Artists

Biography: “Gripping, expressive, multi-layered” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) and with a “communicative ensemble sound” (neue musikzeitung), the Amaryllis Quartet (Gustav Frielinghaus – Lena Sandoz – Mareike Hefti – Yves Sandoz) regularly delights audiences and the press in their concerts and is heard thus one of the most interesting string quartets of his generation. The Amaryllis Quartet has taken concert tours, among others. in the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Tonhalle Zurich, [...]

Flute Biography: Clara Andrada de la Calle has been principal flute with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra since 2005. She studied in Salamanca, at the Geneva Conservatory with Emmanuel Pahud and at the London Royal College of Music with Jaime Martín. As an orchestra musician she played, among other things, with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under conductors such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Valery

Composer biography: Mark Andre, born in Paris in 1964, studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris (DEA on the topic "Le compossible musical de l'Ars subtilior"), at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris with Claude Ballif and Gérard Grisey (Premier Prix ​​de Composition) and with Prof. Helmut Lachenmann at the University of Music in Stuttgart (Großes

Piano Biography: Igor Andreev is an internationally active concert pianist, organizer, accompanist and piano assistant at the universities of the arts in Bern and Lucerne. Born in Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg), Russia, Igor Andreev discovered his passion for the piano at the age of five and was supported at the St. Petersburg Conservatory at a young age. He continued his studies

Conductor Biography: MARCO ANGIUS recorded his first success in 2000 with the world premiere of the Studi per l'intonazione del mare for 100 flutes, 100 saxophones and soloists by Salvatore Sciarrino. He conducted important orchestras (including Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai in Turin (Rai Nuova Musica), Orchestra Sinfonica Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, Orchester de Chambre de

Composer Biography: Georges Aperghis, born in Athens in 1945 as the son of a sculptor and a painter, is largely self-taught: his interest lay in both painting (he exhibited his pictures at the age of twelve) and music, which he played on the radio and in private discovered piano lessons for himself. In 1963 he moved to Paris, where he supported

Saxophone biography: Sascha Armbruster, born in 1974 in Lahr in the Black Forest, studied saxophone in Basel with Iwan Roth and Marcus Weiss. He specializes in contemporary music and its border areas and is a winner of numerous national and international competitions. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has given concerts in Europe, Japan and America at renowned festivals. He plays with the leaders

Conductor & Piano Biography: James Avery is a founding member and artistic director of Ensemble SurPlus. The pianist and conductor, who comes from the US state of Kansas, received his training at the university in his home state, where he studied with Roy Hamlin Johnson [piano] and Robert Baustian and at Indiana University with Walter Robert [piano] and Tibor Kozma. From Gaudeamus

Violin Biography: Irvine Arditti, born in London in 1953, studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where the Arditti Quartet was founded in 1974. He performs in the most important concert halls and festivals worldwide and is committed to the most sophisticated new music. In addition to his performances with the Arditti Quartet, he also plays hundreds of world premieres as a soloist.

Biography: Founded in Freiburg at the beginning of 1986, the Ensemble Aventure is one of the oldest and most important ensembles for new music in Europe. With its renowned Freiburg concert series, its intensive contacts with composers worldwide, numerous composition commissions, hundreds of premieres, international concert appearances, around 20 CDs and numerous publications on the communication of new music, Aventure has had a significant influence on contemporary music creation