Fabrik Quartet: High sound pressure

The concert is made up of seven works for string quartet that explore the sound phenomenon from physical, poetic and textural perspectives. It includes three miniatures by participants of the Sound Composition and Experimentation Workshop that investigate tremor and pulse as an imprint (Pedro González Álvarez), propose a guttural and immediate energy (Darcy Copeland), and evoke the collective flight of birds (Keiichi Umezawa). Mosaïques, in which Fernando Fiszbein works with textures in short movements. Raquel García-Tomás and her transformation of Claudio Monteverdi into fluctuating matter. Erin Busch, who is inspired by a mural that suggests desire and fragility. And Rebecca Saunders, exploring the sound gesture as a vibrant trace.

• tooth and nail, Darcy Copeland (US) – 3′
• Stasis in Darkness, Pedro González Álvarez (Euskadi) – 3′
• Held Without Holding, Keiichi Umezawa – 3′
• Mosaïques (2005), Fernando Fiszbein (ARG) – 8′
• […] così mostraste a lei i vivi ardori miei […], Raquel García-Tomás (Catalunya) – 10′
• Hold Tight, Erin Busch (US) – 5′
• Fletch, Rebecca Saunders (UK) – 17′

*This concert is preceded by the performance of Luciano Berio's Sequenza XIII for accordion, by Mateja Zenzerovicra.

Activity promoted Festival Mixtur
With the participation of Fabrik Quartet
With the support of Santa Mónica, Unión Europea, Ulysses Platform, Casa de Velázquez, Institut Français

Fabrik Quartet

The Frankfurt-based Fabrik Quartet stands out for its bold and committed interpretations of contemporary music. Formed in 2022 at the IEMA, the group has won first prizes in several competitions since then. Since 2023 they have received the support of the Podium Gegenwart of the Deutsche Musikrat and have participated in prominent festivals in Europe such as the ECLAT and the Darmstädter Ferienkurse. The quartet actively collaborates with composers such as Rebecca Saunders, Helmut Lachenmann and Julia Mihály.

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