The Netherlands | Eider Armendariz

Feb 235 min

A 360º experience of the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam

From the 27th January to the 3rd February 2024, the world's largest string quartet festival was held in Amsterdam. With more than 40...

Nov 1, 20234 min

Ruins and Remains - A journey to the innermost of myself

Music is fascinating. Okay, I have to admit that I'm not going out on a limb here, as I guess everyone will agree with this statement....

Sep 13, 20237 min

Best things happen when you least expect them: Janine Jansen in Concertgebouw

I wasn’t even planning on posting about this concert, but as I was sitting in the beautiful Concertgebouw, with my eyes wide-open and...

Jun 5, 20233 min

My Master Final Exam!

Another stage of my life comes to an end! Tomorrow I’ll be playing my Master Final Exam surrounded by friends and family, both on and off...

May 28, 20236 min

When music can be seen: Janine Jansen and Camerata Salzburg

Have you ever been to a concert in which you could literally feel the energy of the musicians on stage? That you could see them have fun...

May 16, 20235 min

How to find your artistic identity: A guide to become the artist you want to be

I’ve written an ebook!!!! Isn’t it crazy? Never in a million years would I have imagined that I’d be saying this, yet here I am, after a...

May 4, 20238 min

Interview with violinist Sarah Kapustin - Performance, teaching, practicing...

I tend to follow my instincts quite a lot when it comes to making decisions, and I’m so thankful to the Eider of the past who, in 2021,...

Mar 22, 20235 min

Wait a second… Am I really playing in an opera?!

Order of events: You love music and you’ve been playing the violin for more than 15 years. You’ve never listened to a whole opera in your...

Mar 17, 20234 min

Exciting concerts with Brillante quartet

Chamber music has been something scary to me for years. This may be a bit of a strong statement to open a blog post with, but the truth...

Jan 25, 20233 min

We are because they were

One of the characteristics of music that I didn’t understand as a child but that I now love is its abstraction. I find it amazing that...