A new way to experience
MERITAcubed builds upon and expands the original MERITA vision: innovating the chamber music sector by linking outstanding young European ensembles with cultural heritage sites, fostering professional growth, creative exchange, and meaningful engagement with audiences.The platform in this next phase will also include new heritage venues: 10 historical gardens selected by the Asociación Red Europea de Jardines Históricos and 10 cultural sites chosen by Europa Nostra will host a total of 20 concerts, continuing MERITA’s mission to celebrate and revitalise Europe’s cultural heritage through music.
A new way to connect
Led by Le Dimore del Quartetto, the platform currently brings together 19 member organisations from 16 countries – soon to grow to 22 members from 19 countries, as one new partner will join each year.
COORDINATING ORGANIZATION
Le Dimore del Quartetto is a creative cultural enterprise that enhances chamber music and the European cultural heritage, in a circular economy.
Le Dimore del Quartetto
Italy
Le Dimore del Quartetto is a creative cultural enterprise that enhances chamber music and the European cultural heritage, in a circular economy.
Members
Asociación Red Europea de Jardines Históricos
Spain
Governs The European Route of Historic Gardens, a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe, founded in 2016, spans 47 historic gardens in Europe, it promotes heritage, collaboration, research, and cultural activities. ERHG engages in youth education, contemporary arts, and sustainable tourism to enrich cultural heritage appreciation.
Cadenza Arts Management Ltd.
Hungary
Cadenza Arts Management acts with the purpose of managing concerts and providing management services for different artists and groups, within the international music industry.
Comitato AMUR
Italy
Comitato AMUR is a network of the major Italian concert societies for the ideation, co-production and virtuous circuitry of artistic projects
Conc.arts berlin gUG
Germany
The non-profit company conc.arts berlin gUG organises classical concerts and concert tours of top-class orchestras and ensembles in Germany and abroad. This includes the acquisition of public and private funding as well as the organisational and administrative handling of all necessary processes.
ENCATC – European Network on Cultural Management and Policy
Belgium
ENCATC promotes and advances the fields of cultural management and cultural policy education and research, connects stakeholders and ideas, and promotes an inclusive, sustainable, and democratic environment for the development of arts and culture.
Esterházy Palace
Austria
Esterhazy forges a bridge from its lively past to a forward-looking present: contemporary interventions in centuries-old walls, classical performances in historical settings, and works by world-famous artists. Whether exhibitions, concerts, or programmes for the entire family – the Esterhazy locations offer cultural enjoyment and variety all year round.
Europa Nostra
Netherlands
Europa Nostra is a pan-European Federation for Cultural Heritage, representing citizens' organisations that work on safeguarding Europe's cultural and natural heritage.
European Historic Houses
Belgium
Independent and non-profit organisation, the European Historic Houses acts as an umbrella organisation gathering 27 national associations of historic houses
Fundación Teatro Real
Spain
The Teatro Real is considered the leading institution of the performing arts in Spain, the foremost national opera house and one of the most important Spanish cultural institutions. The theatre also enjoys significant international prestige.
Julian Cochran Foundation
Polonia
Julian Cochran Foundation supports, promotes and helps young artists, organizes events for children and adults and the world's first online piano competition.
Kolarac – Zadužbina Ilije M. Kolarca
Serbia
The Kolarac Foundation has developed its work through four centres: the Music Centre, the Lecture Centre with the Gallery, the Centre for Foreign Languages and the Publishing Centre with the Bookshop “Aleksandar Belić”.
Lofoten Internasjonale Kammermusikkfest
Norway
The Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival brings a varied program of classical music - performed by international artists at a high level - to the whole of Lofoten.
ProQuartet
France
ProQuartet contributes to the influence of the string quartet, to the support of the entire chamber music community and to the expansion of the audiences.
Qendra EVENT
Albania
Qendra EVENT is a no profit organization and concert organiser dedicated to chamber music and operating in Albania.
Qualco Foundation
Greece
Qualco Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded in 2021 to promote a resilient and inclusive Greek society. It supports social impact through partnerships, scholarships, cultural projects, and emergency aid, focusing on sustainability, heritage, and civic engagement.
Scandinavian Cello School
Denmark
Scandinavian Cello School is an international school for young classical music talents. It has succeeded in bringing classical music to new audiences and in untraditional surroundings. It challenges and strengthens both international and Danish talents that are brought together. A solid foundation for their future is planted whilst on Danish soil through world class teaching, essential networking and a healthy life balance.
Stichting Strijkkwartet Biennale Amsterdam
Netherlands
The String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam is the world’s biggest string quartet festival. It brings together string quartets from different backgrounds all over the world to create a dynamic, innovative program.
Terra Foundation
Portugal
Terrafoundation is a collaborative cultural platform working to balance the relationships amongst humans, and between humanity and planet Earth. It is driven by the conviction that living culture is the path to deep and lasting transformation for the collective good.
Traces&Dreams
Sweden
Traces&Dreams is a global transdisciplinary agency committed to enabling, guiding, and describing transformative processes. It co-develops, narrates, and disseminates projects, facilitate conversations and curate ideas.
SUSTAINABILITY
In MERITAcubed, sustainability becomes a deeper commitment and a practical tool for the future of chamber music. Building on the foundations of MERITA, this new phase strengthens our ecological responsibility with an enhanced CO₂ calculator designed specifically for chamber music activities, helping quartets and venues track, understand, and reduce their environmental footprint.
MERITAcubed embraces sustainability in its most holistic sense: ecological, artistic, economic, and cultural. Through shared practices, environmental awareness, and new resource-efficient models, we work toward a circular cultural ecosystem, one in which music, heritage, and talent circulate responsibly across borders and generations.
MERITAcubed continues the project’s dedication to creating a sector that is not only artistically vibrant, but environmentally conscious and future-ready.
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