Events

In «Lever-kühn», Polish composer Ryszard Gabryś combines Thomas Mann's «Doctor Faustus» with Schoenberg's sprechgesang. Aleksander Gabryś travels into the realm of fantasy with «Rio, mein Rio», and Arash Yazdani weaves Persian poetry and physics into traditional sound art in «Dispersion».

As part of the lecture series «Ein Haus...», Architectural historian Robin Schuldenfrei talks about the Bauhaus Masters' Houses in Dessau. Once the homes of the «masters» and icons of modernism, today they tell a story of displacement, rewritten history and new forms of living. The lecture combines historical research with personal impressions.

On this evening, the Proton Ensemble will present two new works by Saad Haddad and Marc Sabat, whose compositions bring together two extraordinary instruments: Nicola Vicentino's reconstructed 36-note arciorgano and the innovative lumatone with 280 hexagonal keys.

«Plankton» explores the stories of people who have decided to leave cities and industries behind to live in the heart of nature. The distance these individuals have taken from society allows them to question structures and rethink our connection to the natural world.

«Plankton» explores the stories of people who have decided to leave cities and industries behind to live in the heart of nature. The distance these individuals have taken from society allows them to question structures and rethink our connection to the natural world.

In the second concert of the season, «Status Quo: Vanitas», Camerata Variabile devotes itself entirely to the pleasure of descent. Falling lines in the bass represent tragic and deep emotions. Works from the Baroque period to the present day accompany the deep fall as a prerequisite for a renewed ascent.

«Things That Aren»t Things» opens Ensemble Lemniscate»s «Cabinet of Curiosities» series. Objects whisper, gestures create tension, and sounds penetrate unexpected places. On display are works by Marina Poleukhina and a new collective composition from a joint residency.

A singer, a pianist. Relationship status: it's complicated. Wasn't everything real and easy in the beginning? Somehow totally true and with butterflies in your stomach? And now – fears and tensions, self-doubt, alienation and evasive manoeuvres. What now? A singer, a pianist, in couples therapy with music. The goal? «Love me, love me. Say that you love me.»

A singer, a pianist. Relationship status: it's complicated. Wasn't everything real and easy in the beginning? Somehow totally true and with butterflies in your stomach? And now – fears and tensions, self-doubt, alienation and evasive manoeuvres. What now? A singer, a pianist, in couples therapy with music. The goal? «Love me, love me. Say that you love me.»

«Collective Listening» marks the start of «Sonic Boom». On this evening, the audience and the professional community will get to know the new artists-in-residence. Afterwards, there will be a meet & greet with aperitif and DJ set.