Masterclass 13 maart 2026 09:00 - 15 maart 2026
From March 13 to 15, 2026, NSKA welcomes Gerhard Schulz (Alban Berg Quartet) and Simone Gramaglia (Quartetto di Cremona) for a unique masterclass with two grandmasters of the string quartet.
Gerhard Schulz was born in Linz and studied violin with Franz Samohyl at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, with Sándor Végh at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, and with Shmuel Ashkenasi in the United States. He was a co-founder of the Salzburg String Trio and the Schulz Ensemble, and was the first violinist of the Düsseldorf String Quartet.
Since 1980, he has been a professor of violin at the University of Music in Vienna and since 1993 a guest professor of chamber music at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne. For more than 30 years, he was a member of the renowned Alban Berg Quartet, with whom he performed in all major music centers worldwide. After the quartet's activities ended in 2008, he founded the Waldstein Ensemble, a piano quartet.
Simone Gramaglia first visited NSKA in November 2022 and is now returning. His arrival marks the continuation of the collaboration with Le Dimore del Quartetto, a concert organization based in Milan, active throughout Europe, where Gramaglia serves as artistic director.
As a violist and co-founder of the Quartetto di Cremona (founded in 2000), he dedicates himself with great passion to chamber music. He collaborates with leading musicians such as Antonio Meneses, Lawrence Dutton, Jamie Walton, Eckart Runge, Giovanni Sollima, David Orlowsky, the Pavel Haas String Quartet, and the Emerson String Quartet.
Gramaglia performs in the most prestigious concert halls worldwide, including Lincoln Center in New York, Konzerthaus in Berlin, Wigmore Hall in London, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, NCPA in Beijing, Salle Gaveau in Paris, and Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.
Concert 15 maart 2026 15:00
Driekoningenkerk, Noordgouwe
Dit trio staat internationaal al helemaal op de kaart en maakt speciaal begin 2026 een tour door Nederland, waaronder Noordgouwe. Zij maken een reis door geliefde Franse kamermuziek met Lili Boulangers revolutionaire liederen die de avondschemering en de levendige komst van de lente verbeelden, het intieme portret van de zee in Debussy’s La Mer en als hoogtepunt Ravels Pianotrio, geïnspireerd door Baskische ritmes, zijn fascinatie voor de natuur en exotische landschappen. Alles ter ere van de 150e verjaardag van Ravel. Een actueel, spannend en meeslepend Frans programma.
Programma:
Lili Boulanger: D’un soir triste / D’un matin de printemps
Claude Debussy: La Mer (arrangement door Sally Beamish)
Maurice Ravel: Pianotrio in A klein
Concert 20 maart 2026 20:00 - 25 maart 2026
Schouwburg - Grote Zaal
Dance on the Volcano is a blend of one-man show and thrilling musical theater, inspired by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's "Threepenny Opera." Along with the renowned Matangi Quartet, Sven Ratzke transports you to 1925 Berlin, a time of ultimate freedom, where being different doesn't irritate but inspires. He opens the door to a city of extremes and delves into the legendary nightlife full of glamour, jazz, cocaine, queens of the night, decadent theaters, and seedy bars. Ratzke shows Berlin as you've never seen it before: vibrant, swinging, hilarious, dangerous, shameless, and sexy. You'll meet icons like Josephine Baker, Bertolt Brecht, Marlene Dietrich, and the scandalous nude dancer Anita Berber. Accompanied by the four string section, Ratzke brings Weill's music to life in exciting new arrangements, from sultry chansons and wild swing to cinematic sounds. Step back in time to a time that has surprisingly many parallels with today's world and experience a thrilling dance on the volcano.
OTHER DATES:
March 25, Fonds Alphenzaal
Keizersgracht 241
1016 EA Amsterdam
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