Astor Trio: Live at Kammerkonzerte Köln (2021)

In 2021, the Astor Trio celebrated the 100th birthday of their namesake Astor Piazzolla by reviving the combination of Bach & Piazzolla. Now the live recordings of their grandiose concert at the Chamber Concerts at the Kunstverein have been released by KSG Exaudio. The album is available on all major streaming providers (Spotifiy, iTunes, Amazon etc.) and is only distributed digitally this way.

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The Cologne Classical Ensemble is one of the leading collectives for classical chamber music in North Rhine-Westphalia. Nine musical personalities from North Rhine-Westphalia have come together under the umbrella of the Kölner Klassik Ensemble e.V. The cooperation between the musicians is based on artistic appreciation as well as friendship and collegial solidarity over many years. They are united by the desire to develop demanding music - without external restrictions and only committed to musical quality.

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in German

2020

„Beim Konzert des Astor Trios hat mich erneut die Vielfalt des Repertoires (…) begeistert. (…) Neben dem musikalischen Erlebnis gefällt mir in diesem speziellen Ambiente das Zusammenspiel von Musik und der offenen, schlichten Architektur des Ripahn-Saales mit seiner hervorragenden für kammermusikalische Konzerte geeigneten Akustik – Kunst und Musik verschmelzen hier zu einer kongenialen Einheit.“ (Hannelore Vogt, Direktorin der Kölner Stadtbibliothek in der Kölnischen Rundschau vom 21. Dezember 2020)

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