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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.

Select your concerts from the season 24-25, now at a discount of up to 35%.

  • Osimun Quartet

    Lunchtime concert in collaboration with Dutch Classical Talent
    Wed 22 Jan 2025 12:30

    A spiritual connection with the audience
    Mendelssohn, Glazunov, Maslanka

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Memorial concert Konrad Boehmer

    New European Ensemble
    Wed 22 Jan 2025 20:15

    Rarely heard compositions by a controversial music critic
    Boehmer, Varèse, Nono, Breuker

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Lucie & Klaus

    IJ-Salon
    Sat 25 Jan 2025 14:15

    Two multi-talents in one concert: Lucie Horsch and Klaus Mäkelä
    Brahms, Schumann, Bartók

    Grote Zaal
    Sold out

  • Stabat Mater

    Cappella Amsterdam
    Sat 25 Jan 2025 20:15

    Beautiful Italian choral sounds capture Mary’s suffering
    Borzelli, Gualandi, Scarlatti, Leo, Lotti

    Grote Zaal
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  • Unpolished II

    Nieuw Amsterdams Peil
    Sun 26 Jan 2025 16:00

    Raw and unsettling music by strong characters
    Van Bergen, Andriessen, Breuker, Termos e.a.

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • A Teenage Symphony to God

    Stargaze
    Wed 29 Jan 2025 20:30

    Stockhausen meets The Beach Boys
    Stockhausen, Kliphuis/Strootman

    Grote Zaal
    Not bookable

  • Big Bang

    Pynarello, Simone Bottasso + Sinan Arat
    Thu 30 Jan 2025 20:15

    A dream world of sounds and images
    Feller, Sprangers, Schneemann

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Tell! Jonkonnu, Tell!

    Ensemble Klang + Elaine Mitchener
    Thu 6 Feb 2025 20:15

    Vocal phenomenon shines a light on composers from the African diaspora
    Bollen, Eastman, Johnson, Kendall, Walshe

    Grote Zaal
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  • Lunchtime concert

    in collaboration with Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds
    Fri 7 Feb 2025 12:30

    Discover exceptional talent and magnificent music

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Beethoven & Schoenberg

    Belcea Quartet
    Sat 8 Feb 2025 20:15

    Two masters of the string quartet
    Schoenberg, Beethoven

    Grote Zaal
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  • The Priest’s Paradox

    Rembrandt Frerichs, Maripepa Contreras + Vinsent Planjer
    Sun 9 Feb 2025 11:00

    The melancholic duduk in a powerful dialogue with the organ
    Frerichs e.a.

    Kleine Zaal
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  • Philharmonic Fridays

    Lunchtime concert in collaboration with Conservatorium van Amsterdam
    Thu 13 Feb 2025 12:30

    Discover exceptional talent and magnificent music

    Grote Zaal
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  • The ultimate New Year’s concert

    Nederlands Blazers Ensemble
    Thu 13 Feb 2025 20:15

    A colourful sound biography

    Grote Zaal
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  • In memoriam Reinbert de Leeuw

    Nederlands Kamerkoor + Asko|Schönberg
    Fri 14 Feb 2025 20:15

    Via Crucis by Liszt and Jetzt immer Schnee by Gubaidulina
    Liszt, Goebaidoelina

    Grote Zaal
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  • In Exile

    Collegium Vocale Gent + Het Collectief
    Wed 19 Feb 2025 20:15

    Folk music, new music, and the ache of homesickness
    Weill, Zemlinsky, Schoenberg, Bartók, Stravinsky a.o.

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Lachenmann

    Mark Simpson, Jean-Guihen Queyras + Pierre-Laurent Aimard
    Thu 20 Feb 2025 20:15

    Unique concert featuring music by the last modernist still alive 
    Lachenmann

    Grote Zaal
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  • Fin de siècle

    SWR Vokalensemble
    Thu 27 Feb 2025 20:15

    A late romanticism homage to arranger Clytus Gottwald
    Wolf, Schreker, R. Strauss, Mahler, Borowski

    Grote Zaal
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  • The Waste Land

    Amsterdam Sinfonietta + ISH Dance Collective
    Fri 28 Feb 2025 20:15

    Upbeat string music with acrobatic dance
    Layegh, Nyman, Dessner, Say, Stravinsky, Pärt, Silvestrov

    Grote Zaal
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  • The Waste Land

    Amsterdam Sinfonietta + ISH Dance Collective
    Sat 1 Mar 2025 20:15

    Upbeat string music with acrobatic dance
    Layegh, Nyman, Dessner, Say, Stravinsky, Pärt, Silvestrov

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Wired

    Nieuw Amsterdams Peil
    Sun 2 Mar 2025 16:00

    George Crumb’s electrifying string quartet Black Angels
    Crumb, Cowell, Cage, Wolfe

    Grote Zaal
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