Ensemble arabesques
ensemble
www.ensemblearabesques.com/
The Ensemble arabesques, which was founded in 2011 in connection with the German-French culture festival arabesques in Hamburg, now performs throughout the year both in Germany and abroad. Noted professors and orchestral solo players from all over Germany play together in a variety of instrumental combinations.
The ensemble focuses on unusual projects ranging from Baroque to contemporary. The ensemble's work particularly features unfamiliar composers and works that have fallen into oblivion. The German public-service broadcaster Deutschlandfunk Kultur has supported and acknowledged this commitment from the start.
The ensemble's first CD was issued in 2014 in collaboration with the Marseille ensemble Musicatreize: Trois contes de l'honorable fleur by Maurice Ohana. This production was nominated by the ICMA in the category "Opera". It was also recommended by the French public radio channel France Musique and the Académie Charles Cros. Since 2012, there has been a further partnership with the Institut Français des Instruments à vent in Marseille.
In 2017, the internationally acclaimed recording Gustav Holst Kammermusik, which includes some little-known works by the English composer, was issued on the FARAO classics label. Two further albums are dedicated to Francis Poulenc and Jacques Ibert.
At the festival Quinzaine Franco-Allemande d'Occitanie in 2018, the Ensemble arabesques gave the opening concert in the presence of the mayors of Hamburg and Toulouse. In 2019, the ensemble made its debut in the Recital Hall of the Elbphilharmonie, and in 2022 in the Grand Hall.
In 2021, the 10th anniversary concert of the culture festival arabesques took place with Emmanuelle Bertrand, a renowned French cellist and recipient of the interpretation prize of the Académie des Beaux-Arts as well as winner of international competitions. The concert was recorded in cooperation with Deutschlandfunk Kultur and FARAO classics, broadcast internationally, and released as a CD in 2022.
The ensemble focuses on unusual projects ranging from Baroque to contemporary. The ensemble's work particularly features unfamiliar composers and works that have fallen into oblivion. The German public-service broadcaster Deutschlandfunk Kultur has supported and acknowledged this commitment from the start.
The ensemble's first CD was issued in 2014 in collaboration with the Marseille ensemble Musicatreize: Trois contes de l'honorable fleur by Maurice Ohana. This production was nominated by the ICMA in the category "Opera". It was also recommended by the French public radio channel France Musique and the Académie Charles Cros. Since 2012, there has been a further partnership with the Institut Français des Instruments à vent in Marseille.
In 2017, the internationally acclaimed recording Gustav Holst Kammermusik, which includes some little-known works by the English composer, was issued on the FARAO classics label. Two further albums are dedicated to Francis Poulenc and Jacques Ibert.
At the festival Quinzaine Franco-Allemande d'Occitanie in 2018, the Ensemble arabesques gave the opening concert in the presence of the mayors of Hamburg and Toulouse. In 2019, the ensemble made its debut in the Recital Hall of the Elbphilharmonie, and in 2022 in the Grand Hall.
In 2021, the 10th anniversary concert of the culture festival arabesques took place with Emmanuelle Bertrand, a renowned French cellist and recipient of the interpretation prize of the Académie des Beaux-Arts as well as winner of international competitions. The concert was recorded in cooperation with Deutschlandfunk Kultur and FARAO classics, broadcast internationally, and released as a CD in 2022.
