The Mondrian Ensemble, founded in 2000 in Basel, is an international group of musicians from Slovakia, Austria, Sweden, and Georgia.
Composer Biography
Thomas Wally completed his composition and violin studies with honors at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in 2008.
Performer Biography
The Mondrian Ensemble received the 2018 Swiss Music Prize for Best Ensemble, recognized as 'daring bridgebuilders' for their commitment to contemporary music and engagement with classical-romantic repertoire.
Composer Biography
Thomas Wally, an Austrian composer, also plays violin as an ad hoc member of the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Orchestra since 2001/02.
Recording & Production
This album is the composer Thomas Wally's first portrait recording, featuring works from the last ten years.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Thomas Wally describes composing as 'hard work' but also mentions an 'almost childlike joy of playing with the material'.
Composition History
The album title, Jusqu'à l'aurore, is taken from one of the piano quartets on the album, which marks the beginning of the artistic collaboration between Thomas Wally and the Mondrian Ensemble.
