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Hyperion Ensemble (String
Sextet) Next North American Availability: November 2008The Salzburg based Hyperion Ensemble has become one of the most talked about chamber music ensembles in Europe. The musicians comprising Hyperion come from some of the most prestigious orchestras and chamber music societies in Europe. Founded in 1996, Hyperion has quickly established its presence through highly acclaimed regular performance series in Austria and Germany as well as guest appearances throughout all of Europe. The ensemble has released multiple recordings under the Hyperion Ensemble label.  Left to Right: Firmian Lermer, artistic leader and viola; Peter Langgartner, viola; Eric Oskar Hütter, cello; Gregor Sigl, violin; Detlef Mielke, cello; Werner Neugebauer, violin. In their home territory of Austria and Germany, the Hyperion have performed at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, Berliner Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg, St. Gallen Festival, Musikerverein Klagenfurt, Konzerthaus Graz, WDR-Sendesall Köln, Beethovenhaus Bonn, Konzertverein Regensburg, Fulda, Wasserburg, Eckernforde, among other venues. In other parts of Europe, the Hyperion have performed in Marbella, Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz, Rio Tinto, Guadix, Almunecar, La Herradura, Nerja, Motril, Huelva, San Lucar de Barrameda in Spain; Milano, Como, Verese, Bozen and Meran in Italy; Toulouse, France; Lvov and Chernovzy, Ukraine; and the Liszt-Academy Budapest; among many other venues.  The mission of Hyperion is to offer audiences a range of unorthodox programs featuring well-known works along with seldom heard chamber music in a new context thereby changing the way the works are perceived by the listener and fostering an enlightened awareness. Via the auspices of Stanton Management, Hyperion Ensemble gave its first US performances in November 2003 including the San Jose Chamber Music Society and the Yale Chamber Music Society. The ensemble made its first return tour of the US in November 2005.
“An eurphoric performance” Passauer Presse “…transcendent and at the same time fully present, simply sensationally played with a sonic depth that makes one gasp.” Salzburger Nachrichten “Charistmatisch, visionär und hochartifiziell! Ein intensives Auschorchen der Partitur und breites Ausschöpfen sämtlicher musikalischer Parameter geht beim Hyperion Ensemble mit einer atemberaubenden Perfektion sowie visionärem Klanggefűhl einher.” Westfalen Blatt “Expressive and explosive” Salzburger Volkszeitung “Singularly technical perfection” Landshuter Zeitung “Kammermusikalische Sternstunde. Hyperiond spielte sich in einen veritablen Klangrausch.” Neue Westfälische “An always flexible sound balance and exceptional phrasing.” Bonner Rundschau “Un conjunto de perfectión y intensidad musical” El Correa “astounding musically correct perfection” Mittledeutsche Zeitung “a wonderful balance between emotion and intellect” Krönen Zeitung “El Conjunto Hyperion toca la musica como una aventura.” La Vanguardia “Certainly not an every day experience. A pure and sensational spirit that remained wholly transcendent.” Salzburger Nachrichten “An ensemble with the sound and color of the best orchestras” Kleine Zeitung “Das Hyperion Ensemble macht hörbar, worin die österreichische Moderne wurzelt. …Um- und Aufbrüche: daraus ist der Stoff Hyperions.” Musikvereinszeitung März 06
Programs Available November 2008 For November 2008, the Salzburg based Hyperion Ensemble offers two string sextet programs unavailable from any other artist. The programs have been designed to offer works seldom heard live from six major compositional icons encompassing the High Baroque through the early 20th Century. Program A
Richard Strauss Capriccio (string sextet version) Intermission Johannes Brahms Sextet No. 2 in G Major Program BJ.S. Bach Ricercare a 6 Anton Bruckner Quintet in F Major Intermission Antonín Dvořák Sextet in A Major
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