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Absolut Trio

Bettina Boller, violin
Judith Gerster, violoncello
Stefka Perifanova, piano

The Swiss Ensemble Absolut Trio, founded in 2003, consistently pursues the dialogue between contemporary music and the past, and has already commissioned 7 compositions.
In 2005 the trio caused a sensation at home and abroad with Mischa Käser’s staging of B. A. Zimmermann’s “Présence. Ballet blanc” and with Edward Steuermann’s piano trio transcription of Schoenberg’s “Verklärte Nacht”.
This was succeded in the 2006-07 season with acclaimed tributes to Schumann, and with new works by Gary Berger and Junghae Lee, which have electronically expanded the sound of the piano trio.
The Absolut Trio's Wigmore Hall (London) debut in April 2007 was highly praised in the English specialist journals “Strad” and “Musical Opinion”.
In 2008 their first CD, including works by Arnold Schoenberg and B.A. Zimmermann as well as a newly commissioned work by the Swiss composer Rudolf Kelterborn, was released by the label „Guild“ and has gained a « Pizzicato Supersonic Award ».
Future CD productions include the establishing a link between «Fremde Scenen« by Wolfgang Rhim and works comissioned by Absolut Trio to explore the theme of the foreign, as well as a CD including the lucid first piano trio written for the Absolut Trio by Mischa Käser (world remiered: Oct 2010, Pan Festival Seoul), aside Schuberts slow trio movements as well as a trio rarity by the Swiss Romantic composer Volkmar Andreae.

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Bettina Boller, violin (Zurich)
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Studies in Berne (soloists’s diploma with distinction) and advanced studies with Masao Kawasaki and Itzhak Perlman in New York. She has concertized as soloist and chamber musician in most European countries and the US (including the Centennial of Carnegie Hall). Television viewers also know her as soloist in the award-winning music visualizations by director Adrian Marthaler. CD recordings of Swiss violin concertos such as Schoeck, Suter, Vogel, Balissat, Flury. Freelance violin teacher. Bettina Boller is member of the soloist ensemble Collegium Novum Zurich and concertmaster of the Orchestre Philharmonique Suisse / ORPHIS. Whether classical music, jazz, free improvisation, or lighter works: for Bettina Boller music is a language to which she devotes herself without compromise. 1999-2005 she also moderated the cultural broadcast “Sternstunden” of Swiss television.

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Judith Gerster, violoncello (Basle)
-->Biography in German

Judith Gerster has been a member of the Sinfonieorchester Basel since 2003.
She studied with Ivan Monighetti at Musikakademie Basel and with Thomas Grossenbacher at Musikhochschule Winterthur, where she obtained her soloist's diploma in 2003.
In addition to her engagement in the orchestra, she is a member of the Basel Chamber Orchestra, the Ensemble Amaltea and several chamber ensembles. Her work is moulded by the cooperation with Walter Levin, Hansheinz Schneeberger, Gerard Wyss, Kurt Widmer, Gidon Kremer and Giovanni Antonini.

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Stefka Perifanova, piano (Plovdiv/Basel)
--->Biography in German

Studied at the Sofia music academy with Prof. Konstantin and Julia Ganev (pupil of Heinrich Neuhaus). Employed as their assistant for four years. 1993 awarded the leading Bulgarian scholarship Cyrillus and Methodius enabling advanced studies with Rudolf Buchbinder, Gerard Wyss (chamber music and accompaniment), and Bruno Canino. Her awards include the Edward-Tchumi-prize for the best soloist diploma of the year and first prize at the Concurso Internacional de Musicada Ciudade do Porto. International performances as soloist. Sought after as chamber music partner and accompanist of famous soloists. Rich experience as juror, often invited to give master classes. 1999 appointed to the Zurich music academy.

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Absolut Trio
Bettina Boller, violin Judith Gerster, violoncello Stefka Perifanova, piano
The Swiss Ensemble Absolut Trio, founded in 2003, consistently pursues the dialogue between contemporary music and the past, and has already commissioned 7 compositions. In 2005 the trio caused a sensation at home and abroad with Mischa Käser’s staging of B. A. Zimmermann’s “Présence. Ballet blanc” and with Edward Steuermann’s piano trio transcription of Schoenberg’s “Verklärte Nacht”. This was succeded in the 2006-07 season with acclaimed tributes to Schumann, and with new works by Gary Berger and Junghae Lee, which have electronically expanded the sound of the piano trio. The Absolut Trio's Wigmore Hall (London) debut in April 2007 was highly praised in the English specialist journals “Strad” and “Musical Opinion”. In 2008 their first CD, including works by Arnold Schoenberg and B.A. Zimmermann as well as a newly commissioned work by the Swiss composer Rudolf Kelterborn, was released by the label „Guild“ and has gained a « Pizzicato Supersonic Award ». Future CD productions include the establishing a link between «Fremde Scenen« by Wolfgang Rhim and works comissioned by Absolut Trio to explore the theme of the foreign, as well as a CD including the lucid first piano trio written for the Absolut Trio by Mischa Käser (world remiered: Oct 2010, Pan Festival Seoul), aside Schuberts slow trio movements as well as a trio rarity by the Swiss Romantic composer Volkmar Andreae. ----> Text "absolut trio" in German Bettina Boller, violin (Zurich) -->Biography in German Studies in Berne (soloists’s diploma with distinction) and advanced studies with Masao Kawasaki and Itzhak Perlman in New York. She has concertized as soloist and chamber musician in most European countries and the US (including the Centennial of Carnegie Hall). Television viewers also know her as soloist in the award-winning music visualizations by director Adrian Marthaler. CD recordings of Swiss violin concertos such as Schoeck, Suter, Vogel, Balissat, Flury. Freelance violin teacher. Bettina Boller is member of the soloist ensemble Collegium Novum Zurich and concertmaster of the Orchestre Philharmonique Suisse / ORPHIS. Whether classical music, jazz, free improvisation, or lighter works: for Bettina Boller music is a language to which she devotes herself without compromise. 1999-2005 she also moderated the cultural broadcast “Sternstunden” of Swiss television. up Judith Gerster, violoncello (Basle) -->Biography in German Judith Gerster has been a member of the Sinfonieorchester Basel since 2003. She studied with Ivan Monighetti at Musikakademie Basel and with Thomas Grossenbacher at Musikhochschule Winterthur, where she obtained her soloist's diploma in 2003. In addition to her engagement in the orchestra, she is a member of the Basel Chamber Orchestra, the Ensemble Amaltea and several chamber ensembles. Her work is moulded by the cooperation with Walter Levin, Hansheinz Schneeberger, Gerard Wyss, Kurt Widmer, Gidon Kremer and Giovanni Antonini. up Stefka Perifanova, piano (Plovdiv/Basel) --->Biography in German Studied at the Sofia music academy with Prof. Konstantin and Julia Ganev (pupil of Heinrich Neuhaus). Employed as their assistant for four years. 1993 awarded the leading Bulgarian scholarship Cyrillus and Methodius enabling advanced studies with Rudolf Buchbinder, Gerard Wyss (chamber music and accompaniment), and Bruno Canino. Her awards include the Edward-Tchumi-prize for the best soloist diploma of the year and first prize at the Concurso Internacional de Musicada Ciudade do Porto. International performances as soloist. Sought after as chamber music partner and accompanist of famous soloists. Rich experience as juror, often invited to give master classes. 1999 appointed to the Zurich music academy.
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