Matinee: ZMF-Preisträger mit dem Raschèr Saxophone Quartet, Elia Hussain und Karsten Kramer | ZMF Freiburg

In the organizer's words:

The Raschèr Saxophone Quartet, a renowned ensemble, was founded in 1969 and is known for its performances of classical and modern music. The ensemble currently consists of Christina Rall, Morgan Webster, Andreas van Zoelen and Oscar Trompenaars. In 2025, the quartet is a ZMF Honorary Prize winner and will perform works by Bach, Fazil Say, Barbara Thompson and others with Elia Hussain, this year's ZMF prize winner and graduate of the University of Music in Freiburg in Christina Rall's class. Other guests at this matinee are Karsten Kramer and Miran Hussein.

Sigurd Raschèr, the founder of the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet, encouraged numerous artists to compose pieces for the quartet. This tradition has now existed for 56 years. This allows them to interpret both old and new pieces and give them their very own charm. Quality and dynamism are the hallmarks of their art. Together they have performed in the most famous concert halls around the world, for example in the United States, Asia and Europe. It is all the more gratifying to welcome them to the ZMF stage!

Elia Hussain joins the quartet this year with his saxophone and his love of jazz. For him, cooperation at eye level among the musicians is crucial, because this is how the greatest potential can be brought out of everyone. He also conveys these values as a saxophone teacher at Freiburg's Jazz&Rock schools. Elia Hussain's skills are characterized by playing by ear and the remarkable talent to improvise during the pieces.

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