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Press
“ ... a young international percussion quartet who expanded the acoustic possibilities of percussion instruments by an entire dimension and at the same time fizzed with so much unorthodox energy and virtuoso playing. ...” “Via Nova were impressive playing as a group thanks to their rare discipline and perfection. ... Alexander Kamenarov, Georgi Varbanov, Rupert Struber and Johannes Eder always conveyed both dedication to and pleasure in the music.”
[Süddeutsche Zeitung, 03/03/2008]
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“How the four surrender themselves to the rush of speed on the marimbas with “Bulgarian Folksongs” is perhaps “crazy” ... Since the ear can no longer follow these furious, complicated rhythms, you try to rely on your eyes and keep up with the flying drumsticks. The only result of which is that you quickly feel dizzy ...”
[Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten, 04/07/2008]
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“ ... compared with the metrical complexity of this music, compared with the bursting energy of these fireworks of rhythmic invention, Western music looks fairly pale. Four drums, played in a kind of ritual dance, suffice for an unbelievably rich piece of music, an explosion that gets the hall rocking.”
[Donau Kurier Ingolstadt, 10/24/2007]
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“In ‘La Tempesta di mare’ flautist Michael Martin
Kofler
bathed in the sounds of the “Via Nova” percussion group,
whose four members struck and stroked the instruments,
which was a joy.”
[Drehpunkt Kultur, 05/02/2008]
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“The audience went wild. Three standing ovations provided encores, one more exciting than the last. A superlative evening of percussion! We hope to hear you again soon, musicians of the Via Nova Percussion Group!”
[Luxemburger Wort, 05/28/2006]
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“What a world of sound full of secrets
a percussion ensemble can create...”
[Basellandschaftliche Zeitung, 05/03/2007]
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“You could hardly play Bach better on percussion instruments...”
[Luxemburger Wort, 02/16/2005]
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“fantastic, witty, explosive”
[Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich 10/19/2004]
