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Participants
- BartolomeyBittmann
Programme
Improvisation Workshop with BartolomeyBittmann
The Courage to be Spontaneous: As part of the Kronberg Festival's Cello Masterclasses, the duo BartolomeyBittmann invites participants to a workshop designed to take them out of their comfort zone. Titled "What would I be without sheet music?", the focus is entirely on improvisation—playing without a written score, relying instead on open ears, curiosity, and a joy for experimentation. Through playful formats and small challenges, the students discover new avenues of musical expression, react to one another, and dare to step into the unknown. A workshop that demands courage and rewards with musical freedom as well as fresh perspectives.
Matthias Bartolomey - violoncello
Klemens Bittmann - violin & mandola
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Progressive strings
Participants
- BartolomeyBittmann
Programme
Following the huge success of their latest award-winning album *z e h n* (German Record Critics’ Award),
BartolomeyBittmann focus their new program
“Best of BB” on the essence of their compositional work to date.
In the four programs created since then, the original compositions of
this progressive duo are characterized by strong emotional contrasts:
Meridian (2013) — finding a connecting thread, a musical path.
Neubau (2015) — the idea of creation through collaborative composition.
Dynamo (2019) — the dramatic element in music and performance.
z e h n (2022) — continuity and the embodiment of a philosophy.
The musical range of “Best of BB” extends from powerful rock riffs
and virtuosic, racing unison passages to intimate grooves and sensitive
melodic lines. The focus is always on the search for the acoustic
foundation of their classical instruments.
Matthias Bartolomey - cello
Klemens Bittmann - violin & mandola
www.bartolomeybittmann.at
Subject to change