Dudok Quartet Amsterdam

Curious
Charismatic
Captivating

The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam aims to show that music affects people; that music can lead us to profundity and connection especially when it provokes friction. The true meaning of music reveals itself in a shared experience in which you, as a listener, play a vital role.

Album

WHAT REMAINS

Our upcoming album What Remains features music by Joey Roukens, Steve Reich and Olivier Messiaen. What Remains releases on the 30th of June 2023!

First introduction

Beyond the score

Beyond the score

The main challenge as we prepare each program is to find answers to the questions ‘what is the true nature of this music, and what worlds can we unveil behind the score?’

This quest is our main incentive to delve further into the music. Without losing sight of our rich string quartet tradition, we always search for new formats and new perspectives.

Instruments and setup

Instruments and setup

Besides playing the music, we also play with our instrumentation. We use different types of bows for different styles of music. The setup of our beautiful vintage instruments is often adjusted according to the repertoire. We preferably play music composed until the late 19th century with unwound gut strings. For more recent repertoire we use either wound gut or steel strings.

Our tools enable us to push our artistic boundaries, helping the audience re-live the experience of hearing masterpieces for the first time. We don't believe to possess "the truth" on the matter, but we do believe music can have many different guises.

The set of instruments we use is a generous loan from the Dutch Musical Instrument Foundation (NMF). The bows have been acquired with the help of the Friends of the Dudok Quartet and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust.

Videos

Reflections – Album trailer

Interviews and behind-the-scenes footage captured during the recording sessions for our album REFLECTIONS. This album releases worldwide digitally and as a CD on November 25th 2022!

Bruckner – String Quintet in F major

Recorded live in February of 2022 at Amsterdam’s Orgelpark, with guest violist Lilli Maijala. Audio recording by Bert van Dijk / Helix Audio

Shostakovich – Prelude Op. 34 no. 10 in C-sharp minor

This prelude was arranged by the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam and features on our album Reflections, alongside six other preludes from the same Opus 34 set, as well as Shostakovich’s 5th String Quartet and the 4th String Quartet by Grażyna Bacewicz

Rameau – Chaconne ‘Castor & Pollux’

This arrangement is a part of a self-compiled suite from the opera, made by our cellist David Faber. The sheet music is available for free, see Downloads.

Joey Roukens – ‘What Remains’

This composition was written for us and premiered during the String Quartet Biennial Amsterdam in January of 2020. This video was part of a live streamed concert in April of the same year.

Brahms – Complete String Quartets & String Quintet Op. 111

First recording of these works on unwound gut strings and early romantic bows, debut album for Rubicon Classics.

Richard Wagner – ‘Prelude & Liebestod’ from Tristan und Isolde

World renowned accordionist Vincent van Amsterdam joined us for this arrangement by Max Knigge. With the addition of his instrument, our color palette instantly gained a complete horn section! The score and parts are available for free, see Downloads.

Schedule

9 June 2023
20:15

Clean Pete’s Klassieke Revue – Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, NL

11 June 2023
19:30

Clean Pete’s Klassieke Revue – TivoliVredenburg
Utrecht, NL

16 June 2023
19:30

Kick-off Dudok Kamermuziekfestival
Kampen, NL

22 June 2023
20:00

Issigeac International Music Festival 1
Issigeac, FR

24 June 2023
20:00

Issigeac International Music Festival 2
Issigeac, FR

1 July 2023
11:45

Down The Rabbit Hole
Beuningen, NL

19 July 2023
18:00

Ryedale Festival 1
Hovingham, UK

20 July 2023
11:00

Ryedale Festival 2
Malton, UK

22 July 2023
11:00

Ryedale Festival 3
Birdsall House, UK

22 July 2023
21:30

Ryedale Festival 4
Harome, UK

Your support, our future

Our aim is to become more than a string quartet satisfied with high quality performances of well-established music in familiar venues alone. As a Friend you can help us developing our dream: becoming a medium that ensures a core genre in musical history to play a vital role for the future. 

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