July 1, 2008

Performing The Blackbird Song by A.Müllenbach in 2004, Paar drew a decisive attention. Performance featuring a charming musical theatre, as well as a number of modern playing techniques, some of which came to reinforce the onomatopoeic feature of the programmatic piece, immediately earned acclaims from both the audience and the critiques, additionally resulting with the top prizes at the Ohrid and Padua International Competitions. The attached footage highlights the show from the 29th Samobor Festival, renowned Croatian Music Festival and stands as the first in the sequence of a nearly dozen performances followed throughout the Italy, Austria, Romania, Macedonia and Croatia. Although frequently approached as a stand-alone piece, the Solo remains an integrative part of a major complex – the Zeit-Schatten Quartet (cl./vn./vc./pf.).</description>