THE
AUSTRIAN CULTURAL FORUM NEW YORK
PRESENTS
CONCERT
WEDNESDAY MAR 11, 7:30 PM
DANIEL PABST AND TRAFO QUARTETT
Curated by Lukas Ligeti.
Daniel Pabst and TRAFO Quartett
Co-founded in 2004 by Austrian guitarist/contemporary composer Daniel Pabst, this group, which frequently uses musical themes from 70s TV series, takes full advantage of the possibilities of the electric guitar, while mostly using vintage analog equipment.
LINEUP
Daniel Pabst (electric guitar)
Chris Janka (electric guitar)
Claudius Jelinek (electric guitar)
Emmanuel Preuschl (electric guitar)
Daniel Pabst, born in 1971, studied jazz guitar and composition, worked in projects with Lukas Ligeti, Mia Zabelka, Harri Stoijka, Noel Akchoté, Martin Philadelphy, Sylvie Lacroix, John Peterson, Gerald Preinfalk, Karl Ritter, Martin Siewert, Didier Hampl, Christoph Dienz, and others. He composed the opera "der automatische teufel" which premiered in 2000 at the Dietheater Künstlerhaus in Vienna
Chris Janka was guitarist of "Blendwerk", a band very much influenced by the music of the "Talking Heads", "Sonic Youth" and "Ideal". Along with the other bandmembers of "Blendwerk", Katrin Plavcak, Roman Harrer and Kontext-drummer Rudi Fischerlehner, Janka played an inventive Independent-Rock, which was constantly wrestling with Jazz, electronic music and the "neue deutsche Welle". Chris Janka, sound-magician and electro-acoustic genius, also does visual art performances and installations. "Trafo" benefits from his various talents and his experience of playing with groups like "Roh", "Beiwagen" and "Blendwerk".
Claudius Jelinek has been known in the Austrian music scene for over thirty years, working as a guitarist, bassist, composer and teacher. Recently he has been beating "la pompe" as the second guitarist in Harri Stojka's various gypsy jazz formations, as he did on the very successful album "A Tribute to Swing", where his fast and excellent technique can be heard. Jelinek is a versatile guitarist and not only familiar with gypsy swing, which he likes to demonstrate at every "Trafo-Show".
Emanuel Preuschl has played with the "Progressive Metal" Band "Adrenochrom", which had very good reviews in the "Metal Hammer"-magazine. They remind you of "KoRn" and "Sepultura", but always stick to their own sound. Emanuel was introduced to Jazz by his older brother, the bassist Raphael Preuschl, who is member of the Viennese collective JazzWerkstatt.
Lukas Ligeti is the son of the famous composer György Ligeti, and lives and works in New York. As a percussionist, he has played and/or recorded with artists such as Henry Kaiser, Raoul Björkenheim, Michael Manring, Gianni Gebbia, Daniel Carter, Benoît Delbecq, John Tchicai, Pyrolator Kurt Dahlke, Elliott Sharp, Jim O'Rourke, Robert Dick, Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Rupert Huber, Ned Rothenberg, etc., and performs solo concerts on electronic percussion. Since 2003, he has curated the weekly experimental music series "Freezone NY" with guitarist Ty Cumbie.
VENUE
Austrian Cultural Forum NY, 11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
RESERVATIONS
Free Admission. Reservations necessary. Call (212) 319 5300 ext. 222 or e-mail reservations@acfny.org
REMINDER
CONCERT | MOSTLY CONTEMPORARY
MONDAY MAR 9, 7:30 PM
THE WALDEN CHAMBER PLAYERS
Founded in 1997, the Walden Chamber Players present educational curricula and concerts in a format that highlights the belief that music is the human experience translated into sound. Walden presents a new concept of a classical concert both in content and presentation. They draw from a rich palette of sources and styles, mixing and matching the works of both classical and contemporary composers with an eye to new understandings and discoveries.
Irina Muresanu, Christof Huebner, Ashima Scripp
PROGRAM
Krenek | Parvula Corona Musicalis op. 122, for string trio
Augusta Read Thomas | Silent Moon for violin and viola
Praesent | Sounds of Wood trio for violin, viola and cello
Praesent | Sonata Regina per S.F., for violin solo
Schoenberg | String trio op. 45
Irina Muresanu (violin) has won international acclaim as an outstanding young soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician having achieved top prizes in numerous international violin competitions. Her engagements as soloist include concerts with the Boston Pops, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Geneva), the Metropolitan Orchestra (Montreal), the Transvaal Philharmonic (Pretoria), the Boston Philharmonic, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and the Miami Symphony Orchestra among others.
Christof Huebner (viola) is Artistic Director of the Walden Chamber Players and a member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra was born in Vienna, where he attended the Vienna Conservatory and subsequently the Wiener Musikhochschule. Before coming to the US, he played with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra.
Ashima Scripp (cello) has performed with orchestras, ensembles, and in recital in major concert halls around the world. In recent years she has won the First Prize in competitions held by the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation, the Skokie Valley Symphony, the North Shore Musicians Club, the Eleanor Thaviu Foundation, and Northwestern University, among others.
VENUE
Austrian Cultural Forum NY, 11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
RESERVATIONS
Free Admission. Reservations necessary. Call (212) 319 5300 ext. 222 or e-mail reservations@acfny.org
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