Progressive Duos

Inspired by the great contributions to string chamber music repertoire by Bartók and Berio, as well as the former’s Mikrokosmos and Kurtág’s Jatekok in the pedagogical vein, Jeffrey Niederhoffer began writing his Progressive Duos for two violins in 2019, and continues to add to the project regularly. In the spirit of these great works, many of the Duos are written as homages to composers of the past, and range from simple, open string melodies, to more traditional virtuosic challenges, to modern extended playing techniques. Intended to be played by student and teacher together, the Duos aim to present an interesting and entertaining introduction to new music.