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29. 6. / Saturday / 21:00

Xavier Larsson | Alessandro Malagnino | Sae Lee

Castle Kromberk Hall
29. 6. / Saturday / 21:00

Xavier Larsson | Alessandro Malagnino | Sae Lee

Castle Kromberk Hall

Xavier Larsson Paez (Spain), alto saxophone

Alessandro Malagnino (Italy), soprano and alto saxophone

Sae Lee (Japan/Slovenia), piano

 

 

CONCERT PROGRAMME

 

Alessamdro Malagnino, soprano and alto saxophone

Sae Lee, klavir

Claude Debussy: Prélude à l’aprés-midi d’un faune
Alfred Desenclos: Prélude, Cadence et Finale
Vincent David: Rhizome 

 

Xavier Larsson, alto saxophone
Sae Lee, klavir

Kenichi Ikuno Sekiguchi: Partita
Paul Hindemith: Sonata za violo in klavir, op. 11,  št. .4
Matthias Krüger: Fuckin´ A!

 


 

Xavier Larsson embarked on his musical journey in Ciutadella de Menorca, where he initially studied the violin and saxophone. He continued his Bachelor’s degree with Prof. Albert Julià at the Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona, receiving there the Extraordinary Prize. His musical education concludes at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, earning a Konzertexamen degree under the guidance of Prof. Daniel Gauthier, as well as a Master’s degree in New Music under Prof. David Smeyers. As a soloist, he has performed at prestigious venues worldwide, including the Köln Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Viena’s Musikverein, Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, and Chicago Cultural Center. He has collaborated with conductors such as Ingo Metzmacher, Francesc Prat, Stefan Blunier, Paul Mann, Mario Kiosk, and Vanich Potavanich. Larsson’s solo performances have earned him first prizes in various national and international music competitions, including the Classic Winds International Festival 2016 in Germany, SaxoVoce 2016 in France, Intermusica 2014 in Austria, Michal Spisak 2014 in Poland, International Saxophone Competition Lodz 2012 in Poland, and Concurso Permanente Jóvenes Intérpretes Juventudes Musicales 2009 in Spain. His chamber music achievements include first prizes at the August Everding Musikwettbewerb 2021 in Germany, 20th International Chamber Music Competition in Illzach, France (2017), Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Hochschulwettbewerb 2014 and the Karlsruher Wettbewerb für die Interpretation Neue Musik 2014 in Germany, as well as the Coop Musik Award in 2014 in Italy. He has been honored with scholarships including the Hezekiah Wardwell scholarship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Fundació Música Ferrer-Salat, Fundació Agustí Pedro i Pons, Märkische Kulturstiftung in Lüdenscheid, and the Alfred Toepfer scholarship in Hamburg. Xavier Larsson is a member of the Fukio Quartet and the Trio SpiegelBild, and he also participates as a violinist in various projects with the OCIM Chamber Orchestra. Furthermore, he conducted the Saxophone Ensemble from Fundació Conservatori Liceu from 2016 to 2023. His recordings on CDs produced by Columna Música and Ars Produktion feature compositions by artists like Georg Friedrich Haas, Caroline Shaw, Fabien Lévy, Robin Hofmann, Bruno Mantovani, and Edison Denisov. With the Fukio Quartet they were nominated at the Opus Klassik 2023 in diferent categories for the album Transcend. Currently, Xavier Larsson holds teaching positions at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.

 

Alessandro Malagnino was born on May 31, 1998 in Casarano, Italy. He first studied at the “Tito Schipa” Conservatory in Ceglie Messapica with Mr. Alessandro Trianni, where he obtained the master’s degree in Saxophone with the mention “110/110 con lode e menzione d’onore”, also thanks to the precious advice of Mr. Juan Jimenez Alba who marked him deeply during a year at the Manuel Castillo Conservatory in Seville. Afterwards, he decided to perfect his skills in France at the Regional Conservatory of Versailles with Mr. Vincent David and his assistant Nicolas Arsenijevic and then at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris in the class of Mr. Claude Delangle where he obtained the Prize for the 2nd Higher Cycle with the mention “Very good unanimously with the congratulations of the jury” on May 31, 2022. Alessandro is a laureate of several international competitions such as in the prestigious International Competition Adolphe Sax (Dinant, Belgium) where he obtained second prize, Andorra Sax Fest Competition, the Adolphe Sax Competition of Hay-Les-Roses, the 3rd International Saxophone Competition Exigentia, the “Marco Fiorindo” competition, the “FRANCE MUSIC COMPETITION 3rd edition” competition and others. Alessandro plays in concert as a soloist, and with other chamber music formations such as the Ensemble Next du 3e cycle at the CNSMDP. He has collaborated with various orchestras such as the Jonico salentina wind orchestra, the Orchestre National D’île-de-France, the ICO “Tito Schipa” orchestra from Lecce. He is also invited to give masterclasses as many teachers in Italy and abroad as at the XXVII International Saxophone Stage in Fermo, at the Conservatoire de musique Pietro Mascagni de Livorno, Harceg Novi in ​​Montenegro, the Amici della Musica Academy of Acri, Masterclass Exigentia and others.

 

After studying at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, Sae Lee graduated with honours in piano and chamber music from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Michel Beroff and Eric Le Sage. She is the first prize winner of several competitions, including the Città di Padova and Albert Roussel International Festival and chamber music competitions like the Fnapec, Carlo Soliva and Cidade de Alcobaça. She has performed at the renowned Paris Piano à Enghien Festival, at the Nevada-Semipalatinsk International Conference, which is sponsored by the Government of Kazakhstan and UNESCO, and on the Japanese national television programme NHK Classic Club. As a soloist she performed with a number of orchestras worldwide including the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra and Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra – she performed with them the Turangalîla’s Symphony by Olivier Messiaen. She collaborates with world renown ballet dancers like Aurélie Dupont (the Director of Paris Opera Ballet) and Kevin O’Hare (the Director of The Royale Ballet). Sae is currently employed at the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana. “Sae Lee is one of the most sought-after collaborative pianists of her generation. Her ability to interact with other musicians with exceptional instrumental and artistic level captivate audiences.”(source: Mainich newspaper).

Information and contact

 

Barbara Poša Belingar
Public relations, contact person and program coordinator

 

T: +386 5 335 40 13
E: pr@kulturnidom-ng.si

 

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