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Now that we are allowed again, four Dutch string quartets from the original festival line-up and the String Quartet Biennale are happy to open the doors to the public. The program includes a selection from the festival program and above all very beautiful string quartet music.

When is a piece of music finished? When the composer has drawn the double bar after the last note? Or can a piece also have an 'open ending'? In the UMF edition of 2021, the focus was not on a composer, but on the works that composers were unable or unwilling to finish; ‘(Un)finished’.

A piece of music that gives you goosebumps, that one painting that makes you stand still in a museum, a dance performance that moves you, that film that you can't let go of. Art can disrupt, challenge, move. But what makes art good, exceptional, special? When does it touches you?

The tulip bulbs are completely sold out after a few concerts. We are sorry for those who just missed the opportunity to purchase these fantastic tulip bulbs. The great thing...

One of those moments that we really look forward to is to perform Schubert's String Quintet in C, the pinnacle of chamber music, together with Benjamin Kruithof. In the Matangi Moments series, this work, sometimes described as 'spinal cord music' that gives you shivers, touches your soul and makes you completely different, will be a prelude to the (Un)heard Music Festival a week later in The Hague.

With the album 'Outcast' Matangi makes a case for artistic freedom and for musical expressiveness that stems from repression. With the combination of these three compositions on one CD, 'silent' resistance is poured into sound.

Summer has begun! Specially for this summer we selected our most favorite music for you, ideal for the beach, during a walk or with an ice cream in hand.

We are very happy with the invitation to come and play at the Storioni Festival. 100 years of Piazzolla must of course be celebrated and that is exactly what we...

We took up the challenge of De Muziekfabriek (Radio 4) to breathe new life into a classic piece in the Free Game section. Last week we studied Grieg's Ases Tod...

This weekend the Britten Youth String Orchestra and the Matangi Quartet will join hands. We are really looking forward to rehearsing and recording a stream with these enthusiastic youngsters. Under...

Contrary to what was stated in our newsletter, we will be featured in the NPO 2 program 'Met Klassiek de Week door' on Sunday 28 March. In this program, current...

Unfortunately we are forced to cancel the 2 concerts on, March 26, Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague and March 28, Amstelkerk in Amsterdam, in our own series "Moments with Matangi".We...