Tobias Kassung
La lumière du sud – das Licht des Südens
Burgau Castle
Von-Aue-Straße 1
Apr 14, 2024
5:00 PM GMT+2
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2011 etablierten Lena Kravets und Tobias Kassung im Kölner Klassik Ensemble ihr Duo. Mit der seltenen Kombination von Cello und Gitarre entwickeln sie ganz individuelle Programme und begeistern das Publikum in zahlreichen Konzerten quer durch Deutschland. Ihr Programm „La lumière du sud – das Licht des Südens“ widmet sich vor allem den Meistern der französischen Musik.
Die Weiten der französischen Küste, der hohe, blaue Himmel und das besondere Licht haben zu allen Zeiten schon französische Künstler zu besonderen Kunstwerken inspiriert. So verschmilzt auch in der Musik Leichtigkeit mit südlichem Flair und französischer Lebensart.
Die Folias-Variationen des großen Pariser Gamben-Spielers Marin Marais aus dem 17. Jahrhundert bilden den Einstieg in ein Programm, das sich der impressionistischen Musik von Fauré und Debussy genauso widmet wie dem zeitgenössischen Pariser Komponisten Mathias Duplessy. Eine Musik, die mit hinreißender Energie Flamenco-Elemente, brasilianischen Bossa Nova und französische Leichtigkeit verbindet. Mit dem „Capriccio à la lumière du sud“ – einer Hommage an den Tango und das Licht des Südens – hat Tobias Kassung zudem ein eigenes Stück geschrieben, das dieses mitreißende Programm musikalisch umklammert.
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Tobias Kassung Biography
Tobias Kassung is one of the most prominent German guitarists of his generation. As a composer and arranger he is dedicated to expanding the borders of his instrument in classical chamber music.
In 2003 he founded the Kölner Klassik Ensemble, for which he remains the Artistic Director. Together with violinist Alexander Prushinskiy and double bass player Stanislav Anischenko he forms the Astor Trio. As an ardent chamber musician he also plays regularly duo concerts with cellist Lena Kravets and guitarist Luciano Marziali. His concerts have led him through Europe, Russia, the United States, South America, Japan, Australia and the Arabian Peninsula.
He is also active as a composer of solo works, chamber music and film music. He has released eight CDs with Sony Classical and KSG Exaudio and his arrangements and compositions have been published by Tonos (Darmstadt) and KSG Edition (Köln). His concerts and compositions have been broadcast on several TV and radio stations, such as, ARD, WDR, SWR, HR and Bayerische Rundfunk.
In 2009, together with Hubert Käppel, he founded KSG Exaudio, a label for chamber music specializing in outstanding recordings. Tobias Kassung is particularly involved in cultural and socio-political matters: as spokesman for the Initiative Klassik Köln (IKK) and as artistic director of the Hardtberg guitar concerts in Bonn as well as since 2020 of the Chamber concerts at the Kunstverein Cologne.
Born in Koblenz in 1977, he studied with Prof. Hubert Käppel at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and graduated with honours in 2003. A scholarship granted by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) enabled him to complete his studies with Simon Dinnigan at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Music and later with Antigoni Goni at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels. Working as a free composer and musician he lives today in Cologne.
Read MoreIn 2003 he founded the Kölner Klassik Ensemble, for which he remains the Artistic Director. Together with violinist Alexander Prushinskiy and double bass player Stanislav Anischenko he forms the Astor Trio. As an ardent chamber musician he also plays regularly duo concerts with cellist Lena Kravets and guitarist Luciano Marziali. His concerts have led him through Europe, Russia, the United States, South America, Japan, Australia and the Arabian Peninsula.
He is also active as a composer of solo works, chamber music and film music. He has released eight CDs with Sony Classical and KSG Exaudio and his arrangements and compositions have been published by Tonos (Darmstadt) and KSG Edition (Köln). His concerts and compositions have been broadcast on several TV and radio stations, such as, ARD, WDR, SWR, HR and Bayerische Rundfunk.
In 2009, together with Hubert Käppel, he founded KSG Exaudio, a label for chamber music specializing in outstanding recordings. Tobias Kassung is particularly involved in cultural and socio-political matters: as spokesman for the Initiative Klassik Köln (IKK) and as artistic director of the Hardtberg guitar concerts in Bonn as well as since 2020 of the Chamber concerts at the Kunstverein Cologne.
Born in Koblenz in 1977, he studied with Prof. Hubert Käppel at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and graduated with honours in 2003. A scholarship granted by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) enabled him to complete his studies with Simon Dinnigan at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Music and later with Antigoni Goni at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels. Working as a free composer and musician he lives today in Cologne.
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