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| Joachim Haas | Sound Director |
| Gesang der Jünglingefür Tonband | Karlheinz Stockhausen |
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In his late work, Luigi Nono always also transformed the music into moving ambient sound. To achieve that, he regularly worked with the legendary SWR Experimentalstudio. One example is his vocal and instrumental work »Diario polacco No. 2«, in which electronic sounds permeate the hall. His work »›Hay que caminar‹ sognando«, in contrast, features two violinists wandering from one music desk to the next. Under conductor Léo Warynski, the Les Métaboles vocal ensemble and the SWR Experimentalstudio remember Nono the political man. When martial law was introduced in Poland in 1981 he wrote »Quando stanno morendo / Diario polacco No. 2« and dedicated it to persecuted Polish friends and comrades. Nono composed »›Hay que caminar‹ sognando« in 1989, one year before his death. With its »choreographic« arrangement, it epitomises an inscription, seen on a monastery wall, that had fascinated Nono: »Wanderer, there is no path. All that matters is the walking.«
“I’m fascinated by the problem of composing intermediate spaces – that is, the spaces that lie often between polarities, however covert, fragile or breathless.” Mark Andre explores the transitions between spirit and matter with a passion and meticulousness second to none. Fixed variables are far less interesting to him than states of flux. He is concerned with experiences that only become possible when borders are crossed. The two solo pieces on this programme arose in close collaboration with two equally gifted performers: the clarinettist Jörg Widmann and the double bass player Frank Reinecke. Both are famous for probing their own mental and physical limits, over and over again. Andre and Reinecke worked on the double-bass piece iv 18 “Sie fürchten sich nämlich” for three years. Reinecke describes the result: “It’s always a question of the ineffable. We’re suddenly very close to a secret, but the closeness doesn’t unveil the secret”. Fear and bliss lie cheek by jowl in the musical world of Mark Andre – and it’s almost always the Bible that opens the gateways to new dimensions.
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‘Talent is evenly distributed, opportunity is not’ is the core message of the British initiative “Black Lives in Music”, which fights tirelessly for equal opportunities for Black and ethnically diverse musicians (Black People, Indigenous People and People of Colour) in the professional classical and jazz scene. Who is on stage, whose pieces are played? Even in the 21st century, the classical music business is characterised by traditional, Eurocentric mechanisms that repeat outdated structures. What do we need to know, what can we do to break this cycle? Together with Black Lives in Music, Konzerthaus Berlin invites concert organisers to set the course for concrete changes in their own institutions based on a historical understanding - on the way to more justice. Speakers include: Chi-chi Nwanoku (Chineke! Orchestra), Leyla Ercan (freelance diversity and cultural consultant), Dr Dr Daniele G. Daude (musicologist), Elise Brown (Revere Arts agency), Prof Andrea Tober (Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin), Dorothee Kalbhenn (Konzerthaus Berlin). Moderated by Roger Wilson (Black Lives in Music) Duration: approx. 4.5 hours, limited number of participants.In English and German. If you are interested, please contact intendanz@konzerthaus.de In co-operation with Black Lives in Music
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