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February 7, 2025

GORDON GRDINA

Fri, Feb 7, 2025, 19:30

Pierre Boulez Saal (Berlin)

Grdina Gordon (Oud), Grdina Gordon (Guitar), Mitchell Matt (Piano), Basaldi Eylem (Violin), Honari Hamin (Tombak), Honari Hamin (Daf), Lillinger Christian (Percussion), Benali Ghalia (Vocals)

For his first Pierre Boulez Saal appearance as a leader, Canadian guitarist and oud player Gordon Grdina has assembled an international group of artists from diverse musical traditions who perform together for the first time. RU’YA (“foresight” or “vision” in Arabic), featuring Belgian-Tunisian vocalist Ghalia Benali, blends sound, poetry, and the human voice in an experimental musical setting that bridges continents, cultures, and genres. Inspired by poems from Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Tunisia, Egypt, and Belgium, RU’YA creates a musical world of unity, joy, and shared humanity.

Info & Ticket (www.boulezsaal.de)

March 1, 2025

KAMILYA JUBRAN

Sat, Mar 1, 2025, 19:00

Pierre Boulez Saal (Berlin)

Jubran Kamilya (Vocals), Jubran Kamilya (Oud), Hasler Werner (Trumpet), Hasler Werner (Electronics), Testu Charlotte (Double Bass), Testu Charlotte (Vocals), Lebrat Soizic (Cello)

Born in Palestine and based in Europe since 2002, composer, singer, and musician Kamilya Jubran is among the leading figures of the experimental Arabic music scene. For her Pierre Boulez Saal debut, she per forms two contrasting sets: Together with her longtime musical partner, Swiss trumpet player and sound artist Werner Hasler, she presents Extend WA, an exploration of improvised musical dialogue born out of their album WA (“and” in Arabic). For the concert’s second half, the duo is joined by cellist Soizic Lebrat and bassist Charlotte Testu, collaborators from Jubran’s project Terrae Incognitae featuring female musicians from different backgrounds, in the world premiere of a new piece titled Bast (Arabic for “expanding” or “widening”).

Info & Ticket (www.boulezsaal.de)

April 8, 2025

KINAN AZMEH CITYBAND

Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 19:30

Pierre Boulez Saal (Berlin)

Kinan Azmeh CityBand (Band)

Syrian composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh brings his New York–based Kinan Azmeh CityBand back to the Pierre Boulez Saal. Crossing boundaries between styles and genres, between composition and improvisa tion, the quartet plays “music that is inspired by a multitude of traditions without being limited by any of them,” as Azmeh describes it. The concert is part of a German tour celebrating the release of the band’s new album Live in Berlin, recorded at the Pierre Boulez Saal in 2021.

Info & Ticket (www.boulezsaal.de)

May 7, 2025

BAKR KHLEIFI

Wed, May 7, 2025, 19:30

Pierre Boulez Saal (Berlin)

Khleifi Bakr (Oud)

Last season, Palestinian oud virtuoso Bakr Khleifi thrilled Pierre Boulez Saal audiences in a duo with kamancheh player Misagh Joolaee. The Berlinbased artist now presents a new solo program of original com positions and improvisation that explores connections between the Arabic maqam tradition and musical forms of the European Baroque.

Info & Ticket (www.boulezsaal.de)

GORDON GRDINA

For his first Pierre Boulez Saal appearance as a leader, Canadian guitarist and oud player Gordon Grdina has assembled an international group of artists from diverse musical traditions who perform together for the first time. RU’YA (“foresight” or “vision” in Arabic), featuring Belgian-Tunisian vocalist Ghalia Benali, blends sound, poetry, and the human voice in an experimental musical setting that bridges continents, cultures, and genres. Inspired by poems from Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Tunisia, Egypt, and Belgium, RU’YA creates a musical world of unity, joy, and shared humanity.

KAMILYA JUBRAN

Born in Palestine and based in Europe since 2002, composer, singer, and musician Kamilya Jubran is among the leading figures of the experimental Arabic music scene. For her Pierre Boulez Saal debut, she per forms two contrasting sets: Together with her longtime musical partner, Swiss trumpet player and sound artist Werner Hasler, she presents Extend WA, an exploration of improvised musical dialogue born out of their album WA (“and” in Arabic). For the concert’s second half, the duo is joined by cellist Soizic Lebrat and bassist Charlotte Testu, collaborators from Jubran’s project Terrae Incognitae featuring female musicians from different backgrounds, in the world premiere of a new piece titled Bast (Arabic for “expanding” or “widening”).

KINAN AZMEH CITYBAND

Syrian composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh brings his New York–based Kinan Azmeh CityBand back to the Pierre Boulez Saal. Crossing boundaries between styles and genres, between composition and improvisa tion, the quartet plays “music that is inspired by a multitude of traditions without being limited by any of them,” as Azmeh describes it. The concert is part of a German tour celebrating the release of the band’s new album Live in Berlin, recorded at the Pierre Boulez Saal in 2021.

BAKR KHLEIFI

Last season, Palestinian oud virtuoso Bakr Khleifi thrilled Pierre Boulez Saal audiences in a duo with kamancheh player Misagh Joolaee. The Berlinbased artist now presents a new solo program of original com positions and improvisation that explores connections between the Arabic maqam tradition and musical forms of the European Baroque.