ECHO Rising Stars with Saxophone Quartet

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the classical stars of tomorrow – today. Rising Stars is a unique and forward-looking collaboration between 23 of Europe’s leading concert halls, all part of ECHO – the European Concert Hall Organisation. Each year, a select group of young artists and ensembles from across Europe are given the opportunity to tour all of the venues and perform for international audiences. Time and again, the artists chosen for Rising Stars go on to enjoy internationally successful careers.

Maat Saxophone Quartet has been nominated by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Casa da Música in Porto, and the Philharmonie de Paris. This Portuguese–Dutch quartet places strong emphasis on contemporary music and works closely with both composers and artists. The ensemble was formed in 2018 while its four members were studying at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and has since won several awards – including Portugal’s most prestigious classical music competition, Prémio Jovens Músicos.

Though based in Amsterdam, all members originally hail from Portugal. On one of their three albums to date, the quartet combines traditional fado with contemporary art music. They have also received attention for their virtual production Metamorphosis, based on Franz Kafka’s novella. At this Rising Stars concert, the programme includes a new work by Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov.