MUSIC FOR A FUTURE WITHOUT GUARANTEES

Date & Time

Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 20:00

Venue

Konzerthaus Berlin, Kleiner Saal (Berlin)

How to deal with the uncertainty of the future? Together with the audience, singer Zola Mennenöh and composer Max Andrzejewski set out in search of musical answers. Inspired by the artist and researcher Lisa Nyberg, they use poetic song lyrics and chamber music with influences from new music and jazz to encourage openness, curiosity and hope in dealing with uncertainty. ‘Our times demand that we learn new skills,’ write Mennenöh and Andrzejewski - including ’actions that involve our body and... Read full text

Keywords: Chamber Music

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Musicians

Zola Mennenöh	Voice
Lisa Meignin	Flute
Jone Bolibar	Clarinet
Laura Hovestadt	Viola
Ruben Jeyasundaram	Cello
Max Andrzejewski	Percussion
Lisa Nyberg	Lecture Performance

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