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4 hommages au carré at Brisbane by Žvikovs-Glazenburga | Australia

We are beyond excited to have the amazing concert pianists Juris Žvikovs and Sanita Glazenburga from Latvia visiting Brisbane, and delighting us with their magical performance at the Latvian Hall! Both pianists have been collaborating for over 20 years, and are currently lecturing music at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Music Academy. This is their very first trip to Australia and they are giving masterclasses and presentations at the Queensland University of Technology. Fortunately, they contacted the Brisbane Latvian Community via email and we have been able to organise this very special concert featuring a rich and varied repertoire for the piano! Juris and Sanita not only immerse audiences in their music, but they love to meet and connect with their audiences through stories and conversations. Come and enjoy this very special concert and meet the artists!

Programm
Juris Karlsons – Rural suite (1985)
Dimitris Maronidis – Quatre hommages au carré (2023)
Georges Bizet – Two pieces from Children’s Games (Jeux d’enfants), op. 22 (1871)
Gyorgy Ligeti – Three pieces for two pianos (1976)

1pm • 11 April 2024 • Nickson Room
University of Queensland, Brisbane

Hexagonum DeciBels Festival | Rīga

Quatre Hommages at Hexagonum for two pianos will be played at DeciBels Festival Rīga | 22.03.2024, 18:00, JVLMA in the Great Hall

The piano duo Sanita Glazenburga and Juris Žvikovs present a program of contemporary music for piano duo with compositions by Marina Anna Timofejeva, Dimitris Maronidis, Henry Poikans, Morton Feldmans, Annija Anna Zariņa, Gyorgy Ligeti

This program consists of three works by JVLMA composition students and three composition masters. The dramaturgy of the concert is created in such a way that the “new” and “masters” are paired in pairs: Marina Anna Timofejeva – Dimitris Maronidis, Henrijs Poikans – Morton Feldmans, Annija Anna Zariņa – Gērģs Ligeti. These pairs form three lines, with the up-and-coming at one end and the “classic” at the other. Visually contemplating and playing with these lines can create a beautiful hexagon

Impulse Response for Contrabass Clarinet & Electronics premiere by Nina Janßen-Deinzer | Thessaloniki

Impulse Response for Contrabass Clarinet, electronics and the response of the mosque Yeni Cami in Thessaloniki is getting its world premiere by Nina Janßen-Deinzer on 14th of October 2023, 20:30. An impulse response is the reaction of any dynamic system in response to some external change. In this piece the performer is acting as the impulse, providing to the musical ecosystem the input signal, triggering its response. The venue acts as a third instrument by shaping the overall sound. The piece was designed and partially composed in the venue. Yeni Mosque (Greek: Γενί Τζαμί, from Turkish: Yeni Cami, “New Mosque”) is a historical mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was built by Italian architect Vitaliano Poselli in 1902 for the city’s Dönmeh community, crypto-Jewish converts to Islam. However, when the Donmeh left the city during the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, it was used to house the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki in 1925. Today it serves as an exhibition center.

14 October, 20:00 | Yeni Cami | Archeologikou Mousiou 30, Thessaloniki 546 41 | Free entrance
More info about the performer here

Transient Beauty at Ernst von Hopffgarten Lab | Germany

Transient Beauty (for tape) is getting a performance in Germany at a concert under the title “Music from electricity and in the Dark”. An acousmatic music concert (Akusmatisches Konzert #7) in the artistic workshops in Trebel
Works by Ralf Hoyer, Jonty Harrison, Hanna Hartmann, Dimitris Maronidis, Clemens von Reusner and Daniel Teruggi

7th October 2023 | Transient Beauty at Ernst von Hopffgarten | Trebel, Germany

An introduction to the evening is given by the composer Clemens von Reusner. Admission: 7:40 pm
Binding seat reservation by email or at: 05848-1326

Chaconne for piano trio & electronics world premiere | Latvia

After a long and sad waiting period, Chaconne for Piano, Violin, Violoncello & Electronics is getting its premiere by Paula Šūmane (Violin), Herta Hansena (Piano), and Ēriks Kiršfelds (Violoncello). The concert will occur at Sigulda in Latvia on July 16th, 2023.

The piece was composed during the first half of March 2020 in Thessaloniki after a poem by Gundega Smite and Dimitris Maronidis. The form of the work is a Chaconne in the sense that an imaginary sound of a glass breaking, is repeatedly reflected in all musical gestures, creating a sonic environment where small sonic fragments are generated, cracked, and splintered constantly.

July 16th 2023, Concert Hall Baltais Fligelis, Sigulda, Latvia

4 hommages au carré premiere by Žvikovs-Glazenburga piano duet | Sigulda

Quatre hommages au carré (four squared hommages) for two pianos was composed in the spring of 2023. The piece is a revised and extended version of 4 (hommage) études for solo piano. In its initial version (etudes), the work had a pedagogical character. The current version for two pianos has been a journey of exploration for some of the work’s own hidden sonic territories. Not being a set of etudes anymore, the piece is departing from its inherent educational aspect and leans towards a broader sonic and expression spectrum.

July 15th 2023, Concert Hall Baltais Fligelis, Sigulda, Latvia

Nexus I premiere by Peter Katina | Slovakia

Nexus I for Accordion and fixed media is getting its world premiere by Peter Katina. The concert will take place at Divadlo Viola Centre on 7th of December 2022. The piece is dedicated to Peter who has commissioned it. In this piece, the Accordion is in an open dialogue and connection (nexus) with an imaginary part of itself (electronics). The musical material consists of very small, fragmented gestures closely examined and observed from multiple perspectives. The electronic part has at times symbiotic character, at other times an anti-biotic one. The sonic image of the piece can be seen as unpredictable star reflections on mirrors placed into the darkness of the abyss.

more info here http://www.peterkatina.sk

Orbits performance at Arts Incubator | Seoul

Orbits for piano and tape is getting a performance in Korea by Jongin Moon. The piece will be played as a part of this year’s Arts Incubator festival “Borderless Point”. October 22, 17pm at Oil Tank Culture Park T1, T2. More information about the festival and the program can be found here https://audio-trading-manual.kr/index.html

Contemporary Greek Music CD presentation | Thessaloniki

On April 6th, Fani Karagianni is presenting a new CD release with Contemporary Greek works for solo piano. The album includes 18 works for solo piano by 13 Greek composers of the 20th and 21st century: Nikos Skalkotas, Giannis A. Papaioannou, Argyris Kounadis, Costas Nikitas, Christos Samaras, Costas Tsougras, Maronidis, Dimitris Oikonomou, Stella Dalampira, Glykeria Koutoula, Orestis Papaioannou. The 4th etude from 4 (Hommage) Etudes is included in the CD.

There will be a round-table discussion with Costas Tsougras, Fani Karagianni, Georgios-Ioulios Papadopoulos, George Sakallieros, Petros Vouvaris. The presentation/concert will take place at the concert hall “Melina Mercouri” of the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki (15 Frangon, Thessaloniki) on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 20:00.

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Multiplexing at MOMus Museum of Contemporary Art | Thessaloniki

Multiplexing is now exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art MOMus at Thessaloniki as part of the exhibition “Public Domain”. The exhibition takes place from 11th of March 2022 till 25th of September 2022. The opening on 11.3 is free for the public.

In telecommunications and computer networks, multiplexing (MUX) is a method in which multiple analog or digital signals are combined into one over a shared medium. The aim is usually to share a scarce resource. For example, in telecommunications, several telephone calls may be carried using one wire. Multiplexing originated in telegraphy in the 1870s, and is now widely applied in communications. In this particular work, the idea of MUX is transferred into the sound domain. A series of logically performed processes are channeled and distributed through a transistor array, activating a matrix of micro-sound sources thus building a large, mechanically generated, sound-cloud. Each cell of the system is becoming a part of a larger sound body. Each voice, no matter how infinitesimal,  matters in order to build a collective sound-set. The work symbolically refers to the unity that we all need -in these dark days- in our world.

More information about the work here
Information about the exhibition here
Museum opening hours: https://www.facebook.com/MOMusContemporary

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