New music 1913 and today: On December 9, 2013, the Zafraan Ensemble will present a large program at the Konzerthaus Berlin with three premieres - once by Lula Romero and twice by Alban Berg (arr. Simon) - as well as works by Evan Gardner and Arnold Schönberg (arr. Dünser).
As part of this concert, both Alban Berg’s Four Clarinet Pieces op. 5 and his Passacaglia from the symphony fragment from 1913 will be premiered in new orchestrations for ensemble by Klaus Simon. The soloist of the clarinet pieces is Miguel Pérez Iñesta, the direction is the responsibility of the arranger and conductor Klaus Simon. The third premiere is a commission from the Spanish composer Lula Romero, who lives in Berlin. Her half-hour work Ins Offene for ensemble opens up a space of possibilities in which the musicians move and which the listeners can explore.
In addition, Arnold Schönberg’s Three Piano Pieces op. 11 will be heard in the orchestration for ensemble by Richard Dünser as a German premiere and the highly topical composition Sonic Voyeur II by Evan Gardner, also based in Berlin, whose work was most recently performed in the “New Scenes” at the Deutsche Oper Berlin was to experience.
The Zafraan Ensemble plays in this concert with its entire 10-member line-up (flute, clarinet, saxophone, harp, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass) and is also supplemented for some pieces by guest musicians friends (oboe, bassoon, bass clarinet, horn, trumpet). In addition to Miguel Pérez Iñesta, the ensemble will also feature Clemens Hund-Göschel as a soloist on the piano, while Klaus Simon will conduct the works of the Second Viennese School.
Monday, December 9, 2013, 8 p.m.
Konzerthaus Berlin, Werner-Otto-Saal
Admission: €10 / €7 (reduced)
Advance booking: +49 30 203092101 and Konzerthaus Berlin
A concert by the Zafraan Ensemble in cooperation with the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Austrian Cultural Forum and Universal Edition Vienna. The commissioned work Ins Offene was supported by a composition grant from the State of Berlin.
Program:
Arnold Schönberg: Three piano pieces op. 11
arr. Richard Dünser (1909/2008), German EA
Evan Gardner: Sonic Voyeur II (2012/2013)
Revised version by the composer
Alban Berg: Four clarinet pieces op. 5
arr. Klaus Simon (1913/2013), UA
Alban Berg: Passacaglia
arr. Klaus Simon (1913/2013), UA
Lula Romero: Ins Open,
commissioned by the Zafraan Ensemble (2013), premiere
Zafraan Ensemble and guests: Josa Gerhardt, Hannah Walter (violins), Emmanuelle Bernard (viola), Martin Smith (cello), Beltane Ruiz Molina (double bass), Liam Mallett (flute), Martin Posegga (saxophones), Miguel Pérez Iñesta (clarinets ), Ingo Vilhjálmsson (bass clarinet), Luciano Cruz (oboe), Mario Kopf (bassoon), Eva Päplov (horn), Damir Bacikin (trumpet), Andrea Voets (harp), Clemens Hund-Göschel (piano), Daniel Eichholz (drums )
Soloists: Miguel Pérez Iñesta (clarinet), Clemens Hund-Göschel (piano)
Management: Klaus Simon
