Who Will Teach Our Children?
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8 Things Worth Sharing This Month or the Ordinary Life of a Pianist
1. This is not a matter of politics; it is a matter of health.” Prof. Wolfgang Mastnak reacted this way to the reduction of funding for music education. Our health needs music. Period.
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I’ve experienced so much that I’m only getting in touch with you today
April full of concerts
Beginning of the year in the sign of education
November concerts, concerts in December
After a busy summer, perfoming September is coming….
May Voices
Tired of your own living room? Why not check out a different one? This one is cozy and full of games and music. Available online.
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April at Home
In April, Ivan did not visit the places he was supposed to. However, music did not leave him and he did not leave music.
On Rhyming Poems in March
The keyword for this month is rhyming poems. What are your favorite ones?
February at the Neighbours
Transfers and moves. Bach, Ravel, Satie, Schubert, Schumann, Orff, Boroš. Crossing the borders, without borders.
“Žiadba“ Melancholy
Ensemble Ricercata before Christmas at the Great Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio. Check the moving pictures, photos, and sound.
Treasures from the Archive
Ivan owns an archive. The archive owns Ivan´s projects. Old ones, older ones, the oldest ones. Photos, recordings, treasures.
Virtuosic January
January is now at its full speed and it is the same for the projects that Ivan sincerely invites you to.
Festive Season Playlist
Might you need some music as a gift for someone? To give? To get? To listen to?
Patterns and JAMA among the Top Events in Culture This Year
In the opinion poll, The Top Event in Culture This Year by Denník N, two projects of Cluster ensemble resonated.
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Adrián Demoč in World Premiere
On December 19th, Ensemble Ricercata is going to premiere two pieces by Adrián Demoč, a Slovak composer.
Žiadba in December
Žiadba is an archaic word. It means desire or demand. What is your Žiadba for December? Is music a part of it? Or could it be? Continue reading “Žiadba in December”
Quartertone November
November is going to be filled with important keywords. If we should add a single one, we would go for #quartertones. Continue reading “Quartertone November”
Even When it Seems as if the Majority was Against
“I don´t remember exactly what I was doing on November 17th, 1989. However, I remember the days afterward…” Continue reading “Even When it Seems as if the Majority was Against”
Almost Unreal Mutual Understanding
JAMA 2019 – the 73rd year of Milan Adamčiak is behind us. Has Ivan had some time to think about his impressions? What was the 1st week of October in Banská Štiavnica like?
Between Tension and Endearment
“I was feeling inner pressure, which was causing me to feel something between tension and endearment,” a listener has revealed to us after the recent Ensemble Ricercata concert featuring works by Satie and Debussy.
October Feast
It´s here again – the season of record numbers of events in culture per square meter. Ivan does not stay behind and adds a package of musical experiences into the mix.
Sport and Play. You Can Look Forward to Both!
They were considering, thinking, and in the end, they picked from the many songs by Satie and Debussy the ones to be played by Ensemble Ricercata during the upcoming concerts. Continue reading “Sport and Play. You Can Look Forward to Both!”
Timetable for September
Creative music workshops. Mobile Cultural Centre. Ensemble Ricercata. Mother Goose concert program, in which Satie, Ravel, Kurtág, and Boroš are going to meet. International festival of chamber music Konvergencie 2019. Continue reading “Timetable for September”
Ten Years of Cluster Ensemble
“I´m very much looking forward to our tour. We are celebrating a ten-year anniversary with music which was with us in our beginnings,” says Ivan Šiller. He is talking about the anniversary of Cluster ensemble’s formation and is musically referring to Steve Reich. Continue reading “Ten Years of Cluster Ensemble”
Cluster ensemble plays Reich
Patterns is the name of Cluster ensemble´s new project – a performance combining music, dance, and light art. Its core element is the rarely played works by the American composer Steve Reich.
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In June: Premiere, Tour, and Birthday
The subheading for June could be “Cluster ensemble” and “Patterns”, which is the ensemble’s new project. The works of Steve Reich are featured in this performance combining music, dance, and light art. Cluster ensemble is celebrating 10 years on the scene – so yes, it’s their birthday!
Situations: Presentation of Scores and Album
Situations is a collection of piano pieces. It´s the reaction of its author, Tomáš Boroš, to the diversity of situations in life. Thanks to the cooperation with Ivan Šiller, the collection itself got into manifold situations.
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Situations in April
Ivan’s keyword for the month of April is #situations – situations during concert and lectures and foremost the situations during the presentation of the scores and album of the same name.