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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.

  • Public rehearsal new work Elena Rykova

    The Monochrome Project
    Fri 4 Apr 2025 13:30

    Eight trumpeters led by renewer Marco Blaauw
    Rykova

    Grote Zaal
    Sold out

  • Minimalism at its most powerful

    The Monochrome Project
    Fri 4 Apr 2025 20:15

    Eight trumpeters led by innovator Marco Blaauw
    Rykova, Leo Smith, Janulytė, Eastman

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • Sonata Marathon I

    Tamara Stefanovich
    Sat 5 Apr 2025 17:00

    Groundbreaking piano music from the 20th century and early Baroque
    Bach, Soler, Busoni, Scarlatti, Ives

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • 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
    Tickets

  • 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
    Tickets

  • Two duos featuring cello and bass clarinet

    Katharina Gross & Fie Schouten + Markus Kaiser & Germaine Sijstermans
    Sun 13 Apr 2025 15:00

    Premieres by Janco Verduin and Aspasia Naspoulou
    Verduin, Nasopoulou, Sijstermans

    Plein Theater
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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
    Not bookable

  • Passion of Shishani

    Pynarello + Shishani
    Sun 13 Apr 2025 20:15

    Music by two groundbreaking artists: Florence Price and Shishani
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    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
    Tickets

  • 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
    Sold out

  • Boulez 100

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

    The monumental Répons with electronics and six soloists
    Boulez, Tenney

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • 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
    Tickets

  • 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
    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
    Tickets

  • An Evening of Today 2025

    Tenth edition
    Thu 8 May 2025 20:15

    Showcase voor jonge ensembles en componisten
    Componisten van het CvA

    Grote Zaal
    Tickets

  • 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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