Signum Saxophone Quartet / BARTÓK TAVASZ 2022

Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 (arranged for saxophone quartet by the Signum Saxophone Quartet)

Steve Reich: New York Counterpoint (arranged for saxophone quartet and electronics by Susan Fancher)

Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 (arranged for saxophone quartet by Katsuki Tochio)

Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 (arranged for saxophone quartet by the Signum Saxophone Quartet)

David Maslanka: Recitation Book

The members of the quartet: Blaž Kemperle – soprano saxophone, Hayrapet Arakelyan – alto saxophone, Alan Lužar – tenor saxophone, Guerino Bellarosa – baritone saxophone

The four musicians founded the Signum Saxophone Quartet in Cologne in 2006. Paris and Vienna were among the places where they studied, and such ensembles and artists inspired their understanding of chamber music as the Quatuor Ébène, Artemis String Quartet and Gábor Takács-Nagy. Their impulsive and spontaneous performance mode never fails to sweep the audience off their feet. They are the award winners of numerous competitions, and regular guests of Europe’s prestigious concert halls. They made their debut at the New York Carnegie Hall in 2013. In 2016 Signum won the award for the best ensemble at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. As the resident ensemble of the Duisburg Philharmonic from 2021, they take part in large-scale projects.