photo © Livio Baumgartner
Precise minimalist sound that turns venues into spaces: in the 20 years of its existence, the Konus Quartett has specialised in the most contemporary and experimental music. In visionary curated, intensive collaborations with contemporary composers, the ensemble is committed to the creation and performance of new works. To this end, the Konus Quartett regularly commissions new works, including pieces by Chiyoko Szlavnics, Jürg Frey, Barry Guy, Makiko Nishikaze, Phill Niblock, Urs Peter Schneider, Martin Brandlmayr, Klaus Lang, Tomas Korber and Sam Pluta. In 2021, the Konus Quartet premiered the piece "Continuité, fragilité, résonance" by Jürg Frey, together with the string quartet Quatour Bozzini.
The modular instrumentation results in the quartet's surprising agility and idiosyncratic expressiveness. The consistent orientation of the programs towards the present makes the ensemble one of the important voices in contemporary music, far beyond Switzerland and Europe. It has performed at the Cafe OTO in London, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and the FIMAV (Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville) in Canada, among others, and has released numerous recordings. Most recently, "Anschlussfehler" (composition: Tomas Korber) and "drei allmenden" (composition: Klaus Lang) were released by Cubus Records.
Fabio Oehrli - soprano saxophone
Jonas Tschanz - alto saxophone
Christian Kobi - tenor saxophone
Stefan Rolli - baritone saxophone
https://www.konusquartett.ch/
The modular instrumentation results in the quartet's surprising agility and idiosyncratic expressiveness. The consistent orientation of the programs towards the present makes the ensemble one of the important voices in contemporary music, far beyond Switzerland and Europe. It has performed at the Cafe OTO in London, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and the FIMAV (Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville) in Canada, among others, and has released numerous recordings. Most recently, "Anschlussfehler" (composition: Tomas Korber) and "drei allmenden" (composition: Klaus Lang) were released by Cubus Records.
Fabio Oehrli - soprano saxophone
Jonas Tschanz - alto saxophone
Christian Kobi - tenor saxophone
Stefan Rolli - baritone saxophone
https://www.konusquartett.ch/
