PhilharmonieVeedel Pänz

»Şenglo menglo qaliçenglo!« their mother calls after the three little goats, but they are already long gone. They follow the call of the wise wolf and the sounds, near and far, from the dream world of the Mesopotamian mountains. The voices and instruments of the Avîan Quartet bring the three little goats and the wolf to life. They embark on a wondrous musical journey, where mountains, valleys, forests, but also dewdrops and the morning sun resound with melodious, dance-like and jazzy improvised melodies from Armenia, Turkey, Iran, Iraq and the Balkans, among others.

A deep passion for Kurdish folklore, the culture of Mesopotamia and skilled music-making and improvisation on string instruments unite Kurdish violinist Nure Dlovani, Slovak-Austrian violinist Zuzana Leharová, Russian violinist and violist Margarita Rumyantseva and German cellist Beate Wolff. Together they form the Avîan Quartet.

Sponsored by Kuratorium KölnMusik e. V.