Confluence © Jaap van den Beukel

Confluence | A Brilliant Noise

IJ-Salon

Sat 10 Oct 2026 14:15 - 16:30

contemporary

Sat 10 Oct 2026

14:15 - 16:30

Sat 10 Oct 2026

14:15 - 16:30

Grote Zaal

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Program

Erich Wolfgang Korngold String Quartet in A major
Existing and new work, improvisation and poetry

Credits

Alma Quartet
Marc Daniel van Biemen violin
Benjamin Peled violin
Jeroen Woudstra viola
Joris van den Berg cello

Hamid Reza Behzadian, Indian slide guitar
Jouman Fattal recitation
Asmae Amaddaou poetry
Kay Sleking artistic direction and arrangements
Sieta Keizer direction and dramaturgy
A Brilliant Noise production

String quartet and spoken word for the 100th IJ-Salon concert

‘Confluence’ is the meeting point of different streams: the moment something new emerges. This programme is a partnership with A Brilliant Noise, a new production house that brings together top Dutch musicians and soloists with a refugee background. It brings the Alma Quartet (comprising members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra) together with a soloist who has recently settled in the Netherlands.

Together, they are creating a performance that blends existing and new music with spoken word. Featured is the music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold: refugee and composer. A century ago, he successfully bridged the gap between European musical traditions and Hollywood film scores.

In collaboration with A Brilliant Noise