KJÆRBYE/MASCHMANN DUO

Kuno Kjærbye violin & Heiko Maschmann double bass

Foto: Katrin Maschmann

KJÆRBYE/MASCHMANN DUO met at the Nordische Filmtage/Klangrauschen in Lübeck in 2019, where Kuno Kjærbye had a first performance as a composer. Soon the idea of a musical duo collaboration arose and since 2022 Kjærbye and Maschmann were performing in Denmark and Germany. Right after these first concerts they received invitations to international festivals like YXIE/France, Trip Village Festival, New York and Cutting Edge, New York.

We are happy to work on new compositions by Tomi Räisänen, Bo Andersen, Ivar Frounberg, Jason Eckhardt and Bo Gunge a.o.

France Summer Music YXIE, Chateau, Misy-sur-Yonne, 25. July 2025 - concert live recording

Zachary Lowell Blakeslee - Intract (world premiere)

Koncertkapellet, Roskilde 1. April 2025 – concert live recording, sound engineer Georg Stahl

Hanne Tofte Jespersen - Etruria Suite (2016 - revised 2020)

1. First passage

4. Sanctuary of Uni Astre

Bo Gunge - Prismer for violin & double bass (2017)

1. Drømmerdanser

Kuno Kjærbye – Duo for violin & double bass (1997-2022)

1. Largo

2. Allegretto

4. Andante

Photo: Steinbjørn Dali

Photo: Katrin Maschmann

Knut Guettler - Variations on the tune “Greensleeves“ for double bass solo

Hanne Tofte Jespersen - FANTASIA under impressions of J.S.Bach for solo violin (2020)

Emiliano Turazzi - Second and Third for violin & double bass (2024)

MEDIA

Bo Gunge: Prisms – recorded 1. April 2025 at Koncertkapellet, Roskilde

www.youtube.com/Bo Gunge – Prisms – Kjaerbye/Maschmann Duo

KJÆRBYE/MASCHMANN DUO has recorded Hanne Tofte Jespersen’s ETRURIA – SUITE (15 min).
The album “Hanne Tofte Jespersen Works for Strings” features the whole Etruria Suite, plus solo and duo works with Kuno Kjærbye as a violinist:

https://on.soundcloud.com/VyfWh

Video of Kjærbye/Maschmann Duo performing Kuno Kjærbye’s Duo for Violin and Double Bass (17 min) Sept 2023

Heiko Maschmann is a member of the Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra/Opera Kiel. He plays an important role within new-music in Germany – as a soloist, chamber music player and organiser. He has 1st performed a large number of works for double bass solo, incl. „IN FREUNDSCHAFT“ by Karl Heinz Stockhausen.

Nominated 2024 ‘Classical Music Award New Zealand’ for recording of music of Dylan Lardelli with Ensemble Klangrauschen

Nominated 2025 ‘German Critics Award’ for cd ‘Occasioni’ music of Emiliano Turazzi

https://www.heikomaschmann.com/

Kuno Kjærbye violinist and composer graduated as a soloist 1985 from the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Eyvind Sand Kjeldsen and Endre Wolf as his teachers.
Studies at New England Conservatory, Boston, US 1982-83.
Kjærbye has 1st performed many works by Danish as well other European composers and has performed in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Germany, France, UK a.o.

https://kunokjaerbye.dk

Photo: Hanne Tofte Jespersen

Repertoire – some examples from the current repertoire

Duo:

Kuno Kjærbye (1959) Duo

Hanne Tofte Jespersen (1956) Etruria Suite in 6 moments (2020) for vl & db

Emiliano Turazzi (1970):

Second and third / (2024)

First and fourth (2025)

Third and second (2025)

Fourth and first (2025)

Victoria Bond (1945) Black Wing (2024) for vl & db

Klaus Huber (1924-2017) “Ein Hauch von Unzeit”(1972)

Thomas Morley (1551-1602) 9 Fantasias (1595)

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) 12 Sonatas opus 5 – nr. 1 in D-major (1700)

Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594) Bicinien

Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709) Sonatas opus 4 nr. 2 & 4

Solo:

Tom Räisänen Crossings – db solo

Kaija Saariaho Folia – db solo

Grillo Amber – db solo

Stockhausen Die 7 Lieder, db solo

Corner Four Travels kb solo

Sofia Gubaidulina Eight Studies for db solo (2009)

Bela Bartok Solosonate – violin solo

Bo Andersen Te Lucis Rhapsody (2022) – violin solo
Salvatore Sciarrino 6 caprices – violin solo

Lil Lacy – The end and the new beginning (2020) – violin solo

Hanne Tofte Jespersen FANTASIA under impressions of J.S.Bach for solo violin (2020)

Jessie Montgomery Rhapsody No. 1 (2014) for solo violin