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.
Tchaikovsky String Quartets Vol. 1
The Dudoks will release two albums for Rubicon Classics in 2024 with the gathered string quartets by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, together with their own arrangements of his music. This is the first complete edition of these works with plain gut strings and historic setup. For more info, check out our recordings-page.
The first volume is out now! To celebrate the event, we will perform his complete works during a series of three concerts as part of our own festival Dudok Muziekdagen Kampen, taking place May 16-19.
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.
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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