The DARA String Festival presents a wide range of innovative, genre-bending music for string instruments, ranging from early contemporary music to experimental and freely improvised music. DARA brings together high-caliber international artists from diverse musical backgrounds in a series of encounters to stimulate new thoughts and ideas for the advancement of individual and collective artistic endeavors.
The fifth edition of the festival will be celebrated with a special stage installation by Anna Kubelik. The program will include works by Kaija Saariaho and Eres Holz, two world premieres by Sarah Nemtsov and Ying Wang, and improvisations and own compositions by the performers.

You can get a small taste of this extraordinary festival on the YouTube channel @darastringfestival9833 with the complete documentation of the past editions.

Program
19:00
August 26
Improvisation / Ghasimi
Ernstalbrecht Stiebler "für Biliana" / Voutchkova
Kaija Saariaho - Cloud trio / Cartier, Simon, Voutchkova

intermission

Electroacoustic improvisation / Simon
Improvisation / Amadou, Voutchkova

intermission

Eres Holz - MACH for cello and live electronics / Cartier
Improvisation / Ghasimi, Masaoka, Mattrey, Simon

August 27
19:00
Improvisation / Mattrey
Sarah Nemtsov - NUN III for three violins with electronics WP/ Mattrey, Simon, Voutchkova

intermission

Improvisation / Masaoka
Ying Wang - HAIR / Medusa meets L’Oréal for Amplified violin and viola WP / Mattrey, Voutchkova
Improvisation / Amadou

intermission

Improvisation / Ghasimi, Masaoka, Cartier, Simon, Mattrey, Voutchkova