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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%.

  • Sonata Marathon II

    Tamara Stefanovich
    Sat 5 Apr 2025 19:00

    Groundbreaking piano music from the 20th century and early Baroque
    Scarlatti, Bartók, Eisler, Soler, Hindemith

    Grote Zaal
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  • Sonata Marathon III

    Tamara Stefanovich
    Sat 5 Apr 2025 21:00

    Groundbreaking piano music from the 20th century and early Baroque
    Soler, Skrjabin, Scarlatti, Sjostakovitsj, Janáček, Oestvolskaja

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Schoenberg & Padding

    New European Ensemble + Maria Milstein
    Thu 10 Apr 2025 20:15

    Tribute to 150-year-old innovator Schönberg
    Schoenberg, Padding

    Grote Zaal
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  • Marvelous

    Nieuw Amsterdams Peil
    Sun 13 Apr 2025 16:00

    British music with tongue-in-cheek
    Finnis, Adès, Knussen, Ayres

    Kleine Zaal
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  • Alternative Passion

    Pynarello + Shishani
    Sun 13 Apr 2025 20:15

    Muziek van twee baanbrekende artiesten: Florence Price en Shishani
    Price, Shishani

    Grote Zaal
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  • Path of Miracles

    Tenebrae
    Wed 16 Apr 2025 20:15

    A spiritual journey, sung with British passion and precision
    Talbot

    Grote Zaal
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  • Dokwerk Saxophone Quartet + CvA-sax

    Lunchtime concert in collaboration with Conservatorium van Amsterdam
    Thu 17 Apr 2025 12:30

    Discover exceptional talent and magnificent music

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Arvo Pärt’s Passio

    Vox Clamantis
    Thu 17 Apr 2025 20:15

    Religious music imbued with profound emotion, performed by Pärt’s favourite choir
    Pärt

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Boulez 100

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

    The monumental Répons with electronics and six soloists
    Boulez, Tenney

    Grote Zaal

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Composers Festival | Score Collective 3

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

    Discover exceptional talent and magnificent music

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • 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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  • Greetings 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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