DARA String Festival
curated by Biliana Voutchkova
Premiering in August 2019, DARA String Festival will present a wide variety of innovative multi-genre music for string instruments, ranging from early contemporary to freely improvised. DARA transcends genre boundaries, uniting highly renowned international artist from diverse musical backgrounds, in a series of encounters to inspire new thoughts and ideas towards the advancement of individual and collective artistic work. In the longer term DARA aims to present guest editions in collaboration with different partners/curators internationally and expand into electroacoustic and staged multi-media concert performances.
The first festival edition will include open discussions and long length concert evenings at the fabulous open boat gallery Hošek Contemporary. The concerts will feature a solo set performed by each artist and selected group combinations. The programs will include compositions and improvisations by Ablinger, Ballon, De Heney, Dillon, Edwards, Gubaidulina, Ligeti, Lim, Rohloff, Voutchkova, Xenakis etc.
Artists
Séverine Ballon - cellist, composer (France)
Isidora Edwards - cellist, composer-performer, improviser (Chile)
Clara Gervais - bassist, composer (France / Germany)
Nina de Heney - bassist, composer-performer, improviser (Sweden)
Nurit Stark - violinist, violist (Israel / Germany)
Biliana Voutchkova - violinist, composer-performer, improviser (Bulgaria / Germany)
The festival is kindly supported by INM/Initiative Neue Musik Berlin
August 30/31.2019, Hošek Contemporary
Motor Ship HEIMATLAND
Fisherinsel 3, 10179 Berlin
17:00 - open talk with the artists
18:00, 19:30, 21:00 - concerts
Photo credits from top left
Yves Tremorin, Peter Purgar, Susanna Drescher, Alberto Duarte, Uwe Neumann, Alberto Duarte
Photo collage and design by Boryana Pandova
curated by Biliana Voutchkova
Premiering in August 2019, DARA String Festival will present a wide variety of innovative multi-genre music for string instruments, ranging from early contemporary to freely improvised. DARA transcends genre boundaries, uniting highly renowned international artist from diverse musical backgrounds, in a series of encounters to inspire new thoughts and ideas towards the advancement of individual and collective artistic work. In the longer term DARA aims to present guest editions in collaboration with different partners/curators internationally and expand into electroacoustic and staged multi-media concert performances.
The first festival edition will include open discussions and long length concert evenings at the fabulous open boat gallery Hošek Contemporary. The concerts will feature a solo set performed by each artist and selected group combinations. The programs will include compositions and improvisations by Ablinger, Ballon, De Heney, Dillon, Edwards, Gubaidulina, Ligeti, Lim, Rohloff, Voutchkova, Xenakis etc.
Artists
Séverine Ballon - cellist, composer (France)
Isidora Edwards - cellist, composer-performer, improviser (Chile)
Clara Gervais - bassist, composer (France / Germany)
Nina de Heney - bassist, composer-performer, improviser (Sweden)
Nurit Stark - violinist, violist (Israel / Germany)
Biliana Voutchkova - violinist, composer-performer, improviser (Bulgaria / Germany)
The festival is kindly supported by INM/Initiative Neue Musik Berlin
August 30/31.2019, Hošek Contemporary
Motor Ship HEIMATLAND
Fisherinsel 3, 10179 Berlin
17:00 - open talk with the artists
18:00, 19:30, 21:00 - concerts
Photo credits from top left
Yves Tremorin, Peter Purgar, Susanna Drescher, Alberto Duarte, Uwe Neumann, Alberto Duarte
Photo collage and design by Boryana Pandova
