Maat Saxophone Quartet

Name: Maat Saxophone Quartet
Start: 2026-09-25T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-25T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Avantage Supermarket Rivierenplein

took place · 25 Sep 2026

Avantage Supermarket Rivierenplein, Dordrecht

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Maat Saxophone Quartet performs on Friday, 25 September 2026 at 16:00 in Avantage Supermarket Rivierenplein in Dordrecht. The ensemble presents saxophone music in an intimate setting. This concert is one of six Dutch dates on their tour, with four earlier performances in Dordrecht during September and a further date in 's-Hertogenbosch in January 2027. The Avantage Supermarket provides an unconventional venue for classical music, allowing the audience to experience the programme in close proximity to the musicians.

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About: Maat Saxophone Quartet

Four Portuguese musicians pushing the boundaries of the classical saxophone quartet from their Amsterdam base - from medieval sounds to fado and brand-new commissions. As ECHO Rising Stars 2025/26, they are performing at Europe's leading concert halls this season.

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2025/26
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.
2025/26
The quartet brings the virtual opera Metamorphosis internationally this season and goes on tour in Brazil.
2025/26
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.

Tour

HamburgCologneParisBirminghamGatesheadAmsterdamReykjavikLisbonPortoLuxembourgBadajozChengduNederhorst den Berg

Tracks

CiudadesDebut album (2020, 7 Mountain Records); described by De Luister as 'devilishly good and heavenly catchy'

RenascerSecond album (2023); combines traditional fado with contemporary music, with Portuguese guitarist António Carlos Costa

No one is too smallThird album (2024); six composers on climate change, combined with light installations and theater

BlackbirdECHO Rising Stars program 2025/26; nine centuries of music by female composers, from Hildegard von Bingen to Nina Simone

Ciudades: SarajevoSingle (2025), expansion of the debut album

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