Spectrum Quartett

It is dedicated to the interpretation of classical and contemporary music, with its original sound shaped by the wide-ranging artistic backgrounds of its members, extending into jazz, improvisation, and inspirations from folk music. Since its founding in 2012, the ensemble has developed a strong artistic identity, demonstrated not only through regular performances in Slovakia and abroad, but especially through premieres of contemporary works (including the album CUBUS (2022)), original dramaturgical concepts, and collaborations across artistic genres.

At the Viva Musica! festival, the ensemble has previously appeared with the successful project Pictures from Slovakia (Obrázky zo Slovenska) together with Nogaband, Simona Hulejová, and Ženy z Muzičky (2023), as well as part of the Spectrum Orchestra in the concert Viva Fallgrapp! at the Old Market Hall (2024). This time, Spectrum Quartett will present itself in a solo profile concert at the Design Factory in Jarovce, Bratislava, with a program dedicated to the music of Steve Reich (who celebrates his 90th birthday this year), Bryce Dessner, and other composers. Reich’s evocative work Different Trains for string quartet and tape will be complemented by Aheym by American composer and guitarist of The National, Bryce Dessner, written for the Kronos Quartet. At the Viva Musica! festival, this work was also performed by the Kronos Quartet in its Slovak premiere in 2016.