Maat Saxophone Quartet is a Portuguese-Dutch ensemble based in Amsterdam, blending classical music, contemporary repertoire and fado with other art forms. Founded in 2018 by four Portuguese students in Arno Bornkamp's saxophone class at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the quartet has won both the Prémio Jovens Músicos (2018) and the Dutch Classical Talent Award (2022). In the 2025/26 season they tour Europe as an ECHO Rising Star, nominated by the Philharmonie de Paris, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Casa da Música. The group has commissioned more than twenty new works and collaborates with companies including AYA Danstheater and Diamantfabriek.
Maat tours in the 2025/26 season as ECHO Rising Star through Europe, nominated by the Philharmonie de Paris, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Casa da Música.
The quartet brings the virtual opera Metamorphosis internationally this season and goes on tour in Brazil.
A new work by Johan de Meij for saxophone quartet and concert band has its world premiere, and Maat creates a new children's production together with the Philharmonie Luxembourg.
The quartet released the single Ciudades: Sarajevo as a supplement to their debut album.
The third album No one is too small was released in 2024 on 7 Mountain Records Amsterdam, dedicated to the theme of climate change.
The Maat Saxophone Quartet performs saxophone music in the outdoor Kloostertuin garden in Dordrecht.
The Maat Saxophone Quartet performs a programme of saxophone music in an intimate setting.
The Maat Saxophone Quartet performs a programme for four saxophones blending jazz and classical repertoire.
The Maat Saxophone Quartet performs a programme for four saxophones blending jazz and classical repertoire.
The Maat Saxophone Quartet performs an evening of saxophone music in Dordrecht.
The Maat Saxophone Quartet performs at Speeltuintje bij de J.J.A in Dordrecht.
