MERITAcubed
Chamber Music Networking Event in Cremona
On Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October 2026, Cremona will welcome an international network of chamber music professionals. Le Dimore del Quartetto, Fondazione Stauffer and the Museo del Violino, under the patronage of the Municipality of Cremona, are promoting the Chamber Music Networking Event: two days dedicated to networking, the exchange of ideas and the development of new collaborations among musicians, institutions, professionals and cultural organisations from across Europe.
The event takes place within the European Platform MERITA, coordinated by the cultural enterprise Le Dimore del Quartetto and co-funded by the European Union through the Creative Europe programme.
Launched in 2021, MERITA has developed an international network of over 20 partners, 72 heritage venues and 82 ensembles (string quartets and piano trios), which have presented 94 original musical projects through the platform. With over 400 concerts scheduled between 2022 and 2029, MERITA aims to create opportunities for young musicians, cultural organisations, heritage venues and audiences across Europe to meet and collaborate, helping to strengthen touring opportunities, visibility and the long-term sustainability of the next generation of chamber musicians through a new-generation ecosystem.
About MERITA
MERITA is a European platform enhancing the visibility and circulation of chamber music ensembles while connecting them with European cultural heritage.
Following a highly successful first edition (2022–2025), MERITA has been awarded a second Creative Europe co-funding and is now expanding with MERITAcubed (2025–2029).
MERITAcubed is coordinated by Le Dimore del Quartetto (Milan, Italy) and gathers 19 organisations from 16 countries (soon to be 22 - one more from different countries will join the consortium each year):
- Asociación Red Europea de Jardines Históricos (ERHG) (Lloret de Mar, Spain),
- Cadenza Arts Management Ltd (Budapest, Hungary),
- Comitato AMUR (Milan, Italy),
- Conc.arts berlin gUG (Berlin, Germany),
- ENCATC - European Network on Cultural Management and Policy (Brussels, Belgium),
- Esterházy Palace (Eisenstadt, Austria),
- Europa Nostra (The Hague, Netherlands),
- European Historic Houses (Brussels, Belgium),
- Fundación Teatro Real (Madrid, Spain),
- Julian Cochran Foundation (Warsaw, Poland),
- Kolarac - Zadužbina Ilije M. Kolarca (Belgrade, Serbia),
- Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival (Lofoten Islands, Norway),
- ProQuartet – Centre Européen de Musique de Chambre (Paris, France),
- Qendra Event(Tirana, Albania),
- Qualco Foundation (Athens, Greece),
- Scandinavian Cello School (Rødvig, Denmark),
- String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands),
- Terra Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal),
- Traces&Dreams (Stockholm, Sweden).
