Night Session I: TIMING

Night Session

‘We tell ourselves stories through good music,’ our chief conductor Joana Mallwitz is convinced. And that's why there are once again two Night Sessions this season, which she has newly developed with and for the Konzerthaus Berlin. The concerts with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, which start at 9.30 pm on Fridays, always revolve around a theme that she presents in an unusual stage setting and to which a guest panellist contributes a different perspective on the common topic.

VISUAL MUSIC NIGHT I

Three sets, ranging from experimental soundscapes and electronic compositions to hypnotizing beats, each in combination with visual forms of expression - a broad spectrum of audiovisual performance art and artistic reflection await you on the opening evening of our festival! “mirror//flesh” for trumpet and electronics questions the relationship between artist and audience and addresses self-reflection in the performing arts. The interplay of sound, space, light and choreographic elements dissolves the boundaries between listening and watching. “Resonance of Berlin”, an audiovisual homage to Berlin, uses AI-supported sound and image compositions to present an artistic ‘city map’ that captures personal and collective perceptions of the metropolis. The performance allows the audience to experience its complexity in a new way and invites them to reflect on the influence of perception on artistic creation.Istanbul Ghetto Club, a multidisciplinary Berlin music collective with a sense of humor and an erotic touch, combines Anatolian, Greek and Mesopotamian melodies with modular synthesizers, visuals and performing arts. They hide behind masks and veils, but have nothing to hide. Anatolian Acid” emerges from tradition and zeitgeist, sweeping the audience away in a live performance and inviting them to dance. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Musethica-Kammermusik-Session

In Kooperation mit Musethica e. V.

Musethica-Kammermusik-Session

Launch of the cooperation between the HfM Hanns Eisler Berlin and Musethica e.V.

La Walkyrie (Acte I)

The Orchestre National de France and Philippe Manoury here pay tribute to Pierre Boulez the conductor, teacher and mentor—these deeply valued other facets to the composer whose centenary we are celebrating this year.

Mu­se­ums­kon­zert I

Kam­mer­kon­zert I

Seit mehr als sechs Jahrzehnten gehören die Kammerkonzerte von Musiker:innen der Staatskapelle zu den Konstanten des Staatsopernprogramms. In dieser Spielzeit haben sich Ensembles zusammengefunden, die unter dem Thema „Zusammen-Spiel“ Musik verschiedener Zeiten, Stile und Kulturen ausgewählt haben. An elf Terminen im Apollosaal, der mit seiner besonderen Atmosphäre ein idealer Ort für Kammermusik und ein kommunikatives Miteinander von Spielenden und Hörenden ist, werden Werke vom Barock bis zur Gegenwart erklingen, in zugleich spannungsvollen wie harmonischen Konstellationen, bei denen spürbare Kontraste ebenso eine Rolle spielen wie ein gemeinsames Schwingen und der Ausgleich von Gegensätzen.

Musiktheaterwerkstatt I

Handel's baroque magic opera "Rinaldo" and Verdi's opera comedy "Falstaff" are the experimental fields for directing students. In their productions, directing and singing students regularly dedicate themselves to both great traditional works of the opera world and lesser-known music theatre, showing the audience their perspectives on this repertoire.

Musiktheaterwerkstatt I

Handel's baroque magic opera "Rinaldo" and Verdi's opera comedy "Falstaff" are the experimental fields for directing students. In their productions, directing and singing students regularly dedicate themselves to both great traditional works of the opera world and lesser-known music theatre, showing the audience their perspectives on this repertoire.

Ensemble NIGHT

The landscape of Nepal stretches from tropical plains to the icy, sublime peaks of the Himalayas. Its music possesses a similarly exciting diversity. The Ensemble NIGHT brings out these hidden treasures located between rural folklore, Indian echoes and spiritual colouring. The quintet was formed in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu in 2006 by singer and multi-instrumentalist Jason Kunwar. After an initial phase as a metal band, the musicians decided to explore and preserve the cultural cosmos of the country’s more than 100 ethnic groups and languages. Accompanied by intensive field research trips to remote villages, they have developed a repertoire in which old songs and almost lost instruments come back into play. These include the paluwa flute made from fresh leaves, the three-stringed sarangi covered with sheepskin, and the Tamang stringed instrument known as the tungna. The ensemble also writes new songs based on its deep understanding of traditional music. This »new school folk« tells of spirituality as well as depicting the hardships of life in the countryside. The ensemble also documents its work on film – giving Nepal an opportunity to pass on its exciting heritage to future generations and to the world at large.