The String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam will see its fifth edition in 2026. Once every two years, Amsterdam’s storied Muziekgebouw becomes a hotspot for world-class and young emerging string quartets, composers, renowned soloists, guest speakers, and curious listeners. Artists and audience mingle freely between events in the building’s striking public spaces, with dramatic views over the river and city skyline. The SQBA is a true laboratory of unbounded creativity and discovery for both string quartet devotees and newcomers to the genre. As The Guardian said, “it’s Quartet Disney World!”
String Quartets
Featuring in this fifth edition: Belcea Quartet, ADAM Quartet, Cuarteto Casals, Engegård Quartet, Quatuor Ébène, Quatuor Arod, Malion Quartett, Chiaroscuro Quartet, Maxwell Quartet, Barbican Quartet, Pavel Haas Quartet, Quatuor Van Kuijk, PUBLIQuartet, Marmen Quartet, Leonkoro Quartet, Animato Quartet, Belinfante Quartet, Attacca Quartet, Signum Quartet, Chaos String Quartet, North Sea String Quartet and 1st prize winners of the Wigmore Hall, Banff and Trondheim string quartet competitions.
Special guests
Elisabeth Hetherington, Tabea Zimmermann, Klaus Mäkelä, Aleš Březina, Olga Pashchenko, Olli Mustonen, Khorshid Dadbeh, DOMNIQ, Ariane Schluter, Julian Steckel, Bruno Monsaingeon, Takehiro Konoe, Naomi Shaham and Katy Hamilton.
(World) premieres
Samuel Adams, Richard Ayres, Alexander Raskatov, Mathilde Wantenaar, Boris Bezemer, David Lang, Eleanor Alberga, Primo Ish-Hurwitz, Brett Dean, Vinthya Perinpanathan, Frieda Gustavs, Hanna Kulenty, Aftab Darvishi, Jan-Peter de Graaff.
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