{"id":14981,"date":"2026-03-02T17:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/?p=14981"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:55:58","slug":"polyphonische-begegnungen-polyphonic-encounters-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/en\/polyphonische-begegnungen-polyphonic-encounters-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"Polyphonische Begegnungen – Polyphonic Encounters IV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Phantasm Viol Consort<\/strong> launched its own concert series in March 2025 at St Elisabeth Church in Berlin-Mitte. A total of four concerts are devoted entirely to polyphony, each focusing on a composer who was particularly distinguished in this compositional technique. In the fourth and final concert of the series, Phantasm presents five- and six-part consorts by the relatively little-known composer William Lawes<\/strong> (1602\u20131645).

Following the concert, guests are invited to a reception at the bar!

\u201cNo matter how much one engages with historical models and sources, nothing prepares you for the originality and daring of William Lawes\u2019s consort pieces,\u201d<\/em> says Laurence Dreyfus<\/strong>, founder and musical director of Phantasm. A foretaste is offered by the ensemble\u2019s two Lawes recordings from 2001 and 2002:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Connoisseurs of consort playing can’t help but be struck by the greater impact of the music from Dreyfus and his colleagues: Phantasm is truly in a class of its own.”\r\n(Gramophone Magazin, 2002)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“The viol players of Phantasm succeed in creating an impression of ceaseless new melodies and new beginnings, and the result never stops seducing the ear.”<\/em>
(Diapason, 2000)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

POLYPHONISCHE BEGEGNUNGEN \u2013 POLYPHONIC ENCOUNTER<\/strong>
Concert IV \u2013 William Laws, Exceptional Eccentric<\/em><\/strong>
Five- and Six-Part Consorts<\/strong><\/em>
Sunday, 8 March 2026, 5:00 p.m. St. Elisabeth
Laurence Dreyfus, treble viol and musical leader \/ Emilia Benjamin, treble viol \/ Jonathan Manson, tenor viol \/ Heidi Gr\u00f6ger, tenor viol \/ Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, bass viol \/ Martin Jantzen, bass viol<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TICKETS 8 MARCH 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Phantasm Viol Consort celebrates William Lawes in Berlin.
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