11 String Quartets

Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop

With “Somehow We Can”, the Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop explores the many layers and possibilities of the string quartet. Curated by Ethan Braun – composer and long-time artistic collaborator of the ensemble – the project brings together twelve composers and twelve performers to demonstrate the flexibility and relevance of this musical form.

Duration: approx. 130 minutes, 2 intermissions

Performers

Violin:
Mia Bodet, Anna Faber, Malin Grass, Sarah Beth Overcash, Mari Sawada, Biliana Voutchkova

Viola:
Ildiko Ludwig, Yodfat Miron, Grégoire Simon

Cello:
Isabelle Klemt, Sophie Notte, Michael Rauter

Program: Ethan Braun
Artistic Direction: Boram Lie, Ethan Braun
Outside Ear: Sarah Saviet
Lighting: Ariel Efraim Ashbel
Styling: Andra Dumitrascu
Graphic Design: Lina Grumm (HIT studio)

Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop Team
Volker Hormann, Boram Lie, Michael Hohendorf, Nina Braatz

Funded by Musikfonds e.V. with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, and by inm – initiative neue musik berlin e.V. / field notes.
Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop receives institutional funding as an independent group without its own venue from the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
In cooperation with Radialsystem.

Loretta Fahrenholz, Champagner Galopp II, 2025. Courtesy the artist and Schiefe Zähne, Berlin © Julian Blum