We associate the saxophone with jazz, but Adolphe Sax always intended it as a classical instrument, marrying the woodwinds’ facility with the brass family’s projection. The instrument’s superstar Niels Bijl reveals the poetic range of this beautiful instrument in chamber music ranging from Webern’s haunting quartet, through to the bristling energy of Franco Donatoni’s Hot.

VARÈSE Octandre for 8 instruments EYCHENNE Cantilene et Danse WEBERN Quartet op. 22 HINDEMITH Trio for Viola, Heckelphone and Piano op.47 T DER DOEST March N MUHLY Look for Me N JOACHIM New Work DONATONI Hot

Niels Bijl director/saxophone ANAM Musicians