Quatuor Diotima
Bram Kortekaas
In the iconic Willem Twee Toonzaal, Quatuor Diotima gave a captivating performance of contemporary quartet music. For this concert, Dutch composer Bram Kortekaas wrote a new string quartet inspired by current global tensions, titled Allarme enigmatico. The piece explores the contradiction between daily life and global crises, using an enigmatic scale woven throughout the quartet. Diotima also performed Sintonia by Oscar Bianchi, a jubilant work celebrating difference. The program concluded with Schönberg’s Third String Quartet, showcasing his mature twelve-tone technique.