We have just launched the next edition of the Zöllner-Roche-Duo composers lab. We will give commissions to 3 composers to work on new pieces for Bb-clarinet and accordion to be premiered in Germany in October 2025. Application Deadline March 15th.
Find more info here
mini documentary about the last edition
In December 2024 I was Artist in Residence at Sterkfontein Composers Meeting near Johannesburg.
It was a fantastic jouney which allowed my not only to premier 8 new pieces by South African Composers but also gave me the opportunity to learn a lot about the country, its culture and people. I am incredibly grateful to Goethe Institute fofr the support. The recordings from South Africa will be released soon.
Im Oktober 2024 war das Zöllner-Roche-Duo zwei Wochen auf Tournee in der Türkei. Wir waren Ensemble in Residence a n der Bilkent University in Ankara und beim Festival Izmir Days of New Music und haben 11 neue Stücke von jungen Türkischen Komponist:innen uraufgeführt. Die Reise wurde unterstützt vom Canada Council for the Arts und vom Goethe Institute und war auf persönlicher und musikalischer Ebene sehr motivieren. Vielen Dank an alle, die dazu beigetragen haben!
On June 1 2024 I had the privilege to perform Georges Aperghis´ new “Carsten Trio” with Talea Ensemble. I m grateful for this opportunity to get to know those fantastic musicians.
My solo album “voces, señales” is nominated for the Quarterly Critic’s Choice of Deutsche Schallplattenkritik which I am really happy about. My special thanks goes to sound engineer Claudia Neumann and Deutschlandfunk who helped me to realize these recordings.
For me 2023 was a packed with good projects which felt a bit strange given the actual state of the world. But I did enjoy travels, music, experiments and companionship with wonderful colleagues and here are a few memories. Thanks to everyone involved, it s a real privilege to be able to this for a living.
I am happy about several press reviews for my new album. Here is a selection of links:
WDR 3 Drei für Jetzt – neue Alben mit zeitgenössischer Musik
https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/audio/wdr3/drei-fuer-jetzt/audio-die-kraft-der-zerbrechlichkeit-100.html
Ben Harper´s Blog „boring like a drill“
https://www.cookylamoo.com/boringlikeadrill/
„Throughout the album Zöllner demonstrates her strength in the volatile and changing character of her playing, making abrupt and startling switches in temperament between the sweet and the harsh, giving the lie to the perceived uniformity of the accordion’s sound. None of the pieces settle to be a mere showcase for her versatility, but they do display her virtuosity. (…)“
Stefan Pillhofer für orchestergraben.com
https://orchestergraben.com/cd-review-eva-zoellner-voces-senales/
Wolfgang Weitzdörfer für Akkordeon online
https://akkordeon.online/voces-senales/
you can still order the CD from me
(eva (at) eva-zoellner.de 18,- Euro plus shipping)
and find it online https://songwhip.com/evazollner/voces-senale
My first solo album with contemporary music from Colombia is released on Genuin Classics today and I m very grateful to have the chance to publish this special music. You can order a physical CD from me or find it for download on various platforms.
https://www.genuin.de/de/04_d.php?k=698
physical CD order by email to eva at eva-zoellner.de 18 Euros plus Postage
(5,- Euros from every CD I sell until the end of the year will go to Kinderhilfe Kolumbien e.V. to support children in Pasto, Colombia)
download
read more about the contents of the CD here
After more than four years I am finally getting ready for another concert tour to Mexico. I look forward to be part of Festival AIRES at UNAM in Mexico City and Festival Callejon del Ruido in Guanajuato.
I m grateful to Ministerium für Familie, Frauen, Kultur und Integration Rheinland-Pfalz for the support of my trip.
In June 2023 I had the priviledge to travel to Ghana for the second time. With Stefan Kohmann I took part in the multimedia performance “Slanted Silhouettes” and had the change to work with amazing musicians and dancers from Ghana and other parts of the world. I am very thankful to Goethe Institut and Alliance Francaise for the support of this trip, which was a very unique artistic and also personal experience.
