Armida Quartet ‐ String Quartet
After intensely engaging in Mozart‘s string quartet œvre, the Armida Quartet is completing the recording of all string quartets by W.A. Mozart in 2022. The CD box set will be released in autumn 2022 on the CAvi-music label and is the crowning conclusion to a productive cooperation with the G.Henle Verlag and the quartet-owned concert series Mozart Exploded. In May 2022 the Armida Quartet has been appointed the first ambassador of the "Orchestras of Change" initiative (Orchester des Wandels e.V.).
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Ariadne Daskalakis ‐ Violin
The extant music for violin by Franz Schubert fits comfortably on two discs, and Ariadne Daskalakis released the first disc of her survey in 2019, to critical acclaim. The disc included works for violin and piano as well as three pieces with orchestral accompaniment, in performances described in The Strad as having ‘a litheness and shimmering delight that capture the music’s innate charm and dance-like vivacity with a beguiling sureness of touch.’
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Titus Engel ‐ Conductor
The search for new concert forms and the dramaturgically meaningful fusion of old and new music are central to Titus Engel's career. Besides symphonic repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries, he has a deep passion for baroque music performances on historical as well as modern instruments.
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Holger Falk ‐ Baritone
"Holger Falk is anyway one of the intellectually and vocally most flexible singers on German stages" the Magazine Opernwelt wrote. Colourfulness, flexiblity and authenticity in his expression are the artistical sources of his international carreer as an operasinger as well as an interpreter of art song.
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Martin Helmchen ‐ Piano
Martin Helmchen has established himself as one of today’s most in-demand and sought-after pianists, characterised by the originality and intensity of his interpretations, alongside his excellent tonal sensitivity and technical abilities. Martin Helmchen is an exclusive artist with Alpha Classics., the next release will be a Schumann album in spring 2022.
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Simon Höfele ‐ Trumpet
Simon Höfele, 25, is one of the most exciting trumpeters of the up-and-coming generation. He was BBC Radio3 new generation artist, Rising Star of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) 2019-20, nominated by Philharmonie Cologne, Konzerthaus Dortmund and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and “Junger Wilder” at Konzerthaus Dortmund.
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Kebyart ‐ Saxophone Quartet
Founded in Barcelona, Kebyart is one of the most promising ensembles of the current music scene. These four talented musicians share an endless passion for chamber music and wish to bring fresh air in the way classical music is communicated. Their endeavour to transform their performances into a unique experience results in an explosive and vibrant staging, which has been praised by audiences and specialized critics. The distinctive signature of Kebyart is revealed in a creative and open approach to the repertoire, which goes in three directions: the original literature, the commitment with nowadays music and their own arrangements of wide variety styles.
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Linos Festival ‐ Chamber Music Festival in Cologne
Winner of the chamber music prize of the German Record Critics’ Award 2021, the Linos Piano Trio returns this year to Cologne to Linos Festival 2022 — “Time”. In three concerts, Linos Festival explores the sense of the past and present in music (Time Machine), music’s healing powers in times of crisis (End of Time), and musical nostalgia (Memories). Two family concerts welcome children to experience a journey into the timeline of chamber music from Hildegard to Messiaen.
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Fabian Müller ‐ Piano
Fabian Müller could establish himself as one of the most remarkable German pianists of his generation. He caused a great sensation at the International ARD music competition in Munich 2017, when he not only won 2nd prize in the overall ranking, but was awarded with not less than four additional prizes. He is releasing his third studio album, entitled "passionato", on the Berlin Classics label amid the coronavirus shutdown., a statement full of musical passion that casts a fresh look at standard classical works by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms and Rihm in the here and now.
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Theo Plath ‐ Bassoon
In 2019 Theo Plath was appointed principal bassoon player of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and won 3rd Prize at the ARD Competition in Munich. In 2019 he recorded a solo CD with the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, due for release on the Genuin classics label in 2020. In May 2021 his second album with works for bassoon and piano will be released on the label CAvi with works by Saint-Saëns, Boulanger, Debussy und Franck.
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Fedor Rudin ‐ Violin
In November 2021 Fedor Rudin releases his new album with the pianist Boris Kusnezow on Orchid Classics. The program includes works written by composers of different generations in the middle of the last century - Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich and his known grandfather Edison Denisov. The listener will find well-known, regularly performed works, among previously unperformed and even unpublished works.
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Schumann Quartet ‐ String Quartet
The three brothers Mark, Erik and Ken Schumann have been playing together since their earliest childhood – meanwhile violist Veit Hertenstein completes the quartet. Those who experience the quartet in performance often remark on the strong connection between its members. The four musicians enjoy the way they communicate without words: how a single look suffices to convey how a particular member wants to play a particular passage. Although the individual personalities clearly manifest themselves, a common space arises in every musical work in a process of spiritual metamorphosis.
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Markus Stenz ‐ Conductor
Intelligent clarity and an in-depth and always curious musicality characterize Markus Stenz' work. Worldwide much valued, he has held a number of high-profile positions with international orchestras and opera houses including Principal Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (2012-2019), Principal Guest of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (2015-2019), Conductor-In-Residence of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (2016-2019). He was General Music Director of the City of Cologne and Gürzenich-Kapellmeister for 11 years.
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Trio Catch: Ohrknacker-series
After digital issues necessary due to the pandemic, the Ohrknacker series is now continuing in 2022 again with live concerts in Hamburg (Residenzraum) and Berlin (Radialsystem). The new season started with igualito, igualito, igualito (2018) by thee Uruguayan composer Vladimir Guicheff Bogacz on 4th and 5th October 2021. In 2022 the first events were on 1st February in Hamburg (Resonanzraum) and on 2nd February in Berlin. The piece of music in focus: whirl and pendulum (2021) by Matthias Kranebitter.
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Annelien Van Wauwe ‐ Clarinet
Belgian clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe is forging a reputation as one of the most exciting and original clarinettists of her generation, captivating audiences with her expressive, intense and lyrical performances. A former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Annelien has won numerous international competitions. Her debut album Belle époque with the Orchestre National de Lille conducted by Alexandre Bloch was released in 2019 on Pentatone. She is the co-founder of Brussels-based CAROUSEL Chamber Music Ensemble.
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bayerische kammerphilharmonie ‐ CD Paul Ben-Haim "Music for Strings"
The ensemble was founded by young musicians in Augsburg in 1990. It is characterised by the strong integration and artistic energy of each one of its members, as expressed in its expert playing without a conductor, and by its unusual concert programmes. In 2022 an album with the complete works for string orchestra by the Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim will be released on CAvi-music, followed by tours in July and October 2022 and an education programme.
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