Arcis Saxophon Quartett – A Fresh Voice in the World of Classical Music
$20 online & in-person (ages 22 & under free)
These four young musicians from Munich, possessed of a charismatic and authentic stage presence, set audiences aflame with their spark-throwing enthusiasm and burning passion for this rare form of chamber music.
In their highly professional, exact interpretations, they explore the relationship between individual expressivity and the interwoven quality that makes chamber music what it is. And in doing so, they captivate listeners with their joy of playing and expressive depth.
2013 saw the release of their first CD, Arcis Saxophon Quartett spielt Enjott Schneider, on Ambient Audio. In 2017 their CD Rasch was released on Genuin.
The ensemble’s activities in 2013 were marked by important international accomplishments: first prizes in Munich (in addition to the Audience Prize), Gioia del Colle (Italy), Moscow (Russia), third prize in Chieri (Italy) followed by second prize in Berlin in 2014, first prize in Magnitogorsk (Russia) in 2015 and first prize in Berlin in 2016.
Furthermore, the ensemble was honored with the Bayerische Kunstförderpreis 2016 and awarded with the Scholarship of the Theodor-Rogler-Foundation, a Scholarship of Music by the City of Munich and a Scholarship of the Erika and Georg Dietrich Foundation.
The ensemble was founded in 2009 at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, and studied chamber music under the Artemis Quartet with additional instruction from Koryun Asatryan and Prof. Berger in Munich. The quartet has been a member of the European Chamber Music Academy since 2014.
In addition to their concert activities in Germany and Europe (Philharmonie Munich, Philharmonie Berlin, Wigmore Hall London etc.), the quartet went on concert tours through China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Algeria, Morocco, Ecuador, and the USA.
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About Arcis Saxophon Quartett
Claus Hierluksch, soprano saxophone
Ricarda Fuss, alto saxophone
Edoardo Zotti, tenor saxophone
Jure Knez, baritone saxophone