Quatuor Bozzini / Sebastian Gramss at Victoria Rooms
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"Quebec’s superlative string quartet tackles the new musical heights of Cassandra Miller, Tanya Tagaq and Naomi Pinnock with soprano extraordinaire Juliet Fraser in the historic Victoria Rooms. Alongside Sebastian Gramss’ masterful solo double bass, this is boundary-pushing contemporary classical at its most daring!"

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A gig on Sunday 28th April. The event starts at 18:00.


This event is part of #BristolNewMusic

Doors: 1745
Start: 1800
Ends: 2015

BNM is delighted to welcome world-leading new music group Quatuor Bozzini back for the first time since they performed the inaugural festival ten years ago. They are joined by British soprano Juliet Fraser (*)

Tanya Tagaq, ’Sivunittinni’, 2015
Cassandra Miller, ‘Thanksong’, 2020*
Cassandra Miller, ‘About Bach’, 2015
Naomi Pinnock, ‘I am, I am’, 2019*

Preceded by the UK premiere of double bass virtuoso-improviser-composer Sebastian Gramss’ ‘Atopie’, which turns the double bass into an amplifying resonator.

Quatuor Bozzini
Clemens Merkel (violin), Stéphanie Bozzini (viola), Isabelle Bozzini (cello), Alissa Cheung (violin).
Quatuor Bozzini has been an original voice and strong advocate in new, experimental and classical music since 1999. Driving the hyper-creative Montréal scene and beyond, the quartet cultivates an ethos of risk-taking, experimentation, and collaboration, venturing boldly off the beaten track. With a rigorous eye for quality, they have nurtured a rich and diverse repertoire, regardless of trends.

Sebastian Gramss
Sebastian Gramss (Cologne, Germany) is a German double bass virtuoso and composer of jazz and contemporary music, with over twenty-five releases to his name as well as a multitude of bands and ensembles. Among others he has composed for choreographer Pina Bausch, and recently with and for the Ensemble Modern.

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Taking place from Thursday 25 - Sunday 28 April 2024, Bristol New Music is a city-wide festival of contemporary music and sound.

For the full programme and further information, visit www.bristolnewmusic.org

Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio

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