Vacuum Quartet
Vacuum Quartet
Saturday, 31 May 2025
Dom Radio
19:00
Vacuum Quartet
The program:
Artur ZOBNIN (*1988)
Bad news (Premiere, 2025)
for string quartet and electronics
Daniele Di VIRGILIO (*1990)
Sine me-moria (Russian premiere, 2024)
for string quartet
Francesco SGAMBATI (*1990)
Five garden’s corners (Premiere,2025)
for string quartet
Deqing WEN (*1958)
Ink splashing II (Russian premiere, 2017)
for string quartet
Olga RAYEVA (*1971)
Watteau Streichquartett No.4 (2018)
for string quartet
Stefano GERVASONI (*1962)
Six lettres à l’obscurité (und zwei Nachrichten) (Russian premiere, 2006)
for string quartet
Performers:
Gleb Khokhlov, violin
Alexander Malomozhnov, violin
Emil Salaridze, viola
Julia Migunova, cello
The string quartet was founded in 2016 at the Moscow State Conservatory. In 2020, the ensemble changed its name to Vacuum Quartet and has since specialized in performing and promoting contemporary string quartet music. Their repertoire includes works by composers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, such as Georg Friedrich Haas, Helmut Lachenmann, Giacinto Scelsi, Giulio Colangelo, Franck Bedrossian, Steve Reich, Osvaldo Golijov, Alexey Sysoev, Sergey Nevsky, Alexander Khubeev, and others.
Since its founding, Vacuum Quartet has participated in numerous festivals, including reMusik.org (St. Petersburg, Russia), Karusel (Dresden, Germany), Casa del Quartetto (Reggio Emilia, Italy), Biomechanics (Moscow, Russia), New Classics(Moscow, Russia), and others.
Since 2021, the Fancy Music label has released recordings of string quartets by Alexey Sysoev, Dmitri Kourliandski, and Alexander Khubeev, performed by Vacuum Quartet.
The 12th St. Petersburg International New Music Festival, the largest annual forum of contemporary classical music in Russia and one of the most comprehensive platforms for global new music events. It will be held from May 23 to June 7, 2025. Organized by the St. Petersburg Contemporary Music Center ‘reMusik.org’ under the direction of the artistic director and prominent composer Mehdi Hosseini, the festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Government of St. Petersburg, and the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives.
The two-week festival will showcase over 70 diverse artistic events. Concerts will take place at premier music venues across the beautiful city of St. Petersburg. In addition to the many concerts, the festival will also feature online and offline educational programs, presentations, round table discussions, lectures, composer readings, creative meetings, and educational programs called “Composer Courses” for young authors from around the world that are led by prominent teachers from around the globe. Additionally, there will be a laboratory dedicated to improvisational and experimental music.
The St. Petersburg International New Music Festival is a unique event within Russia’s musical culture. It encompasses various aspects of modern academic music, including experimental, electroacoustic, electronic music, multimedia projects, sound art, as well as’ free improvisation’. The presentation format is not limited to traditional academic concerts, but goes beyond it by incorporating diverse performances and experimental shows.
Age limits
14+
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