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Carion

Denmark's international woodwind quintet

This prize-winning Danish ensemble injects new life into the wind quintet genre and promises an extraordinary concert experience. Carion makes visible the architecture of both classical and modern compositions through their engaging music-making. They achieve this by communicating with one another as well as with the audience. Sometimes a particular facial expression or gesture is all that is required in order to develop fascinating interactions that add to the enjoyment of both listening and “spectating”. Carion toys with this freedom; the instrumentalists don’t stare at the score, but rather they perform all music from memory and are thus able to concentrate entirely on the performance itself. Like actors in a play, each musician internalizes his or her role as a soloist and blends into the ensemble as required by the music, providing ideal conditions for an interpretation that penetrates to the core of the composition. Since the success in the Danish Radio Chamber music competition in 2004, Carion has launched an international music career. Highlights include the Rheingau Festival, Kissingen Sommer Festival, Usedomer Festival, Münster H1 Master Series, Dubai Master Series, Al Bustan Festival, Helsinki Festival, Roskilde Festival, Louisiana Concert Series, and regular tours in Sweden and beyond. Carion has won prizes at several chamber music competitions, among them the Danish National Radio Chamber Music Competition in 2004. They were awarded first prize at the Marco Fiorino International Chamber Music Competition in Turin, Italy, in 2006. Carion won Bronze medal in 2011 and Silver medal in the 2015 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. Today Carion is one of the world’s most sought after ensembles. The ensemble’s first CD on Odradek, Nielsen’s Footsteps, received high critical acclaim, including five star reviews in Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine, and it was listed as one of the Best Classical Albums of 2015 on iTunes.

Last updated on October 18, 2016