The four Berlin musicians transcend established musical genre boundaries and socially established concert habits: SAXOFONQUADRAT transforms the classical concert hall into a bubbling jazz stage and the wicked scene club into a devout church.
In a thoroughly respectful manner, the players boldly mix various styles and influences of European music tradition with American and European jazz. Beyond stylistic boundaries, new visual axes and cross-connections emerge in music.
In a moving musical performance, sometimes also beyond the stage, arrangements sound alongside original compositions and improvisations. A lively concert activity and a constantly growing repertoire, a large part of which was performed by heart, make the ensemble a sworn ensemble of modern chamber music.
The four musicians grew up in the European music tradition, fell for jazz and eventually became musical border crossers. They studied at the Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ Berlin, where the ensemble was founded. Furthermore, they work in various jazz and chamber music ensembles, in theatre projects and as lecturers at Berlin music schools and at the Academy of Music „Hanns Eisler“. Numerous concerts have taken her through Europe, the USA, Canada and East Africa.
SAXOFONQUADRAT celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2017. So far „Jazz, Tango, Early Music“, „Contrapunkt“, „Tänze“ and „Weihnachten“ have been released on CD.
„Flexibility and sophistication in great sonority, classically enriched and modern improvised“
Bayrische Rundschau
„Exciting arrangements transform early music into ultra-modern works without betraying its original characteristics.“
Osthessen News
Choirs of the 2018 Louis Lewandowski Festival
Adi Classical Young Choir, Israel
Adi Classical Young Choir at the New Vocal Ensemble was established in 2006 by Yishai Shteckler and Goni Bar Sela. Since 2009, it performs under the baton of its musical director, conductor Oded Shomrony. The choir performs in subscription series of Orchestras and various a cappella programs at HaMishkan LeOmanuyot HaBama, Abu Ghosh Festival, the Jerusalem Music Centre, the Tel Aviv Museum of the Arts, the Felicja Blumental Music Center and the Mormon University in Jerusalem.
Cecilia Ensemble, Israel
A new ensemble from the Moran Choirs group, the Cecila Ensemble, is comprised of eight outstanding solo vocalists from Israel.
The Ensemble was founded in 2016 by Naomi Faran, conductor and musical director of the Moran Choirs, to become the professional representative Ensemble, performing original and unique musical programs, in collaboration with the best composers from Israel and around the globe.
Chernivtsi Philharmonic Orchestra
The first concert by Symphony Orchestra took place in Chernivtsi in 26 November 1992. It was organized by the Honored Artist of Ukraine Viktor Kostryzh and the Head of Chernivtsi City Council Viktor Pavliuk. Since 2000 Chief Conductor and Art Director – Josyp Sozansky.
Ensemble Barocameri, Israel
Ensemble Barocameri, established nearly six years ago, is led by conductor and musical director Avner Itai, and includes musicians, singers and instrumentalists, from all over Israel, whose desire is to make music they love, in the way they love to make music.
Festival DVD kaufen!
Alle Festival DVDs (Audio / Video) des Louis Lewandowski Festivals sind bei Hentrich & Hentrich, dem Verlag für jüdische Kultur und Zeitgeschichte erschienen. Die DVDs sind Aufzeichnungen der großen Abschlusskonzerte mit alle Ensembles des jeweiligen Jahres. Sprachen: deutsch und englisch.
Synagogal Ensemble Berlin
The Synagogal Ensemble Berlin was founded in 2002 as a concert ensemble by Regina Yantian and cantor Isaac Sheffer. It consists of eight to 16 professional singers, who work at international opera houses and as freelance concert singers in the choir of Pestalozzistraße synagogue in Berlin.
THE MOSCOW MALE JEWISH CAPPELLA
The Male Choir of Cantorial Art Academy was established in 1989 with personal support from Mikhail Gorbachev, then president of the USSR, and assistance from the Russian Jewish Community and Joint Distribution Committee, an American Jewish charity. In 1998 the choir was renamed the Hassidic Cappella and based at the Moscow Maryina Roshcha Jewish Community.