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N E W S

New releases

03.04.2023

New audio and video releases coming up of original compositions and arrangements, as well as a new piece by Feliu Gasull written for the quartet. To be released during June on various streaming platforms.
 

As a stranger...

28.02.2023

Coming up on May 2nd, a new interdicipline project prepered for  AchtBrücken festival 2023. 

https://www.achtbruecken.de/en/

U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S​

May

02

Cologne, Germany

AchtbBrücken Festival

As a stranger 

May

29

Düren, Germany

Schloss Burgau

Routes

Dec

13

Cologne, Germany

Quartet+1 Project

Dec

16

Gummersbach, Germany

Fusion Project

S E L E C T E D   V I D E O S

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A B O U T

The Cologne Guitar Quartet is an international ensemble based in Germany. Its members have four different nationalities: Tobias Juchem-Germany, Henrique Almeida-Portugal, Ptolemaios Armaos-Greece and Tal Botvinik-Israel. Since its founding in 2014, the Cologne Guitar Quartet has evolved in various musical directions that reflect its artistic interests and goals. Their programs are shaped by influences from the local music scene as well as the home countries, traditions and cultural backgrounds of the ensemble members. The repertoire ranges from classical and world music to contemporary, experimental and electronic music. The ensemble have premiered new compositions by prominent composers such as Feliu Gasull, Sergej Maingardt, Yair Klartag, Jonah Haven, Dariya Maminova, Vincent Michalke, Francisco Goldschmidt, Ptolemaios Armaos, Henrique Almeida, Tom Belkind, Alexander Held and Lucia Kilger. Recognized for their captivating and virtuosic performances, the quartet has been invited to perform in various festivals such as "speGTRa", (DE) "Zeitgenuss" (DE), "Les Musicales" (FR), "CEME" (ISR) "Felicja Blumental" (ISR), “Algarve music series” (PT) and “AchtBrücken” (DE). They have toured in various countries such as China, Germany, France, Israel, Portugal, Greece, Serbia etc. The quartet released two albums: "phasma", with contemporary music for classical guitar, and "Routes", ranging from classical to world music. The Cologne Guitar Quartet was awarded in various competitions, such as "Karlsruhe Competition for the Interpretation of Contemporary Music", "Wuppertal Chamber Music competition", "Brigitte Kempen" competition and acquired various scholarships and grants such as the "Live Music Now" scholarship from the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation. The quartet is supported by the Ministry of Culture and science of the state of Nord Rhine-Westphalia. In 2022 the quartet founded a new international crossover chamber music festival in Cologne: the SoundLinks Festival. The festival included 8 different concerts by renowned local and international artists in various concert halls around the city during the festival's first edition.

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Ptolemaios Armaos (Greece)
 Tobias Juchem (Germany)
Henrique Almeida (Portugal)
Tal Botvinik (Israel)

R E L E A S E S

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"diGIT” project features new compositions commissioned by the ensemble for classical guitars, electric guitars and electronics and is a anchor point for expending and experimenting with the formation of a guitar quartet and additional instruments. The instrumentation, sound possibilities and new artistic collaborations are the foundations of this pioneer project. 

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In Fusion project the Cologne Guitar Quartet implements different musical styles with influences of home countries cultural traditions combined with electronic instruments, thus creating a unique crossover musical modular concert experience. The program includes original compositions and arrangements for various instruments combinations with classical guitar, cavaquinho, Portuguese guitar, electric guitar, e-bass, acoustic guitar, Greek Bouzouki and voice.

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The new Festival created by the Cologne Guitar Quartet is an Event for chamber music crossover, combining various musical genres with one another and representing cultural diversity.  The profile and the unifying elements of the festival is the guitar in different implementations, instrumentation and in new unusual ensemble formations.

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