Complex and full of metamorphoses, Katarina Livljanic’s interpretation of this story, rooted in the Dalmatian Renaissance, transforms a Biblical narration into a theatrical experience, woven around characters who have emerged from the text to become profoundly human and alive for us today.
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The violinist, fiddler and composer Albrecht Maurer studied violin at the Musikhochschule Köln and taught himself the piano, which he then later studied. In addition, he pursued the study of non-European tonal systems and computer music. He gathered his experience with new and experimental music through work with composers from the Kagel "school", including Maria de Alvear, Carola Buckholt, and Manos Tsangaris. In the 90s, Albrecht Maurer started to compose chamber music for jazz musicians as well as for different chamber groups.
In Jazz he performed with Theo Jörgensmann, Kent Carter, Wolter Wierbos, Benoit Delbecq, Steve Argüelles, Lucian Ban, Klaus Kugel, Bobo Stenson, Norbert Stein, Markus Stockhausen, Carla Bley, Charlie Mariano, Karl Berger, Lauren Newton, Kate Westbrook, Barre Phillips and many others. Albrecht Maurer plays Medieval Music since 2004. He played in „Aura Christina“ together with Norbert Rodenkirchen and Maria Jonas, and in „Salon Medieval“ with Norbert Rodenkirchen, Benjamin Bagby, Eric Mentzel and Wolgang Klein Richter. Together with Norbert Rodenkirchen he created "Hidden Fresco", New Music on medieval instruments (debut CD 2005).
Albrecht Maurer did more than 50 radio recordings and about 25 CDs. Recently he appears on Trio Hot "Jink" (2009), Rivière Composers' Pool "Summerworks" (2010), Lucian Ban & John Herbert /"Enesco Re–Imagined" (2010) and Jörgensmann & Maurer "Melencolia" (2011).
Excerpts from the DVD "Judith", filmed in September 2010 in the Church of St. Donat (Zadar, Croatia), in coproduction with the Croatian National Television. Release planned for 2012.
Excellent musicians Albrecht Maurer and Norbert Rodenkirchen were worth a whole orchestra. In their interaction with Katarina Livljanic’s marvellous voice, everything seemed like a perfect improvisation, created at the very moment of the performance.
Jutarnji list (Croatia)
• 6 February 2012
Bouffes du Nord, Paris, France, 20:30
Programme: excerpts from Judith (in the framework of the presentation Printemps des Arts de Montecarlo)
www.bouffesdunord.com
• 11 February 2012
Bozar Bruxelles, Belgium, 20:00
Programme: Barlaam & Josaphat
www.bozar.be
• 14 February 2012
Kasteel Ammerzoyen Ammerzoden, Netherlands, 20:15
Programme: Barlaam & Josaphat
www.kasteel-ammersoyen.nl
• 15 February 2012
Huis Bergh's Heerenberg, Netherlands, 20:
Programme: Barlaam & Josaphat
www.huisbergh.nl
• 17 February 2012
Vredenburg Leeuwenbergh Utrecht, Netherlands, 20:
Programme: Barlaam & Josaphat
www.vredenburg.nl
• 18 February 2012
Waalse Kerk Leeuwarden, Netherlands, 20:15
Programme: Barlaam & Josaphat
http://oudemuziek.bo9.nl
• 19 February 2012
Stichting laurenskerk Rotterdam, Netherlands, 20:30
Programme: Barlaam & Josaphat
www.laurenskerkrotterdam.nl