Profile & Special Focus
The four talented musicians of the saxophone quartet Kebyart not only share a passion for chamber music, but also a desire to bring a breath of fresh air to classical music. Here, four musical free spirits from Barcelona have come together to open up completely new instrumentation sound pages - and each of their performances promises to be a captivating production. Their name says it all: the Balinese „kebyar“ means something like „suddenly flare up“ or „burst open“ - a wonderful metaphor for the so energetic and highly virtuosic music-making of the four Spaniards.
The distinctiveness of the experimental Kebyart lies in its creative and open approach to the repertoire, which has several facets: original literature as well as its own arrangements of a wide variety of styles are constantly expanded with new commissioned works, such as Jörg Widmann's „7 Capricci“ from 2021 and the world premiere of David Philip Hefti's quartet „Harmonia“ in February 2023.
Awards
1st prize at International Franz Cibulka Competition 2019
1st prize at Swiss Orpheus Chamber Music Competition 2018
1st prize at Primer Palau 2016
Partners, cooperations and past performances
Concerts at:
Concertgebouw Amsterdam (NL)
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg; Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (DE)
Musikverein Wien, Mozarteum Salzburg (AT)
Paris Philharmonie (FR)
Wigmore Hall London (UK)
Tonhalle Zurich; StadtCasino Basel (CH)
Palau de la Msuica, Barcelona (ES)Festivals:
Heidelberger Frühling (DE)
Lockenhaus Festival (AT)
Schubertiada at Valdegovia; Festival de St Fruitós de Bages (ES)Collaborations with:
Nicolas Altstaedt, Xavier Sabata, Dénes Várjon, Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra (ORTVE), GIO Symphonia, Barcelona Wind SymphonyReviews & Feedback
“A quartet combined not only to the extent and in plenty top shape but also musicians capable of go through technical perfection to reach the musical communication” – Revista Musical Catalana. Palau de la Musica, 03 November 2016
Ensemble & Instrumentation
Studied at:
ESMUC Barcelona and Musikakademie BaselMasterclasses with:
Cuarteto Casals, Rainer Schmidt, Hatto Beyerle, Cuarteto Quiroga, Sergio Azzolini, Claudio Martínez-Mehner, Anton Kernjak, Kennedy Moretti, Nacho GascónPere Méndez - Soprano saxophone
Víctor Serra - Alto saxophone
Robert Seara - Tenor saxophone
Daniel Miguel - Baritone saxophone
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