Quatuor Bozzini

The Quatuor Bozzini is a string quartet that specializes in new and experimental music based in Montreal, Canada.

Quatuor Bozzini
Quatuor Bozzini [o] Michael Slobodian, 2019
Background information
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresExperimental music
Occupation(s)String quartet
Years active1999 (1999)–present
Websitequatuorbozzini.ca/en
MembersClemens Merkel, Alissa Cheung, Stéphanie Bozzini, Isabelle Bozzini

Since 1999, Quatuor Bozzini has been an original voice in new, experimental and classical music. Their skew is radically contemporary, propelling the hyper-creative Montréal scene, and beyond. Not content to parlay received wisdom, the quartet cultivates an ethos of risk-taking, and boldly venture off the beaten track. Quatuor Bozzini stands out with their “extraordinary playing” (Alex Ross, The New Yorker). With rigorous qualitative criteria, they have nurtured a vastly diverse repertoire, unbiased by the currents of fashion. This has led to over four hundred commissioned pieces, as well as close to five hundred premiered works. A Quatuor Bozzini concert is an intensely shared experience, with meticulous and sensuous attention to detail.

Praised by its “intense musicality and immense sensitivity” (Musicworks, Canada), Quatuor Bozzini was qualified in the Bandcamp Daily as “one of the most daring string quartets of the entire world.” The group presents an annual concert series in Montréal and also tours extensively in Canada, the United States, South America and Europe. Notable festivals and venues include MärzMusik Berlin (DE); Guildhall Barbican, Aldeburgh, Huddersfield (UK); Klangspuren Schwaz, Porgy&Bess (AT); Festival Présences, Festival Riverrun (FR); Angelica, SoundSCAPE (IT); Oslo Poesi (NOR); Gaudeamus, Muziekgebouw, NovemberMusic (NL); Kortrijk (BEL); Ostrava Days (CZ); SIPFEST (ID); Tsuda Hall (JP) TIME:SPANS, Other Minds (USA).

Members

Current members
  • Clemens Merkel (violin)
  • Alissa Cheung (violin)
  • Stéphanie Bozzini (viola)
  • Isabelle Bozzini (cello)

Past members
  • Mira Benjamin (violin)
  • Charles-Étienne Marchand (violin)
  • Nadia Francavilla (violin)
  • Geneviève Beaudry (violin)[8]

References
  1. "OFFTA - Un hybride bien vivant". Le Devoir. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. "La commedia, sous le masque, à même la peau". Le Devoir. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. "No punches pulled in Size Zero Opera's Women Box in London". I Care If You Listen. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. "Taylor Brook – Quatuor Bozzini – Nathalie Bujold". Artspring. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. "Quatuor Bozzini Explores the work of Martin Arnold". Canadian Music Centre.
  6. "Martin Arnold of-the-now". Open Space.
  7. Le Devoir. "Musique - Et plus de 400 concerts plus tard…". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  8. "Quatuor Bozzini". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  9. "Artists - Bozzini Quartet". actuellecd.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

https://quatuorbozzini.ca/en/

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.