The Diotima Quartet has committed itself to contemporary music, but without being limited by it. Reflected in the mirror of today’s music, the quartet projects a new light onto the masterpieces of the 19th and 20th centuries, especially Beethoven, Schubert, the Second Viennese School (Schoenberg, Berg and Webern), as well as Janáček, Debussy, Ravel and Bartók.
This season promises to be exciting with many concerts with a rich and vast repertoire. Of particular note, the quartet will be in residence at the University of Chicago.
HIGHLIGHTS
August 2021: WP Opera by Alexander Moosbrugger, Bregenzer Festspiele / Lucerne Festival with Rebecca Saunders / Festival St. Jean de Luz
September 2021: Brucknerfest Linz / Musica Strasbourg / London (WP Thomas Adès)
October 2021: Donaueschingen / Evorà Festival / Milano Musica / Chicago
November 2021: Essen Philharmonie / November Music / Amsterdam Muziekgebouw / Wien Modern (WP Beat Furrer)
December 2021: Metz / Orléans / Nimes / Arles
January 2022: Aalborg / Paris Biennale / Brussels Bozar / Stuttgart
February 2022: Avignon / Chicago / York
March 2022: Basel / Orléans / Strasbourg
April 2022: Chicago / Taiwan Kaohsiung / Madrid / Orléans
May 2022: Spor Festival / Girona / Madrid / Würzburg Mozartfest / Schwetzinger Festspiele
June 2022: Metz / Copenhagen / Reggio Emilia / Aix-en-Provence
WORLD PREMIERES
Thomas Adès: Clarinet Quintet, partner: Kings Place London, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Bozar Brussels, Milano Musica, NDR das neue werk, Festival Aix-en-Provence
Beat Furrer: String Quartet No. 4, partner: Wien Modern, Paris Philharmonie
Olga Neuwirth: String Quartet, partner: Wien Modern, Musikverein Wien
Ying Wang: String Quartet, partner: Philharmonie Paris, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Alexander Moosbrugger: Opera, Bregenzer Festspiele
Wolfram Schurig: Bagatellen, Klangspuren Schwaz
Sara Glojnaric: String Quartet, partner: Théatre d´Orléans
Mikolaj Loskowski: String Quartet, Donaueschingen
Mikel Urquzia: String Quartet "Index", partner: Musica Strasbourg, Théatre d´Orléans
Luis Naon: String Quartet plus electronics, Evorà Festival
Daniel Alvarado Bonilla: String Quartet, partner: Théatre d´Orléans
Giulia Lorusso: String Quartet, partner: Théatre d´Orléans
Jeppe Just: String Quartet, partner: Spor Festival
ANNOUNCEMENT
Album-Box-Release "Collection Quatuor Diotima" at naive
Composer portraits of Enno Poppe, Stefano Gervasoni and Gérard Pesson
More information to come soon.
UPCOMING SEASONS
In addition to their Beethoven – Schoenberg – Boulez – CYCLE, the Diotima Quartet will be celebrating multiple anniversary in the upcoming seasons including :
LIGETI – 2023: 100th Birthday
SCHOENBERG – 2024: 150th Birthday
LUIGI NONO – 2024 : 100th Birthday
PIERRE BOULEZ – 2025: 100th Birthday
HELMUT LACHENMANN – 2025: 90th Birthday
For more details about their upcoming season programmes, click here.