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WHO IS CURATING FROM HERE?
- Vertex/Edges Out by: The Matrix
Artist & Where
- Name: Quatuor Ebène
- City/Place: Boulogne-Billancourt
- Country: France
Current News
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What's Up?
The fundamental classical repertoire for string quartet will remain a cornerstone: this season, the Quatuor Ebène will focus on Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartets. The quartet will indeed present the complete Beethoven cycle in 2020 for their 20th anniversary as well as for 250th jubilee of the composer.
From April 2019 through January 2020 the Quatuor Ebène will go on a world tour with the theme "Beethoven Live Around the World" with concerts in North America, South America, Africa, India, Australia & New Zealand, Asia and Europe. The Quartet will guest in concert halls including the Perelman Theater Philhadelphia, Sala São Paulo, Melbourne Recital Centre, and the Konzerthaus Vienna.
Life & Work
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Bio:
"A string quartet that can easily morph into a jazz band,”
...wrote the New York Times after a 2009 performance by the Quatuor Ebène. The ensemble opened with Debussy and Haydn and then improvised on a film music theme—with exactly the same enthusiasm and passion.
What began in 1999 as a distraction in the university’s practice rooms for the four young French musicians has become a trademark of the Quatuor Ebène, and has generated lasting reverberations in the music scene. The four breathe new life into chamber music through their consistently direct, open-minded perspective on the works. Regardless of the genre, they approach the music with humility and respect. They change styles with gusto, and yet remain themselves: with all the passion that they experience for each piece, and which they bring to the stage and to their audiences directly and authentically.
There is no single word that describes their style: they’ve created their own. Their traditional repertoire does not suffer from their engagement with other genres; rather, their free association with diverse styles brings a productive excitement to their music. From the beginning, the complexity of their oeuvre has been greeted enthusiastically by audiences and critics.
After studies with the Quatuor Ysaÿe in Paris and with Gábor Takács, Eberhard Feltz and György Kurtág, the quartet had an unprecedented victory at the ARD Music Competition 2004. This marked the beginning of their rise, which has culminated in numerous prizes and awards. The Quatuor Ebène’s concerts are marked by a special elan. With their charismatic playing, their fresh approach to tradition and their open engagement with new forms, the musicians have been successful in reaching a wide audience of young listeners; they communicate their knowledge in regular master classes at the Conservatoire Supérieur Paris.
The quartet was one of the award winners of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust in 2007 and received support from the BBT between 2007 and 2017. In 2005, the ensemble won the Belmont Prize of the Forberg-Schneider Foundation. Since then, the Foundation has worked closely with the musicians, who are performing on instruments chosen with and loaned by Gabriele Forberg-Schneider since 2009.
Pierre Colombet Violin by Francesco Rugeri, Cremona (ca.1680)
Bow by Charles Tourte (Paris, 19th century)
Gabriel Le Magadure Violin with a Guarneri label (mid 18th century)
Bow by Dominique Pecatte (ca.1845)
Marie Chilemme Viola by Marcellus Hollmayr, Füssen (1625)
prior possession of Mathieu Herzog
Raphaël Merlin Violoncello by Andrea Guarneri, Cremona (1666/1680)
The Quatuor Ebène’s CDs, featuring recordings of music by Haydn, Bartók, Debussy, Fauré, Mozart and the Mendelssohn siblings have won numerous awards, including the Gramophone Award, the ECHO Klassik, the BBC Music Magazine Award and the Midern Classic Award. Their 2010 album “Fiction” with jazz arrangements, has only solidified their unique position in the chamber music scene, as well as their 2014 crossover CD “Brazil,” a collaboration with Stacey Kent, and their recent recording with Michel Portal, „Eternal Stories“ (Mai 2017). In fall 2014, Erato released „A 90th Birthday Celebration“, a live recording (on CD and DVD) of Menahem Presslers birthday celebration concert with the Quatour Ebène in Paris. In 2015/2016 the musicians focussed on the genre of the „Lied“. They collaborated with Philippe Jaroussky for the CD „ Green (Mélodies françaises)“ which won the BBC Music Magazine Award 2016 and published a Schubert CD. On the one hand, it includes Lieder, recorded with Mathias Goerne (arranged for string quartett, baritone and bass by Raphël Merlin) and on the other hand, the string quintet, recorded with Gautier Capuçon.
Contact Information
- Email: contact@quatuorebene.com
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Management/Booking:
Impresariat Simmenauer - notre General management
IMPRESARIAT SIMMENAUER GMBH
Linda Uschinski
Kurfürstendamm 211
D-10719 Berlin
t: +49 - (0)30 - 414 781 717 (direct)
t: +49 - (0)30 - 414 781 710 (main)
f: +49 - (0)30 - 414 781 713
E-mail: linda.uschinski@impresariat-simmenauer.de
Website: www.impresariat-simmenauer.de
Arts Management Group - notre management aux USA
Alisa Harrington
E-mail: alisa@artsmg.com 917.442.1593
130 West 57th Street Suite 6A New York NY 10019
Tel: 212.337.0838 Fax: 212.924.0382
Melos Arts Management - notre management au Japon
会社名
株式会社メロス・アーツ・マネジメント
MELOS ARTS MANAGEMENT INC.
設立年月日2003年4月1日
住 所〒160-0022 東京都新宿区新宿1-30-16 ルネ新宿御苑タワー504号
TEL03-3358-9005
Weinstadt Artists Management - notre management au Benelux
Populierenlaan 3, bus 26 - 2020 Antwerp – Belgium
Tel : +32/3-216 70 60
e-mail: info@concerts-weinstadt.be
www.concerts-weinstadt.be
FAX03-3358-9025
Media & Markets
- ▶ Twitter: QuatuorEbene
- ▶ Instagram: quatuor_ebene
- ▶ Website: http://www.quatuorebene.com
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-4aaETuFjpMvEsnRfVPcg
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UCSF4r8W9zyHvJ49ofY7m7Ww
- ▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/4ZfijPsvkBtwZWiGScdvOs
- ▶ Spotify 2: http://open.spotify.com/album/2ZzP0NJ3dB7SNYT7zhO5pn
- ▶ Spotify 3: http://open.spotify.com/album/4gPpWZjXUvbrIacogrTKrl
- ▶ Spotify 4: http://open.spotify.com/album/04M4qoKHAK4ANEnuvx83N9
- ▶ Spotify 5: http://open.spotify.com/album/78P5C03DGThbbsLna4oUTI
- ▶ Spotify 6: http://open.spotify.com/album/2PB0JHbqLKPlTvtbQssB8G
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Quotes, Notes & Etc.
Listening to the Finale: Presto, I remembered that ébène means ebony in English. The qualities of this hardwood, its toughness under a very smooth finish, were clearly transferred into the foursome’s interpretation. What makes the Ébène Quartet truly special, besides the unbridled enthusiasm and the intensity with which they approach the classical repertoire, is their openness to other types of music that informs their interpretation of the canon.
- Bachtrack - mars 2018
Clips (more may be added)
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Ebene Quartet's Top Five String Quartet Pieces
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Quatuor Ebene: Artist Profile
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