Ensembles
![Abramski Trio](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/abramski_trio.jpg "Abramski Trio
Ensemble
The Abramski Trio decided to form a permanent ensemble after a successful informal concert at the Monastery in Maulbronn and have gone on to perform regularly together. The group is made up of young musicians who met during studies at the College of Music in Stuttgart. Whilst playing together at the Badischen Staatstheater in Karlsruhe during the 2003/04 season a spontaneous Trio concert turned into something much more...
The ensemble decided to make it their aim to perform seldom played works for double reed instruments in the unconventional form of Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, similar to the classical Piano trio. Composers such as Poulenc and Francaix are well known for their lively, humorous and imaginative wind chamber music, the performance of which the young musicians of the Abramski trio are ably adept to perform. The role of Pianist Ron Abramski is not just to sensitively accompany but through his solo performances to complement each concert.
In 2006 the Abramski trio performed in the renowned concert series in the Monastery at Maulbronn and in September 2007 were finalists in the "2nd International European Chamber music competition" in Karlsruhe.")
![Amati String Quartet](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/amati.jpg "Amati String Quartet
String Quartet
The Amati String Quartet came into being in 1981 and was shortly afterwards awarded the Evian 'Premier Grand Prix du Concours International' and the Art Prize of the City of Zürich, as well as first prize at the Karl Klingler Competition in Munich. Their CD recordings of the Schostakowitch Quartets 3 & 7 and Szymanovski's Op. 56 and Ravel received the German Record Critics' Award. The recording of the Haydn String Quartets, Op. 50 won them the French award 'Choc du monde de la musique'. In recent years, the Amati Quartet has chalked up one success after another, with performances at the Musikverein in Vienna, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, London's Wigmore Hall, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, the Kölner Philharmonie, Berlin's Konzerthaus and New York's Carnegie Hall.
"...one of the most amazing concerts I ever attended." (Sir Yehudi Menuhin)
"A Interpretation, unheard since the best times of the Juillard-Quartett." (FAZ)
"Since the early 50s (Juillard-Quartett) it was'nt possible to listen to such a recording of the Bartók-string-quartetts. This is the best recording of the Bartók-quartetts at all." (In Tune, Japan/USA)")
![Duo Maingold](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/duo-maingold.jpg "Christina Bernard · Soprano & Alto SaxophoneLea Maria Löffler · Harp
Christina Bernard, born in Erlangen in 1995, began her young studies at the age of 16 at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, where she has been continuing her studies with Lutz Koppetsch since 2013. She supplemented her education with master classes with Arno Bornkamp, Joonatan Rautiola, Jan Schulte-Bunert, Vincent David, Lars Mlekusch and Johannes Thorell, among others. Christina Bernard has won numerous prizes, including first federal prizes at the Jugend musiziert competition, third prize at the Berthold Hummel competition in Würzburg, first prize at the first J. Pakalnis International competition for Wind and Percussion Instrumentalists in Lithuania, first prize at the 23rd International Louis Spohr competition and first prize as well as sponsorship prizes at the competition for the Wolfgang Fischer and Maria Fischer-Flach prize. In 2018 she received a scholarship from the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb, combined with an acceptance into the 63rd Bundesauswahl-Konzerte for young artists. Christina Bernard is a scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, from Yehudi Menuhin "Live Music Now" and was supported by the Germany Scholarship. The saxophonist gained orchestral experience as a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Germany, the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, the Essen Philharmonic, the Würzburg Philharmonic and the Thuringia Symphony Orchestra, among others. As a soloist, she has made guest appearances with the chamber orchestra in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan and the ensemble orchestra of the National Philharmonic Society Musica Humana Juventus in Lithuania.
Twenty-one year old Lea Maria Löffler began her musical education with the violin at the age of four. One year later she discovered her love for the harp. Her former teachers include Judith Geissler, Silke Aichhorn, Prof. Andreas Mildner and Prof. Mirjam Schröder. From 2008-2013 she studied in the pre-college at the University of Music in Würzburg and from 2013-2016 in the pre-college at the University of Music in Detmold, where she has been continuing her bachelor studies since 2016 under the tutelage of Godelieve Schrama. From 2018-2019 she studied in the class of Isabelle Moretti at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse in Paris. In 2018, she won a scholarship at the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb and got admission to the Bundesauswahl Konzerte Junger Künstler (National Selection of Young Musical Artists), as well as the special prize of the Verband der Harfenisten in Deutschland. Lea Maria Löffler was a laureate of the International Franz Josef Reinl harp competition in 2018, the International Félix Godefroid harp competition in 2012, and the Verband der Harfenisten harp competition in 2010. She is supported by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes since 2018, the Dr. Franz Stüsser Stiftung since 2017, and the Werner Richard - Dr. Carl Dörken Stiftung since 2015. In 2016 she was invited by the Werner Richard - Dr. Carl Dörken Stiftung to tour as part of the Best of NRW concert series and present solo recitals. Furthermore, she was awarded with the Conrad von der Goltz scholarship of the University of Music in Würzburg, and won special prizes of the Sparkassen NRW and the Hindemith Stiftung. As a harp soloist, Lea Maria Löffler has performed with renowned orchestras, such as the Würzburger Philharmoniker and the Bergische Symphoniker. She has also gained orchestral experience with orchestras such as the National Youth Orchestra of Germany. Regular solo appearances and concert tours have taken her to a wide variety of concert halls in Germany and abroad. Lea Maria Löffler appears on television and her concerts have been broadcasted by several national radio stations such as the BR (Bavarian Broadcasting), the WDR (Westgerman Broadcasting), and the Deutschlandfunk. Several CDs bear witness to her artistic work.
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Lea Maria Löffler
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![Duo Reine Elisabeth](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/reine-elisabeth.jpg "Duo Reine Elisabeth ~ Piano Duo Rolf Plagge and Wolfgang Manz
Rolf Plagge and Wolfgang Manz came to prominence after their remarkable successes at international piano competitions such as Leeds, Brussels, Warsaw and Moscow where they won major prizes. Today they belong to the most distinguished pianists of their generation. Both have completed their studies at the renowned "Hochschule für Musik und Theater" in Hanover; both have received many rewards and various scholarships.
Apart from their extensive activities as soloists in Germany and abroad, Rolf Plagge and Wolfgang Manz formed a piano duet in 1988 called Duo "Reine Elisabeth", in commemoration to the world-famous piano competition "Concours Reine Elisabeth" in Brussels, Belgium, in which their successful participation in 1983 and 1987 launched their international careers.
The DUO has performed in several European countries as well as in Middle and South America (Chile, Mexico). Both pianists have played together with famous conductors like Bernhard Klee, Pierre Bartholomée, Christian Kluttig, Frank Beermann and others.
There is a large repertoire available reaching from the baroque style to the classic, romantic and modern eras. Apart from classical and romantic programmes both pianists also feature works of contemporary composers such as Volker Blumenthaler, Richard Heller, Karl Thieme, Frédéric van Rossum, Daniel Capelletti or Piet Swerts. A special achievement of the DUO is the performance of rare transcriptions of well-known orchestral works and ballets: Igor Stravinsky's "Petrushka", "Le Sacre du Printemps", Franz Liszt's version of the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven for 2 pianos, Aram Chatchaturjan's ballets "Gayaneh" and "Spartak" or the Piano Concerto-Fantasy on Chinese Folk Tales by Alexander Tcherepnin. In the opera houses in Leipzig and Karlsruhe the "Sacre" has been performed by the DUO over twenty times in different choreographies (Uwe Scholz, Davide Bombana).
Both pianists are teaching as professors at famous music universities. Rolf Plagge is chairman of all juries and boards for pedagogic piano studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Wolfgang Manz is member of the senate and head of the keyboard section at the Nürnberg University of Music.
Several CDs have so far been produced. Besides works of Sergej Rachmaninov, Dimitri Schostakowitsch and Alexander Scriabine, the EMS CD ("Russian Music I") presents an adaptation for two pianos of Igor Stravinsky's ballet "Petrushka" as complete version of all four scenes created by the DUO.")
![Gabriel Rivano Trio](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/gabriel-rivano-trio.jpg "Gabriel Rivano Trio
Bandoneonist Gabriel Rivano and guitarist Victor Villadangos have been playing together for more than 20 years – on international stages, in chamber music settings and with large orchestras. On their European tours they are joined by the flutist Mónica Taragano and together they make up the “Gabriel Rivano Trio”. Characteristic of this fascinating trio is the way the classical sounds of guitar and flute interact with the subtle improvisations and arrangements of Rivano’s bandoneon.
Gabriel Rivano lives in Buenos Aires, where he was born in 1958. He is a bandoneonist, guitarist, flutist and composer who has appeared with different combinations of musicians in concert halls and theatres throughout South America, Europe and Asia. Rivano likes to work with musicians who play different types of music (tango, folk, jazz and classical). In 1990 he formed the “Gabriel Rivano Quinteto". He has written numerous pieces of chamber music and several concerts for this ensemble, including a concert for bandoneon, guitar and orchestra that had its world premiere at the famous “Teatro Colón" in Buenos Aires in 1997.
Victor Villadangos was also born in Buenos Aires and is a professor of guitar at the Juan José Castro Conservatory there. He has been touring extensively since 1980, giving concerts and performing both as a soloist and with chamber music ensembles. His concerts have been presented on all of Argentina’s prestigious stages and he has given guest performances in Europe, the United States, Canada, Israel, Japan and Latin America. In 1990, the Konex Foundation awarded him the “Diploma al Mérito" for his artistic achievements.
Mónica Taragano was born in Argentina and graduated from the National Conservatory of Music in Buenos Aires, having studied transverse flute with Oscar Piluso. She has competed successfully in many music competitions, including winning the Franz Liszt Prize and been awarded the “Concours Presencias de la Musica" and the “Fondo National de las Artes". In 1996 she went to France on a scholarship and worked with Pierre-Yves Artaud, Mihi Kim and Arlette Biget. Her repertoire is large and extremely varied. Ms. Taragano lives in France and teaches at the Conservatory in Villeneuve St Georges.
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![Geghard Ensemble](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/geghard_ensemble.jpg "Geghard Ensemble ~ Armenian Female Vocal Ensemble
Conductor: Anahit Papayan · Artistic Director: Prof. Mher Navoyan
The "Geghard" Ensemble was founded in 2001 by soloist and conductor Anahit Papayan. This female ensemble consists of eight singers. The artistic director is Mher Navoyan, Doctor of Science (Arts), medievalist-musicologist, professor of Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas. Besides the Divine Liturgies sung each Sunday in St. Geghard Monastery (IV-XIII c.), the ensemble has also wide concert activities. The main aim of the ensemble is to present Armenian sacred and folk choral music in Armenia and abroad. The concerts are often accompanied by the lectures on Armenian music by the artistic director Mher Navoyan. The program of "Geghard" vocal ensemble includes Armenian medieval monodies from the 5th to the 15th centuries in solo and choral performances, choral arrangements of Armenian sacred and folk songs by Armenian classical and contemporary composers, works of Armenian contemporary composers and works of European classical and contemporary composers.
The ensemble has had numerous concerts in Germany (2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015,2016, 2017 & 2018), Austria (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2016), Finland (2005), France (2008, 2011), Czech Republic (2008), Belarus (2010), Poland (2010 & 2015), Italy (2010), Belgium (2012), Lebanon (2013), Russia (2014 & 2016). Among the festivals in which the Geghard Ensemble has participated especially are remarkable the "Salzburg Festival" in Vienna (Austria), "Caucasus" at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg (Germany), the "Moscow Easter Festival" (Russia), the "Kirkko Soikoon" in Finland, the sacred music festival "Voix et Route Romane" in Strasbourg (France), "Musicfest of International Bachakademie" Stuttgart (Germany), "Benefit" concert series of St. Nicholas Church, Prague (Czech Repablic), Internatioanl festival "Des Voûtes célestes of Vendee" (France), "Musica Sacra International" in Marktoberdorf (Germany), "Al Bustan", Beirut (Lebanon), "International Academy of Sacred Music" in St. Petersburg (Russia). In 2010 the Ensemble has participated in two competitions of sacred music and has won the "Grand Prix" in the competition of Orthodox church music "Kolozhski Blagovest" in Grodno (Belarus) and the first prize in the international competition "Hajnowka's Days of Orthodox Music", Hajnowka, (Poland).
According to the tradition St. Geghard Monastery in Armenia, one of the ancient spiritual centers of Armenia, was founded at the beginning of the IV century by St. Gregory the Illuminator, the first catholicos of the Armenian apostolic church. The monastery flourished and prospered in the XII-XIII centuries, especially under the patronage of the noble families Zakarian and Proshian. Ot is famous for the rock hewn churches built at that period. The reason for the naming the monastery "Geghard" comes from the fact that the holy lance (Arm. Geghard), one of the reliques of the Armenian Church, has been preserved there for long time. It was the lance with which the Roman soldier pierced the Crucified Christ. It was Apostle St. Thaddeus, who brought the holy lance to Armenia in the I century. Now it is preserved in the museum of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. As early as in the middle ages St. Geghard Monastery was famous for its musical traditions. In the VIII century Grigor Ayrivanetsi, a great musician, was mentioned in the history of the Monastery. In XIII century Mekhitar Ayrivanetsi, a medieval famous author and great musician, lived there. Even during the Soviet era the monastery had choirs. In 2002 was established a partnership between the two UNESCO world cultural Heritage sites St. Geghard Monastery and historical Lorsch Abbey in Germany. Since the year 2000 the St. Geghard Monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Prof. Mher Navoyan ~ Artistic Director, Musicologist, Honored Worker of Art of RA, Doctor of Science (Arts), Professor, Pro-Rector for Research Affairs of the Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan, Head of Folk music Department of the Institute of Arts of the National Academy of Sciences of RA. Navoyan is author of articles and monographs in the fields of theory and history of Armenian music. In 1993 Mr. Navoyan graduated from the Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan as an orchestral performer and in 1994 as a musicologist. Since 1995 he is a professor in Yerevan State Conservatory, the lecturer of "History of Armenian Music", "The Basis of East Classical Music", "Armenian Sacred Music", "History of World Music" etc.
Links: Website
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![Hamburg Ratsmusik](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/ratsmusik.jpg "Hamburg Ratsmusik
Baroque Ensemble
The beginnings of the Ensemble Hamburger Ratsmusik go back as far as the 16th century. As the city fathers considered good instrumental music to be an important part of civic representation at official ceremonies and in the main churches they made sure that respected musicians worked for them. Based on the principal "for the glory of God - and the pleasure, delight and benefit of Hamburg" the city boasted an elite ensmble of eight civic instrumentalists who were able to compete with many a princely court orchestra. The ensemble enjoyed its heyday during the 17th century under such leading musicians as William Brade and Johann Schop. During the 18th century, Georg Philipp Telemann and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach called on the services of Hamburg's civic instrumentalist for their performances, before the ensemble fell victim to effiency measures in the 19th century.
Since we re-established the ensemble in 1991 we have built up an extensive and remarkable repertoire with devotion and enthusiasm in more than fourteen years of working together. For us, the music of our predecessors, with its close dependance on rhetoric and articulation rich in nuances, is so eloquent that it is closer to human speech than any other form of music. With its clear structures and varied rhythms, borrowed from centuries-old dances, the music of the 16th to 18th centuries developed its own "swing". The adventure of re-descovering unknown early music, lying dormant in Europe's libraries, is also tempting and the "resuscitation" of these treasures is our exciting objective. We present audiences with these works at concerts, on recordings for radio broadcast and CD release and in publications for international publishing houses.
The Hamburger Ratsmusik has appeared at numerous festivals, including the Handel Festival in Göttingen and Halle, the International Bach-Fest Leipzig, the Baroque Festival at Bad Arolsen and many others. The ensemble has also gained a nationwide reputation through first recordings for the Christophorus, Thorofon and NCA labels, as well as broadcasts for the NDR, MDR, Radio Bremen, WDR, SWR and HR broadcasting companies. 2006 the Hamburger Ratsmusik was awarded the Echo Klassik, the most important German music award. The international press praises the "subtlety" and the "excellent knowledge of baroque style" of the ensemble's interpretations - and the Hamburger Ratsmusik itself as a "leading ensemble for early music".")
![Les Menestrels](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/menestrels.jpg "Les Menestrels
Early Music Ensemble
The Les Menestrels Ensemble was founded in 1963 by Klaus and Michel Walter. Their original involvement with the music of the 20th century eventually led to an interest in the structural polyphony of 14th and 15th-century music, as exemplified by the Ars Nova in particular. The works of this period continue to be the group’s main focus, although their repertoire has expanded to include works written up to about 1600. Their historical instrumentarium has gradually grown to enable as faithful a reproduction as possible of each period’s characteristic sound. Les Menestrels achieved their first major success at the 1965 Wiener Festwochen (Vienna International Festival) with their staged performance of the cantefable "Aucassin und Niclolete," for which H.C. Artmann contributed the translation. To programmes consisting entirely of concert music they subsequently added programmes with a literary thread, or those that included staged performances. The group has not entirely forgotten its origins in the contemporary music field, however. One of their programmes features a comparison of parallel aspects of old and new music. Depending on the programme, four to ten singers and instrumentalists participate in the ensemble’s concerts. They have access to some 70 historical instruments authentic to the period between 1200 and 1600.
Concerts and radio and television recording sessions have taken the ensemble to nearly every European country and to the USA, Canada and Japan. The ensemble has made recordings on the Westminster, Amadeo, Belvedere and Mirror Music labels. Les Menestrels have performed at festivals including the Vienna International Festival (Wiener Festwochen), the Salzburg Festival, the Festivales d‘España, the Festival Estival de Paris, the International Organ Week in Nuremberg, the Passau European Festival (Europäische Wochen Passau), the Lucerne International Music Festival, the Dubrovnik Festival, the Schwetzinger Festival, Music in Old Krakow, Festivals in Osijek, Flanders, Istanbul, Ljubljana, and Ochrid, the Maulbronn "Monastery Concerts," and many others.
Birgit Kurtz ~ Soprano, Florian Mayr ~ Countertenor
Kurt Kempf ~ Tenor, Erich Klug ~ Bass
Klaus Walter ~ Lute, Michel Walter ~ Cornetto
Eva Brunner ~ Descant Strings
Gebhard Chalupsky ~ Tubing Sheet Instruments")
![Marco Marchi & The Mojo Workers](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/marco_marchi.jpg "Marco Marchi & The Mojo Workers ~ Acoustic Blues Quartet
'Marco Marchi & The Mojo Workers' is an acoustic blues quartet formed by experienced musicians. They have been able to carve out a niche in the European Blues scene, performing a repertoire of Blues, Ragtime, Early Jazz and Boogie from the 1920's to the 1950's. The band's sound is designed with a completely personal style. Their songs are interpreted by assimilating the original energy and playing with passion and authenticity. The result: an absorbing blend of sounds filled with pathos of the past. Since their first concert in the autumn of 2009, the band has enjoyed growing success, both with the international public and music press. Today they are seen as holding great promise for the blues scene. The band is continuing with an extensive schedule of concerts, including plenty of performances at both local and international festivals.
"Marco Marchi and The Mojo Workers are a breath of fresh air in the Blues world. Their take on the Blues is innovative, exciting and unique. They blew into Memphis, and blew our minds with great songs, great musicianship and great personalities." (William Bearden - IBC-Jurymember, KBA-winner and known filmproducer from Rolling Fork MS)
Links: Website Spotify Apple Music & iTunes
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![Nel Dolce](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/nel-dolce.jpg "Nel Dolce ~ The Baroque Ensemble from Cologne (Germany)
Stephanie Buyken (Recorders & Vocals) · Olga Piskorz (Violin)
Harm Meiners (Cello) · Flóra Fábri (Harpsichord)
Links: Website Spotify Apple Music & iTunes Qobuz
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![New Orleans Jazz Band of Cologne](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/new-orleans-jazz-band-of-cologne.jpg "New Orleans Jazz Band of Cologne
Established in 1959 as "Maryland Jazz Band of Cologne",
in 2015 renamed to "New Orleans Jazz Band of Cologne"
Bruno van Acoleyen · Trumpet & Vocals
Bart Brouwer · Trombone & Vocals
John Defferary · Clarinet & Vocals
Dominik Dötsch · Piano (Guest)
Hans-Martin "Büli" Schöning · Banjo & Guitar
Markus "Benny" Daniels · Bass
Reinhard Küpper · Drums & Leading
Links: Website Wikipedia Facebook YouTube
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![Paris Washboard](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/paris-washboard.jpg "Paris Washboard
Trad. Jazz Ensemble
Founded in 1988, the band is made up of four instruments: clarinet, trombone, piano and washboard. One can be surprised by its originality and its capacity of movements. The success they have had around the world for 25 years can demonstrate that this kind of group, absolutely unique in the trad jazz world, is bringing something new in a jazz style that started to get more or less worn. Conviviality, youthful enthusiasm, humour, professionalism, choice of a rich and still enlarged repertoire (from the ‘20ies and the ‘30ies, Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington a.o., but also original compositions), and exceptional musical individualities bended with a solid friendship, these are the ingredients of Paris Washboard.
Daniel Barda, the band's founder and leader, is actually a symphonic conductor, dedicating himself as often as possible to his other passion: traditional jazz. In this style of music, his way of playing the trombone is both relaxed and full of vitality. A recent poll published in a jazz magazine elected him best French "New Orleans" trombone player. In the United States, he is very often compared with James Archey, Turk Murphy and Jack Teagarden, three of the greatest North American jazz figures. In 1998, he recorded with Paris Washboard his album 100. This CD will be No. 150!
Stephane Seva, he is an excellent washboard player and he adds a large selection of percussion instruments including cymbals and wood-blocks. He is also a singer and has a good deal of humour and performance spirit. He fits the band perfectly being a member since 2008.
Alain Marquet is a unique clarinet player. Stylistically, he is influenced by Johnny Dodds and Sydnet Bechet in the 1920s: a round and colourful sonority, supple phrases always full of sophisticated embroideries, in which neither the inspiration nor the musicality are missing, nor above all a beautiful and strong execution.
Louis Mazetier, the pianist, is now considered by the American specialized press as the best "stride" pianist in the world. His breathtaking style mixes technical precision with a tremendous enthusiasm. His left hand masters the bass so perfectly that there is no need for Paris Washboard to require the services of a bass player. His main influences are: James P. Johnson, Fats Waller and Art Tatum.")
![Quantz Collegium](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/quantz_collegium.jpg "Quantz Collegium
Baroque Ensemble
Artistic Director: Jochen Baier
The first founding of the Quantz Collegium dates back to 1936, when the then 22-year-old flutist Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Bodensohn (1914-2003) founded a chamber music ensemble and gave him the name of the "father" of the German flute history, Johann Joachim Quantz. The 2nd World War destroyed all further plans. After the war, Bodensohn became the first solo flutist of the newly founded SWR-Symphony-Orchestra in Baden-Baden and lived there with his family. In addition to his orchestral work under the conductors Hans Rosbaud (1895-1962) and Ernest Bour (1913-2001), he founded in the 1950s with colleagues once again the Quantz Collegium. After discovering the Wonderful "Favorite Palace" near Rastatt in Germany, he succeeded with great commitment in 1957 for the first time to perform the "Festive Serenades at Rastatt Favorite Palace". The today since more than 60 years existing concert series is charcterized by one particular aspect: The less known composers of the Baroque and Classical periods should be made accessible to the public by confrontating them with the great, unforgettable masters of music history. Furthermore, the historical ensemble of the namesake Johann Joachim Quantz at the court of Frederick II. is role model and obligation for a further focus on musical content: The performance of flute music from the Baroque and the Classical era. With these two programmatic weightings, it has now been possible to achieve an extraordinary variety and longevity with this concert series. An inner desire of the ensemble is the helping to preserve the music of the past in its great diversity and to offer it to the public with living performances. The concerts in the splendid "Sala Terrena" (Garden Hall) of the "Rastatt Favorite Palace" (Schloss Favorite Rastatt), combined with the "historical" costumes of the musicians, resulted in the today's special reputation of the concert series and its almost historical dimension. Since 1982 Jochen Baier has been flutist and since 1991 flutist and leader of the ensemble. Under his direction, the ensemble has developed a wealth of programs through the variety of participating musicians and through intensive researches in libraries and archives. More than 2000 different compositions were performed during this time. During 540 concerts so far (until 2017), about 300 different composers were musically introduced and their curriculum vitae were presented in the historical context with text explanations. So far the concerts have been performed by more than 150 different musicians. Some of whom participated in one concert only. Others, as member of the ensemble, influenced the concert series with their activity through years or decades. View more information (in German) under: www.festliche-serenaden.de.
Links:
Website
Spotify
Apple Music
Amazon Music
YouTube Music
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- Brunetti: Sextet No. 4 in C Major
- Boccherini: Sextet No. 6 in C Major
- Brunetti: Sextet No. 5 in G Major
- Boccherini: Sextet No. 3 in A Major
- Boccherini: Sextet No. 2 in F Major
- Brunetti: Sextet No. 2 in A Major
- GRAUPNER: Concerto for Flute & Viola in D Minor, GWV 725
- TELEMANN: Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9
- BENDA: Flute Concerto in G Major, Op. 4 No. 1
- GRAUPNER: Viola Concerto in D Major, GWV 314
- Soundscape Rastatt Favorite Palace: Gallantry
![Rubin Quartet](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/rubin.jpg "Rubin Quartet ~ String Quartet
Over the years, the Rubin Quartet, founded in 1992 and named after the ruby, has gained a unique reputation among string quartets. Since its foundation, the quartet has been characterized by a very wide repertoire and vivid performances. In its first year, the Rubin Quartet won first prize at the Bubenreuth/Erlangen international string quartet competition, in 1997, the prize for best Mozart performance in Evian, and in 2000, first prize at the "R. Hartung Stiftung" international string quartet competition. The Rubin Quartet began performing at the Amsterdam Concertgebow in 1995. Since then, they have given regular performances there, with Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake among others. The quartet performs at Europe's leading concert venues and at a number of prestigious festivals, such as Luberon string quartet festival, Fréjus, Santander, Valladolid, Milan, Bremen Musikfest, Rheingau-Musikfestival, Schwetzinger Festspiele and the "Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo". In 1998, the quartet performed at the Dortmund "Streichquartett-Event". In 2000/2001 they were invited to perform at the Oslo Chamber Music Festival with the pianist Andrej Gavrilov. In 2002, the Rubin Quartet embarked on a long-term association with the Scène nationale in Poitiers, France. They performed Bela Bartók's six string quartets there in 2002/2003, building up from public rehearsals to master classes, performances and concerts. Composers such as Carola Bauckholt, Caspar Johannes Walter, Franz Olbrisch and Reinhard Febel regularly write works for the quartet, which premieres them at Festivals, such as the "Tage für zeitgenössische Kammermusik" in Witten, Wien Modern, the "Rheinisches Musikfest" and Musique-Action Vand'oeuvre-lès-Nancy. The Rubin Quartet's close association with composers such as Helmut Lachenmann, Györgi Kurtág, Silvia Fómina and Sofia Gubaïdulina has provided the quartet with tremendous artistic impetus, just as the encounter with Amadeus Quartet, Raphael Hillyer and Jörg Wolfgang Jahn.")
- Mozart: All Chamber Piano Concertos
- MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414
- MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413
- Mozart · Piano Concertos Nos. 11 & 12
- SCHMIDINGER: Concertino for Piano & String Quintet 'a piacere'
- MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449
- MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415
- Piano Concertos by Mozart & Schmidinger
![Thaous Ensemble](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/thaous.jpg "Thaous Ensemble ~ Wind Instrument Ensemble
The 18th century saw the composition of numerous pieces for wind instrument octets. In the Classical era, what was then known as 'Harmoniemusik' was composed especially for them. The Thaous Ensemble ('thaous' is Egyptian for peacock) has dedicated itself to this tradition. The ensemble is a wind octet in the truly classic sense, with two pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons and horns, and some of the musicians have been playing together since their early youth. They were either members of Baden-Württenberg's Young Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra or they got to know each other when they were students. In the meantime, they are all soloists in prestigious orchestras, or professors and lecturers at various cultural institutions at home or abroad - the Frankfurt or the Würzburg Universities of Music and Performing Arts, for instance. Or the Hamburg State Opera, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Zurich Opera House or the Deutsche Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Every single member of the Ensemble has won important prizes at national and international competitions. Some of them have held scholarships from the German President or from the German "Studienstiftung" and work regularly with top ensembles like the "Ensemble Modern". But more than anything else, the hallmark of the Thaous Ensemble is adaptability, because - depending on what is called for - the regular musicians in this classic wind octet will open their ranks to include soloists from elsewhere - from Hesse Public Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig, the Frankfurt Opera and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.")
![Three Wise Men](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/three-wise-men-concert.jpg "Three Wise Men · Jazz Trio
Frank Roberscheuten (NL) · Reeds
Rossano Sportiello (IT) · Piano
Martin Breinschmid (AT) · Drums
In the past ten years the Three Wise Men have established themselves as Europe's premier classical jazz trio. Founded by Dutch saxophonist Frank Roberscheuten in 2007 the band has toured Europe and proved it's outstanding format in over 700 concerts. Roberscheuten is considered one of the leading European saxophonists. His playing represents a colorful variety of influences ranging from New Orleans to Bebop based on the styles of Jazz giants like Coleman Hawkins,Johnny Hodges and Stan Getz. Italian pianist Rossano Sportiello is considered the heart of the Trio. After classical piano studies in Milano he established himself in the jazz center of the world New York City. His playing covers a stunning variety of styles mixing classical with Stride piano and Bebop. Bebop legend Barry Harrys: "Rossano is simply the best stride piano player in the world" and the New York Times quote: "Sportiello is the best Italian import since the Barolo". Viennese Drummer/Percussionist Martin Breinschmid supplies the rhythmic foundation for the Wise Men. His passion for virtuoso swing drumming à la Gene Krupa, vibraphone à la Lionel Hampton and his use of unusual percussion objects make him a unique personality in the jazz field.
Leading jazz critics have stated that the uniting element in the Three Wise Men is their love for swinging music that has lead to an almost telepathic understanding between the three musicians.
A concert by the Three Wise Men is a most entertaining journey through the world of classical jazz filled with fire, virtuosity, emotion and humor.
That's why it's a "must" not only for jazz lovers but for all people who appreciate good music.
"Without being ensnared in "recreating" jazz's past, 'The Wise Men' lift our spirits, expressing their individuality while honoring the traditions of the music. They have their own joyous songs to share with us. Playing in a trio offers no place to hide; if the telepathy necessary for jazz breaks down for a second, everyone hears it. But these three musicians don't have this problem. It is as if they laugh at the same inside jokes; they know the nuances of their common language deeply and well. Each 'Wise Men' is a brilliant soloist in a wide variety of genres, but each one is more generous than narcissistic. The trio is a band - a jazz democracy where everyone pays attention and works for the benefit of the group. You'll hear them listening to each other's efforts in friendly dialogue. Their creativity is also evident in the trio's repertoire and their varied approaches to the music."
Michael Steinman
"All in all, 'Thee Wise Men' is a pretty accurate name for these three cats. Although Frank grew up in Holland, Martin in Austria and Rossano in Italy, each was wise enough, and talented enough, to have learned the American language of jazz, which they 'speak' fluently and beautifully. As a team, they are also wise enough to know how to present that music, that is, with class and conviction, dedication and love. Those essential elements are present in their live performances and recordings."
Dan Barrett
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![Stuttgart Chamber Soloists](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/stuttgart-chamber-soloists.jpg "Stuttgart Chamber Soloists ~ String Quartet
Daniel Rehfeldt ~ Violin & Leader
Yuki Mukai ~ Violin
Igor Michalski ~ Viola
Hugo Rannou ~ Cello
In 2014, the leader and manager of the Kammersinfonie Stuttgart and the Pianist Christoph Soldan took the initiative to create the Stuttgart Chamber Soloists, based on the groupleaders of the Kammersinfonie Stuttgart. The idea of the new ensemble was, to aquire and perform classical chamber music as well as symphonic repertoire, as the celebrated Stringserenades (Tchaikovsky, Suk, Fuchs...) and various Concertos for Piano and Orchestra (Mozart and Beethoven). An extensive concert series in germany was followed by a big success. In 2015 Christoph Soldan and the Stuttgart Chamber Soloists presented their repertoire in Italy, Spain and France. During springtime 2017, the artists performed several concerts with different programms in Germany („Mozart-Woche“ at the Abbey Seeon, Krefeld, Esslingen, the "Theater Dörzbach", Schwandorf, Böblingen und Sigmaringen). Since 2018 the ensemble is part of the regular concert series "Schlosskonzerte" of Kulturgipfel München. Performing in the "Nymphenburg" Munich, "Neues Schloss" Stuttgart, "Kasino" Wiesbaden, "Parktheater" Augsburg and "Allerheilig Hofkirche" Munich. The ensemble has been constituted a very high level performance and the illusion of the sound from a much bigger sized orchestra.
Daniel Rehfeldt was born in 1973 in a musicians family. He was brought to music in very early years, learning the violin, the piano and the trumpet. He won several prices as the 1. Preis "Jugend Musiziert", Tonkünstlerwettbewerb, "Parke&Davis-Förderpreis". He studied with very well known teachers like Prof. Kolja Lessing (Stuttgart), Prof. Robert-Alexander Bohnke (Freiburg) and Prof. Werner Stiefel (Reutlingen) and Klaus-Peter Hahn (Stuttgart). He continued his studies at the "Mozarteum" Salzburg (Prof. Paul Roczek and Prof. Jürgen Geise) and Baroque-Violin and ancient music at the Bruckner Conservatorie Linz (Prof. Michi Gaigg) and the Trossingen Musikhochschule (Prof. John Holloway). After his studies Daniel Rehfeldt performed as soloist and leader from Kammerensemble Cologne, and with various chamber-music-groups, such as Manchester Oboe Quartet, Jade Quartet, Soldan Trio and Adular Quartet Stuttgart. His concerts brought him all over Europe, Russia, Taiwan, Australia, Africa, China and Korea. From 2013 to 2016 Daniel Rehfeldt was leader of the Philharmonie Baden-Baden and shared the stage with international high class musicians. From 2011 Daniel Rehfeldt is leader and manager of the KammerSinfonie Stuttgart. Since 2016 additional director of the Music School in Eislingen.")
![Vox Nostra](https://releases.kuk-art.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/vox-nostra.jpg "Vox Nostra ~ Vocal Ensemble
Vox Nostra is a vocal ensemble based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1999 by Burkard Wehner. Specialized in the performance of medieval music the main focus of the group is the interpretation of the earliest surviving compositions from the cultural centers of Europe. Sung from manuscripts originating in monasteries, cathedrals, and courts, this music is an acoustical insight into the archaic sound world of the Middle Ages. The members of Vox Nostra have pursued extensive scholarship in the fields of musicology, medieval paleography, and theology. The music of Vox Nostra combines expressive musicality and academic curiosity. The repertoire includes Gregorian and pre-Gregorian chant and the specific liturgical music of the different medieval orders like Cistercians, Dominicans, Carthusians and Franciscans dating from the 10th to the 14th century. Furthermore Vox Nostra sings early polyphony from the 12th to the 14th century and the richly polyphonic compositions of the Renaissance. A special feature of the ensemble is the practice of singing scores researched from original manuscripts. The musical interpretation made by Vox Nostra has specific consequences on the old forms of notation, such as neumatic notation of the chorale, the modal notation of the Notre-Dame organa, and mensural notation. In order to give these features the emphasis they deserve, ensemble Vox Nostra favours a slow, flowing style of performance in an appropriately restrained tempo. The vocal sound which results is rich in overtones, and fills the entire space; it allows the archaic and pure intervals of this music to be fully appreciated, and ensures that the complex weaving of the individual voices is clearly audible. In addition to the original manuscripts, research and this interpretation of the music from the 12th-16th centuries also provides new information the regarding tempo, ornamentation and the practice of solo performance of the chants. The unique acoustical situation of each concert location influences concert presentations, as well as the choreography of singers, hence time in each venue to work how the singers can move between various points in the room to integrate the acoustic properties of each site into the score.
The leader of the Ensemble, Burkard Wehner, was born in Steinach an der Saale /Unterfranken. Study of German and Theology at the Julius-Maximilian University Würzburg. Study of "Medieval and Renaissance Vocal Music", and musicology at the Brabant Conservatory in Tilburg, Holland. International master classes with Andrea von Ramm, Jill Feldman, Marcel Pérès and Pedro Memelsdorff. Soloist at many international festivals in Poland, Holland, Austria, France, and Germany. Musical advisor to many medieval ensembles. Extensive musicological activity in the research of medieval source material. Instructor in the field of music sociology at the Humboldt University, Berlin. Teaches workshops and seminars on the interpretation and performance practice of medieval vocal music. Director of the Baroque opera Zenobia from Tommaso Albioni (1694) for the Syrian National Opera Damascus / Cultural Capital Damascus 2008. Member of the advisory board for the exhibition 'The Council of Constance 1414-1418' in Constance from April to September 2014. Lives and works in Berlin.
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- Bach: Oboe d'amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055R
- Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016
- Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047
- Torelli: Trumpet Sonata in D Major, G. 1
- K&K Impressions · Classic Romance I
- MIDNIGHT CLASSICS Vol. 1
- Musique baroque de Telemann
- Musique baroque à la Cour Royale
The list of ensembles and all releases performed by them
