The duo, consisting of bass clarinettist Fie Schouten and cellist Katharina Gross, dedicates itself to contemporary, international repertoire, in which both instrumentalists take pleasure in making the low frequencies sound, all possible sounds, melting or contrasting and inserting theatrical aspects.
Since their start as a duo in 2022 they performed in The Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Portugal and Turkey. Working as a duo, they invite other musicians to collaborate, so far percussionists Ruud Roelofsen, Agostinho Sequiera, pianist Ji-Youn Song and soprano Keren Motseri. On their tours they regularly work with young composers and they give masterclasses and workshops. Their international collaboration reflects their commitment to enriching the contemporary music scene through innovative performances.
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COMING UP [PAST CONCERTS -> link]
CD bee sage (2024)
• buy physical copy of the CD:
https://attacca.nl/product/schouten-gross-bee-sage/
• stream & download via Bandcamp:
17 nov ’24 Nijmegen, Galerie Marzee info/tickets
• Rozalie Hirs (NL) bee Sage (2023)
• Dimitris Andrikoupoulos (GR/PT) “When you see…” (2023)
• Füsun Köksal İncirlioğlu (TR) Word by word (2023)
• Kaija Saariaho (FI/F) Oi Kuu (1990)
• Tobias Klein (NL/D) nieuwe basklarinet solo
• Gerhard Stäbler/Kunsu Shim (D) cello soli
27 nov ’24 Groningen, festival soundsofmusic
Duo Gross-Schouten + Ji-Youn Song piano
• Allegro Sostenuto – Helmut Lachenmann
13 april ’25 Amsterdam, Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam
double bill with duo Germaine Sijstermans (bcl) & Markus Kaiser (vlc)
15 april ’25 Tilburg, De Link tickets
Duo + Ruud Roelofsen percussion
25 april ’25 Strasbourg (F) Aubette
1-21 may 2025 Norway, Trondheim
residency at Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder
REPERTOIRE (written for them*)
• DUO
Dimitris Andrikopoulos (GR/PT) “When you see…” (2023) 9min
premiere 14.12.2023 Festival DME, Lisboa Incomum (PT)
Cornelius Boots (USA) Crow Cavern (2020) 10min
Rozalie Hirs (NL) bee sage* (2023) 13min
premiere 17.9.2023 Festival Muze van Zuid, Amsterdam (NL)
Füsun Köksal İncirlioğlu (TR) Word by word* (2023) 10min
premiere 26.5.2024 Neue Musik in St. Ruprecht, Vienna (AT)
Peter Jakober (AT) new work (2025)
Theo Loevendie (NL) Aulos (1972)
Seung-Won Oh (NL) Modular 3* (2022)
premiere 13.10.2023 Alte Schmiede, Vienna (AT)
Jan van de Putte (NL) The Gift* (2022)
premiere 13.10.2023 Alte Schmiede, Vienna (AT)
Doina Rotaru (RO) Masks* (1989/2024)
premiere (2024 version) 22.3.2024 Theater de Stoep/Het Witte Kerkje, Spijkenisse (NL)
Kaija Saariaho (FI/F) Oi Kuu (1990)
Kunsu Shim (D) Very, very Still* (2023)
Tolga Tüzün (TR) Dyssynchrony* (2023)
premiere 8.10.2023 Gaudeamus series, KuuB Utrecht (NL)
Janco Verduin (NL) new work (2025)
• DUO+
Equilibrium (2021) Seung-Won Oh (bass clarinet, cello, percussion)
premiere 10.07.2022 IJzerstaven, Amsterdam (NL)
Farewell (2007/2022) Boudewijn Tarenskeen (clarinet, cello, soprano)
premiere (2022 version) 20.11.2022 Plein Theater, Amsterdam (NL)
• THEATRICAL
Counting Duets (1982) Tom Johnsson
Musique de table (1999) Thierry de Mey
Paper piece (1960) Benjamin Patterson
Bauernszene (1992) Dieter Schnebel
AUDIO & VIDEO
DUO
Live stream 30.4.2024 Berlin BKA-theater
Doina Rotaru Masks (1989/2023) Rozalie Hirs Bee Sage (2023) Felipe Waller Ciencia Fricción (2022) Enno Poppe Holz (1999/2015) Tüzün Dyssynchrony (2023) Seung-Won Oh Modular 3 for Two (2022)
17.11.2023 “Their repertoire for the evening included compositions by the skilled students of BİLGİ Music and various composers from the contemporary music scene, creating a harmonious blend of diverse musical influences.”
live at Festival Muze van Zuid, september 2018 Amsterdam, NL
Aulos (1972) by Theo Loevendie (1930)
(with the composer present)
DUO +
THEATRICAL
2 X SOLO