Balgarianovinite.com The Eastern Quartet formed by chance during the COVID-19 pandemic, clarinettist Atanas Marinov said Saturday before its performance at the Dr Emil Iliev International Jazz Festival in Borovets.
Marinov and violinist Sorin Spasinovich founded the Swiss quartet. “We started playing well-known classical pieces for fun,” Marinov said. They later decided to pursue the project seriously and recruited accordionist Seraphim von Werra to perform classical and jazz music. Another pianist joined briefly before pianist Dominik Blum took over and became a permanent member. A long-time piano teacher, Blum is von Werra’s father.
The musicians said their concept was to perform works in their original form before offering their own interpretations. Their constant improvisation led them to include two chordal instruments, piano and accordion, in the ensemble.
The musicians said every member contributed to the performances. They all put forward ideas, discussed them and decided together what to play and how.
The audience will hear works by various composers Saturday evening.
The quartet performed at festivals and concerts in Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Turkiye, Switzerland, France and Romania.
Spectrum Vocal Band will also take the stage Saturday evening.
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