The cosy, yet elegant atmosphere of the Refugium in Lunz hosts a part of this year’s Matinee, again, in cooperation with the renowned music and literature festival BRÜCKEN from Mürz, directed by Maria Gstättner. Under her curation, we are going to hear Judith Fliedl and Elena Arbonies Jauregui, who play and comment on contemporary works. Thus, they overcome the barrier that often hinders us from engaging with new music: “What if I don't understand it?” No problem, you will experience an introduction by the artists themselves. We feature Asja Valcic with her new album “Inner Voice” – an ode to the cello. Thus, we are building bridges, not only to our friends at the festival across the provincial border, but also between musical worlds and places in Lunz: For the second half of the concert, you have to simply cross the square and walk through the church door, to immerse yourself in the refreshing world of new music.

Elena Arbonies Jauregui
Elena Arbonies Jauregui plays contemporary music on clarinet and bass clarinet. Her academic education comprises a master’s in performance practice in contemporary music from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz in cooperation with the Klangforum Wien as well as a master’s in contemporary arts practice from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Prior to that, she studied classical clarinet at Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam as well as at the Musikene in San Sebastián. She performs regularly with ensembles such as Klangforum Wien and PHACE and can be heard at festivals such as Wien Modern, Impuls, Warsaw Autumn and TIMF. She is also the founder and artistic director of the Ensemble Coincidence. As a soloist, she develops interdisciplinary contemporary clarinet projects with a special focus on rethinking and developing the traditional concert format.