenly seemed to have become narrower! And in the middle of the island, a sort of pond suddenly appeared, where it had been dry before; it looked like the island was going to sink...!
Do you want to know how this turned out? Then come and listen to this exciting musical adventure!
The story "The Island of Ravel" is based on "Eiland van gevoelens" written by the Greek composer Manos Hatzidakis (1925-1994). The music accompanying it is by the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), interpreted by the Skazka Quartet playing the string quartet in F (Skazka is the Russian word for fairy tale, and that is precisely what the quartet aims to do: tell stories). Featuring Lena ter Schegget, violin; Dmitry Ivanov, violin; Duleen van Gunsteren, viola; and Emma Besselaar, cello.
Concert 10 april 2025 20:30
Het Concertgebouw
Would you like to know more about classical music? Masterpieces Unboxed focuses on one famous classical chamber piece. Tonight it’s Schubert’s Der Tod und das Mädchen (‘Death and the Maiden’) played by the Barbican Quartet. Musical millepede Gijs Kramers will introduce the work. Note: English spoken
For lovers of chamber music the Recital Hall is the venue of choice. You can hear the musicians breathe and you can practically touch them. This hall is also cherished by musicians for its beautiful acoustics and direct contact with the audience. In the Recital Hall you can hear the best musicians of our time. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Recital Hall for yourself!
Works:
Schubert - String Quartet in d minor, D 810 'Death and the Maiden'
Lecture 11 april 2025 08:11 - 12 april 2025
Utrecht, Nederland
In addition to masterclasses, students can also register for coaching cultural entrepreneurship with Merel Vercammen. Here, the students work on practical and personal development from the successful NSKA lecture "Find your niche". In addition to her activities as a violinist, she is also the artistic leader of the String Festival.
Mart Blom is a highly sought-after coach in the field of stage awareness and audition training, and she works as a stage presentation teacher at the ArtEZ Conservatory in Zwolle. Blom regularly gives workshops and collaborates with conservatory students and musicians from orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, The Ballet Orchestra, and Philharmonic South. On April 12, NSKA ensembles have the opportunity to attend a workshop on "body and stage awareness."
Registration via produce@nska.nl
Concert 11 april 2025 08:11 - 14 april 2025
Utrecht, Nederland
For four days, 14 NSKA ensembles will work with five amazing teachers. Thanks to a number of very hospitable families, NSKA can offer the masterclasses in the most beautiful houses of Utrecht.
Concert 12 april 2025 15:00
Broederenkerk Deventer
The Skazka Quartet, founded in 2020, is a new face in the Dutch quartet landscape. Skazka (скáзка) is the Russian word for fairy tale, and that is exactly what the quartet aims for: telling stories. Since winning the Storioni Competition in 2022, they have performed in several major Dutch venues, including the Concertgebouw, TivoliVredenburg, and DeDoelen. They are the recipients of the String Quartet Scholarship 2024 from the Kersjes Fund.
In September 2024, the Skazka Quartet participated in the Chamber Music Campus in Weikersheim, where they received lessons from members of the Cuarteto Casals and the Artemis Quartett (Heime Müller and Gregor Sigl). For this, they received a scholarship from Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland. They have previously attended masterclasses with Jonathan Brown (former Cuarteto Casals) and Cibrán Sierra Vázquez (Cuarteto Quiroga).
In 2024, the quartet was selected to participate in Musethica, a masterclass program for young professional ensembles, where they will be associated in the 24/25 and 25/26 seasons. They are also part of the European network Le Dimore del Quartetto.
Since 2020, they have been associated with the Dutch String Quartet Academy, where they receive lessons from artistic director Marc Danel and guest teachers such as Pierre Colombet, Marie Chilemme (Quatuor Ébène), and Luc-Marie Aguera (former Quatuor Ysaye). They have also received lessons from members of the Jerusalem Quartet (as part of the Zeister Muziekdagen) and members of the Ruysdael Quartet.
Program:
Mozart - String Quartet K. 421 in D minor
Ravel - String Quartet in F major
Concert 12 april 2025 20:00
Goede Rede, Almere
Skazka consists of Lena ter Schegget (violin), Dmitri Ivanov (violin), Jieun Kim (viola), and Emma Besselaar (cello). After winning the Storioni Competition in 2022, the Skazka Quartet performed at several important Dutch venues, including the Royal Concertgebouw, De Doelen Rotterdam, and Tivoli Vredenburg, as well as at various festivals such as the Grachtenfestival. In early 2023, the quartet was selected to be part of both MERITA, a European development program for young string quartets, and the European network Le Dimore del Quartetto. In October 2024, the Skazka Quartet was awarded the string quartet scholarship from the Kersjes Fund.
The Skazka Quartet is grateful to the National Musical Instruments Fund (NMF) for lending Dmitri's violin bow and Emma's cello.
Program:
Benjamin Britten - Three Divertimenti for String Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet K 421 in D
Maurice Ravel - String Quartet in F
Concert 12 april 2025 20:15 - 27 april 2025
De Marke
Was Thomas Beijer a solo guest with us last season, this season he will be performing together with the Ragazze Quartet. Something we are particularly proud of, to see and hear them play together in one evening.
The Ragazze Quartet performs classical and modern string quartets: passionate and at the highest level. With groundbreaking programs, the quartet has evolved into one of the freshest and most influential voices in classical music. In innovative programs, they collaborate with the most original voices in theater, dance, and literature. Through performances that appeal to all senses, they succeed in attracting an audience to the rich classical music tradition. This way, they inspire both the seasoned listener and the newcomer to the string quartet repertoire from past and present.
Ragazze has already released nine CDs: 'Vivere', 'Česko', 'FourFourThree', 'Spiegel', 'Bartók Bound vol.1 and vol.2', 'Winterreise', 'Open Spaces', and 'But Not My Soul'. Since 2017, the quartet is also the artistic director of the September Me festival in Amersfoort.
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