4tet Laboratoire

Emerging young composers will be commissioned to compose a new work for the 4tet Laboratory. The composers come from a wide variety of backgrounds; Simon Bahr, for example, works with sonic discoveries on the internet; Aya Metwalli combines Arabic music traditions with contemporary music and has experience in literature, theater, and dance. Juliana Santacruz is influenced by South American music, which gives her a broad perspective on new classical music in Europe. Christian Spitzenstaetter often combines the worlds of jazz and classical music in his works and is also active as a conductor and artistic director of operas and interdisciplinary projects. All four composers are also active on stage as performers. These collaborative choices were made deliberately to create a blend of composer and musician roles and allow both parties to inspire each other.