Ensemble Nikel

Ensemble NikelKlaus LangBright DarknessDauer: 61m Nikel EnsembleBrian Archinal, PercussionYaron Deutsch, Electric GuitarAntoine Françoise , PianoPatrick Stadler, Saxophone NIKEL ENSEMBLE. A mix of traditional and contemporary, these instruments combine to form an alternative chamber music output where electric and acoustic sounds are fused into a unified sonic organism built on a wide, yet discerning musical vocabulary. The continual search for new musical ideas is not based on aesthetic prejudice or dichotomies of musical genres, but on passion and devotion to making and performing great music. Founded in 2006, the ensemble is a frequent guest at many of the community’s most well known festivals of contemporary music: Donaueschinger Musiktage, International Summer Course for New Music Darmstadt, Wien Modern, Warsaw Autumn, Manifeste Paris, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Gaudeamus Utrecht & Impuls Graz to name a few. In recent years, they have increased their international presence with appearances in North America, South America and New Zealand, as well as continued appearances at major festivals throughout Europe. Given its unique formation, the group’s repertoire is entirely based on music written for the quartet by both established and up-and-coming composers. Much of these works saw light in NIKEL’s 2017 release: A DECADE – 10 Year retrospective recordings, consisting of 4 CD’s of their repertoire joined by a DVD Documentation. https://ensemblenikel.com/BRIAN ARCHINAL. Living and working in Switzerland, American percussionist Brian Archinal (USA, 1986) has been collecting awards and praise for his musical activities as a percussionist, educator and artistic director. Together with ensembles like Ensemble Nikel (Tel Aviv, Israel), ET | ET (Basel, Switzerland) and Collegium Novum (Zurich, Switzerland), he pursues the forefront of musical exploration and collaboration. As Professor of Percussion at the Bern University of the Arts (Hochschule der kunste Bern), his pedagogy is built around an experimental approach to musical interpretation and performance, as well the role of multimedia in performance. Brian has performed internationally at some of the most prestigious festivals for contemporary music including: Gaudeamus, Utrecht, NE, Donaueschingen, DE, Wien Modern in Vienna, AU, ArsMusica, Brussels, BE, Biennale di Venezia, Venice, IT, Manifeste in Paris, FR, Warsaw Autumn, Warsaw PO, Ultima, Oslo, NOR, as well as Time Spans (New York City, USA), and has recorded for various music labels such as Kairos, GOD Recordings, MODE Records, WERGO, Edition zeitgenoessische Musik, Klarthe, Tzadik, NEOS, Galaxa and Silentes. https://ensemblenikel.com/YARON DEUTSCH. Guitarist Yaron Deutsch (Tel Aviv, 1978) is mainly known for his work in the field of contemporary (classical) music. He is the founder and