El Perro Andaluz

Founded in 2007 after a project with the composer Brian Ferneyhough in Dresden the ensemble El Perro Andaluz became quickly one of Germany’s most exciting young ensembles for contemporary music. The cultural background of its members as well as the highly acclaimed level of interpretation led the Ensemble to become a partner with composers such as H. Lachenmann, R. Saunders, A. Hölszky, V. Tarnopolski, H. Hellstenius, G. Katzer and others. The Ensemble’s vision to reflect the position of New Music into the society is revealed through the wide range of musical activity – ranging from installation, opera productions and concerts to educational projects. El Perro Andaluz was awarded the Kulturförderpreis of the city of Dresden in 2011. Alongside its projects in Germany, the Ensemble is invited this year to Spain, England and Austria, where it holds in this season the position of Ensemble in residence of the university Mozarteum Salzburg.

El Perro Andaluz
Albrecht Scharnweber / clarinet
Yuri Matsuzaki / flute
Torsten Reitz / piano
Seong-Ryeom Lee / percussion
Emily Yabe / violin
Jakob Andert / cello
Lennart Dohms / conductor

Programme:
Ivan Fedele (b. 1953) Immagini da Escher (2005)
Sophia Serghi World premiere
Iannis Xenakis (1922 – 2001) Plekto for sextet (1993)

Interval

Thomas Simaku (b. 1958) A2 for violin & cello (2008)
Brian Herrington World premiere
Nicolaus A. Huber (b. 1939) La force du vertige for flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano (1985)

Information & Tickets:
Information: Pharos Arts Foundation Tel. +35722663871 / www.pharosartsfoundation.org

Tickets: €20 Adults / €15 Members of the Foundation, Concessions

Box Office: Tel. 7000-9304 (daily 9.30-11.30am) / www.pharostickets.org

The event is part of the 4th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival
Having established itself as one of the most cutting-edge and innovative annual events in the Eastern Mediterranean, the International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival is already in its fourth year. The Festival is dedicated to the promotion of new music: The well-established masterpieces of the contemporary music literature of the 20th century as well as a great number of premieres by young leading composers from all over the world who have been commissioned by Pharos to write new works especially for this occasion. The Festival aims to provide a forum for composers and performers to advance and develop new projects and explore new sound worlds in chamber music settings. Its objective is also to endorse contemporary music to the general audience of Cyprus, and elsewhere, as this is the music of our times – it is directly linked with many forms of visual and creative arts, and sciences, and reflects the intimacy of the modern-day human spirit.

The 4th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival is certain to be a thrilling experience! It continues to diversify by presenting a number of exciting events, from 9 until 29 September 2012 and a seldom heard repertoire for strings, winds, voice, percussion, harp and accordion. Six of the finest contemporary ensembles in the world will present classical contemporary masterpieces by composers such as Schönberg, Stockhausen, Xenakis and Ligeti while they will simultaneously join forces with over 20 young, but internationally acclaimed composers from all over the world. Each of these composers has written a newly-commissioned work that will be given its world premiere during the Festival concerts.