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, Turkey and Rumania. 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.
audio, video -> scroll down | e-flyer 2025-2026
COMING UP [PAST CONCERTS -> link]
13 april 2025 15:00 Amsterdam Plein Theater tickets
Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam
double bill with duo Germaine Sijstermans (bcl) & Markus Kaiser (vlc)
Premiere duo Janco Verduin From dusk till dawn: the hidden world of Pipistrellus Pipistrellus
composition commission kindly supported by FPK
15 april 2025 20:00 Tilburg De Link tickets
Duo Katharina Gross – Fie Schouten & Ruud Roelofsen
Premiere Peter Jakober Werk
composition commission kindly supported by Ernst von Siemens Stiftung
may 2025 Norway, Trondheim
residency Fie Schouten & Katharina Gross
Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder
21.05.2025: lunch concert & artist talk.
24.05.2025: public workshop-concert (collaboration with the nyMusikk)
24.05.2025: concert Soft Strength
detailed info on
https://www.katharinagross.at/project/artist-residency-trondheim/
The following concerts are part of the 5th Basklarinet Festijn:
10-13 sept 2025 Utrecht, Gaudeamus Festival
Duo Gross & Schouten + Chris Watt bass clarinet
10-13 sept 2025 Amsterdam, Festival Muze van Zuid
Duo Gross & Schouten + Chris Watt bass clarinet
12 okt 2025 Beetsterzwaag, Cultbee
Duo Gross & Schouten + Chris Watt, Femke van den Bergh bass clarinet
17 okt 2025 Den Haag, Korzo
Duo Gross & Schouten + Kerwin Rolland electronics
CD bee sage (2024)
• buy physical copy of the CD:
https://attacca.nl/product/schouten-gross-bee-sage/
• stream & download via Bandcamp:
REPERTOIRE (written for them*)
• DUO
Dimitris Andrikopoulos (GR/PT) “When you see…” (2023) * 9min
premiere 14.12.2023 Festival DME, Lisboa Incomum (PT)
with support of project DME
Cornelius Boots (USA) Crow Cavern (2020) 10min
Rozalie Hirs (NL) bee sage (2023) * 13min
premiere 17.9.2023 Festival Muze van Zuid, Amsterdam (NL)
published by Deuss Music
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) *
premiere 15.4.2025 De Link, Tilburg (NL)
with support of Ernst von Siemens Stiftung
Theo Loevendie (NL) Aulos (1972)
Seung-Won Oh (NL) Modular 3 (2022) *
premiere 13.10.2023 Alte Schmiede, Vienna (AT)
published by Deuss Music
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)
published by Babel Scores
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) From dusk till dawn: the hidden world of Pipistrellus Pipistrellus (2025) *
premiere 13.4.2025 Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam, Plein Theater Amsterdam (NL)
kindly supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten
• 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
Liviu Danceanu (RO): Glass music for 5 musicians (1985)
Tom Johnsson: Counting Duets (1982)
Thierry de Mey: Musique de table (1999)
Benjamin Patterson: Paper piece (1960)
Dieter Schnebel: Bauernszene (1992)
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