KONZERT: APPROACHING MOZART

Eine Veranstaltung im Rahmen des Internationalen Symposiums „The 19th century guitar and its music”.

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Sonata Eb major Hob. XVI/49
Fernando Sor (1778-1839) Six Airs choisis de l‘opéra ‚Il Flauto Magico‘, op. 19 Variations on a theme of Mozart op. 9
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart (1756-1791) Sonata F major KV 533/494

PABLO MÁRQUEZ
Pablo Márquez is one of today’s most accomplished guitarists, renowned for his interpretations of contemporary works, classical masterpieces, and Argentinian traditional music. He has collaborated with composers such as György Kurtág, Mauricio Kagel and Luca Francesconi, and performed Berio’s Sequenza XI at Pierre Boulez’s invitation. Dedicated to expanding the guitar’s
reach, he works with leading musicians and ensembles, including Anja Lechner, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Dino Saluzzi and the Ensemble Intercontemporain. His recordings on ECM and other labels are acclaimed for their unique sound and artistry. Márquez is also a professor at the Hochschule für Musik Basel and gives international masterclasses.

EDIN KARAMAZOV

Edin Karamazov was born in 1965 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A protégé of conductor Sergiu Celibidache, he began his musical career as a classical guitarist before taking up the Baroque lute, which he studied with Hopkinson Smith at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel. Karamazov made his solo debut as a lutenist in 1998, stepping in at the last minute for the legendary Julian Bream. Since then, he has established himself as today’s most exciting and charismatic player of the lute. His thrilling virtuoso performances on the lute and guitar, with a repertoire that ranges from 16th-century classics to the music of today, have garnered rave reviews and unprecedented critical acclaim in Europe, Asia and the Americas. As a soloist he has performed and recorded with leading international early music ensembles and artists including the Hilliard Ensemble, Hespèrion XXI, Andreas Scholl, Dorothee Oberlinger, Arpeggiata, English Baroque Soloists, Renee Fleming, as well as Chuck Israels, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Elvis Costello or Sting. A consummate interpreter and master technician on numerous early and contemporary stringed instruments, outstanding recital artist Edin Karamazov has appeared at numerous major venues, including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, London’s Wigmore Hall, Berlin’s Philharmonie, Orchard Hall Tokyo, Vienna’s Konzerthaus, Salle Gaveau Paris, among many others. Looking back to his early days, he continues to enjoy giving impromptu performances on the street. Edin Karamazov plays several plucked instruments of various cultures and epochs and remains committed to exploring the use of lutes in modern music and contemporary improvisational contexts. Composers Erkki Sven-Tuur, Arvo Pärt, Leo Brouwer and several others dedicated important guitar or lute works to Edin.