“…In their performance, the young 4 virtuosos transformed staccato precision, lively passages and intricate rhythmic accents into a homogeneous and compact overall sound as if they had been cast from the same mould... After the fireworks of musical impressions, there is no need to worry about the future of the next generation.” (Christoph Clören, Westfalenpost)
Osimun Quartet is a young group born in 2021 and composed of four Spanish saxophonists, who aim to express their own language through chamber music. Its members Maria Bel Serra (soprano saxophone), Fátima Alcázar (alto saxophone), Inés González (tenor saxophone) and Ricard Martínez (baritone saxophone) are currently based in Cologne (Germany) and Maastricht. Their continuous search for growth and ambition to further develop as chamber musicians has led them to recently join the Netherlands String Quartet Academy (NSKA), where they receive lessons from some of the most influential figures in the chamber music scene, including Quatuor Ébène and Eberhard Feltz among others. Recently they have also been selected to be part of the European Chamber music Academy (ECMA) which main teachers are Johannes Meissl and Patrick Jüdt.
Despite the ensemble's youth, they have already performed in some of the most prestigious venues in Europe such as Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw in Eindhoven, Bijloke in Ghent, Tauber Philarmonie in Germany, NedPhO-Koepel in Amsterdam, Theater aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht or Palace of Culture in Târgu Mureş (Romania). They have also achieved recent successes, like getting the First prize in the Storioni Competition and the Dörken Stiftung and also reaching the finals in renowned competitions like the Grachten Festival 2023 in Amsterdam, Juventudes Musicales of Spain, Big Little Music Competition in Ghent, Classicspark, and Music Awards Maastricht 2022. Besides, in 2023 they have received a Scholarship from Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland. Currently, the quartet is regularly coached by musicians like José Luís Estellés and the Berlage Saxophon Quartet.
His main ambition within chamber music is to bring a new colour and setting to the classical music through his own transcriptions, while at the same time trying to broaden and versatilise the original repertoire through direct contact and work with contemporary composers.
In addition, while developing and evolving in the world of chamber music as performers, some of its members combine this work with teaching at various music conservatories in Germany.
Their upcoming Agenda includes several concerts in renamed music festivals in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, and they will be on tour in Thailand on Juny 2024.
