Concerts with works by

Steve Reich

Schubert-Tag Sternath. Chang. Soulez Larivière. Hagen. Duerden. Carrel. Baillieu. Brauß Soiree: Forellenquintett

Schubert's meditative "Nachtstück" for piano trio opens a program that explores time and timelessness. Debussy's Préludes and Violin Sonata, Steve Reich's eight-part "Cello Counterpoint" (played here on the viola), and Helmut Lachenmann's playful Schubert Variations offer complementary perspectives to early Romantic Viennese ideas. The concert concludes with two timeless Schubert masterpieces: the "Grand Rondeau" for piano four hands and the famous "Trout Quintet". The concert will have two intermissions.

Kai Schumacher. Christoph Sietzen. MOTUS Percussion Minimal Night

An evening dedicated to Minimal Music at Karlstorbahnhof, featuring Steve Reich's works. Pianist Kai Schumacher performs Reich's "Electric Counterpoint" and his own compositions. Percussionist Christoph Sietzen and MOTUS Percussion present Reich's "Drumming." This event includes the entire Minimal Night, with a late-night ticket available from 10 pm.

Kammerkonzert: Werke von Glasunow, Ford, Žuraj, Fries und Reich

Our digital program can be found here: 3rd Chamber Concert.

Kammerkonzert: Werke von Glasunow, Ford, Žuraj, Fries und Reich

Our digital program can be found here: 3rd Chamber Concert.

NOSPR Chamber Musicians / American Minimalism / Glass / Reich

American minimalism stems from the assumptions of experimental music – firstly, we create a working model and see what happens when we repeat it, gradually introducing variations. The perception of the human brain tricks us, which is why such procedures result in mesmerising auditory illusions. Philip Glass and Steve Reich are the founding fathers of this popular genre. Glass's quartets are more classical and never evade romantic phrases or recitative melodies. Steve Reich's Different Trains, written in 1988, on the other hand, is a classic of the genre and undoubtedly one of the masterpieces of the 20th century. During the Second World War, a few-year-old Reich used to travel by train between New York and Los Angeles, where his separated parents lived. He later realised that if he had lived in Europe, as a Jew, he could have gone to a concentration camp. In his harrowing work, the music mimics the shape of sentences played back from a recording taken from the wartime memories of Jews from both continents. Adam Suprynowicz Concert duration: approximately 90 minutes

Schubert-Tag Sternath. Chang. Soulez Larivière. Hagen. Duerden. Carrel. Baillieu. Brauß Soiree: Forellenquintett

Schubert's meditative "Nachtstück" for piano trio opens a program that explores time and timelessness. Debussy's Préludes and Violin Sonata, Steve Reich's eight-part "Cello Counterpoint" (played here on the viola), and Helmut Lachenmann's playful Schubert Variations offer complementary perspectives to early Romantic Viennese ideas. The concert concludes with two timeless Schubert masterpieces: the "Grand Rondeau" for piano four hands and the famous "Trout Quintet". The concert will have two intermissions.

Manchester Collective Different Trains

Manchester Collective's string quartet presents "Different Trains," a poignant journey through time and memory. Steve Reich's piece contrasts his youthful train travels with the simultaneous deportation of Jews. Philip Glass's quartet, inspired by Beckett's "Company," and Barber's "Adagio" explore the depths of human emotion.

Pulse : Ensemble Variances et Paramirabo

re:start Festivalcampus-Ensemble. Dmitry Smirnov Tutti

The Festivalcampus Ensemble reunites this year, collaborating with violinist Dmitry Smirnov, a St. Petersburg native now based in Basel. Smirnov, known for his communicative approachability, musical temperament, and virtuosic technique, will work with the ensemble on pieces by Joseph Haydn, Steve Reich, and George Enescu's Octet for Strings. The concert includes an intermission and is free.

Kai Schumacher. Christoph Sietzen. MOTUS Percussion Minimal Night

An evening dedicated to Minimal Music at Karlstorbahnhof, featuring Steve Reich's works. Pianist Kai Schumacher performs Reich's "Electric Counterpoint" and his own compositions. Percussionist Christoph Sietzen and MOTUS Percussion present Reich's "Drumming." This event includes the entire Minimal Night, with a late-night ticket available from 10 pm.

Late Night Ticket Minimal Night

An evening dedicated to Minimal Music at Karlstorbahnhof, featuring Steve Reich's "Drumming." Percussionist Christoph Sietzen and ensemble MOTUS Percussion will perform this rarely heard, hour-long piece. Using Reich's "phasing" technique, they create mesmerizing, meditative soundscapes. This event is for the late-night ticket. For the full Minimal Night with Kai Schumacher, click [provided link]. Sietzen discusses the complexities of "Drumming" in a podcast with Thilo Braun.

Vibrant rhythms