"[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 - Beethoven 250

Februari Festival 2020

The third edition of the Februari Festival will be launched in The Hague’s Nieuwe Kerk on Wednesday, 12 February 2020. The very successful 2018 and 2019 editions focused on Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms. The 2020 festival will shine a spotlight on Ludwig van Beethoven, a 'free-thinking, unconventional and groundbreaking visionary'.

Our highly acclaimed Ensemble 4.1 is this year’s ‘Ensemble in Residence’. Other Squire artists who will be in the spotlights at the Februari Festival are violinist Antje Weithaas, the Simply Quartet and pianist Ishay Shaer. They all will be performing together with many other musicians of international renown and gifted young performers at the Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague.