About the Viride Quartet

Since its founding in 2017, the Viride Quartet has established itself as a string quartet known for its unique energy on stage. The four members met at the School for Young Talent in The Hague, from which a close friendship developed that formed the basis for their ensemble. The quartet stands out for its unique blend of well-known repertoire and lesser-known compositions by various composers. The Viride Quartet not only gives prominence to international repertoire, but also offers a stage to Dutch composers such as Willem Pijper and Oscar van Hemel. In doing so, they contribute to the preservation and dissemination of the rich musical traditions of the Netherlands.

The Viride Quartet has received various awards, such as the second prize at the Prinses Christina Concours in 2018 and the prestigious string quartet stipend of €15.000 by ‘Het Kersjes Fonds’ in 2019. Since then, the quartet collaborated with well-known musicians such as Anna Fedorova, Marmen Quartet, Cuarteto Quiroga and the Jerusalem Quartet.

Regularly the Viride Quartet has appeared on national television and radio, and has performed in the Royal Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht and De Doelen in Rotterdam, and many more wonderful halls. In 2021, they premiered a commissioned piece at the Unheard Music Festival: 'TranscenDance', by composer Kate Moore, and received rave reviews from several national newspapers.

Besides taking part in national and international music festivals, the Viride Quartet has been part of multiple string quartet-residencies, such as at the Zeister Muziekdagen (2019-2023), the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam (2023-2024) and the Netherlands String Quartet Academy (2019-). In 2023 the Viride Quartet has been selected to join the MERITA platform - where chamber Music, hERItage and TAlent meet., and since 2024 they are part of ‘Le Dimore del Quartetto’.