Concert 24 april 2025 21:00
TivoliVredenburg
Pop and classical join forces and present Pieces of Tomorrow: classical music in a new jacket. In just over an hour, you will hear fragments from classical masterpieces that you simply must have experienced live at some point in your life. Your drink can come inside with you, visuals and a light show support the story, and beyond that, we let the music speak for itself - it requires no adjustments. Host DJ St. Paul asks the musicians all sorts of questions so you can get to know the story behind the music. Let yourself be overwhelmed by the music in this intimate chamber music edition of Pieces!
Program
Excerpts from Ravel String Quartet
Concert 28 april 2025 15:00
De Schuur, Haarlem
LOEV is a dance performance with live music about love and connection. About finding someone so amazing that you can't stand still anymore. About friendship and wanting to belong. This playful performance with four dancers and four musicians shows that love in all forms is stronger than hate.
Love. Actually, it should be a verb. Because you can learn to love. Love contributes to solidarity, empathy, and growth. And love can bridge differences.
In LOEV, the performers first do everything to impress the other. They move around the stage like strange species. While playing, whistling, honking, and strutting, they parade around. Who impresses whom? Who mirrors whom? Emotions run high. Higher and higher... Will it turn out alright?
“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.” - Ryan Djojokarso
Concert 30 april 2025 15:00
Rode Zaal, Amsterdam
LOEV is a dance performance with live music about love and connection. About finding someone so cool that you can't stand still. 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. It should actually be a verb. Because loving is something you can learn. Love contributes to solidarity, empathy, and growth. And love can bridge differences.
In LOEV, the performers do everything they can to impress each other first. They move around like strange species on stage. Playing, whistling, honking, and parading around, showing off. Who impresses whom? Who mirrors whom? Emotions rise. Higher and higher... Will it end well?
“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 too early with that.” - Ryan Djojokarso
Concert 4 mei 2025 14:00
De Grote Kerk, Schermerhorn
On Sunday, May 4th at 2:00 p.m., De Grote Kerk presents the commemorative concert '80 years of freedom' by the Fontana Quartet.
Prior to the performance, our Mayor Anja Schouten will give a brief speech.
Featuring music by Britten and Shostakovich, residents from the entire municipality are invited to participate in a collective experience of remembrance and connection.
Free admission!
Concert 4 mei 2025 16:00
Huis Landfort
On Sunday, May 4, 2025, the Heritage Foundation Landfort is organizing a concert at Huis Landfort. Don't miss this unique musical event at our beautiful historic estate and let yourself be carried away by the beautiful sounds of the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam.
During this concert by the internationally renowned string quartet Dudok Quartet Amsterdam, string quartets opus 20, number 4 and opus 20, number 5 by Haydn will take center stage. During the concert, the musicians will share their personal connection to the pieces being performed to deepen the listening experience. After the concert, you can enjoy a drink. Prior to the concert, there is the opportunity to participate in a guided tour of the mansion.
Program:
2:30 PM – start of mansion tour
3:30 PM – concert doors open with coffee and tea
4:00 PM – start of concert by Dudok Quartet Amsterdam
5:00 PM – concluding drink
Concert 11 mei 2025 11:00
Red Space, Droog, Amsterdam
Spoil your mother with music and a culinary lunch and come to our @droog Mother's Day Special! The morning starts with a warm welcome and a glass of rosé lemonade (or prosecco). Then you can enjoy a performance by the Otilka Quartet in the renovated Red Space. The Otilka Quartet is a famous string quartet founded at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. With their diverse repertoire, they have performed at the Concertgebouw, Podium Klassiek, and NPO Klassiek. After the concert, a special Mother's Day lunch will be served in the café @droog.
There are only a limited number of spots available, so buy your ticket now and make your Mother's Day unforgettable!
Dutch String Quartet Academy x @droog
The string quartet series in the Red Space is in collaboration with the Dutch String Quartet Academy (NSKA).
Concert 11 mei 2025 15:30
Verhalenhuis, Haarlem
Noies String Quartet is a new string quartet founded in the Netherlands in 2023, where four talented musicians from Mediterranean countries met at the beginning of their professional career. They were brought together by their passion for chamber music, but also by a shared curiosity about the role of women in classical music. Therefore, they commit themselves to highlighting female composers from the past and contemporaries and involving them in their practice and performances.
Noies String Quartet aims to give composers who have been forgotten throughout history the recognition they deserve. 'Connection' is the keyword here. The quartet aims to create inclusive programs combining lesser-known compositions with the great masterpieces of the string quartet repertoire. Noies is part of the Dutch String Quartet Academy and has performed, among others, at the String Quartet Biennale 2024 in Amsterdam.
Program:
Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen - String Quartet No. 4 in B-flat major
Caroline Shaw - Entr'acte
Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 7 in F minor, Op. 108
Erwin Schulhoff - Two Pieces for String Quartet
III. Alla Czeca
IV. Alla Tango Milonga
INTERMISSION
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet No. 1 in F major, opus 18/1
Lecture 12 mei 2025 16:30
Online
Leo Samama studied musicology at the University of Utrecht. After graduating in 1977, he was a music/cultural history teacher at the Utrecht Conservatory from 1977 to 1988. Then from 1988 to 1991, he was a teacher for 20th-century music at the Department of Musicology of the Faculty of Arts of Utrecht University. From 1978 to 1984, he was a critic at De Volkskrant, and from 1986 to 1990, a freelance contributor at NRC/Handelsblad. To this day, he gives lectures at numerous institutions. From 1991, Samama was responsible for supporting the artistic leadership of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for several years. He then served as artistic coordinator of the Residentie Orkest from 1994 to 2002 and director of the Netherlands Chamber Choir until 2010.
As a publicist, Samama has written many articles and several books. His most famous book is the seminal work Seventy Years of Dutch Music 1915-1985, published in 1986. In 2006, a completely revised edition was released under the title Dutch Music in the 20th Century. Another well-known book is Alphons Diepenbrock - Composer of the Vocal, in which Samama extensively discusses the life and music of the composer. The book was published in 2012 on the occasion of Diepenbrock's 150th birthday.
Samama has produced multiple CDs for Home Academy. The following audio lectures have been released so far: Resounding History, The Language of Music, The Meaning of Music, Monteverdi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner, Mahler, Debussy, and Stravinsky.
http://www.leosamama.nl
Concert 13 mei 2025 20:15 - 21 mei 2025
De Flint, Amersfoort
When Dmitri Shostakovich encouraged composer Sofia Gubaidulina to follow 'the wrong path', these were words that kept her going in turbulent times. Shostakovich himself also consciously sought a dangerous route in his compositions by commenting on the regime. Ragazze Quartet performs the haunting piano quintet by Shostakovich with the winner of the Dutch Music Prize Thomas Beijer. This piano quintet is combined with the fiery second string quartet by Prokofiev and the gritty second string quartet by Gubaidulina. Three highlights from 20th-century string quartet literature.
Pintje, Patatje, Prokofjev
Four times Prokofiev, in different guises and performed by top international musicians. Sergei Prokofiev is known as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. With his fresh, revolutionary style, he broke with the romantic tradition and created a wondrous, fairy-tale world. Various musicians continue this world, such as Duo Milstein, Nino Gvetadze, the Ragazze Quartet, and Thomas Beijer. Prior to the concerts at the Sint Aegtenkapel, you can enjoy at the bar with specially selected beer from Stadsbrouwerij De Drie Ringen and a 'patatje'. The series Pintje, Patatje, Prokofjev is a collaboration between Flint, September Me, a music festival for explorers and wanderers, and Stadsbrouwerij De Drie Ringen. The artistic leader of the Ragazze Quartet put together the September Me program.
Other dates:
May 16 - Doopsgezinde Kerk, Leeuwarden
May 21 - Stadsdeelkantoor Noord, Amsterdam
Concert 17 mei 2025 19:30
Schouwburg - Kleine Zaal
LOEV is a dance performance with live music about love and connection. About finding someone so cool that you can't stand still anymore. About friendship and wanting to belong. This playful performance with four dancers and four musicians shows that love in all forms is stronger than hate. Love. Actually, it should be a verb. Because loving is something you can learn. Love contributes to cohesion, empathy, and growth. And love can bridge differences.
In LOEV, the players first do everything to impress the other. They move like strange species across the stage. Playing, whistling, tooting, and parading proudly around. One shyly and cautiously gives a feather as a gift while hopping. The other plays too roughly and gets rebuked. Who impresses whom? Who mirrors whom? Emotions escalate. Higher and higher... Will it turn out okay?
“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 early enough with that.” – Ryan Djojokarso
Concert 18 mei 2025 15:00
Van Cappellenhuis, IJssel
Noies, the Catalan word for girls, is a new string quartet based in Rotterdam. The adventurous quartet not only performs the well-known classical repertoire but also music that is not regularly performed. In addition to their passion for chamber music, they share a curiosity about the role of women in classical music. By including the works of composers such as Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen and Caroline Shaw in their concert programs, they shine a spotlight on female composers from the past and present.
The four string players completed their master's studies at Codarts in Rotterdam, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and the Norwegian Conservatory in Oslo. Violinist Viola Innocenti and cellist Mar Bonet Silvestre participated in the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra's Academy in the 2022 - 2023 season.
In the 2024 - 2025 season, the quartet will attend masterclasses at the Dutch String Quartet Academy, a post-graduate program for exceptionally gifted young musicians who want to specialize in playing string quartets.
Meanwhile, the four musicians are active in various orchestras and ensembles such as the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Residentie Orchestra, the Phion Orchestra, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, and the Doelen Ensemble. In 2024, they provided a prelude during the String Quartet Biennial in Amsterdam.
Concert 18 mei 2025 15:00
Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
'LOEV' is a dance performance with live music about love and connection. About finding someone so cool that you can't stand 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 togetherness, empathy, and growth. And love can bridge differences.
In 'LOEV', the players first do everything to impress the other. They move like strange species across the stage. Playing, whistling, tooting, and showing off as they parade around. Who impresses whom? Who mirrors whom? Emotions run high. Higher and higher... Will it end well?
"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." - Ryan Djojokarso
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