Slowind

Slowind is a woodwind quintet made up of soloists from the Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra - Aleš Kacjan - flute, Matej Šarc- oboe, Jurij Jenko - clarinet, Metod Tomac - horn and Paolo Calligaris - bassoon. The Quintet members organize each year their Slowind Festival devoted mainly to the contemporary music of which they are leading exponents in Slovenia.

History

In 1987, Kacjan, Jenko and the bassoonist Zoran Mitev established a trio and won the first prize at the National Musicians Competition of Yugoslavia (1987), where they won first prize. In 1995 the trio was expanded to quintet with Šarc and Tomac, Calligaris changed Mitev. From the year 1999 they run their own concert series.

Programme

The repertoire of the Slowind ensemble includes both classical and 20th-century contemporary music, primarily recent works by modern composers. A number of prominent Sloven and international composers have dedicated works to Slowind (Vinko Globokar, Uroš Rojko, Lojze Lebič, Volker Staub, Martin Smolka). The quintet often presents seldom heard works from the chamber literature.

Venues and Awards

In Ljubljana the members of quintet give regular concerts in the hall of Slovene PhilharmonicsSlowind Quintet has performed at music festivals such as Ars Musica in Brussels (Belgium), the International Contemporary Music Festival in Opatija (Croatia), Musicora in Paris (France), Roaring Hoofs Festival in Mongolia, Biennale in Bern (Switzerland), Klangspuren in Schwaz (Austria), Musica Danubiana and Slovene Music Days, as well as at concerts in Berlin, Munich, Rome, Florence and Vienna.and the Twentieth Century Chamber Music Festival in Radenci (Slovenia). In 1999 and 2001 the ensemble toured the United States, and in 2002 it also ventured into Canada.

The Slowind Quintet runs its own concert series in Ljubljana, featuring international guest artists such as Aleksandar Madžar, Arvid Engegard, Diego Chenna, James Avery, Bernhard Wulff, Jorg Wyttenbach, Vinko Globokar and Heinz Holliger. It has organised the annual Slowind Festival of Contemporary Music since 2003 and In October 2005 it co-operated with Accroche Note (France), SurPlus Ensemble (Germany) and conductors James Avery and Jurg Wittenbach.

The Slowind Quintet received a Prešeren Award in 2003.

The Slowind Quartet has issued several CDs, including Made in America (live recordings), Slowind in Studio 14 (RTV), Composers of Our Time (live recording), and Chamber Music for Wind Instruments).

at the "Roaring Hoofs" Festival in Mongolia, "Biennale" in Bern, "Klangspuren" in Schwaz, as well as at concerts in Berlin, Munich, Rome, Florence, Vienna and elsewhere.

For many years, the quintet has organised its own series of chamber concerts in Ljubljana - Festival Slowind. At these concerts, the musicians present seldom heard works from the chamber literature, in which the wind instruments have a leading role. In various chamber configurations, the quintet is joined by distinguished musical artists and ensembles: Aleksandar Madžar, Andrea Marchiol, Arvid Engegard, James Avery, Bernhard Wulff, Vinko Globokar, Heinz Holliger, Steven Davislim, Christiane Iven, Robert Aitken, Heinz Holliger, Alexander Lonquich, Muriel Cantoreggi, Ensemble SurPlus (Freiburg i. Br.), Accroche Note (Strasbourg), Salvatore Sciarrino, Pascal Dusapin and others.

For their work to date, Slowind have received the Župančič Prize, in 1999, and the Prešeren Prize, in 2003.

External links

Slowind Quintet website (in English)

Slowind

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History

Programme

Venues and Awards

External links

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