Linos festival in Cologne
September 20th at Sancta Clara Keller, Cologne
Justina Repečkaitė’s composition Echo Chamber, commissioned by the Linos Festival, will be performed by the Linos Trio. In the same concert, titled Versus, another of Justina’s works, Unbenannt-2 (2016) for string quartet, will be performed by Quatuor Zaïde. The quartet previously played Unbenannt-2 earlier this year at the Cordes-sur-Ciel Festival.
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Program note
The title Echo Chamber alludes to a space where sounds and ideas are reflected back and forth, evolving in the process. For the Linos Festival, I was asked to write a piano trio to mirror my 2016 composition Unbenannt-2 for string quartet, which will be performed at the same concert at Santa Clara Keller. I was intrigued by the idea of creating a dialogue between the two pieces, using this new composition to reflect and expand on the abstract atmosphere of Unbenannt-2. Echo Chamber explores both the literal acoustical echoes and the metaphorical reflection of ideas, inviting deeper contemplation on how sound and perception interact. In the piano part, the pianist plays notes with a delay effect, repeating them with a fading echo. This echo interacts with the sounds of the string instruments, which also incorporate quarter tones. The harmony is built on an inverted harmonic spectrum, exploring the friction between small intervals and introducing virtual fundamentals to enrich the sonic landscape.
“INTRODUCING the "inviting, gritty, and lustrous" sound world of Justina Repečkaitė. Described as having "many similarities to a diamond", the Lithuanian-born composer's music has been performed globally, including at the Centre Pompidou and on ARTE. A graduate of IRCAM in Paris, she has collaborated with renowned ensembles like Ensemble Intercontemporain and the BBC Philharmonic. Since its first season, the Linos Festival has featured a new commission every year, and we are honoured to present the world premiere of her latest work at our opening VERSUS concert on 20.09. This new piano trio, part of the Linos Piano Trio’s mission to expand the repertoire, will be paired with her string quartet Unbenannt-2. Don’t miss it and get your tickets at linosfestival.de!”
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Versus
Quatuor Zaïde
Arash Rokni – Klavier
Konrad Elias-Trostmann – Violine
Vladimir Waltham – Cello
Zwischen zwei Klangkörpern entstehen Dialoge auf mehreren Ebenen: Innerhalb dieser zwei Gruppen verbergen sich weitere kleinere Ensembles, die ebenfalls miteinander kommunizieren. Ein Klaviertrio und ein Streichquartett vermischen und duellieren sich, mit Musik von J.S. Bach überversichern über Fauré bis hin zu einem neuen Auftragswerk von Justina Repečkaitė. Das Publikum erlebt ein abwechslungsreiches Programm und eine einmalige Momentaufnahme, in der das vertraute und geübte Miteinander auf die Energie neuer musikalischer Begegnungen prallt.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Duetto e-Moll BWV 802
Joseph Haydn: Allegro aus dem Klaviertrio C-Dur Hob. XV:27
Joseph Haydn: Moderato aus dem Streichquartett C-Dur Op. 20/2
Betsy Jolas: Duo Nr. 1 aus 4 Duos für Bratsche und Klavier
Johann Sebastian Bach: Canon Perpetuus aus dem Musikalische Opfer
György Kurtág: Nr. 2 aus Drei Stücke für Violine und Klavier Op. 14e
Justina Repečkaitė: Neues Auftragswerk für Klaviertrio
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Gabriel Fauré: Allegro ma non troppo aus dem Klaviertrio Op. 120
Gabriel Fauré: Allegro moderato aus dem Streichquartett op. 121
Justina Repečkaitė: Unbenannt-2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Ricercar à 6 aus dem Musikalischen Opfer
