Arcis Saxophone Quartet

The Arcis Saxophone Quartet’s experimental artistry captivates audiences globally with unique performances and innovative formats, while inspiring the next generation through workshops and school visits. If you’ve ever been to Munich’s Königsplatz, you may have spotted it: Arcisstrasse, which gave its name to the Arcis Saxophone Quartet 15 years ago. Having long outgrown the “cosmopolitan city with a heart,” the quartet is now one of the world’s most active classical ensembles. Whether on the highest pass in Ecuador, in the middle of the Saudi Arabian desert, on a rock in the American Atlantic, or in the sold-out Philharmonie in Munich and Berlin… the four saxophonists feel at home everywhere with their music. And the adventure continues. On a trailer as an improvised stage through the provinces, playing and pedaling through the city on a conference bike, or with theatrical make-up on their faces: they approach their musical work with experimentation, artistry, and curiosity, inventing not only new concert formats but even completely new artistic genres, as recently demonstrated with their Arcis Collectiv, which combines chamber music and contemporary dance in a joint performative act. Sophisticated dramaturgy, sound and lighting design, and captivating presentations are just as much a part of the concert experience for the four multi-talented musicians as their energetic interpretations, finely balanced original arrangements, and commissioned compositions from all over the world, which have been written to suit them. To always remain authentic, their artistic vision flows into all areas of their work: After the two debut CDs “Arcis Saxophon Quartett spielt Enjott Schneider” (2013) with Ambiente Audio and “Rasch” (2017) with Genuin, the quartet quickly founded their own record label, Arcis Records, and their own production company, Arcis Visuals, which takes care of the visual-media content. They learned their chamber music skills from the best of the best. They studied with the Artemis Quartet at the UdK in Berlin and at the European Chamber Music Academy (under Hatto Beyerle of the Alban Berg Quartet, Prof. Johannes Meissl, and others), as well as at the HMT Munich with Prof. Koryun Asatryan and Prof. Friedemann Berger. They have won first prizes at the music competition of the Kulturkreis Gasteig e.V. (Munich; also audience prize), the international music competition Concorso Argento (Italy), and the First Classical Music International Internet Festival “Chance Music” (Russia). Additionally, they have numerous other prizes in Italy, Berlin and Russia. To inspire the younger generation, the musicians and the audiences of tomorrow, the quartet has made education a priority: in ensemble workshops, master classes, and several dozen school visits a year, they approach children and young people directly and skillfully inspire them with music and music-making. For the Arcis Saxophone Quartet, music is like a never-ending playing field, and they are more diverse than any other group. Only one thing remains the same: their unmistakable sound. Free, Reservations Encouraged

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