We believe that beauty is an essential good rather than a privilege. Our activities and design thinking are dynamic, a result of that kind of listening that stimulates the circulation of ideas. Our European network of partners in the fields of music, education, heritage and territory allows the creation of original synergies, having the final aim of bringing beauty to everyone.
FESTIVAL AND MUSICAL PROJECTS
ARCHIPELAGO
Concerts and artistic residencies at Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice that see the participation of young international string quartets and soloists. The project explores the relationship between architecture and music thanks to guided tours at the Foundation and concerts with music programs inspired to the places visited.
MUSICA AL MUSEO
MUMU (Music at the Museum) is a unique and immersive experiencial path that brings together the beauty of the most extraordinay Italian art masterpieces in museums, with the listening of live music, in an intimate situation.
MUMU offers new museum itineraries and dynamic concerts, for a more personal art fruition.
ARCHILLUM
Itineraries of Music and Discovery. A widespread festival aimed at enhancing the heritage of hidden and less-known territories and the String Quartet repertoire played by outstanding young ensembles. A series of concerts hosted in various historic houses scattered all over the territory encourages the audience to discover the region.
MUSICA CON VISTA
Open-air chamber music festival in Summer, it is a musical journey through the gardens, cloisters and courtyards of historic residences and palaces, an integral part of Italy’s cultural identity. Concerts by the most representative young ensembles on the international scene revive villages and urban peripheries, and are accompanied by activities to discover the area.
BRERA MUSICA
Brera Musica is an innovative interdisciplinary project created by Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan; in collaboration with Le Dimore del Quartetto it explores the relationship between the visual arts and music, integral part of the academic, intellectual and artistic dimension’s development of the artworks at Pinacoteca.
INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION
Co-founded by the European Commission
MUSA
MUSA – European young MUsicians soft Skills Alliance is a European professional training project for young string quartets. It aims to provide them with entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and competences are ususally missing in their curriculum although fundamental for their professional career.
MERITA
MERITA – where chamber Music, cultural hERItage and TAlent meet is an online and offline platform that increases the visibility and circulation of emerging European string quartets, by innovating and improving the sustainability of the music industry, while promoting European cultural heritage.
TEAM BUILDING & SOCIAL AWARENESS
METAFOUR
The string quartet as metaphor of collaboration.
A path of music and words in schools, cities, peripheries, jails and hospitals that raises awareness on the importance of culture of dialogue and the fundamental values in a civil society. In particular, MetaFour supports fragile people and people with fewer opportunities thought a high quality cultural proposal that is accessible to everyone.
CRISTINA TRIVULZIO DI BELGIOJOSO
On the occasion of the installation of the first statue in Milan dedicated to a woman, Cristina Trivulzio di Belgiojoso, Le Dimore del Quartetto has organized an itinerary of conversation concerts to turn the spotlight on the life of this heroine of the Italian Risorgimento and to suggest a starting point for a broader collective recognition of women’s action in history and in the contemporary time.
METAFOUR BUSINESS
Multimedia team-building tool for understanding and reflecting on topics such as trust, creativity, diversity, shared leadership, inclusivity, team working.
MetaFour Business familiarizes also non-experts with the noble principles that guide the work of a string quartet and suitably introduces them to executive boards, project teams and working groups.
ABITO
Culture at school for responsible citizenship. ABITO is a civic education path that accompanies middle school students in a journey towards responsible citizenship, through the universal languages of art and culture.
MASTERCLASS
ESPRESSO MASTERCLASS
Advanced masterclass during which the ensembles get the chance to attend intense chamber music classes with renowned international teachers in historic houses and perform concerts. The ensembles are winners of scholarships allowing them to participate to the masterclass for free.
MUSIC WITH MASTERS
High musical specialization that takes place in Pistoia (Tuscany).
Classes are held by the most famous maestros coming from all over the world. It involves the whole citizen body with lessons, concerts and encounters in the most beautiful historic rooms of the city.
LUTHERIE
THE STRING CIRLCE
Circular economy.
The first network that connects the excellence of the art of lutherie with the new promising generation of musicians through the international mapping of the best artisan workshops.
TERRITORIAL IDENTITY
PRODUCTS & LIFESTYLE
Historic Houses are extraordinary production realities, with a fascinating story to tell. Come discover the simple and extraordinary beauty of these places and the products of the land that surrounds them.
TRAVELS
ANDANTE PRESTISSIMO
Tailor-made travel itineraries. The concerts of the Quartets in the houses of our network are the leitmotif of a journey that aims at discovering the most extraordinary territories and the hidden gems of our immense Italian heritage.
ART
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
The timeless art residency experience is extended to painters and sculptors in thanks to scholarships provided by Fondazione Brivio Sforza.
The artists, selected by Galleria Rubin, are hosted for a week in the chosen Italian houses to produce sketches inspired by the places, spaces and territories that host them.