Biography:
| Ensemble SurPlus was formed in Freiburg in 1992 from the idea of having a pool of musicians with whom the interpretation of new and unknown compositions could be realized - regardless of their style and intellectual or technical requirements. This formation is extremely variable, both in terms of the cast and the type of performance: it ranges from "traditional" concerts to experimental sound exhibitions, from duos to large chamber ensembles.Sven Thomas Kiebler, graduate of the Freiburg Music Academy, student of James Avery, a founding member of the Ensemble SurPlus and an internationally sought-after soloist, is one of the two permanent pianists in the ensemble – as is Eun Ju Kim, who comes from South Korea and who, after studying piano at Seoul National University, continued her education at the Musikhochschule Freiburg and today gives concerts worldwide Musician is.For Mathias Spahlingers The work that premiered in 2005, the two were reinforced by five other guest pianists: Axel Gremmelspacher, has given concerts as a soloist and chamber musician, including with the violist Julia Mai and as a member of the Eusebius Trio. He studied in Freiburg, Boston and Hanover with Robert Levin, James Avery and David Wilde, and with John Perry in Toronto on a Rotary Foundation grantee. After the soloist exam [with distinction], he received important artistic impulses in master classes with Leon Fleisher, André Laplante, Wolfram Christ and Jörg Widmann. Axel Gremmelspacher is a lecturer at the Trossingen Music Academy. Peter Hoffmann was also trained by James Avery and by Bruno Caninos at the Zurich Conservatory. After scholarships at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, at the Center Acanthes in Avignon and for the 35th International Summer Course for New Music in Darmstadt, he now works as a freelance pianist, teacher and arranger for theater music. Hansjörg Koch also counts James Avery among his teachers , as well as Jürgen Klodt and Ramon Walter. He perfected his musical skills with Kenneth Amada at the University of Iowa City. He won several competitions and today gives concerts all over the world. His repertoire ranges from the Baroque period to music of the 20th century, with the focus of his artistic activity on contemporary music.Irmela Roelcke is another student of James Avery, who works with many renowned ensembles for new music, such as the ensemble Modern, the MusikFabrik NRW and the Pellegrini String Quartet. The pianist, whose repertoire ranges from Jean-Philipp Rameau to classical-romantic piano works and Claude Vivier, has initiated numerous projects for several pianos, including performances of compositions by Stefan Wolpe and Klarenz Barlow. Elmar comes along with the other guest pianists Schrammel from James Avery's school. He later studied at the Berlin University of the Arts with Martin Hughes. In 2005 she received her concert maturity with distinction for new music at the Saar University of Music with Stefan Litwin and Yukiko Sugawara. He also took courses from Pierre Laurent Aimard, Herbert Henck and Christoph Keller. The former scholarship holder of the Akademie Schloss Solitude Stuttgart and the International Ensemble Modern Academy consistently devotes his concert career to the works of the 20th and 21st centuries. Century up to [original] performances of current music. He regularly takes part in the most important festivals and series of contemporary music. |
Albums:
Early Colors / musica viva vol. 16:
