SAXOPHONE AND HARP

Anna Stein­kog­ler &
Bas­ti­an Duncker

Strong, thoughtful sto­rytel­ling, the cla­ri­ty of clas­si­cal poly­pho­ny, long lines, and a rhyth­mic playful­ness are aspects that make the music of Anna Stein­kog­ler, harp, and Bas­ti­an Dun­cker, alto saxo­pho­ne, stand out.

Lis­ten and learn from one ano­ther. This simp­le, yet pro­found wish has led Dun­cker and Stein­kog­ler to an inde­pen­dent and poe­tic musi­cal place which is gover­ned by the ear.

The resul­ting music is neither jazz nor tra­di­tio­nal, neither clas­si­cal nor avant-gar­de, but rather a bit of ever­y­thing at the same time.

The syn­er­gy of their rich musi­cal heri­ta­ges crea­tes com­po­si­ti­ons full of warm sound and dri­ving energy.

Anna Steinkogler und Bastian Duncker

Both musi­ci­ans share a fasci­na­ti­on for pro­bing the depths of their instru­ments, for expe­ri­men­ting with sound and play­ing techniques.

They meet in this duo and enjoy moving fluid­ly bet­ween gen­res.  It’s this inti­ma­te and cap­ti­vat­ing cham­ber music that enti­ces the lis­te­ner to widen his or her known musi­cal path.
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DUO OXYMORON

Anna Stein­kog­ler &
Valen­tin Butt

Old and new. Light and dark. Cham­ber music and groo­ve. Harp and accor­di­on. The Ber­lin-based ensem­ble DUO OXYMORON crea­tes an uncon­ven­tio­nal, colourful sound lan­guage, com­bi­ning jazz, neo­clas­si­cal and con­tem­po­ra­ry play­ing techniques. 

Their love for free­dom, their desi­re for expe­ri­ments and their sen­se of hou­mor both musi­ci­ans can revert to results in an inde­pen­dent sound uni­ver­se. DUO OXYMORON tre­ats any kind of music like cham­ber music in the truest sen­se of the con­cept: per­fect ensem­ble play­ing, careful inter­ac­tion, lis­tening, trust. Fee­ling the same pul­se makes the groo­ve come ali­ve regard­less of the genre.

OXYMORON — oppo­si­tes attract

From the very first moment Anna Stein­kog­ler and Valen­tin Butt made music tog­e­ther, they felt a strong musi­cal bond, and the exci­ting desi­re to crea­te some­thing powerful, enthr­al­ling and inten­se­ly emo­tio­nal tog­e­ther. The jux­ta­po­si­ti­on of their instru­ments — harp and accor­di­on — has never felt like ant­ago­nisms, on the con­tra­ry, they attract each other.

True musi­ci­an­ship and dedi­ca­ti­on are the keys to Steinkogler’s and Butt’s own com­pel­ling arran­ge­ments. The con­tras­ting per­so­na­li­ties of both musi­ci­ans and instru­ments seem to blend into each other on stage, while main­tai­ning their extre­me posi­ti­ons. Their music is an orga­nic and refres­hing take on the encoun­ter of the well-known and the new-found.

With their own com­po­si­ti­ons, DUO OXYMORON explo­res and expands their aes­the­tics. The lack of musi­cal tra­di­ti­ons or role models for their uncom­mon instru­men­ta­ti­on allows Anna Stein­kog­ler and Valen­tin Butt to deve­lop their own indi­vi­du­al musi­cal language.

For more info plea­se go to www.duooxymoron.de

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PANAMOUR

Anna Stein­kog­ler &
Liam Mallett

Flu­te and Harp — or the light­ness of being. This com­bi­na­ti­on of instru­ments has been bles­sed throug­hout the ages with music full of ele­gan­ce, fines­se, and grace by com­po­sers all over the world. Liam Mal­lett and Anna Stein­kog­lers’ reper­toire is full of diver­se colours and sounds, meaningful and yet floa­ting melodies.

 
The musi­ci­ans are united by the con­vic­tion that cham­ber music is a tim­e­l­ess art form that needs to be pro­mo­ted and expe­ri­en­ced live in order to sur­vi­ve. Like muse­um cura­tors they choo­se their pro­gram­mes with gre­at care, and gui­de their audi­en­ces through con­certs with a mix of charm and wit. Pana­mo­ur are espe­ci­al­ly inte­res­ted in the jux­ta­po­si­ti­on of epochs and styl­es, crea­ting a rich­ness of colour and tex­tu­re that allows both the flu­te and harp to shine.

 

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