Fifty For The Future

On November 17, 2024, the legendary Kronos Quartet will be at Bozar!

On this occasion, Bozar and Ars Musica are organizing an afternoon dedicated to the string quartet. They will host no fewer than 27 string quartets and 3 ensembles, ranging from beginners and conservatory students to experienced amateurs and seasoned professionals. Together, they will pay tribute to the unique tradition of the string quartet and perform pieces from Kronos Fifty for the Future, distributed throughout Bozar. The Kronos Quartet itself will close the event. The program is expected to include music by Reich and Riley, a work by Jlin, and arrangements of Sun Ra and Nina Simone.

Recently, the Kronos Quartet created Fifty For The Future repertoire , a contemporary repertoire of 50 compositions aimed at keeping the string quartet tradition alive and reinvented. This repertoire is freely accessible on the Kronos Quartet website at this address: https://50ftf.kronosquartet.org/

The Kronos Quartet offers works by contemporary composers such as Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass and Terry Riley, as well as many non-Western works.

The participating quartets : Amane Quartet, Amicitia Kwartet, Bauwens Strijkkwartet, Berceuse Quartet, Bl!ndman Strings, Canens Quartet, De Agatha's, Effel Quartet, the string ensemble of the Academy of Arts of the City of Brussels, string ensemble of the Forest Academy, KIDjo Quartet, Koï Quartet, Luster Quartet, Melodic 4, Opus 4, By Has'Art cellokwartet, Polyquatuor, Quartet Aeterna, Quartet Austral, Quartet Lobélie, Quartet Oshun, Quartet Price, Quartet Puls, Quartet Satellite, Queen's Hall Quartet, Rasacami Kwartet, Squatuor, Taiyo Kwartet, Tosca Kwartet & Young Quartet.

Partners : Bozar / Chamber Music For Europe / Royal Conservatory of Brussels / Kronos Quartet / Ars Musica

In collaboration with : Vlamo / Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel / Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen / Bl!ndman / De Munt / & des Academies de Musiques de Bornem / Brussels-city / Forest / Lebbeke / Watermael-Boitsfort

Social partners : Aber vzw / Culturegehem / Calame ASBL / Fedasil Auderghem

Artistic coordination: Guy Danel, Igor Semenoff, Maarten Sterckx & Hidde van Schie

Production coordination: Sam De Ley & Frederik Vandewiele

Thanks to the Royal Conservatory of Brussels for providing the spaces for the master classes.

With the support of a family foundation that wishes to remain anonymous.