MERITA

MERITA is an online and offline platform that increases the visibility and circulation of European string quartets by innovating and improving the sustainability of the music industry, increasing access and participation in cultural activities, promoting European cultural heritage, strengthening connections between local and European culture.

Winner of the “Creative Europe – European Platforms 2021” call and co-funded by the European Union, MERITA development lasts 3 years and involves 38 string quartets for a total of 152 artists, 31 historic houses and 9 cultural sites n Europa Nostra’s 7 Most Endangered programme.

Through the digital platform, MERITA showcases artists and presents cultural sites, historic houses, educational material, and content for the public and it includes online and on-site activities, i.e. training, artistic residencies, transnational and international circulation of young artists, studies and research.

The platform also allows new audiences to be brought closer to classical music and places of historical interest. 

MERITA aims to become a reference point, promoting a sustainable business model that unites emerging chamber music artists, audiences, and cultural heritage, fostering among others the exchange of best practices for artists, environmental sustainability, and awareness.
MERITA provides specific training for the 38 string quartets on Sustainable Events, environmental management analysis for cultural venues, and a Carbon Footprint Tool for chamber music concerts.

 

MERITA, coordinated by Le Dimore del Quartetto, brings together 17 leading musical and cultural organizations from 12 European countries. 

  1. Comitato AMUR, Milan (Italy)
  2. European Historic Houses, Bruxelles (Belgium)
  3. EuAbout Lab ASBL – European Association for Research, Educational, Cultural and Social Innovation, Bruxelles (Belgium)
  4. ProQuartet – Centre européen de musique de chambre, Paris (France)
  5. B&M Theocharakis Foundation, Athens (Greece)
  6. Stichting Strijkkwartet Biënnale Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  7. Europa Nostra, The Hague (Netherlands)
  8. Traces&Dreams, Stockholom (Sweden)
  9. Lofoten Internasjonale Kammermusikkfest, Oslo (Norway)
  10. University of Arts of Tirana, Tirana (Albania)
  11. Qendra EVENT, Tirana (Albania)
  12. Julian Cochran Foundation, Warsaw (Poland)
  13. Beogradska Umetnička Nova Teritorija (Belgrade Artistic New Territory – BUNT), Belgrade (Serbia)
  14. Kolarac – Zadužbina Ilije M. Kolarca, Belgrade (Serbia)
  15. Cadenza Arts Management Ltd., Budapest (Hungary)
  16. experimentadesign – Associação para a Promoção do Design e Cultura de Projecto, Lisbon (Portugal)

The selected quartets are:

Adam Quartet (Netherlands)
Adorno Quartet (Italy)
Airis String Quartet (Poland)
Akela Quartet (Denmark)
Akhtamar Quartet (Belgium)
Quatuor Akilone (France)
Alinde Quartet (Germany)
Amai Quartet (Austria)
Animato Quartet (Netherlands)
Antarja Quartet (Poland)
Atenea Quartet (Spain)
Belinfante Quartet (Netherlands)
Chaos String Quartet (Austria)
Desguin Kwartet (Belgium)
Eos Quartet (Italy)
Erinys Quartet (Finland)
Fabrik Quartet (Germany)
Gerhard Quartet (Spain)
Goldberg Quartet (Italy)
Cuarteto Iberia (Spain)
Indaco Quartet (Italy)
Kandinsky Quartet (Austria)
Karski Quartet (Belgium)
Kleio Quartet (England)
Cuarteto Matrice (Spain)
Malion Quartett (Germany)
Medea String Quartet (England)
String Quartet Meraki (Serbia)
Modulor Quartet (Switzerland)
Moser String Quartet (Switzerland)
Nerida Quartet (Germany)
New Cretan Quartet (Greece)
Protean Quartet (Switzerland)
Pura Corda Ensemble (Switzerland)
Skazka Kwartet (Netherlands)
Sonoro Quartet (Belgium)
Viride Kwartet (Netherlands)
Quatuor Wassily (France)

 

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