The Van Dingstee Quartet was founded by violinists Ingrid and Marjolein van Dingstee and cellist Ewout van Dingstee. Helena van Tongeren joined the quartet as violist in 1997. The Quartet quickly found success and in recent years have performed throughout The Netherlands, across Europe and in the United States. Their richly varied repertoire includes compositions from all periods. The quartet attaches special importance to regular performances of Dutch compositions.

The Van Dingstee Quartet released CDs of quartets by Haydn, Pijper and Shostakovich (2003) and Mozart's Clarinet Quintet (with Céleste Zewald clarinet 2006). The Quartet also recorded the London String Quartet by the Dutch composer Jan van Amerongen and the String Quartet in G Minor by Claude Debussy. These CDs were highly acclaimed by press and audience and were broadcast several times on radio.

In 2004 the Quartet won the Ondine Records Prize at the Kuhmo International Chamber Music Competition in Finland also First Prize (Thomastik-Infeld Prize) at the 2002 String Quartet Competition of the International Summer Festival Prague-Vienna-Budapest in Austria and both Second Prize and the Bärenreiter Prize at the International Chamber Music Competition Charles Hennen in 2001. In the press the Quartet has been consistently praised for its wide range of sound colours, harmonious play, commitment and passion.

From 2003 the Quartet has been working with the Netherlands String Quartet Foundation, a collaboration of several prominent Dutch string quartets that organise concert series all over the Netherlands. Besides the elaborate series of concerts the Quartet plays, it is also involved in educational projects. In collaboration with music schools and other organisations, the Quartet organises chamber music courses for both children and adults and also presents special school concerts and lectures about the string quartet and string quartet playing.

The Quartet is supported by: Prins Bernard Cultuur Fonds, ThuisKopie Fonds, Kersjes Fonds, Stichting Algemeen Muziekfonds, Stichting John Kasander, Haarlems Muziek Fonds and the Netherland-America Foundation. The US concert tour of the Van Dingstee Quartet in March 2006 was financially supported by the Netherland-America Foundation.