Festival

ensemble LUX

Louise Chisson violin

Thomas Wally violin

Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg viola

Mara Achleitner cello

 

 

Olga Neuwirth Akroate Hadal (1995)

Beat Furrer Streichquartett Nr. 2 (1988)
Thomas Wally 15 Miniaturen (2024)
Olga Neuwirth Settori (1999)

 

Further program information

At this year's Festival edition impuls welcomes ensemble LUX for the first time. After their formation in 2004, the group quickly established a strong presence in the Austrian music scene and abroad. ensemble LUX, dedicated primarily to the performance and promotion of contemporary chamber music, has been praised for its "extraordinary virtuosity" (Bregenzer Festspiele). Their performances of stylistically varied compositions, a number of which were composed specifically for the ensemble, have been called "simply excellent" (Austrian Music Journal). And OperPlus enthused: "ensemble LUX abounds ... in the significant technical prowess of individual players. Together, they can create an indescribably large range of colors, and their intonation [makes even] dissonant and even cluster-like chords sound melodious. In addition, ensemble LUX has a great instinct to capture the essence of the composition."

Their contribution to the impuls Festival 2025 with its three day focus on the Austrian Music Scene, does not only hold the 2nd string quartet of one of the impuls Academy founders Beat Furrer and two further compositions by Olga Neuwirth, but also a brandnew work by LUX violinist and composer Thomas Wally, who with this work refers to a variety of compositions, from Alexander Zemlinsky and Arnold Schönberg up to Chaya Czernowin and, last but least, Olga Neuwirth.