Saturday November 22nd 2025
Saariaho: Terra Memoria
Gesualdo: (arr Dudok)
Liszt (arr Dudok): Via Crucis
Mussorgsky (arr. Dudok): Songs and Dances of Death
Schubert: String Quartet D810 “Death and the Maiden”
Having first met as members of a Dutch street symphony orchestra, the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam is forging a reputation as one of the most creative and versatile ensembles of its generation. Winners of many awards, they have performed in major venues around the world, including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Wien, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Park Avenue Armory New York and the Library of Congress Washington DC. Their many recordings have received much praise; the Telegraph, for example, described their recent recording of the complete Brahms Quartets as a “marvel, revealing the intricate detail of these pieces with lovely clarity”.
With the ethos of ‘sharing the heart of music’, the quartet believes that chamber music is an act of friendship and play to be shared directly with audiences, and is committed to crafting unique and eclectic programmes that engage listeners in imaginative ways.
Constantly searching for and building new musical connections, the players present repertoire ranging from Ligeti and Bacewicz to Mendelssohn and Beethoven, and often create their own arrangements.
They are also committed to commissioning new works and have collaborated with composers including Joey Roukens, Peter Vigh and Theo Loevendie. In 2024 they premiered a new piece by British-Lebanese composer Bushra El-Turk. Another recent repertoire highlight is Steve Reich’s ‘Different Trains’, for which they made their own recording of the accompanying tape track.
The Dudok Quartet takes its name from renowned Dutch architect and great lover of music Willem Marinus Dudok (1884-1974).
Judith van Driel (violin)
Marleen Wester (violin)
Louise de Jong (viola
David Faber (cello)