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For more than ten years the Trio Frizzante is successfully inspiring their audience around half of the world. The three musicians Doris Kitzmantel (piano), Marlies Gaugl (flute) and Marta Kordykiewicz (violoncello) are restless and simply full of ideas. The Trio attempts to explore the harmony of the three instruments in different styles. Not only their concert programs, but also the collaboration with other artists is always a surprise.

The concert program “New Visions” includes original or commissioned compositions combined with arranged pieces in one evening.

“Waltzin” (UA 2015 in South Africa), written by the Austrian musician and composer Mario Gheorghiu, is featured in the latest CD, which also bears its title.

A jazz waltz: “…each waltz beat in this piece of music embodies one of the three inspiring musical personalities of the Trio Frizzante.” (Mario Gheorghiu)

An equally appealing strength of the Trio Frizzante is arranging and transforming existing literature. Some well-known works have already been brought into new sound spheres, such as “Addendum” by Chick Corea or the Debussy Trio, which can also be heard on the CD “Waltzin” (released by Austrian Grammophon). The Beethoven Trio (originally composed for flute, piano and bassoon) now arranged for Trio Frizzante- brings new experiences to the listeners. The Trio is not limited to music alone, also the fusion with other artists is important. The collaboration with the Austrian actress Barbara Kramer-Göbl has already resulted in two successful programs. The Austrian composer Alexander Kukelka has recently composed the “Requiem for a dead end”.

TRIO FRIZZANTE

Founded in 2009 the Trio Frizzante is performing music for flute, cello and piano. Marlies Gaugl, Doris Kitzmantel and Marta Kordykiewicz love to share their passion for chamber music, so the decision to form an inspiring group was without any discussion for the three ladies. Reading the name frizzante one can already sense their personal musical intention – the musicians inspire their audience by an extremely diverse repertoire throughout several kinds of musical epochs crossing classical, impressionistic music as well as contemporary and jazz, leading to fresh and vivid performances.

Trio Frizzante is leaving traditional ways and crossing borders of musical genres merging frequently with composers, dancers, singers or actors. The ensemble focuses on performing and supporting the creation and production of new music for their setting. Over the years Trio Frizzante has premiered a variety of pieces written for the ensemble. This has resulted in one of their CD productions „NASOM – New Austrian Sound of Music“.

Amongst various musical prizes, the trio was awarded by the START-Stipendium of the Austrian Ministry. Entitled by the series “New Austrian Sound of Music” by the Austrian Ministry of foreign affairs, the artists are selected to bring their music to foreign countries as cultural ambassadors of Austria. They were sent to tours and workshops throughout Europe and beyond with high lights like the Vienna Musikverein, the Opera Graz, to St. Martin in the Fields in Great Britain, to Malta, Sweden, Poland, Greece, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia followed by invitations to South Africa and the University of Tehran in Iran.

Artists

Marlies Gaugl

Solo flute of the Grazer Philharmonics (Opera Graz) and passionate chamber musician. As a teacher (University of Music Graz 20212-2019), Tutor of workshops and master classes and a jury member of different competitions she is giving her knowledge to young artists as well as she gets inspired of all these areas of responsibility.

Doris Kitzmantel

Doris Kitzmantel is freelancing as a soloist, in various chamber music formations and as a teacher. She is the recipient of various awards at international and national competitions. Doris is regularly invited to renowned concert halls, e.g. performing with her ensembles “Trio Frizzante” and “I flautisti – the London Recorder Quartet”. Numerous radio broadcasts as BBC 3 and Ö1 testify for this versatile musician.

Marta Kordykiewicz

Marta Kordykiewicz is a polish Cellist based in Vienna, a member of the ORF-Radio Symphonie Orchestra Vienna. From 2018-2021 she was leading the cello section of the Grazer Philharmonics. She also loves teaching (University of music Vienna from 2018-2021). She has won important competitions in Poland and has been invited to music festivals throughout Europe. Marta performs in prestigious concert halls like the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, the Royal Festival Hall in London, at the Musikverein in Wien and Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.