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The quartet

The Bosmans String Quartet consists of four enthusiastic young musicians who love nothing more than making music together. They share a great love of chamber music and seek freedom and expression within this form. They met at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Netherlands Youth String Orchestra.

Since its inception in 2023, the quartet has taken masterclasses and lessons from musicians including members of the Dudok Quartet, the Attacca String Quartet, the Busch Trio and members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra. They have been selected as Quartet in Residency for the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam 2028.

The quartet is named after Henriëtte Bosmans, an important Dutch composer and pianist, born in Amsterdam (1895). The string quartet she wrote is a great inspiration for the Bosmans Quartet. Anne Bazen plays on an instrument made available by the NMF.

Anne bazen

Anne Bazen (2007, Amstelveen) started violin lessons with Wiesje Miedema at the age of six, where her great love for chamber music began. Her mother actually wanted her to play the cello, but that was out of the question for Anne. She was determined to play the violin, just like her mother and older sister. In 2021, she continued her lessons at the Sweelinck Academy with Wiesje Miedema and Judith van Driel. Since the new school year in 2025, she has been studying at the Conservatoire of Amsterdam with Maria Milstein.

Anne reached the semi-finals of the Prinses Christina Concours in 2024 and won second prize at the Britten Violin Competition in the same year. She played as a 'Young Hero' at Podium Klassiek and has performed several times at the Concertgebouw. She has taken masterclasses with Peter Brunt, Daniel Rowland, Joe Puglia and Eliot Lawson. She is concertmaster of the Netherlands Youth String Orchestra. Anne plays on an instrument made available by the NMF.

ruben ide

Ruben Ide (2004, Ghent, Belgium) started playing the violin at the age of 5 with his father, Hendrik Ide, and later also with his grandfather Rogier Ide.From July 2018, he took lessons in the Young Talent Class Amsterdam with Coosje Wijzenbeek. Ruben was also part of the string ensemble Fancy Fiddlers. Since 2021, he has been studying with Vera Beths (Conservatorium van Amsterdam), where he also started his bachelor's degree in 2022.

In recent years, he has received masterclasses from Nadia Wijzenbeek, Maria Milstein, Marc Danel and Rosanne Philippens, among others. In June 2020, Ruben won second prize in the Britten Competition in Zwolle, and in 2022 he won the same competition. In 2025, he performed Mendelssohn's violin concerto as a soloist with the Flanders Young Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martijn Dendievel. He did so again later that year with the Heemsteeds Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Leiden.

sjoerd versteegh

Sjoerd Versteegh (2003, Amsterdam) is a violist through and through. His musical journey began at the age of seven with the violin, but even then he already cherished a deep desire to embrace the viola. Two years later, his dream came true, and from that moment on, his love for this instrument only grew. His passion for chamber music was instilled in him from an early age, thanks to the family string quartet with his parents and sister.

Sjoerd developed his musical skills with Sofie van der Schalie and since 2022 he has been studying at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Marjolein Dispa. In that year, he started the preparatory course and then went on to the bachelor's programme. He gained further inspiration as a soloist and principal violist at the Netherlands Youth String Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra, and received masterclasses from Nobuko Imai and Timothy Ridout.

eleonora mascia

Eleonora Mascia (2004, Pisa, Italy) began studying the cello at the age of six. She later studied in Scuola di Musica di Fiesole with Francesco Dillon and Paolo Bonomini, and with Silvia Chiesa. Her love for chamber music has led her to perform with various ensembles such as duo with piano, piano trio and string quartet. From 2016 to 2021 she was a member of the Florence Cello Ensemble, performing regularly as soloist and principal cello. She is currently pursuing her bachelor degree at Conservatorium Van Amsterdam, under the guidance of Gideon Den Herder. Here she became a member of the Dutch National Youth Orchestra (NJO). In 2025 she performed Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 as a soloist with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini. She has received masterclasses with Giovanni Sollima, Xenia Jankovic, Peter Bruns, Istvàn Vàrdai, Enrico Pace, Trio di Parma, Floris Mijnders.

Henriëtte bosmans

Henriëtte Bosmans was an important Dutch composer and pianist, born in Amsterdam (1895). She performed as a concert pianist throughout Europe with various orchestras, including the Concertgebouw Orchestra. She was also very active as a chamber musician, often playing in the Small Hall of the Concertgebouw.

Because her mother was Jewish, she was kept under surveillance during the German occupation in the Second World War, which resulted in her career as a concert pianist being interrupted in 1942. However, she continued to compose and published her work after the war.

In the last years of her life, she fell ill and stopped performing. Nevertheless, she composed songs for her friend Noémie Perugia during this period, which are considered to be the best songs of that time. In 1951, she was knighted in the Order of Orange Nassau. Bosmans died in Amsterdam in 1952.

In 1927, she wrote her beautiful string quartet, which is a great inspiration for the Bosmans Quartet.

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Susanna Bazen, @bazenbeeld