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From 20th-century classics to brand new compositions

Contemporary music (also called modern classical or modern music) is music written from the early 20th century onwards, the beginning of major innovations in compositional practice. As rich, varied and vibrant as the music of the past century is, so are our concerts.

  • Boulez 100

    Asko|Schönberg + I SOLISTI
    Thu 24 Apr 2025 20:15

    The monumental Répons with electronics and six soloists
    Boulez, Tenney

    Grote Zaal
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  • Boulez and the piano

    Ralph van Raat + Gloria Cheng
    Fri 25 Apr 2025 20:15

    Raw energy and tonal beauty by an uncompromising innovator
    Boulez, Cage, Feldman, Lindberg, Zappa, Stravinsky

    Grote Zaal
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  • Into the Depths

    Het Klassiek Collectief
    Sun 27 Apr 2025 15:00

    Double bassist Rick Stotijn solos with young Dutch orchestra
    Prokofjev, Dubugnon, Sjostakovitsj

    Grote Zaal
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  • Gregov + Kalfa / Sakina Abdou / Ahmed Ag Kaedy + Will Guthrie

    Space is the Place x The Rest is Noise
    Mon 28 Apr 2025 20:00

    Adventurous acts with a focus on jazz and improvised music

    Kleine Zaal
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  • The Just

    Cappella Amsterdam, Berlage Saxophone Quartet + Jan Brokken
    Thu 1 May 2025 20:15

    How a Dutch consul saved thousands of Jews
    Vasks, Auerbach, Sjostakovitsj, Vigh

    Grote Zaal
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  • Living room

    Amsterdam Sinfonietta + Nils Mönkemeyer
    Fri 2 May 2025 20:15

    The stage as living room
    Vivaldi, Cage, Pintscher, Locatelli, Vivaldi, Geminiani, Knox

    Grote Zaal
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  • An Evening of Today 2025

    Tenth edition
    Thu 8 May 2025 20:15

    Showcase for young ensembles and composers
    Grote Zaal

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  • Sonata

    Paul Lewis
    Fri 9 May 2025 20:15

    Pianistic imagination: from Beethoven to Larcher
    Beethoven, Larcher, Brahms, Schubert

    Grote Zaal
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  • Behind the lines

    Anna Prohaska + Eric Schneider
    Sat 10 May 2025 20:15

    Warm, lyrical soprano expresses the sorrow of war
    Beethoven, Eisler, Wolf, Rachmaninov, Ives, Quilter, e.a.

    Grote Zaal
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  • Ein deutsches Requiem

    Amsterdam Mixed Choir + Paul Valk
    Sun 11 May 2025 14:15

    Beautiful, gripping music about hope and consolation
    Brahms

    Grote Zaal
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  • Composers Festival | Score Collective

    Lunchtime concert in collaboration with Conservatorium van Amsterdam
    Thu 15 May 2025 12:30

    Discover exceptional talent and magnificent music

    Grote Zaal
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  • Transfigurations

    Het Collectief
    Thu 15 May 2025 20:15

    Schönberg and his students on the eve of atonality
    Schoenberg, Berg, Eisler

    Grote Zaal
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  • Molitva, prayer for peace

    RIAS Kammerchor
    Sun 18 May 2025 20:15

    Peaceful music in modern hands
    Rautavaara, Schnittke, Pärt, Vaks e.a.

    Grote Zaal
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  • Love from Linz

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra + Vilde Frang
    Wed 21 May 2025 20:15

    Modern twist on deeply romantic sounds
    Capperauld, Beethoven, Mozart

    Grote Zaal
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  • Between Two Lights

    Nederlands Kamerkoor + Muziektheater Transparant
    Thu 22 May 2025 20:15

    Music theatre as a ritual to find comfort in the face of death
    Ruo

    Grote Zaal
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  • Lunchtime concert

    in collaboration with Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds
    Fri 23 May 2025 12:30

    Discover exceptional talent and magnificent music

    Grote Zaal
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  • Alpha and Omega

    Quatuor Ébène
    Sat 24 May 2025 20:15

    String quartets from three centuries and three countries
    Beethoven, Merlin, Tsjaikovski

    Grote Zaal
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  • Mozart’s automatic organ

    Laurens de Man
    Sun 25 May 2025 11:00

    Delightful, impossible organ miniatures by Mozart and Haydn
    Mozart, Beethoven, Van Dijk, Van der Horst, Thornton

    Kleine Zaal
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  • Voices of the Violin

    Joseph Puglia
    Thu 29 May 2025 20:15

    A kaleidoscope of new sounds
    Padding, Borzelli, S Adams, Winkelman, Moore, Van de Putte ao

    Grote Zaal
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  • Jenny Hval

    Support act Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko
    Fri 30 May 2025 20:00

    Norwegian pop avant-gardist presents her new album

    Grote Zaal
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