On Saturday 24 January 2026, the Matangi Quartet will present a new edition of the Moving Music Festival. After eight successful editions of the Unheard Music Festival and an anniversary year, the focus is now on Slovak composer Vladimir Godár: a unique, introspective musical voice that is rarely heard live in the Netherlands..

“We look for music that moves and sets things in motion,” says Matangi. “Godár’s work touches on the big questions of our time: identity, silence and humanity.”

In a world full of noise and acceleration, Godár's music invites stillness and reflection. His musical language is melancholic, spiritual and rooted in Central European culture. Godár (1956), composer and musicologist, gained international renown with his vocal cycle Mater, and is regularly compared to Arvo Pärt and Henryk Górecki — not in style, but in spiritual expressiveness. Matangi is bringing his music to the Dutch stage 'because Godár's work reminds us of the power of silence and beauty'.

Matangi Quartet - Maria-Paula Majoor, Hannelore De Vuyst, Karsten Kleijer and Arno van der Vuurst - is one of the most versatile string quartets in the Netherlands. For more than twenty years, Matangi has been moving effortlessly between classical repertoire, new music, world music, jazz and pop. Known for their adventurous collaborations with Eric Vloeimans, Ruben Hein, Sven Ratzke, Youp van 't Hek and Herman van Veen, among others, Matangi always seeks dialogue between genres and traditions.
Central to their mission is the idea that music must remain in motion. This is reflected every year in their own festival: the Moving Music Festival. An event in which one composer or theme is always central. Previous editions have featured Valentin Silvestrov, Jonathan Dove and female composers, among others. The festival has grown into a place for deepening understanding, surprise and encounters between musicians and audiences.