Merita

MERITA is working with a new generation of European string quartets to redefine performance, reach wider audiences, and connect artistic tradition with innovation.

MUSIC

MERITA’s quartets explore new ideas for classical music performance, invite new audiences, and shape the future of chamber music.

HERITAGE

Experience innovative concerts that form a dialogue between past and present, and point the way to a vital future for Europe’s cultural heritage.

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TALENT

The MERITA platform brings together musicians, venues and professional support, to forge an inclusive and sustainable future for European classical music.

QUARTETS

Meet the 38 string quartets who are learning new ways to bring the heritage of classical music to the audiences of today.

ADAM Quartet

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Quartetto Adorno

Reggio Emilia, Italy
Airis String Quartet

Kraków, Poland
AKELA Quartet

Copenhagen, Denmark
Akhtamar Quartet

Brussels, Belgium
Quatuor Akilone

Paris, France
Alinde Quartett

Cologne, Germany
Amai Quartet

Vienna, Austria
Animato Quartet

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Heritage

Explore the historic houses that are hosting artistic residencies and innovating concerts throughout the MERITA project.

Friluftsskolen Open-Air School

Copenhagen, Denmark
Arte Music Academy

Nicosia, Cyprus
Museum of Literature Ireland

Dublin, Ireland
The Winzerberg

Potsdam, Germany
Palacio del Virrey Laserna

Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Het Huys Ten Donck

Ridderkerk, Netherlands
Vanhakylä Gård

Sastamala, Finland
Schloss Weikersheim

Weikersheim, Germany
Castle Častolovice

Častolovice, Czechia

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News

Listen to our podcasts

Quartet Gerhard Podcast

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Quartet Gerhard Podcast