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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%.

  • 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
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  • A Teenage Symphony to God

    Stargaze
    Wed 29 Jan 2025 20:30

    Stockhausen meets The Beach Boys
    Stockhausen, Kliphuis/Strootman

    Grote Zaal
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • Beethoven & Schoenberg

    Belcea Quartet
    Sat 8 Feb 2025 20:15

    Two masters of the string quartet
    Schoenberg, Beethoven

    Grote Zaal
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  • CvA Symfonieorkest

    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
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  • 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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  • 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
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  • 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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  • Castello Consort, Rik Kuppen + Menno van Delft

    Lunchtime concert in collaboration with Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds
    Wed 5 Mar 2025 12:30

    New light on Ligeti and Frescobaldi
    Ligeti, Frescobaldi

    Grote Zaal
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  • Pärt & Bach

    Cappella Amsterdam
    Wed 5 Mar 2025 20:15

    Deeply religious masterpieces by two great composers
    Bach, Pärt

    Grote Zaal
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  • Ravel 150

    Julien Libeer
    Fri 7 Mar 2025 20:15

    The ravishing beauty of Ravel’s piano oeuvre in perspective
    Ravel, Couperin, Gershwin, Crumb

    Grote Zaal
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  • Final YPF European Piano Competition 2025

    Phion + three finalists
    Sun 9 Mar 2025 14:15

    Who wins first prize?
    Beethoven, Schumann, De Graaff

    Grote Zaal
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  • Shostakovich vs. Bach

    Australian Chamber Orchestra + Alexander Melnikov
    Tue 11 Mar 2025 20:15

    Exuberance and contemplation
    Sjostakovitsj, Goebaidoelina, Bach

    Grote Zaal
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  • Opening concert Saariaho Festival

    Asko|Schönberg, Verneri Pohjola + Joseph Puglia
    Thu 13 Mar 2025 20:15

    Kaija Saariaho’s swan song
    Saariaho

    Grote Zaal
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