Concert 1 april 2025 07:51 - 3 april 2025
Utrecht
From April 1st to 3rd, Canadian cellist Denis Brott will be giving masterclasses in Utrecht, culminating in a public masterclass and concert at Kasteel Amerongen.
Denis Brott’s concert tours have taken him as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician to four continents. He was a cellist in the Orford String Quartet for nearly ten years and recorded 25 albums, including the complete string quartets of Beethoven. These recordings won the Grand Prix du Disque Award and two Juno Awards for Best Chamber Music Recording. The quartet was named one of the top ten Canadian classical ensembles of the 20th century.
Denis has also performed as a guest artist with numerous world-famous ensembles, including the Guarneri, Emerson, Tokyo, Fine Arts, and Dover Quartet. Since the fall of 2018, Denis has been a guest professor at the Nederlandse Strijkkwartet Academie (NSKA) in Amsterdam, where he teaches lessons and masterclasses in string quartet playing. Additionally, he is a frequent guest lecturer in cello and chamber music at the Royal College of Music in London, the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
Concert 21 maart 2025 20:00
Maria Christinakerk, Den Dolder
With a fresh perspective, the ADAM Quartet seeks ways to shine its own light on the string quartet while remaining true to the essence of the genre.
Since graduating from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, they have been part of the Nederlandse Strijkkwartet Academie (NSKA) from 2020, within the full-time two-year postgraduate program starting in September 2022. In 2021, ADAM was one of the recipients of a scholarship from the Kersjes Fonds.
With great courage and daring, ADAM made its debut on major Dutch stages and festivals since 2020, including the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam 2020, Grachtenfestival, Stift Festival, Schiermonnikoog Festival, Storioni Festival, Spiegelzaal, and a crossover program with jazz saxophonist Kika Sprangers. At the NSKA String Quartet Festival in June 2022, ADAM premiered no less than six commissioned compositions written by composers from all continents.
Concert 19 maart 2025 17:30 - 22:00
Award Ceremony Gala & Concert met Quatuor Danel
ICMA and the Tonhalle Düsseldorf present a spectacular Award Ceremony Gala on 19 March. The stupendously rich program for this Gala Celebration will be played by the Düsseldorf Symphoniker. With no less than six conductors, three singers and eight instrumental soloists in a program that spans from Baroque to Contemporary this is of of the most diverse ICMA Gala Concerts ever.
The Award Ceremony presented by ICMA President Remy Franck and Secretary General Nicola Cattò will begin at 17:30 at the Helmut-Hentrich-Hall, and the concert will take place at the Mendelssohn Hall at 20:00.
Concert 16 maart 2025 20:30
Got Tjark , Schiermonnikoog
During the evening concerts at Got Tjark, you will meet the high-flyers of the new generation musicians from our masterclass program. Every evening we put together a program with favorites from the chamber music repertoire. An encounter with the new generation in a nutshell!
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Cello Sonata No. 3 in A
Francesco Tamburini (masterclass participant) – cello
Craig White – piano
Jacob ter Veldhuis (1951) Postnuclear Winterscenario No. 10
Wim Henderickx (1962 - 2022) from The Seven Chakras III: Manipura (fire)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) Danse Macabre
Dokwerk Saxophone Quartet (masterclass participant)
Concert 16 maart 2025 15:00
Broeker Kerk, Waterland
The Otilka Quartet, with Iris van Nuland and Lucien Renette on violin, Francisca Galante on viola, and Stefano Bruno on cello, is a dynamic and international ensemble that continues to captivate audiences with a fresh perspective on the world of classical music.
Founded in September 2020 at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the Otilka Quartet arose from a shared passion for classical music and the intention to push the boundaries of the traditional string quartet. Under the mentorship of renowned musicians, including Ed Spanjaard, it has quickly established itself as a promising ensemble in the realm of chamber music. Through their repertoire choices and talents, the four musicians have garnered attention from platforms such as Podium Klassiek, NPO Klassiek, and the Concertzender.
Concert 16 maart 2025 15:00
Van Cappellenhuis, Dorpsstraat
The Viride Quartet consists of violinists Salomé Bonnema and Nadia ten Kate, violist Sedna Heitzman, and cellist Jurre Koopmans. The members became friends at a young age during their time at the School Voor Jong Talent of the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, and started playing quartets intensively during their high school years in 2017. Eventually, they all completed their education at the same conservatory.
The quartet has won several awards, including the second prize at the National Final of the Prinses Christina Concours in 2018, and a year later they were awarded the string quartet stipend from 'Het Kersjes Fonds'.
During several concerts, the Viride Quartet has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Anna Fedorova, Dana Zemtsov, Daniel Rowland, Cuarteto Quiroga, the Matangi Quartet, and the Jerusalem Quartet.
The Viride Quartet has been featured on national television multiple times, for example on the television program Podium Witteman, and their concerts have been broadcast live several times on NPO Radio 4.
They have been invited to perform in prestigious venues such as the Royal Concertgebouw and the Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ in Amsterdam, TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, De Doelen in Rotterdam, Concertgebouw de Vereeniging in Nijmegen, and the Muziekgebouw Eindhoven.
Program:
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet op. 50 no. 5 in F major
Giuseppe Verdi: String Quartet in E minor
-Intermission-
Béla Bartók: String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, Sz. 40
Concert 15 maart 2025 20:00
Muziek op Stapel
The Animato Quartet, founded in 2013, is widely considered the most promising young string quartet in the Netherlands. The quartet is known for its intense and powerful playing and great stage presence. In 2023, Animato was awarded the prestigious Kersjes Prize, the most important Dutch prize for chamber music talent. The jury report stated: "Four players, each maintaining and using their individual expression, have developed a layered and intense playing style as a quartet with a broad color palette". In this program, they will perform works by Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms.
Masterclass 15 maart 2025 15:30 - 17:45
RK-Kapel, Schiermonnikoog
Marc Danel will be giving masterclasses during the Schiermonnikoog Festival. The Schiermonnikoog Festival is a festival for classical music and takes place twice a year on Schiermonnikoog. The greatest classical talents from the Netherlands and beyond, who are emerging in international competitions, can be admired during the spring edition of the Schiermonnikoog Festival. About seventy talents from all over the world travel to the smallest Wadden Island. In addition to twenty concerts, the festival offers masterclasses, music documentaries, lectures, nature walks, and stargazing walks, but also: 30 kilometers of bike paths, 18 kilometers of beach, and more than 300 bird species. Experience spring on Schier and meet the new generation!
Concert 15 maart 2025 15:30
Beekbergen Klassiek
The Animato Quartet (2013) is widely regarded as the most promising young string quartet in the Netherlands; the quartet is known for its intense and powerful playing, and great stage presence.
In their programs, the four musicians combine both classical works from the string quartet repertoire and, sometimes specially commissioned, contemporary compositions. The quartet can be heard in the Netherlands as well as abroad, on both large and small stages, including at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Utrecht/TivoliVredenburg, The Hague/Diligentia, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, and the Rotterdamse Doelen.
The quartet was Artist in Residence at the Dutch String Quartet Academy (NSKA) for three years. The quartet attended masterclasses with, among others, Alfred Brendel, Ásdis Valdimarsdóttir, Jan Willem de Vriend, and Gerhard Schulz. Violinist Marc Danel and violinist/pedagogue Eberhard Feltz have made a significant contribution to the quartet's development.
Program:
L. v. Beethoven, string quartet op 18/2 in G major
F. Schubert, Quartet Movement in C minor D 703
J. Brahms, string quartet no 2 in A minor, op. 51
Concert 14 maart 2025 20:00
Papenpad 12, Zaandam
During this presentation concert, the Dudok Quartet will perform works from the album, giving insight into the personal journey they took with this music. A journey that culminates with this second Tchaikovsky album in the compelling String Quartet No. 3, which Tchaikovsky dedicated to the suddenly deceased violinist and good friend Ferdinand Laub.
This string quartet is preceded by Tchaikovsky's youthful single-movement string quartet. The album and concert conclude with a selection from The Seasons, arranged by the members of the quartet.
"With the directness, flexibility, and sensitivity of gut strings, we explore the authenticity in Tchaikovsky's quartets. We invite the audience to accompany us on our quest for a Tchaikovsky for the 21st century."
Concert 9 maart 2025 14:00
Podium Klassiek Eindhoven
The Damsco Quartet is an upcoming string quartet, based in Amsterdam. The four young musicians have only been playing together since 2022, which started as a fun and challenging activity for people who shared a great love for chamber music, and very shortly after they began playing together, they stormed the stages. Their first performance at the Forbidden Music Regained festival was well received and was followed by a recording of Henriëtte Bosmans' string quartet for the Donemus publishing house. These recordings will be launched on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music and more. The quartet receives lessons from Dmitry Ferschtman and other teachers/professors from the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Shortly after Forbidden Music Regained, the quartet was invited to a live radio show "Concertzender Actueel" where they talked about their meeting and future plans for the Damsco Quartet. Starting in 2023, the Damsco Quartet began their studies at NSKA under the mentorship of Marc Danels. The quartet has four different nationalities and their repertoire focuses on works from the various countries of origin, including Georgian, Dutch, Chinese, and French composers
Program:
Joseph Haydn - string quartet in C opus 33 no.3 ‘The Bird’
Antonin Dvorák - String Quartet in F opus 96 no.12 ‘American’
Sulkhan Tsintsadze - Selection from ‘Miniatures’
Concert 9 maart 2025 11:00
Sociëteit Vereeniging, Haarlem
The Skazka Quartet, established in 2020, is a new presence in the Dutch quartet landscape. Skazka (ска́зка) is the Russian word for fairytale, 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 De Doelen. The young musicians have all made their mark in the chamber music world and are now combining their love for string quartets in the Skazka Quartet.
Keizersgracht 241
1016 EA Amsterdam
info@nska.nl
