Zafraan stands for music that reflects today's life, today's society, today's reality in all its facets. In interaction with other art forms, Zafraan observes, explores and processes what surrounds us: people, events, nature, technologies, the normalities and absurdities of today.
The group, consisting of ten permanent members from Spain, France, New Zealand, Australia and Germany, was formed in Berlin in 2009 and plays mainly contemporary repertoire covered by the core instrumentation of violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, saxophone, harp, piano and percussion. In collaboration with conductors such as Manuel Nawri or Titus Engel, with artists such as Chiharu Shiota, Aliénor Dauchez, Salome Kammer, Ulrich Rasche, Christoph Winkler, with composers such as Samir Odeh-Tamimi, Johannes Schöllhorn, Elena Mendoza, Stefan Keller, Lula Romero, Eres Holz, Sarah Nemtsov or Johannes Boris Borowski, they push the limits and take risks.
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