"[Igor Cognolato's] playing is marked by a refined poetic sensibility and a fascination with colour, transformation and the changing character of sound." - from a 5-star review in Amadeus of his Maximiliano Amici recording

Igor Cognolato

"The Rietveld Ensemble allows its audiences to truly experience chamber music" - De Nieuwe Muze, 5 May 2026

Rietveld Ensemble

"The Notos Quartet is a fantastic ensemble!” - Zubin Mehta

Notos Quartett

"...They are fine musicians and excellent instrumentalists ... the quality of the sound, good intonation and perfect balance make this quartet's performance a moving experience."- La Nación de Buenos Aires - A.E. Gimenez

Quartetto di Venezia

"The magic of fascinating cello artistry … contemplative depth … a premonition of fulfilled aesthetic utopia." — Süddeutsche Zeitung

David Stromberg

"Style, interaction, an approach suffused with a sense of humanity: Quatuor Tchalik's performances bear the signature of one of the great French quartets of the new generation!"

Quatuor Tchalik

“Keigo Mukawa, a whirlwind of hallucinatory poetry”

Keigo Mukawa

"A splendid performance guaranteed with the Berlinskaya-Ancelle duo which, by the virtue of their unified playing, is reflected by an irresistible interpretation marked by a wonderful sense of freshness and relief."

Berlinskaya - Ancelle duo

“These four musicians form a brilliant unit. They work together like a well-oiled machine, making music with a single, big beating heart.”

Weinberg Quartet

Februari Festival 2019

The second edition of the Februari Festival will be launched in The Hague’s Nieuwe Kerk on Wednesday, 13 February. After a successful first edition in 2018, which focused on Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn as well as Robert and Clara Schumann, this year’s festival will shine a spotlight on Johannes Brahms.

The Alban Berg Ensemble Wien is this year’s ‘Ensemble in Residence’ and will be present in various formations during each day of the festival. This is actually a first: the festival marks the première performance of this acclaimed ensemble in the Netherlands.

Other Squire artists who will be in the spotlights at the Februari Festival will be Quatuor van Kuijk and pianist Ishay Shaer. They will be performing together with many other widely acclaimed Dutch and international musicians at the Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague.