QNG wishes Merry X-mas and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
X-mas with QNG
QNG | quartet new generation
QNG´s debut in Spain!
QNG successfully performed its first concert in Spain! The Valencian Foundation Eutherpe invited us for a concert in a wonderful space in Valencia. After the concert we had great Tapas and Wine with the presenter and one of their sponsors at famous local bodega Casa Montaña. Thanks also to the Goethe institute which was supporting our trip. A great trip!
concert in Valencia
Tapas in the Bodega after the concert
QNG on radio „Performance Today“
On Tuesday, December 15th, Performance Today will broadcast the encore from our concert at the 2009 Ojai Music Festival. It is the lovely tango by Geri Bollinger called Tangorganito. American Public Media’s Performance Today is broadcast on 245 public radio stations across the States and is heard by about 1.2 million people each week. Each station individually decides what time to air the program. To find out where and when Performance Today is broadcast please visit performancetoday.org. This Tuesday’s show will be available on the website for seven days.
Concert in Halle and rehearsal with Calmus
Beautiful Händelhaus in Halle invited QNG to perform our completely renewed program „Fantasy in Symmetry“. We especially worked on fugues by G.F.Händel and transcribed them for recorder quartet. It worked out very well and is a proof of the amazing counterpoint knowledge of our oratorio and opera-„hero“ .
The day after we spent an inspiring day together with the vocal ensemble Calmus. We collected ideas and music for our common program, which will be a very promising project. We will keep you informed about future performances.
QNG in Warsaw
Recently QNG was invited by Polish Royal String Quartet for a concert at their festival Kwartesencja. It was an exciting evening with works by Caldini, Cipriano da Rore, J.S. Bach and two contemporary pieces by Polish composers, Sebastian Elikovski-Winkler and Woijtek Blecharz. The hall was full and the audience was enthousiastic. Polish radio recorder the concert. We will keep you informed when it will be broadcasted. Thanks for the great time, Royal String Quartet!
Warschau Downtown - view from the hotel
QNG with members of the Royal String Quartet
Irish artist inpired by QNG
Irish artist Peter Crann, who accompanied QNG on it´s concert tour through Ireland in 2008, got inspired and painted „IN Vein“. Visit Peter Crann on Facebook.
Peter Crann: IN Vein
Blockflötentage Schaffhausen
QNG enjoyed beeing part of the recorder days organised by recorder Manufaktur Küng in Schaffhausen/CH. We performed in the Halls of Modern Art together with Maurice Steger and Naoki Kitaya and played works by Locke, Hirose, Caldini, Bach, Beeferman and Moravec. Hannah Pape and Heide Schwarz additionally gave a masterclass. We had a great time and Küng´s Team took care of us in a wonderful way.
Read the critic in Schaffhauser Nachrichten here.
Workshop
Rehearsal in the Halls of Modern Art
Geri Bollinger works on our Küng instruments
Maurice Steger & Yuki
Successful concert in Celle!
QNG performs successfully at the beautiful baroque theater of the castle in Celle. The concert was presented by the „Kammermusikring“ and supported by recorder workshop Moeck. We enjoyed the especially warm welcome by Mr. & Mrs. Haase-Moeck and a cosy dinner with presenter and sponsor.
Read the enthousiastic critic here.
QNG with happy Mr. & Mrs. Haase-Moeck
QNG im Ibach Haus
The first concert of the new season took place in Schwelm at the Ibach-Haus, where in former times pianos were manufactured. Today there is a fine shop for enthousiastic people of the recorder with instruments, sheet music, a concert Series and workshops. Vera Morche from Mollenhauer made this foto during a piece by Woijtek Blecharz. QNG performs on parts of recorders.
QNG performs at Ibach Haus
QNG starts new season!
QNG is starting its new season and will perform in September at Ibach Haus in Schwelm, the Schlosstheater in Celle and in the Hallen für Neue Kunst at Küng´s Recorder Days in Schaffhausen (CH), where we also will give a workshop. Have a look at our Tour agenda and come to one of our concerts!