Every article about Kronos' 50 for the Future Weekend in one place.

In celebration of Kronos’ 50 for the Future Weekend, the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam has produced a mini-series dedicated to the string quartet and Kronos’ revolutionary 50 for the Future project.

In September, we were guests at the festive conclusion of the MUSA project: a European talent development programme for young string quartets aimed at developing business knowledge and skills that are essential for their professional careers but are often lacking in their general curriculum. It is a programme that we at the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam fully support!

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 the projects' website. Lead partner Carnegie Hall and an adventurous group of partners, including String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam, have joined forces with KPAA to support this exciting program. In collaboration with the Muziekgebouw and the Ragazze Quartet and Kronos Performing Arts Association, the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam proudly presents Kronos' 50 for the Future Weekend on May 6 & 7 2023. An entire weekend dedicated to the embodiment of Kronos' 50 for the Future in Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ and BIMHUIS. Ten extraordinary quartets will perform all fifty new pieces in one weekend, a unique experience only available in Amsterdam.

The SQBA Residency is part of a partnership called MERITA, supported by the European Union and initiated by Le Dimore del Quartetto. MERITA is an online and offline platform that increases the visibility and circulation of emerging European string quartets while promoting European cultural heritage.

In 2022, the largest string quartet festival in the world took place in its smallest form. With live radio broadcasts, a live stream from New York and a last minute live concert, the third edition of the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam - The Pandemic Edition - will have its place in history as the most memorable. With warm feelings we look back at all the things that did happen.

The largest string quartet festival in the world w in its smallest form - on Sunday 30 January and Sunday 6 February we will bring (live) radio broadcasts in collaboration with Dutch NPO Radio 4 / NTR.

With pain in our hearts, we have decided to cancel the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam 2022.

Ordering tickets as a non-Dutch speaker? Here's everything you need to know.

For those who truly don't want to miss anything we offer rooms with discount at the Mövenpick Hotel, right next to the Muziekgebouw.

Prepare yourself for the start of the ticket sales on September 16th: discover the third edition's festival line-up.

From 17 May until 7 June, we offered the possibility to register for the pre-sale in September.

The new SQBA Residency: a kaleidoscopic development programme for young professional string quartets.

Conversations between string quartet musicians during the first lockdown.

Re-discover the podcast series we made leading up to the second festival edition.

Revisit the second String Quartet Biennale one more time.

Every article about the second Biennale in one place.

Every article about the first Biennale in one place.