{"id":190,"date":"2016-01-06T11:49:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T10:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/?p=190"},"modified":"2026-09-23T23:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:35:00","slug":"the-incense-of-music-no-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/2016\/01\/06\/the-incense-of-music-no-6\/","title":{"rendered":"The Incense of Music No. 6 &#8211; Duo Aletchko"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"190\" class=\"elementor elementor-190\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c30af9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c30af9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0775aff\" data-id=\"0775aff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23f61e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a23f61e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"iom-concert\">\n \n  <p class=\"iom-title\">The Incense of Music No. 6<\/p>\n  <p class=\"iom-subtitle\">A multisensory concert \u2013 <strong>Friday, 4 December 2015, 7 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n \n  <div class=\"iom-musicians\">\n    <p><strong>Duo Aletchko<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/alexey-kochetkov-violin\/\">Alexey Kochetkov<\/a><\/strong>: violin<\/p>\n    <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/christian-varas-guitar\/\">Christian Varas<\/a><\/strong>: guitar<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n \n  <p class=\"iom-incense\">Incense: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/copal\/\">Copal<\/a> (Mexico, Peru), <a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/labdanum\/\">Labdanum<\/a> (Spain)<\/strong><\/p>\n \n  <p class=\"iom-location\">Circle 1 Berlin \u2013 Platform for Art and Culture, Mittenwalderstrasse 47, 10961 Berlin Kreuzberg \u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/circle1berlin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circle1berlin.com<\/a><\/p>\n \n  <p>In the sixth concert of our series \"The Incense of Music\" we present the Duo Aletchko: violinist <a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/alexey-kochetkov-violin\/\">Alexey Kochetkov<\/a>, born in Russia, and guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/christian-varas-guitar\/\">Christian Varas<\/a> from Chile. An evening inspired by Balkan, Oriental and Eastern European sounds, blended into a uniquely spirited contemporary style that can easily vary from swinging to swaying, a range between meditation and an orgiastic dance party. The music will interact with the burning of Copal oro (Mexico) \/ Copal verde (Peru) and Labdanum (Spain), as well as with the gallery's space, in a multisensory meeting with the exhibited artworks of Yinon Avior, Alexandra Baumgartner, Benand Sebastian, Matti Isan Blind, Noa Gur, Ella Littwitz, Ronit Porat, J&K\/Janne Sch\u00e4fer and Kristine Agergaard, Johannes Vogl and Ulrich Vogl.<\/p>\n \n  <div class=\"iom-video-wrap\">\n    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qreE6Af5weQ\" title=\"The Incense of Music No. 6 \u2013 live\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n \n  <div class=\"iom-group-photo\">\n    <img src=\"http:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/flyer_fumidifabio_02.pdf.jpg\" alt=\"Program\">\n  <\/div>\n \n  <h2 class=\"iom-section-title\">Artists<\/h2>\n \n  <div class=\"iom-artist\">\n    <div class=\"iom-artist-photo\">\n      <img src=\"http:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12305475_10153428601212772_894863402_n.jpg\" alt=\"Alexey Kochetkov\">\n    <\/div>\n    <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/alexey-kochetkov-violin\/\">Alexey Kochetkov<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 violin<\/p>\n    <p>Russian-born bandleader Alexey Kochetkov was trained at the Smolensk Music College. By 17 he was already travelling with a Russian country band called \"The Country Bandists\", who came second in the \"European World of Bluegrass Festival\" in 2003. Leaving the Russian winter behind, Alexey lived and played for a decade in Israel, where he studied at the prestigious Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, crafting Klezmer and Arabic melodies into his own modern styling. It was here he was given the nickname 'Aletchko'. As he says himself, it reflects his musical personality as a mixture of east and west. In 2010 Alexey formed his first \"La Basta\" band and, after touring all over Israel and Europe, decided to settle in Berlin in 2013. He took his nickname Aletchko and formed a band under it, as he believes it embodies the inter-cultural fusion he brings through his music.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n \n  <div class=\"iom-artist\">\n    <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/christian-varas-guitar\/\">Christian Varas<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 guitar<\/p>\n    <p>Christian Varas is a sensual guitar player from Chile. Trained in classical and flamenco guitar, he complements \"Aletchko\" with passionate strumming and elevated solo parts. Varas brings an extra flavour to the band through his soul-wrenching harmonies and excellent backing parts full of talent and groove.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n \n  <h2 class=\"iom-section-title\">Incense<\/h2>\n \n  <div class=\"iom-plant\">\n    <div class=\"iom-plant-photo\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/copal\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/681px-Copal_Madagascar.jpg\" alt=\"Copal\"><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"iom-plant-text\">\n      <span class=\"iom-plant-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/copal\/\">Copal<\/a><\/span>\n      <p>Copal refers to the tree resin of several tropical species, most notably of the genus Protium, harvested across Central and South America as well as parts of Africa and Asia. It forms as a sticky secretion where the bark is wounded and hardens in the air into lumps of varying colour and texture \u2014 from pale, amber-like gold copal to milky-white or greenish variants, depending on the species and region.<\/p>\n      <p>Burned as incense, copal releases a bright, resinous-sweet scent with citrus and faintly woodland notes, noticeably fresher than heavier resins like frankincense. In Mesoamerica it has been used for ceremonial burning since pre-Columbian times \u2014 and remains a central part of spiritual practice for many indigenous communities across Central America today.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n \n  <div class=\"iom-plant\">\n    <div class=\"iom-plant-photo\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/labdanum\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/800px-Cistus_ladanifer_MHNT.BOT_.2012.10.15.jpg\" alt=\"Labdanum\"><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"iom-plant-text\">\n      <span class=\"iom-plant-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/labdanum\/\">Labdanum<\/a><\/span>\n      <p>Labdanum is a sticky, dark brown resin obtained from various species of rockrose (Cistus ladanifer in the western Mediterranean, Cistus creticus in the east). During the hot summer months, the resinous leaves of these shrubs exude a fragrant substance that was traditionally combed out of the coats of grazing goats and sheep \u2014 one of the more unusual harvesting methods in the history of incense.<\/p>\n      <p>Burned, labdanum develops a rich, complex scent \u2014 warm, amber-like, faintly animalic, and deep, with leathery and musky undertones. Because of its resemblance to ambergris, which is rarely used today for conservation reasons, labdanum remains one of the most important ingredients in perfumery for creating warm, amber-toned accords.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n \n  <h2 class=\"iom-section-title\">More Videos<\/h2>\n \n  <p><strong>Aletchko \u2013 Misirlou live<\/strong><\/p>\n  <div class=\"iom-video-wrap\">\n    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mWy7iJcW3Ww\" title=\"Aletchko \u2013 Misirlou live\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n \n  <p><strong>Aletchko \u2013 Paganini Klezmer<\/strong><\/p>\n  <div class=\"iom-video-wrap\">\n    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-waafFkVyYU\" title=\"Aletchko \u2013 Paganini Klezmer\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n \n  <p><strong>Aletchko \u2013 Balkan live<\/strong><\/p>\n  <div class=\"iom-video-wrap\">\n    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/azyKjSLh6hc\" title=\"Aletchko \u2013 Balkan live\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n \n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Incense of Music No. 6 A multisensory concert \u2013 Friday, 4 December 2015, 7 pm Duo Aletchko Alexey Kochetkov: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9171,"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions\/9171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}