Introducing: Gordon Kampe and “I want to smile, smile, smile”
Gordon Kampe ©Michael Aust “The famous figure of Malvolio is at the centre of the pocket opera. Fool, comedian and at the same time tragically deceived – this enduring ambivalence…
Introducing: Sara Glojnaric and “Pray,chuck, come hither”
Sara Glojnaric “Shakespeare’s works seem to outlive generations because they are extraordinarily adaptable and human. They describe the archetype of human behaviour that has not changed since they were written,…
Introducing: Gerald Resch and “TitaniaDream”
Gerald Resch ©Anna Stöcher I want my music to be clear, concise and surprising. It develops organically from clear constellations. I like superimpositions, ramifications and changes of perspective. Because I…
Introducing: Sarah Nemtsov and “cursed”
©ricordi.com Sarah Nemtsov’s music is often characterised by the engagement with literature. She constantly deals with the threshold between concert and music theatre. A swearing Lady Anne? And how!…
Introducing: Wen Liu and “Painted Love”
Wen Liu has a sense for the microstructure of sounds and the ability to tie that into larger formal contexts. She combines instrumental and vocal gestures to create an individual…
Interludium: “Pression” from Helmut Lachenmann
“Pression” is a piece for cellists who are ready to start all over again. Their instrumental skills, all their virtuosity and mastery of classical romantic modern literature are of no…
Introducing: Stephan Winkler and “Carrying heavy”
The sound artist Stephan Winkler and the word artist Max Goldt are connected by an artistic and personal friendship. The creations of the two also flow into one another in…
Introducing: Gerhard E. Winkler and “The man with a flower in his mouth”
Gerhard E. Winkler is a composer, but also a philosopher, psychologist, and musicologist. This multi-perspective approach is clearly audible in his work. Not to forget his early cultivated engagement with…
Introducing: Birke J. Bertelsmeier and “Give me your”
In her works, Birke J. Bertelsmeier wants to “make her audience wonder”. She likes to create surprises, unexpected approaches and subtly built-in irritations in a highly imaginative way. Birke J.…
Introducing: Filippo Perocco and “Panorama”
The sound texture in Filippo Perocco’s piece wants to tell us “rode le osse” (nail the bone): evoking a kind of autistic, frenetic, hallucinated lullaby. When Perocco started looking for…