Fabiana Striffler - violin
Karsten Hochapfel - cello
“…Her music manages to enchant without striving for prettyness…” – Citizen Jazz
“…Yet their origins are never far away when, listening to their inventions where horsehair rubs against metal, fingers pluck strings, and wooden bodies—dwelling places of enigmatic souls—are set into vibration, I discover echoes of Bartók, Stravinsky, or Schoenberg. And they dance. Yes, they dance. To lead our senses down winding paths, their virtuosity doesn't need to be overtly displayed. Their talent for improvisation plays a part in this. They enjoy this extraordinary freedom that allows them to embrace the rule and the exception with humor or seriousness. They dance from one foot to the other."
""When the music finally stops, we suddenly realize that we have traveled far, very far, without noticing it. The bows have released their arrows, and when they touch our hearts, they awaken our desires and passions." Mediapart, Jean-Jacques Birgé (FR)
“…This hymnic compendium of astonished momentary memories is a masterpiece of fleeting depth that begs to be heard again and again.” – Jazzthing, Wolf Kampmann
„La Plume Du Dimanche“ The first album by the Berlin violinist is called Fabiana Striffler with the Parisian cellist Karsten Hochapfel. The two musicians share the same passion for improvisation, psychedelic folk, jazz, experimental music, but also for a simple song and the beauty of a melody.
In "La Plume Du Dimanche," the two musicians move almost carefree and intuitively outside classical patterns, searching for a shared form of expression without being drawn into the pull of the centuries-old, highly developed culture of their respective instruments. They are interested in unconventional approaches to questions of a musical and social nature. The internationally established duo experiences music as a life force, a playground, a place of new discoveries, and an opportunity to experience and facilitate encounters.
Fabiana Striffler is a German violinist and composer who was nominated for the German Jazz Prize in 2022 and 2025. She released her third album in 2021. Archiotic. Radio Bremen Two describes her as one of the "most sought-after violinists in German jazz and pop".
Karsten Hochapfel He is an instrumentalist, arranger, and composer in the trio The Archetypal Syndicate, Odeia, and La Cosmologie de la Poire. He also plays cello and guitar in various groups, including Le Cri du Caire (Victoire du Jazz 2023) and Naissam Jalal's ensemble.