Founded in Zurich in 1991, Ensemble Pyramide is described in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung: “Onhearingthesixensemblemembersmakingmusictogether,oneisaseverfascinatedbytheirdelightin playing and by their capacity for enthusiasm, which never seems to diminish.”EnsemblePyramide,madeupofflute(MarkusBrönnimann),oboe(BarbaraTillmann),violin(UlrikeJacoby), viola(MurielSchweizer),cello(AnitaJehli)andharp(MarieTrottmann),likestodemonstratesurprisingmusical correlationsinitsconcertprogrammesbyjuxtaposingmusicoldandnew.Ithasdevelopedauniquerepertoire, comprising,alongsidethequartetsandquintetsoftheClassicalperiod,Frenchchambermusicwithharpfrom thefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.Thankstomanyyearsofmusic-makingwithunalteredmembership,an unmistakableensemblesoundhasemerged,alongwithaparticularstylisticflexibilityofapproachtomusicfrom theBaroquetothe21stcentury.EnsemblePyramideiscommittedtorevivingneglectedworks,andhas commissioned works from composers including Elena Firsova, Gao Ping and Rudolf Kelterborn.The Berner Zeitung writes: “Inboththesextetandquartetformation,themusicianswonovertheiraudiencewithsuperlativeensemble playing.Theirperformancewaspreciselycoordinatedandportrayedeachstylisticsettingwithgreat authenticity.”In2006,EnsemblePyramidewasawardedcityofZurich’s“ScholarshipforInterpretation”culturalprizeforits exceptional achievements in ensemble and repertoire.TheensemblehasorganizeditsownseriesofconcertsinZurichsince1995.RadioandCDrecordingsforArs musici,Intégralproductions,Divox,Naxos,ToccataClassicsandBrilliantClassicscomplementtheirregular concert appearances throughout Europe.www.ensemble-pyramide.ch
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Ensembles
Ensemble Pyramide
KammerataLuxembourg(formerlyKammermusekveräinLëtzebuerg)hasbeenafirmfixtureinLuxembourg’s musicallifefor30years.Withitsvariableensemblesize,thegroup’srepertoirerangesfromSchoenberg’sPierrot Lunaire to Baroque trio sonatas, from premieres by Luxembourgish composers to Romantic wind serenades.KammerataLuxembourgorganisesfiveconcertseachseasonincollaborationwithlocalconcertpromoters,andis often invited to perform in neighbouring countries. It receives support from the Luxembourg Ministry of Culture.www.kammerata.lu
Ensemble Prisma
EnsemblePrismawasfoundedin1996bymembersoftheYoungGermanPhilharmonic.Itscorestructureisa classicwindoctetwithtwooboes,twoclarinets,twobassoonsandtwohorns.However,italsoperformsasa wind quintet, or can expand up to 13 players as required.TheensemblemembersstemfromalloverGermanyandholdpositionsinprestigiousGermanorchestrasincluding MannheimNationalTheatreOrchestra,theLowerSaxonyStateOrchestraHanover,NurembergPhilharmonicState Orchestra and Bielefeld Philharmonic Orchestra.Theensemble’srepertoireiswide-ranging.Alongsidethewell-knownoriginalworksbyMozart,Beethoven, KrommerandDvorak,EnsemblePrismadevotesitselftoso-called“Harmoniemusik”,arrangementsofoperasand balletsforwindensemble,suchas“DieFledermaus”,“AMidsummerNight’sDream”,“Carmen”and“The Nutcracker”.Inrecentyears,Prisma’schildren’sconcertshaveenjoyedhugesuccess.“PapaHaydnskleine Tierschau” and “Ritter Gluck im Glück” have reached thousands of young listeners in Germnay.www.ensembleprisma.com
Trio Maare
TrioMaareunitesthreeavidchambermusiciansinpursuitoftheircommonpassion.MarkusBrönnimann(flute), AndreasGraf(cello)andEvelyneGrandy(piano)combinetheirwealthofexperiencetobreathelifeintothelittle-knownrepertoireforthistriocombination.TheirstylisticrangespansfromHaydnandMozart,viaSchumannand Weber,tomusicofthepresentday. TrioMaare’sprogrammesarefullofsurprisesandilluminatehiddenconnections betweenworksofdifferentperiods.ThesethreeexperiencedmusicianswithSwissrootsdistinguishthemselves through their virtuosity, mutual musical understanding and immaculate ensemble playing.www.trio-maare.com