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Mikrokonzert #12 – Taufrisch
Microconcert #12 – Dewy
Event by: Humboldt Forum
Location: Schloßplatz, Schloßplatz, Berlin - Mitte
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[English below] Taufrisch - Microconcert #12 of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
For the first microconcert of the 2025/26 season, nine musicians are coming to the Humboldt Forum, most of them scholarship holders from the Orchestra Academy of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
In Waldeck in the Fichtelgebirge on January 1st, 1853, the composer Hans Kössler was born. After his training in Munich and Dresden, he spent 43 years as a university teacher in Budapest, where he taught composition to, among others, Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartók, Emmerich Kálmán, Ernst von Dohnányi and Leó Weiner. That's why some people also know him as the Hungarian musician named János Koessler. Among the approximately 130 of Kössler's own compositions, the string sextet is a surprise find because of its outstanding quality. Published in 1902, it is in no way inferior to its much better-known siblings written by Johannes Brahms.
On March 13, 2025, the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina died; she was 93 years old. The artistic independence that the grand dame of contemporary music claimed throughout her life already characterizes the Five Etudes for harp, double bass and drums. They were premiered "by musician friends in March 1966 in the Moscow Musical Youth Club, a Soviet off-scene, so to speak. What is striking about these five short character pieces is how individual, free from stylistic norms, rich in contrast and diverse they are. Even the boundaries to jazz and folklore are fluid. ... After more than half a century, this music still seems fresh and timeless." (Eckhard Weber)
More information: https://kurzlinks.de/4r65
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[EN] Fresh as Dew. Micro Concert #12 of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Nine musicians will be coming to the Humboldt Forum for the first micro-concert of the 2025/26 season, most of them fellows of the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.
The composer Hans Kössler was born in Waldeck in the Fichtel mountains on January 1, 1853. After training in Munich and Dresden, he spent 43 years of his career as a university teacher in Budapest, where he taught composition to Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartók, Emmerich Kálmán, Ernst von Dohnányi and Leó Weiner, among others. This is why some people also know him as a Hungarian musician named János Koessler. Among Kössler’s approximately 130 compositions, the string sextet is a surprising find due to its outstanding quality. Published in 1902, it is in no way inferior to the much better-known sextets penned by Johannes Brahms.
On 13 March 2025, the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina died at the age of 93. The artistic independence that the grand dame of contemporary music enjoyed throughout her life is already evident in the Five Etudes for harp, double bass and percussion. They were premiered "by musician friends in March 1966 at the Moscow Musical Youth Club, the Soviet off-scene, so to speak. What is striking about these five short character pieces is how individual, free from stylistic norms, contrasting and multifaceted they are. Even the boundaries between jazz and folklore are fluid. ... After more than half a century, this music still sounds fresh and timeless." (Eckhard Weber)
More information: https://kurzlinks.de/qw3g
Picture credits: © Álvaro Valiño
For the first microconcert of the 2025/26 season, nine musicians are coming to the Humboldt Forum, most of them scholarship holders from the Orchestra Academy of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
In Waldeck in the Fichtelgebirge on January 1st, 1853, the composer Hans Kössler was born. After his training in Munich and Dresden, he spent 43 years as a university teacher in Budapest, where he taught composition to, among others, Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartók, Emmerich Kálmán, Ernst von Dohnányi and Leó Weiner. That's why some people also know him as the Hungarian musician named János Koessler. Among the approximately 130 of Kössler's own compositions, the string sextet is a surprise find because of its outstanding quality. Published in 1902, it is in no way inferior to its much better-known siblings written by Johannes Brahms.
On March 13, 2025, the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina died; she was 93 years old. The artistic independence that the grand dame of contemporary music claimed throughout her life already characterizes the Five Etudes for harp, double bass and drums. They were premiered "by musician friends in March 1966 in the Moscow Musical Youth Club, a Soviet off-scene, so to speak. What is striking about these five short character pieces is how individual, free from stylistic norms, rich in contrast and diverse they are. Even the boundaries to jazz and folklore are fluid. ... After more than half a century, this music still seems fresh and timeless." (Eckhard Weber)
More information: https://kurzlinks.de/4r65
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[EN] Fresh as Dew. Micro Concert #12 of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Nine musicians will be coming to the Humboldt Forum for the first micro-concert of the 2025/26 season, most of them fellows of the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.
The composer Hans Kössler was born in Waldeck in the Fichtel mountains on January 1, 1853. After training in Munich and Dresden, he spent 43 years of his career as a university teacher in Budapest, where he taught composition to Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartók, Emmerich Kálmán, Ernst von Dohnányi and Leó Weiner, among others. This is why some people also know him as a Hungarian musician named János Koessler. Among Kössler’s approximately 130 compositions, the string sextet is a surprising find due to its outstanding quality. Published in 1902, it is in no way inferior to the much better-known sextets penned by Johannes Brahms.
On 13 March 2025, the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina died at the age of 93. The artistic independence that the grand dame of contemporary music enjoyed throughout her life is already evident in the Five Etudes for harp, double bass and percussion. They were premiered "by musician friends in March 1966 at the Moscow Musical Youth Club, the Soviet off-scene, so to speak. What is striking about these five short character pieces is how individual, free from stylistic norms, contrasting and multifaceted they are. Even the boundaries between jazz and folklore are fluid. ... After more than half a century, this music still sounds fresh and timeless." (Eckhard Weber)
More information: https://kurzlinks.de/qw3g
Picture credits: © Álvaro Valiño