The Pacific Quintet’s debut album on Fuga Libera is a reflection of the diversity of its members and core focus. It also offers a nod to the composer who inspired the ensemble: Leonard Bernstein. Going beyond the standard classical repertoire, the prize-winning quintet (clarinet, horn, flute, oboe and bassoon) presents music from their home countries of Japan, Honduras, South Korea, Germany and Ukraine/Turkey in aprogramme that transcends their cultures, languages and traditions.
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Fazıl Say
Pianist, Composer & Activist
Sarah Willis
French horn player & member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
The Pacific Quintet, 2nd prize and audience award winners of the international ARD competition 2024 met in 2017 at the Pacific Music Festival, founded by Leonard Bernstein in Sapporo, Japan. Inspired by the passionate attention to music, the intercultural exchange and the respectful company with each other at the festival, the five musicians decided to carry Bernstein’s spirit to Europe and founded the Pacific Quintet in Berlin.
Selection of our upcoming concerts.
