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Kronos Performing Arts Association, Ragazze Quartet, and String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam PRESENT:
kronos’ 50 for the future weekend
for the first time ever, hear all 50 pieces performed in one weekend!
may 6 & 7, 2023
Muziekgebouw & bimhuis, amsterdam
FESTIVAL LINE-UP:
KRONOS QUARTET / RAGAZZE QUARTET / ATTACCA QUARTET / RUYSDAEL QUARTET / PUBLIQUARTET / MATANGI QUARTET / BELINFANTE QUARTET / SIGNUM QUARTETT / ADAM QUARTET / ANIMATO QUARTET
In 2015, the Kronos Performing Arts Association launched 50 for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire, an education and legacy project that has commissioned—and distributed for free—the first learning library of contemporary repertoire for string quartet. During Kronos’ 50th anniversary year, the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam (SQBA) celebrates Kronos 50 for the Future by presenting all fifty works in one weekend: Kronos opens and closes the festival, and is joined by 9 other extraordinary quartets to perform the entire repertoire. Explore the SQBA festival page for more program details, tickets, and event passes.
SCHEDULE
THE WEEKEND IS DIVIDED INTO 5 PARTS, EACH FEATURING CONCERTS, TALKS, PANELS AND MASTERCLASSES.
14:00–14:30
Fifty in a Nutshell – Entreehal Muziekgebouw
with Animato Kwartet, Attacca Quartet, Merlijn Twaalfhoven, Paul Wiancko, Leerorkestkwartetten
Celebratory opening of the Kronos’ 50 for the Future Weekend with The Learning Orchestra, Animato Kwartet, Attacca Quartet, and composers Merlijn Twaalfhoven and Paul Wiancko.
14:30–15:30
Concert I: Legacy – Grote Zaal Muziekgebouw
with Kronos Quartet
The Kronos Quartet kicks off with a striking selection of pieces from the great legacy they have brought to the musical world.
16:00–16:50
Concert II: From the Book – BIMHUIS
with Ragazze Quartet and Matangi Quartet
The Ragazze Quartet and the Matangi Quartet will perform a programme inspired by sounds and traditions of the past, and how they can guide us into the future.
16:00–16:50
Workshop – Atriumzaal Muziekgebouw
with Leerorkestkwartetten and Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet meets Leerorkest: the youngest string quartets of the Netherlands, from the Learning Orchestra, will receive a workshop from Kronos members.
16:00–16:50
Talk 1: In conversation with the Kronos Quartet – Kleine Zaal Muziekgebouw
with Kronos Quartet and Andrew Makkinga
Kronos discusses Kronos 50 for the Future with moderator Andrew Makkinga.
17:15–18:15
Concert III: The Philosopher’s Gaze – Grote Zaal Muziekgebouw
with Belinfante Quartet and Animato Kwartet
The Belinfante Quartet and Animato Kwartet will present a programme with a philosophical or spiritual foundation.
19:30–20:40
Concert IV: Frameworks – BIMHUIS
with Attacca Quartet and Ragazze Quartet
Frameworks focuses on the structures, textures, and motifs of four composers, each with their own unique timbre.
19:30–20:30
Speed Date – Atriumzaal Muziekgebouw
with Aleksandra Vrebalov, Karin Rehnqvist, Signum Quartett, and ADAM Quartet
Student composers from the Amsterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht conservatories will engage in a series of speed dates with Kronos 50 for the Future composers who are present at the weekend, and will have the opportunity to shower their own compositions for the first time.
19:30–20:30
Talk 2: Composers in Conversation – Kleine Zaal Muziekgebouw
with Paul Wiancko, Jlin, Charlton Singleton, Aftab Darvishi, and Andrew Makkinga
During Kronos’ 50 for the Future Weekend, you will familiarize yourself with the work of 50 composers from around the globe. A number of these composers will be travelling to Amsterdam for this weekend. During this panel discussion, they will enter an illuminating dialogue surrounding their work, mixing musical backgrounds.
21:00–22:00
Concert V: Where Home Resonates – Grote Zaal Muziekgebouw
with PUBLIQuartet and Signum Quartett
Where Home Resonates is the theme of this program where the composer’s home resonates and is reflected in their work.
22:15–late
Concert VI: The Club & Afterpart – BIMHUIS
with ADAM Quartet, Animato Kwartet, Signum Quartett, PUBLIQuartet, and Jlin
String quartets and clubbing are rarely associated, yet this Saturday night the beats will take over with a night full of dancing in BIMHUIS.
Drinks and afterparty with Jlin!
10:30–11:45
Concert VII: What’s New? – Grote Zaal Muziekgebouw
with ADAM Quartet, Belinfante Quartet, Sweelinck Academy, and Aleksandra Vrebalov
The Youth will occupy the stage and contribute new works that they developed during their time in the educational project So You Think You Can Write a Strijkkwartet?! Students of the Sweelinck Academy wrote new compositions for their peers, who will perform these pieces.
Last but not least, the public will be immersed in a lecture-recital by composer Aleksandra Vrebalov, who will discuss her composition process for My Desert, My Rose.
12:15–13:00
Concert VIII: Eve – BIMHUIS
with Animato Kwartet, Signum Quartett, and Ruysdael Kwartet
Until now, the string quartet canon mostly consisted of repertoire composed by men. In Eve, this is reversed, with pieces solely composed by women.
12:15–13:00
Talk 3: Where the Oral Tradition Meets The Classical – Kleine Zaal Muziekgebouw
with Lucy Duran, Fodé Lassana Diabaté, and PUBLIQuartet
The British ethnomusicologist Lucy Duran has spent two-thirds of her life dedicated to studying Malian music and working with Malian musicians. She is familiar, like no other, with the work of the balafon player Fodé Lassana Diabaté, who will be specially joining us from Mali to demonstrate how one of the oldest instruments in West Africa works.
12:15–13:00
Speed Date – Atriumzaal Muziekgebouw
with Aleksandra Vrebalov, Karin Rehnqvist, Ragazze Quartet, and Signum Quartet
Student composers from the Amsterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht conservatories will engage in a series of speed dates with Kronos 50 for the Future composers who are present at the weekend, and will have the opportunity to shower their own compositions for the first time.
14:00–15:00
Concert IX: Enthusiasm Strategies – Grote Zaal Muziekgebouw
with Attacca Quartet, Ragazze Quartet, Matangi Quartet
The work of six composers who filled their music with uplifting joy, clearly reflected in the music.
15:30–16:30
Masterclass Kronos Quartet – Atriumzaal Muziekgebouw
The Kronos Quartet has commissioned numerous compositions and worked with many composers. In this masterclass, they share their experience with young up-and-coming quartets. Those who want to know more about the future of string quartet playing can join the masterclass this Sunday morning.
15:30–16:15
Concert X: Where Home Resonates – BIMHUIS
with Ruysdael Kwartet and Belinfante Quartet
Works by composers who listened to the sounds of their homeland or its age-old traditions to develop their works.
15:30–16:30
Talk 4: The Future of Traditions – Kleine Zaal Muziekgebouw
with Jörgen Tjon a Fong, inti figgis-vizueta, Claron McFadden, and Andrew Yee
A roundtable discussion about the new direction of culture and music.
Today’s world is complex and multifaceted. There is no longer one story to tell: more attention is being paid to unheard voices and traditions. In this conversation, four culture makers talk about what is needed to arrive at a new inclusive balance in culture and music.
16:45–17:30
Concert XI: The New World – Grote Zaal Muziekgebouw
with Ragazze Quartet, Ruysdael Kwartet, and ADAM Quartet
Four works from North America, some by older big names and one by a young soul that embraces the modern age like no other.
19:00–20:00
Concert XII: Imagine What That Sounds Like… – Grote Zaal Muziekgebouw
with ADAM Quartet, PUBLIQuartet, and Ragazze Quartet
What does the ideal world look like for a composer from Iran? Or for those who are descended from slaves in North America? What does it sound like when you can let your imagination run free? What happens when you let musicians decide how, what, and when they want to play? Imagine What That Sounds Like… looks for an answer.
20:30–21:30
Concert XIII: Closing Concert – Grote Zaal Muziekgebouw
with Kronos Quartet
Only Kronos Quartet can close Kronos’ 50 for the Future weekend! The quartet will perform works that have grown out of relationships both old and new, highlighting the dynamic spirit of its five-decade-long career.
This will be followed by the grand finale of the Kronos’ 50 for the Future Weekend in the Entrance Hall.
ABOUT SQBA
Every two years the String Quartet Biennale brings together string quartets, composers and artists from around the globe. Their rich and diverse backgrounds help mould this dynamic and innovative festival consisting of eight days in the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam packed with over sixty concerts, talks, masterclasses and a lively fringe programme featuring 30 string quartets, soloists, composers and speakers. As SQBA moves towards its 4th edition in 2024, they remain committed to their pursuit of uniting string quartets, music lovers and professionals from around the world.
Visit the festival page to learn more about SQBA’s mission, team, and more >>
ABOUT KRONOS' 50 FOR THE FUTURE
In 2015, the Kronos Performing Arts Association launched 50 for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire, an education and legacy project that has commissioned—and distributed for free—the first learning library of contemporary repertoire for string quartet. Designed expressly for the training of students and emerging professionals, fifty new works have been commissioned, and scores and parts, as well as supplemental learning materials that include recordings, videos, performance notes, and composer interviews, are available on kronosquartet.org.
Lead partner Carnegie Hall and an adventurous group of project partners, including String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam and other presenters, academic institutions, foundations, and individuals, have joined forces with KPAA to support this exciting program.
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