“Wild Strings Trio is definitely one of the most unusual musical groups in Slovenia and is clear proof that music knows no boundaries.” – Bratko Zavrnik, Longplay
“It’s as if they wish to create, from all the various genres, a new, transnational, all-containing one.” – Bratko Zavrnik, Longplay
ENG:
Wild Strings Trio is a high-powered combination of acoustic musicians bringing with them a kaleidoscope of styles and emotions with their trademark enthusiasm and virtuosity that delights audiences wherever they go. Based in Slovenia, French cellist Toby Kuhn , Slovak violinist Petra Onderufová and Slovenian guitarist Aleksander Kuzmić take a blend of Balkan rhythms, Funk riffs, Jazz impro, Flamenco, Celtic and more to make epic compositions that are much more than the sum of their parts. The Trio’s travelling lifestyle leads them regularly around Europe, bringing them as far as Tehran, Samarqand or Beijing; on the road they never fail to meet fabulous musicians and warm welcomes, that are in turn woven into a music of discovery and transformation.
They released their latest album Bendjistan in 2019.
SLO:
“Trio divjih strun” (Wild strings trio) se je rodil leta 2014 v slovenski Ljubljani kot plod sodelovanja med slovaško jazz violinistko Petro Onderufovo, francoskim klasičnim čelistom Tobyem Kuhnom in slovenskim etno kitaristom Aleksandrom Kuzmićem. Združeni s silovitim entuziazmom, globoko predanostjo drug drugemu in samim sebi ter skupno strastjo ustvariti unikaten zvok v svojstveni izvedbi, so se spoprijeli z izzivom mešanja in poudarjanja različnih glasbenih žanrov na poti iskanja sebi lastnega in ustreznega izraza. Od Balkana do keltskih, jazzovskih in klasičnih zvenov s pridihom flamenka, ki poganja korenine v ljudsko glasbeno tradicjo in improvizacijo ter se prepleta okoli progresivnih aranžmajev in kompleksnih ritmov, je njihova glasba zacvetela v močan, vpogledljiv tok, ki vznemiri, dotakne in navduši poslušalstvo od vsepovsod. Poti so jih vodile naokrog po Evropi, pa vse do Irana in Uzbekistana, nastopajoč v koncertnih dvoranah, jazzovskih klubih in na festivalskih odrih. Povsod z enako namero: da delijo svoje navdušenje, predanost in vznemirjenje z občinstvom, kjerkoli se pojavijo. “Lost weekend”, izdan 2016, je njihov prvi album. Drugi album “Bendjistan” je izdan leta 2019 pri založbi Celinka.