Dudok Quartet Amsterdam

Dudok Quartet Amsterdam has forged a reputation as one of the most creative and versatile quartets of its generation. With its 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.

The players’ curiosity reaches to both the past and future: they perform music written pre-1900 with period-specific historic instrument set-ups, as well as playing and commissioning new music. This approach leads to a particularly wide range of core repertoire, from Gesualdo and Josquin to Brahms, Shostakovich and Messiaen. They often collaborate with composers such as Joey Roukens, Bushra El-Turk, Celia Swart, Peter Vigh and Theo Loevendie, and worked closely with Kaija Saariaho, including her string quartet Terra Memoria and the world premiere of her opera Only the Sound Remains. 

Their typical concert programmes range from Ligeti, Shostakovich and Weinberg to Mendelssohn, Mozart, Brahms and Beethoven, and they perform their own arrangements of pieces by composers including Gesualdo, Josquin, Brahms and Shostakovich. Recent repertoire highlights include John Adams’ Absolute Jest with Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and Vasily Petrenko at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw; and Steve Reich’s Different Trains. 

The group has performed at many of Europe’s major venues and festivals, including Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall, Stockholm Concert Hall, De Bijloke, BBC Proms, Heidelberg String Quartet Festival and West Cork Chamber Music Festival. Further afield, in 2024 they made their Australian debut with performances at UKARIA and Canberra International Festival. In the 2025–26 season, they return to Concertgebouw for collaborative projects with pianist Hannes Minnaar and soprano Claire Booth, the latter as part of Gabriela Ortíz’s residency at the venue. They also tour the US, and perform concerts across the UK with Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey.

Committed to reaching new audiences, the Dudoks often explore innovative musical formats. In 2024, they set up their own festival in the Netherlands town of Kampen, offering a wide range of music and events to around 3,000 locals and visitors – the third edition takes place in May 2026.