December 9, 2018 (18 Uhr)
EarPort, Philosophenweg 17a, Duisburg-Innenhafen 

CRUSH Hour: „Wood & Electricity"

Hans Tutschku: Still Air 1 for bass clarinet and live electronics
Sungji Hong: Black Arrow for bass clarinet and fixed media
Jacob ter Veldhuis: Grab it! for bass clarinet, tape and video
Raphael Cendo: Décombres for double bass clarinet and live electronics
Lukas Tobiassen: Wolrd Premiere

Ensemble CRUSH

 

December 7, 2018 (7.30 pm)
Theater Duisburg (Foyer), Opernplatz

An die Musik
Portrait Concert  for the 60th birthday of Kunsu Shim 

Kunsu Shim: Entwurf einer Landschaft for four string instruments (2014)
Kunsu Shim: Two Things (Silver). Performance (2005)

Welcome address: Thomas Krützberg, City of Duisburg
Laudatio: Dr. Achim Heidenreich

Kunsu Shim: For You (Part 1). Performance (1998)

Rainer Maria Rilke: An die Musik 

Arnold Marinissen: Drahtseil for string quartet (2018) 
Amnon Wolman: For Kunsu for string quartet (2018) 
Anton Lukoszeviece: It is for string quartet (2018) 
Alwynne Pritchard: Up without instanting casting away #13 for string quartet (2018) 
    ... and as „a kind of inner connection with Kunsu Shim“:  
Nicolaus A. Huber: Die „schwarze“ Partitur for violin solo (1962)

... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Apart / Entpuppen. Performances (2000)
Yoko Ono: Voice Pieces. Performance (1961)
George Brecht: Five Events. Performance (1961/62)

Gerhard Stäbler: Krusten/Crusts for violoncello solo (1998)

Kunsu Shim: For You (Part 2). Performance (1998)
Kunsu Shim: So nearly infinite for string quartet (2008)

Kunsu Shim: Palindrom (Mozart) for string quartet (2017)
Kunsu Shim: New texts

Kunsu Shim: leise, frei (b) for six players (2018) World premiere
... simultaneously with ...
Duft from Mutter, Vater. Performance (2015)

Ensemble of the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim, performances

A concert of Duisburger Philharmoniker and City of Duisburg
Supported by Kunststiftung NRW  

 

December 2, 2018 (12 noon)
Forum Kunst und Architektur, Kopstadtplatz 12, Essen

Finissage of the autumn exhibition by Ruhrländischer Künstlerbund (RKB)

Gerhard Stäbler: Phantasiestück for accordion (2011)

Gerhard Stäbler: Enjoy! for clarinet (2013)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Two Things (Silver). Performance (2005)

Gerhard Stäbler: Black Tiger Tango (Plus) for bass clarinet and accordion (2006/18)

Hafis: Ich lasse nicht ab von meinem Verlangen. Poem

Gerhard Stäbler: Californian Dreams, "Crack of Dawn" (IV) for accordion (1986)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: a few things (pulling out). Performance (2005)

Heni-Hyunjung Kim, clarinet (Ensemble S201)
Filip Erakovic, accordion (Ensemble S201)
Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler, performance (EarPort Ensemble)

Supported by the City of Essen und by the Ministry for Culture and Science of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia

 

 

December 20, 2018 (20 Uhr)
December 10, 2018 (20 Uhr)
December 18, 2018 (20 Uhr)
Dezcmber 2, 2018 (20 Uhr)
December 1, 2018 (20 Uhr)
November 30, 2018 (20 Uhr)
November 29, 2018 (20 Uhr)
Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Siemensstraße 11

In the context of the dance production "The Return of Don Q"

 

November 27, 2018 (7 pm)
City University of London (College Building)
St. John Street, London EC1V 4PB

GENERATIONEN /  DECENNIALS
A celebration of the significant birthdays of an inspiring group of composers and performers: Hans-Joachim Hespos (80), Gwyn Pritchard (70), Kunsu Shim (60), Alwynne Pritchard (50) and Ian Pace (50).

Hans-Joachim Hespos: point for clarinet, trombone, violoncello and piano (1971)
Kunsu Shim: Zwei Halbmonde for two players, part I (2016)
Ian Pace: Das hat Rrrrass for speaker/actor and piano
Patrícia Suçena de Almeida: Desperatio (Piano Piece No. 5) (2017/18) with a film by Daniel Antero (Premiere)
Kunsu Shim: Das (Un)Klare for ensemble (2018) UK Premiere

Gerhard Stäbler: PRÄSENTE·PRESENTS. A compositionally edited collection of musical contributions (by Peter Androsch, Christian Banasik, Huiyeon Bang, Laurence Crane, Chaya Czernowin, Peter Edwards, Nomi Epstein, Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, Alec Hall, Elisabeth Harnik, Sam Hayden, Johannes Hildebrandt, Geir Johnson, Bohyun Kim, Arnold Marinissen, Harald Muenz, Dorone Paris, Bernd Preinfalk, Trond Reinholdtsen, Arne Sanders, Martin Tchiba, Lukas Tobiassen, Chaoming Tung, Markus Trunk, Knut Vaage, Amnon Wolman and Helmut Zapf)  

Gwyn Pritchard: Quintet for saxophone, trombone, violoncello, accordion and piano (2018) UK Premiere
Kunsu Shim: Zwei Halbmonde for two players, part II (2016)
Hans-Joachim Hespos: Weißschatten for piano and soprano (2017)
Evan Johnson: qu'en joye on vous demaine for piano (2017)
Gwyn Pritchard: Micropus 1-6 for piano (2002-09) UK Premiere
Kunsu Shim: Zwei Halbmonde for two players, part III (2016)
Alwynne Pritchard: Vitality Forms II for any ensemble (2015)

Ian Pace, piano
Members of City Pierrot Ensemble
and City University Experimental Ensemble

 

November 23, 2018 (8 pm)
Fakultet for kunst, musikk og design, Knut Knaus Hall
Møllendalsveien 61, Bergen (Norwegen)

Gwyn Pritchard: Five Miniatures for Solo Violin
Gerhard Stäbler: ] DAWN WITH ARMS OF ROSES for 4 performers with bows, 5 percussionists, and 4 groups of speakers (including the audience) (2015)
Gwyn Pritchard: Novelette for Solo violin

Kunsu Shim: 9 Transparentzeichnungen zu Fotografien von Britta Lauer für eine musikalische Umsetzung
Kunsu Shim: Two Things (Silver). Performance (2005) 

Alwynne Pritchard: Invisible Cities
Alwynne Pritchard: Stamp Club report 1980 for 12 vocalists and 12 loud speakers

Also with works by composition students of the Grieg Academy: Jone Kuven, Torbjorn Arnesen, Alexander Fiske Fosse, Anders Hannevold, Bendik Savstad and Morten Refsli

Ricardo Odriozola, violin
Participants of the contemporary music course
Piano students of the Grieg Academy

 

November 21, 2018 (8 pm)
Gießhaus der Universität Kassel, Mönchebergstr. 5

In the context of the concert series M5 by Trio Omphalos

Maki Ishii: Piano Piece
Tom Johnson: Maximum Efficiency and Tango
Erik Satie: Descriptions automatiques

Kunsu Shim: Aus freien Stücken for three players (2015)
Gerhard Stäbler: A·Duo. Fragmentblöcke for clarinet and piano (2010)

Michael Töpel: Séracs: Initiale Premiere
Kurt Weill: Youkali
 
Trio Omphalos (Stefan Hülsermann/clarinet, Olaf Pyras/percussion, Ji-Youn Song/piano)

 

November 18, 2018 (11.30 am)
EarPort, Philosophenweg 17a, Duisburg-Innenhafen 

GENERATIONS
A Celebration of the birthdays of Juan Allende-Blin (90), Hans-Joachim Hespos (80), Gwyn Pritchard (70), Kunsu Shim (60) and Alwynne Pritchard (50)

Alwynne Pritchard: Vitality Forms 2 for an even number of face performers, clock instrument and mixed free ensemble (2016, rev. version)

Juan Allende-Blin: Perspectives à Ursula Graeff-Hirsch for clarinet (1977)
Hans Joachim Hespos: Anregung for a pianist -Z...() (1969)

Gerhard Stäbler: PRÄSENTE·PRESENTS. A compositionally edited collection of musical contributions (by Peter Androsch, Christian Banasik, Huiyeon Bang, Laurence Crane, Chaya Czernowin, Peter Edwards, Nomi Epstein, Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, Alec Hall, Elisabeth Harnik, Sam Hayden, Johannes Hildebrandt, Geir Johnson, Bohyun Kim, Arnold Marinissen, Harald Muenz, Dorone Paris, Bernd Preinfalk, Trond Reinholdtsen, Arne Sanders, Martin Tchiba, Lukas Tobiassen, Chaoming Tung, Markus Trunk, Knut Vaage, Amnon Wolman and Helmut Zapf) (2018)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Two Things (Sliver). Performance (2005)

Hans Joachim Hespos: Für Cello solo (1964)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: A Few Things (pulling out). Performance (2005) Gwyn Pritchard: Realms Apart for clarinet and string quartet (2018)

Kunsu Shim: leise, frei (a) for six players (2018). Shortened version. Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW

Ensemble CRUSH
Alwynne Pritchard, Roland Techet, Lukas Tobiassen, Kunsu Shim, Gerhard Stäbler and members of the audience, performance

Supported by Kunststiftung NRW, the Ministry for Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Entrance Fee: 10 Euro / 6 Euro 

    

 

November 17, 2018 (7 pm)
Museum Goch, Kastellstraße 9

Entwurf einer Landschaft
for the photo exhibition Horst Wackerbarth

Kunsu Shim / Gerhard Stäbler: Ent·Fernen. Balloon-Performance with audience, percussion and string quartet (2017)
Gerhard Stäbler: Hart auf Hart for ensemble (version for percussion and string quartet) (1986)
Raoul Hausmann: K'perioum. Optophonetic poem

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: from String Quartet KV 465 "Dissonance" (1785)
... followed by ...
Kunsu Shim: Palindrom (Mozart) for string quartet (2017)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: A Few Things (Pulling Out). Performance (2015)

Kunsu Shim: Thousand Five Hundred Things (Red). Performance (2005)

Gerhard Stäbler: Nachtstück 2 for string quartet (2006)
Gerhard Stäbler: Cassandra III/IV for percussion (triangle) (1996)

Hafis: Ich lasse nicht ab. Poem
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Entwurf einer Landschaft for string quartet (2014)

Luna String Quartet
Rie Watanabe, percussion
Kunsu Shim & Gerhard Stäbler, performance

 

November 12, 2018 (11.03 pm)
Radio broadcast SWR2 Jetztmusik

Metallica - Neues aus der Eisengießerei
By Rainer Schlenz

With works by Gerhard Stäbler, Annie Gosfield, Peter Eötvös, Louis Andriessen and Jay Schwartz

 

November 10, 2018 (from 6 pm) 
Oil Tank Culture Park
Seongsandong, Jeungsanro 87, Seoul/South Korea

TRIALOG - Music, Video, Performance by Kyungwoo Chun, Kunsu Shim, Gerhard Stäbler

6 pm: Video installation Kyungwoo Chun/Gerhard Stäbler: Sappho - What You Love 
7 pm: PerformanceConcert

Gerhard Stäbler: Winter, Blumen. Version for six string instruments (1995/2018)
Gerhard Stäbler: Between (2018)

Gerhard Stäbler: Krusten/Crusts for violoncello solo (1998)
Kunsu Shim: Two Things (Silver). Performance (2005)

Kunsu Shim: Palindrom (Mozart) for string quartet (2017)
Kunsu Shim: Two Things (Silver). Performance (2005)
Gerhard Stäbler: Tau und Nelke III for voice (2016)

Kunsu Shim: leise, frei (a) for six players (2018)
Kyungwoo Chun: leise, frei. Video
Kunsu Shim: Duft from Mutter, Vater. Performance (2017) 

Kyungwoo Chun/Kunsu Shim/Gerhard Stäbler: co-acThings II. Performance (2018) 
Sunju Kim: Walking Hand (2018)

Kunsu Shim: Entwurf einer Landschaft for string quartet (2014)
Kyungwoo Chun: Entwurf einer Landschaft. Video (2018)

Raoul Hausmann: Opthophonic Poem (1919)
Kunsu Shim: positive spaces for any players (1994)

Gerhard Stäbler: aus Abschiede for double trio (1993)
Kunsu Shim: Farben. Performance (2016)

OEM String Quartet Seoul
Sunju Kim, dance
Kyungwoo Chun, video
EarPort Ensemble with Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler, performance et al.

Promoter: Seoul City

 

November 7, 2018 (11 am)
Busan National University
Geunjonggu, Busandaehakro 63-2, Busan/South Korea

Lecture by Kunsu Shim 

 

November 2, 2018 (7.30 pm)
Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, Prinzenallee 74

In the context of   Klangwerkstatt Berlin

AUDITIVVOKAL DRESDEN

 

Oktober 27, 2018 (7 pm) 
Eagon House, Mapogu, Donggyoro 161
Seoul/South Korea

In the context of the concert series by Ensemble MusiCon

MusicPoemsPerformance - Jayu, Gieok, Geurium
Portrait Kunsu Shim

Kunsu Shim: Zwei Halbmonde (I, II, III). Version for string quartet (2016)
Shiwha Ryu: The old garden. Poem
Bohyun Kim: A tree in the Wood for cello solo
Jisun Yang: Melody, Tone, Five for string quartet

Mieko Shiomi: Boundary Music (Version 1)
... simultaneously with ...
Nach der Dunkelheit. Joint Performance

W.A. Mozart: String quartet C major KV 465 "Dissonanzen"
Kunsu Shim: Palindrom for string quartet (2018)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: A few things - pulling out. Performance

C. Mustakas: Sound of Silence. Poem
Bohyun Kim: Erinnerung for string quartet Uraufführung

Huiyeon Bang: Song of Memory. Performance
... simultaneously with ...
Mieko Shiomi: Boundary Music (Version 2)
... followed by ...
Jayoung Paik: „cycle“ for viola

Gerhard Stäbler: ... strike the ear ... for string quartet (1987/88)

H.W. Thoreau: What I have learned from nature. Poem
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: five things (silence). Performance

Kunsu Shim: luftrand for string trio (2000) 

OEM String Quartet 
EarPort Ensemble with Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler, Performance

Promoter: MusiCon, Eagon House

 

October 17, 2018 (7.30 pm)
Kunst-Station St. Peter , Leonhard-Tietz-Straße 6, Köln

GENERATIONS
A Celebration of the birthdays of Juan Allende-Blin (90), Hans-Joachim Hespos (80), Gwyn Pritchard (70), Kunsu Shim (60) and Alwynne Pritchard (50)

Alwynne Pritchard: Vitality Forms 2 for an even number of face performers, clock instrument and mixed free ensemble (2016, rev. version)

Hans Joachim Hespos: Für Cello solo (1964)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: A Few Things (pulling out). Performance (2005)

Gwyn Pritchard: Realms Apart for clarinet and string quartet (2018)
Juan Allende-Blin: Perspectives à Ursula Graeff-Hirsch for clarinet (1977)
Hans Joachim Hespos: Anregung for a pianist -Z...() (1969)

Gerhard Stäbler: PRÄSENTE·PRESENTS. A compositionally edited collection of musical contributions (by Peter Androsch, Christian Banasik, Huiyeon Bang, Laurence Crane, Chaya Czernowin, Peter Edwards, Nomi Epstein, Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, Alec Hall, Elisabeth Harnik, Sam Hayden, Johannes Hildebrandt, Geir Johnson, Bohyun Kim, Arnold Marinissen, Harald Muenz, Dorone Paris, Bernd Preinfalk, Trond Reinholdtsen, Arne Sanders, Martin Tchiba, Lukas Tobiassen, Chaoming Tung, Markus Trunk, Knut Vaage, Amnon Wolman and Helmut Zapf) (2018)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Two Things (Sliver). Performance (2005)

Kunsu Shim: leise, frei (a) for six players (2018). Shortened version. Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW

Ensemble CRUSH
Alwynne Pritchard, Roland Techet, Lukas Tobiassen, Kunsu Shim, Gerhard Stäbler and members of the audience, performance

Supported by Kunststiftung NRW, the Ministry for Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Entrance Fee: 10 Euro / 6 Euro 

    

 

October 14, 2018 (23.04-24.00) 
WDR3 Studio Neue Musik 

Radio broadcast with Michael Rebhahn

Gerhard Stäbler: from Palast des Schweigens. Kassandrastudie für Sho (1992/93)

Mayumi Miyata, Sho

 

October 11, 2018 (7.30 pm)
Zentralbibliothek Essen (Gildehof), Hollestr. 3  

GENERATIONS
A Celebration of the birthdays of Juan Allende-Blin (90), Hans-Joachim Hespos (80), Gwyn Pritchard (70), Kunsu Shim (60) and Alwynne Pritchard (50)

Pre-concert:
Alwynne Pritchard: Site-Specific performance from her book "Up without an insistent casting away" (2018)

Alwynne Pritchard: Vitality Forms 2 for an even number of face performers, clock instrument and mixed free ensemble (2016, rev. version) World premiere
Hans Joachim Hespos: Anregung for a pianist -Z...() (1969)
Gwyn Pritchard: Realms Apart for clarinet and string quartet (2018) World premiere
Juan Allende-Blin: Perspectives à Ursula Graeff-Hirsch for clarinet (1977)
Alwynne Pritchard: Vitality Forms 7 - Intonation. Solo performance World premiere
Hans Joachim Hespos: Für Cello solo (1964)

Gerhard Stäbler: PRÄSENTE·PRESENTS. A compositionally edited collection of musical contributions (by Peter Androsch, Christian Banasik, Huiyeon Bang, Laurence Crane, Chaya Czernowin, Peter Edwards, Nomi Epstein, Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, Alec Hall, Elisabeth Harnik, Sam Hayden, Johannes Hildebrandt, Geir Johnson, Bohyun Kim, Arnold Marinissen, Harald Muenz, Dorone Paris, Bernd Preinfalk, Trond Reinholdtsen, Arne Sanders, Martin Tchiba, Lukas Tobiassen, Chaoming Tung, Markus Trunk, Knut Vaage, Amnon Wolman and Helmut Zapf)  (2018)

Kunsu Shim: leise, frei (a) for six players (2018). Shortened version. Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW

Ensemble CRUSH
Alwynne Pritchard, Birte Lüderitz, Minju Kim, Kunsu Shim, Gerhard Stäbler and members of the audience, performance

Supported by Kunststiftung NRW, the Ministry for Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia 
and the Kulturbüro of the City of Essen und the Zentralbibliothek Essen (Music Library)

Entrance Fee: 10 Euro / 6 Euro

    

 

October 21, 2018 (3 pm)
October 14, 2018 (3 pm)
October 7, 2018 (3 pm)
Landestheater Linz, Am Volksgarten 1, Linz (Austria)

SIMON
Music theatre für soprano, tenor, electric violin, violin, percussion, electronic sounds and video on a libretto by Christopher Grøndahl (2013)
German version (Translation: Hermann Schneider)

 

October 6, 2018 (6 pm)
Kulturkirche Liebfrauen, König-Heinrichplatz 3, Duisburg
October 5, 2018 (7.30 pm)
Odapark (Tea House), Merseloseweg 117, Venray (Netherlands)

In the context of Muziek Biennale Niederrhein 2018

Gerissene Dämpfe
aufmüpfig, musikalisch, poetisch, politisch

Gerhard Stäbler: Sicherheit! for speaker with hand drum, from: Three Songs on Poems by Gert Udo Jerns (1982)
Gerhard Stäbler: ... die Ideen sind wieder in den Köpfen ... for voice and accordion, from: Three Songs on Poems by Gert Udo Jerns (1982)

Fritz Brügel: Flüsterlied. Poem
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: A few things (undefined). Performance (2005)

Gerhard Stäbler: "Worte könnten Perlen sein ..." for voice and accordion, from: Three Songs on Poems by Gert Udo Jerns (1982)
Henry Purcell: Pox on You. Canon for three voices
Henry Purcell: Since time so kind to us does prove. Canon for three voices
Dieter Schnebel: nostalgie. Solo for a conductor (1962)

Hans Magnus Enzensberger: Schattenreich. Poem
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: A few things (undefined). Performance (2005)
Graciela Paraskevaidis: Schattenreich for four voices on the poem of the same title by H.M. Enzensberger

Hafis: Ich lasse nicht ab. Poem
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: A few things (undefined). Performance (2005)

Kunsu Shim: For here but for six voices (2014)

Gerhard Stäbler: Gerissene Dämpfe for six voices (2016/17)
... simultan mit ...
Raoul Hausmann: k'perioum. Optophonetic poem (1919) 

EarPort Ensemble, Duisburg: Kunsu Shim & Gerhard Stäbler (performance), Filip Erakovic (accordion)

AuditivVokal Dresden: Katharina Salden, Angela Wingerath, Marlen Bieber, Jonas Finger, Carl Thiemt, Cornelius Uhle
Olaf Katzer, artistic director and performance (Schnebel) 
Sylvia Freitag, stage direction (Purcell)

Organisers: EarPort (Duisburg) in cooperation with Odapark Venray and Kulturkirche Liebfrauen
Supported by: Muziek Biennale Niederrhein, Odapark Venray, Stiftung Brennender Dornbusch/Kulturkirche Liebfrauen and the Kulturbüro of the City of DuisburgEntrance fee

Odapark Venray: free to attend, please sign up: info@odapark.nl
Duisburg: 10 Euro / 5 Euro, evening box office only

 

October 3, 2018 (6 pm)
Hangar 21, Charles-Lindbergh-Ring 10, Detmold

In the context of the 9th Hörfest Neue Musik:
Zwischen-Räume

Tom Johnson: Rational Melodies
John Cage: Chess Pieces / Four Dances
Kunsu Shim: Aus freien Stücken für drei Spieler (2015)

Trio Omphalos (Stefan Hülsermann/cjarinet, Olaf Pyras/percussion, Ji-Youn Song/piano)

 

September 30, 2018 (6 pm)
Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Tiergartenstraße 41

In the context of Muziek Biennale Niederrhein 2018

SPIEGEL 17/11
Newspaper scraps for voice and piano (2011)

Also with works by Hanns Eisler, Moritz Eggert, Leonard Bernstein, Andreas Daams and Martin Tchiba 

Irene Kurka, soprano
Martin Tchiba, piano

 

September 30, 2018 (3 pm)
Landestheater Linz, Am Volksgarten 1, Linz (Austria)

SIMON
Music theatre für soprano, tenor, electric violin, violin, percussion, electronic sounds and video on a libretto by Christopher Grøndahl (2013)
Premiere of the German version (Translation: Hermann Schneider)

Further dates: October 7, October 14, October 21 (all 3 pm) 

 

September 16, 2018 (11 am)
EarPort, Philosophenweg 17a, Duisburg-Innenhafen 

PARADISE. Andere Räume, andere Stimmen
Exhibition of photographic works by Kunsu Shim,
PerformanceConcert and Vernissage for the 60th birthday of Kunsu Shim

Robert Creeley: Dreams (poem)

Gerhard Stäbler: Vorlesen (2017). Version for string trio

Kurt Johannesen: from And Stone and Mountain and. Performance
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Five Things (White). Performance (2005)
... simultaneously with ...
Alvin Lucier: Chambers. List of resonance chambers and executions (1968)

Kunsu Shim: Luftrand for string trio (2000)

Joseph Byrd: November Dragon for two speakers (ca. 1961)
... simultaneously with ...
Joseph Byrd: Second Dragon for two players (ca. 1961)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Before. Version for piano (1994/2001)

Kunsu Shim: Participation. A collective composition und performance with audience (2009) 

Ensemble CRUSH
Kunsu Shim, performance and piano
Gerhard Stäbler, performance 

Supported by the Ministery for Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia

 

September 15, 2018 (6 pm)
Heinrich-Heine-Institut Düsseldorf, Bilker Straße 12-14

Portrait Concert for the 60th Birthday of Kunsu Shim

Kunsu Shim: WINTER·MITTAG (I) and (II) for clarinet and piano (2013) 

Gerhard Stäbler: Vorlesen (2017). Premiere of the version for string trio

Arnold Marinissen: Drahtseil for string quartet (2018) 
Amnon Wolman: For Kunsu for string quartet (2018) 
Anton Lukoszeviece: It is for string quartet (2018) 
Alwynne Pritchard: Up without instanting casting away #13 for string quartet (2018) 
    ... and as „a way of inner connection with Kunsu Shim“:  
Nicolaus A. Huber: Die „schwarze“ Partitur for violin solo (1962)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: From the beginning of the Dissonanzen-Quartetts KV 465 (1785) 
to … 
Kunsu Shim: Palindrom (Mozart) for string quartet 

Kunsu Shim: WINTER·MITTAG (III) for clarinet and piano (2013)

Kunsu Shim: Earotic - ein Intermezzo. Performance with audience (2001)   

Kunsu Shim: leise, frei (Version A) for 6 players. Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW (2018) World Premiere

Presentation of the new book leise, frei. der komponist kunsu shim (ed. E. von Leliwa/E. Stahl) published by Heinrich-Heine-Institut Düsseldorf 

Ensemble CRUSH

Supported by Kunststiftung NRW, the Ministry for Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia  
and the Kulturbüro of the City of Duisburg 

    

 

September 1 and 2, 2018 (11 am - 1 pm)
EarPort, Philosophenweg 17a, Duisburg-Innenhafen 

KlangPerformance
Workshop for persons with dementia and their caregivers

Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim, performance
Heni Hyunjung Kim, clarinet
Elisabeth von Leliwa , music facilitator („Auf Flügeln der Musik“ and „Musik trifft Demenz Neuss“)  

With the compositions:

Gerhard Stäbler: Winter, Blumen
Helmut Lachenmann: dal niente

Download Flyer: here

Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia
and the Demenz-Servicezentrum Westliches Ruhrgebiet

 

August 28 - September 02, 2018
Burchardikirche, Am Kloster 1, Halberstadt

In the context of the Master Class for Voice
at the  John-Cage-Orgelstiftung Halberstadt

... Blindflug ...
for soprano solo on a fragment by Frank Schablewski (2012)

Angela Wingerath, soprano

 

August 26, 2018 (8 pm)
August 25, 2018 (8 pm)
August 23, 2018 (8 pm)
Orangerie und Marstall am Schießgraben Trier, Ausoniusstraße 1

Letzte Dinge
Concert action based on a libretto by Hermann Schneider and Alexander Jansen
inspired by Paul Auster's novel "In the country of last things"
for three voices, percussion and tape (2007)

Truike van der Poel, soprano
Martin Lindsay, baritone
Carl Rosman, tenor
Ulrike Frohleyks, speaker
Theo van der Poel, accordion
Rie Watanabe & Sakiko Idei, percussion

Project choir with singers of:
Quarter past Seven (Dir. Martin Sons)
Konzer Vokalkreis (Dir. Andreas Wagner)

Roland Techet, musical direction
Thomas Rath, stage director
Uli Schneider, stage and light
Ele Bleffert, costumes
Klaus Reeh & Bernd Bleffert, producers

 

August 18 and 19
Nowy Teatr, Warsaw, ul. Madalińskiego 10/16

In the context of Instalakcje 7. Festival Muzyczny

Gerhard Stäbler: AugenTanz aus Performances für Liebhaber (1999)

 

August 3 - September 1, 2018
EarPort, Philosophenweg 17a, Duisburg-Innenhafen 

Installation 
Lukas Tobiassen: „halbdunkel“ 

Vernissage with performance: August 3 (10 pm)

Supported by the Ministery for Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia

 

July 7, 2018 (6 pm)
St. Annenkirche, Zepernick

In the context of XXVI.  Randspiele  Festival of New Music 

musicbox - jerkily
Basic structure for piano, dispiano, organ or harpsichord (2017/18)

Also with works by Bernd Lauber, Martin Tchiba, Peter Gilbert, Rainer Rubbert, Thomas Hoeveler, René Kuwan, Dustin Zorn, Lukas Tobiassen, Yasuko Yui, Gyula Bánkövi, Balázs D. Kecskés, Martin Daske, Ferdinand Breil, Mateo Soto, Bence Kutrik, Michael Denhoff, Christoph Theiler, Linna Zhang, Helmut Zapf, Miro Dobrowolny and Bernd Bleffert

Martin Tchiba, piano

 

July 12, 2018 (8 pm)
July 5, 2018 (8 pm)
Theater Ulm, Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz 1

Gerhard Stäbler: DAHINSTRÖMEND, SINGEND. Music-theatrical sculpture for soprano, choir and orchestra (2017/18)
Gerhard Stäbler: ]KERAMES, PARALÍA[ A musical-theatrical intervention for soprano, choir and orchestra (2017/18)

Connecting the works by Arnold Schoenberg (Die glückliche Hand) and Carl Orff (Carmina burana)

Supported by Kunststiftung NRW
 
    
         
 

July 2, 2018 (9.30 am)
July 1, 2018 (3 pm)
Theater Münster (Kleines Haus), Neubrückenstraße 63

Gerhard Stäbler: Wie klingt Nimmerland? Children's Music Theatre after motives from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

 

July 1, 2018 (6 pm)
Alte Brüderkirche Kassel, Brüderstraße

In the context of  achtmal alte brüderkirche

Gerhard Stäbler: ]said[ for piano and electronic sounds (2013)
Kunsu Shim: Three Events for piano (2017) 

Also with works by Henry Cowell 

Ji-Youn Song, piano

 

June 29, 2018 (7 pm)
Kunstlabor Essen, Schule an der Waldlehne 111

Exhibition 2018

Vernissage with a PerformanceLecture
by and with Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler

Supported by the Ministery for Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia

 

June 28, 2018 (8 pm)
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Grabbeplatz 4

ON THE ROAD

d.ZENT-PerformanceConcert 
at the exhibition „Liu Xiaodong. Langsame Heimkehr“ 

Alwynne Pritchard: Invisible Cities. Version for two pianos (1999)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Two Things (Silver), Part I. Performance (2005)

Robert Schumann: Toccata in C for piano (1829/39)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Farben (Teil I). Performance (2005)

Linna Zhang: Endlos ... vom zum for two pianos (2018) World premiere
... followed by ...
Kunsu Shim: Two Things (Silver), Part II. Performance (2005)

Sungji Hong / Panayiotis Korkoras: Lucem for clarinet, violoncello, piano and electronic sounds (2018) World premiere

Gerhard Stäbler: Ihr habt es gelitten und duldet es noch for piano four hands (1978)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Farben (Teil II). Performance (2005)

Kunsu Shim: on the road. A collective composition (1999) compiled of 52 composers. Version for two pianists
... at the end ...
Kunsu Shim: Thousand Five Hundred Things (Red). Performance (2005)

Terry Riley: In C for ensemble (1964)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: replace. Performance (2005)

Students of the piano classes at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf
Ensemble Tempus Loquendi (Direction: Linna Zhang)
Kunsu Shim und Gerhard Stäbler, performance

Supported by the City of Düsseldorf
and Dr. Karl Emil und Lilli Brügmann Stiftung

 

June 27, 2018 (9.30 and 11.30 am)
Theater Münster (Kleines Haus), Neubrückenstraße 63

Gerhard Stäbler: Wie klingt Nimmerland? Children's Music Theatre after motives from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Further Performances: 01.07./02.07.2018

 

June 19 and 20, 2018
Bruckner Privatuniversität Linz, Hagenstraße 57 (Austria)

MusikTheaterLabor

19.06. (1.30 pm)
Gerhard Stäbler: CHANGE! - Eine Bratpfanne gehört ins Gepäck eines Komponisten. Performance Lecture

 

June 24, 2018 (2 pm)
June 10, 2018 (2 pm)
June 8, 2018 (8 pm)
May 27, 2018 (7 pm)
May 22, 2018 (8 pm)
May 17, 2018 (8 pm)
Theater Ulm, Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz 1

Gerhard Stäbler: DAHINSTRÖMEND, SINGEND. Music-theatrical sculpture for soprano, choir and orchestra
World Premiere

Gerhard Stäbler: ]KERAMES, PARALÍA[ A musical-theatrical intervention for soprano, choir and orchestra (2017/18)
World Premiere

Connecting the works by Arnold Schoenberg (Die glückliche Hand) and Carl Orff (Carmina burana)

Further performances: 05.07./12.07.2018

Supported by Kunststiftung NRW
 

 

May 25 - June 26, 2018
EarPort, Philosophenweg 17a, 47051 Duisburg-Innenhafen 

Exhibition

An Installation by Kunsu Shim: 
One Thing (Black)
Thousand Five Hundred Things (RED)

 

May 17, 2018 (8.04 pm)
Saarbrücken, Großer Sendesaal des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Franz-Mai-Straße

Live-Broadcast from SR 2 KulturRadio
NETZWELLEN - Martin Tchiba plays piano music from social networks

Gerhard Stäbler: Internet 1.5 for piano (1996)

Gerhard Stäbler: now.here - here? Chord scraps for piano (2017)

Gerhard Stäbler: musicbox - jerkily. Basic structure for piano, dispiano, organ or harpsichord (2017/18)
World premiere 

Martin Tchiba, piano

 

May 4, 2018 (7.30 pm)
EarPort, Philosophenweg 17a, 47051 Duisburg-Innenhafen 

From the series Frequenzen:
„Bilder Deiner großen Liebe“

Wolfgang Herrndorf: Texts from Bilder Deiner großen Liebe 
Gerhard Stäbler: Cassandra. Music for percussion and tape (1996)

Magdalene Artelt, recitation
Arnold Marinissen, percussion
Gerhard Stäbler, performance

Kunsu Shim, sound design
annika Stadler, dramaturgy
Ulrich Greb, concept and direction

Guest performance of Schlosstheater Moers
Supported by Kulturbüro der Stadt Duisburg

​​​​​​​Supported by the Ministery for Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia
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April 29, 2018 (3 pm)
Theater Münster (Kleines Haus), Neubrückenstraße 63

Gerhard Stäbler: Wie klingt Nimmerland? Children's Music Theatre after motives from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Further performances: 27.06./01.07./02.07.2018

 

April 28 and 29, 2018 (11 am - 1 pm)
EarPort, Philosophenweg 17a, Duisburg-Innenhafen 

KlangPerformance
Workshop for persons with dementia and their caregivers
with Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim
and  Elisabeth von Leliwa (music facilitator, „Auf Flügeln der Musik“ and „Musik trifft Demenz Neuss“)  

With the performances:

Gerhard Stäbler: Rachengold
Gerhard Stäbler: AugenTanz / MundStücke
Kunsu Shim: Pièce Japonaise
Kunsu Shim: Confused Rain (à Nam June Paik) 
Kunsu Shim: earotics
Kunsu Shim: participation 

Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia
and the Demenz-Servicezentrum Westliches Ruhrgebiet

 

March 20 to April 20, 2018
USA Tour

Residence at the Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest
Concerts and workshops at Evanston (Northwestern University), Chicago (a.peri.od.ic/Constellation, University of Chicago) and Denton (University of North Texas)
 

April 18, 2018 (10 am)
Radio WMFT - production

Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim talk to composer Jeff Kowalkowski
 

April 17, 2018 (5 pm)
Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St., Chicago

PerformanceLecture by and with Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler

April 15, 2018 (8.30 pm)
Constellation Chicago, 3111 N Western Ave., Chicago

Gerhard Stäbler: Vor·Lesen³ for three players (2016)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: two things (long) for one performer (2005)
Kunsu Shim: one thing (silver) for one performer (2005) 

Kunsu Shim: Das (Un)Klare for 5 players (2018)
Gerhard Stäbler: Spices (I) (2001) for dance, ensemble, electronic sounds and smell (ad lib.)

Gerhard Stäbler: Scheibenformen for French horn solo (2013)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: ent.fernen (1) for two Performers (2003)
Gerhard Stäbler: Kókkala for voice solo (2013)
Kunsu Shim: ent.fernen (2) with audience (2003)

Mieko Shiomi: Boundary Music for ensemble (1963)

Kunsu Shim: 9 Transparentzeichnungen for ensemble (2018)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: colours for two performers (2016)

Ensemble a.pe.ri.od.ic
Enid Smith, dancer
Nomi Epstein, direction
EarPort Ensemble with Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler, performance

April 14, 2018 (7 pm)
The Prop Thtr, 3502 N Elston Ave, Chicago

Herbert Brün’s Centennial Year

William Defotis: Solo with Snare Drum (1991)
Allen Otte: What the Snare Drum Tells Me (1988)
Herbert Brün: Just One (the 7th) for Drum (1987)

Herbert Brün: Infraudibles with Percussion (1968/84)
Herbert Brün: Touch and Go (1967)
Herbert Brün: On Stilts among Ducks (1996)
Herbert Brün: Infraudibles with Quintet (1968)
Janis Mercer: Letters (1988)

Gerhard Stäbler: SPEED for one (or more) group(s) of 3 vocalists (1997)
... simultaneously with ... 
Raoul Haussmann: kp'erioum (1919) 

Arun Chandra: A Refugee in the Mediterranean (2017)
Herbert Brün: Floating Hierarchies (1996)
Susan Parenti: Errata re: Replica of the Multiplying Universe 
Herbert Brün: i toLD YOu so!

Evergreen Experimental Music Ensemble
Arun Chandra, direction
Gerhard Stäbler, recitation
 

April 12, 2018 (5 pm)
Ryan Center for Musical Arts, North Eastern University (Evanston)

PerformanceLecture by and with Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler

April 9, 2018 (11.30 am)
North Eastern University (Evanston)

Presentation of works
 

April 4, 2018 (5.30 pm) 
Ragdale Foundation, 1260 North Green Bay Road, Lake Forest

Friend's Studio

PARTICIPATION. Performances by and with Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler
  

March 26, 2018
University of North Texas, Denton

PerformanceConcert with live stream

Kunsu Shim: Für Ives Ensemble, Part I for 13 instruments (2007/2009)
Kunsu Shim: Das Feine, das Flüchtige for any 7 players (2016)
Gerhard Stäbler: Verwandeln. Septett for flute, oboe, bass clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello and percussion (one to seven players)
with vocal performances (ad lib.) (2017)
Kunsu Shim: Auf der Kleinseite for clarinet, double bass and piano (2016)
Gerhard Stäbler: Siebzehn Augenblicke for soprano and ensemble (2012)
Kunsu Shim: Für Ives Ensemble, Part II (2007/2009)

NOVA ENSEMBLE
Elizabeth McNutt, direction

Supported by Goethe Institute

 

March 30, 2018
dipslip gallery, Busan (Südkorea)

Gerhard Stäbler: eilig.dressiert for clarinet, violin and viola (2016)
Kunsu Shim: auf der kleinseite(2016) for clarinet, violin and viola (2016)
Kunsu Shim: confused rain - á nam june paik. Performance (2012)

musiCon Ensemble

 

March 19, 2018 (9.30 and 11.30 am)
March 18, 2018 (3 pm)
Theater Münster (Kleines Haus), Neubrückenstraße 63

Gerhard Stäbler: Wie klingt Nimmerland? Children's Music Theatre after motives from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Further performances: 29.04./27.06./01.07./02.07.2018

 

February 26, 2018 (7.30 pm)
Rudolf-Steiner-Haus, Großer Saal
Zur Uhlandshöhe 10

In the context of bildungsART 18 
Conference of   campusA : Humans, Dignity, Human Rights

Gerhard Stäbler: from Letzte Dinge (Last Things): III. Barrikaden (Barricades) for three female singers and percussion

Artists of the Studio for Vocal Art and New Music Theatre at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart
Angelika Luz, director

 

February 25, 2018 (11.30 am) 
EarPort, Philosophenweg 17a, Duisburg-Innenhafen 

Matinée LICHTBLAU 
Music and poetry of the 20th and 21st century 

Stéphane Mallarmé: Poem from A Throw of Dice (1897)

Morton Feldman: King of Denmark for percussion (1964)

Joseph Byrd: Densities I. Version for viola, flute, harp and vibraphone (ca. 1965)

Stéphane Mallarmé: Poem Erscheinung (1883)

Arnold Schönberg: Der kranke Mondfrom Pierrot lunaire op. 21 (1912)
Version for flute, viola and recitation

Charles Koechlin: Lento from Seconde Sonatine for flute op. 184 Nr. 2 (1942)
...simultaneously with ...
Iannis Xenakis: Diamorphoses. Elektronic music (!957/58)

Stéphane Mallarmé: Poem Erneuerung (1866)

Claude Debussy: Pastorale / Interlude / Final. Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1915)

Stéphane Mallarmé: Poem from A Throw of Dice (1897)

Kunsu Shim: Das (Un)klare (Version 1) for five players 
World Premiere

Gerhard Stäbler: Blauschnitt for ensemble (Version 1 and Version 2) (2018)
based on graphics by Kunsu Shim, inspired by photographs by Britta Lauer 
World Premiere

Kunsu Shim & Gerhard Stäbler, recitations and performances
Soloists of the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Stefan Dreizehnter & Franca Cornils, flute / Lolla Süßmilch & Linda Leharova, viola / Katrina Szederkenyi, harp / Rafael Sars, percussion)

In cooperation with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra

 

February 19, 2018 (9.30 am)
February 18, 2018 (3 pm)
Theater Münster (Kleines Haus), Neubrückenstraße 63

Gerhard Stäbler: Wie klingt Nimmerland? Children's Music Theatre after motives from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Further performances: 18.03./19.03./29.04./27.06./01.07./02.07.2018

 

February 18 2018 (11.30 am)
TUFA Tuchfabrik Trier, Wechselstraße 4

In the context of the Festival   OPENING 18 

LUFTRAND
Portrait Concert Kunsu Shim

Kunsu Shim: Auf der Kleinseite (I) for any three to nine players (2016)
Anton Webern: String Quartet op. 28 (1936/38)
Kunsu Shim: Auf der Kleinseite (II) 
Morton Feldman: Structures for string quartet (1951)
Kunsu Shim: Auf der Kleinseite (III) 

World Premieres, dedicated to Kunsu Shim ...
Arnold Marinissen: Drahtseil. String Quartet (2018) 
Amnon Wolman: For Kunsu. String Quartet (2017/2018) 
Anton Lukoszevieze: It is. String Quartet (2018)
Alwynne Pritchard: up without an instant casting away #1 for any instruments (2017)

as „a kind of inner bond to Kunsu Shim“ by
Nicolaus A. Huber: Die „schwarze“ Partitur for violin solo (1962)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: Two Things - Three Things - Four Things. Performances (2005)

Gerhard Stäbler: ... strike the ear ...for string quartet (1987/88)
Kunsu Shim: Entwurf einer Landschaft for string quartet (2014)
Kunsu Shim: So Nearly Infinite for string quartet (2008)
Kunsu Shim: was ist komponieren? Text (2017)

Kunsu Shim: Luftrand for string trio (2000)

Ensemble LUNATREE

 

February 12 to 16, 2018
Hochschule für Musik Stuttgart (OPR)
Urbanstraße 25

Master Class and concerts with Gerhard Stäbler: 
EXTENDED VOICES- Graphik, Konzeption, Improvisation

February 12, 2018 (7 pm) 
Teachers Concert

Earle Brown: December 1952 (Version 1)
Gerhard Stäbler: AugenTanz / Mundstücke. Performance for music lovers (1999)
Sarah Nemtsov: TRÄNE for soprano solo on a poem by Paul Celan (2016) Premiere
Gerhard Stäbler: Rosenkranz. Secret score for a vocalist (1995)
Gerhard Stäbler: Winter, Blumen for voice solo with car horns (1995)
Gerhard Stäbler: Kókkala, Partie II. Texts for a vocalist (2013)
Earle Brown: December 1952 (Version 2)
Hirato Renkichi: sa shi no zo ko. Sound poem (1931)
Gerhard Stäbler: Rachengold. Secret score for a vocalist and a glass of water (1992)
Milko Kelemen: Die sieben Plagen for singing voice. Text by Fernando Arrabal (1974)
Hirato Renkichi: sa shi no zo ko. Sound poem (1931)
Earle Brown: December 1952 (Version 3)
Raoul Hausmann: kp'erioum. Optophonic poem (1919)
John Cage: Aria (1958)

Angelika Luz, voice
Anika Rutkofsky, scene
Gerhard Stäbler, performance

February 16, 2018 (7 pm)  
Workshop Concert with the participants

John Cage: Sculptures musicales (1989)
John Cage: Aria (1958)

Gerhard Stäbler: Belfast Breakfast Songs for one vocalist (1996)

Joseph Byrd: Four Sound Poems
Vivenne Olive: Whispers of heavenly death
Aribert Reiman: Eingedunkelt
Jackson MacLow: Letter for Iris - Number for Silence (1961)
Georges Aperghis: Retrouvailles
John Cage: cheap imitation (1969) 
Mieko Shiomi: Boundary Music (1963)
Mauricio Kagel: Der Turm zu Babel

Gerhard Stäbler: ... Blindflug ... for soprano solo on a fragment by Frank Schablewski (2012)
Gerhard Stäbler: AugenTanz from: Performances for music lovers (1999)

Cathy Berberian: Stripsody
George Brecht: Water Yam
Aribert Reimann: Kinderlieder
Wolfgang Rihm: Der Untergang

Gerhard Stäbler: Hart auf hart. Improvisatorisch. Kalkulativ (1986) A Music for Ensemble(s).

 

January 28, 2018 (3 pm)
Theater Münster (Kleines Haus), Neubrückenstraße 63

Gerhard Stäbler: Wie klingt Nimmerland? Children's Music Theatre after motives from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
World Premiere

More infos:  here
Further performances: 18.02./19.02./18.03./19.03./29.04./27.06./01.07./02.07.2018

 

January 21, 2018 (11 am)
Contemporaneum
Oberbillig, Lerchenweg 26

Intermezzo 25
Galerie Contemporanea / Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Klangkunst Trier

Gerhard Stäbler: CASSANDRA. Music for voice, percussion and tape (1996)

EarPort Ensemble:
Gerhard Stäbler, voice
Sakiko Idei, percussion
Bernd Bleffert, sound editor

 

January 13, 2018 (8 pm)
Zionskirche Bethel, Am Zionswald 9

In the context of  FRAKZIONEN . Festival für zeitgenössische Musik in der Kirche

Gerhard Stäbler: AusBlicke!? for soprano and percussion (2015)

Mauricio Kagel: Recitativarie for a singing harpsichord player (1972)
Robin Hoffmann: Birkhahn-Studie for growse trapper (2005)
Erik Janson: Orationes Francisci Assiensis for mezzosoprano and organ (2018) World Premiere
Peter Gahn: Meinten Sie: RED for piano (2006)
John Cage: The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs (1942) / Nowth upon Nacht (1984) for voice and piano

E-MEX Ensemble

 

January  13, 2018 (6 pm)
Zionskirche Bethel, Am Zionswald 9

In the context of FRAKZIONEN . Festival für zeitgenössische Musik in der Kirche

John Cage: A Flower for voice and piano (1950)
Yan Maresz: Circumambulation for flute (1993)
Xiaoyong Chen: Zwei Fragmente for organ, from: Diary IV (2006)
Elnaz Seyedi: Behind the Seas for soprano, bassflute and piano (2017)
Martin Bresnick: High Art for piccolo and toy piano (2003)

Gerhard Stäbler: Tau und Nelke. Three actions for solo voice (2017) World Premiere

E-MEX Ensemble

 

January 7-13, 2018
EarPort, Philosophenweg 17a, Duisburg-Innenhafen 

NATURE IN MUSIC
Listening School for young and adult audiences 

An education project by the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra in cooperation with the artistic directors of EarPort, Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler
Supported by Kulturbüro der Stadt Duisburg

January 13, 2018 (6 pm) 
Final Concert 

Ein bisschen See, ein bisschen Weide
Music·Performance·Poetry

Un Ko: Das Vermächtnis des Großvaters. Poem

Gerhard Stäbler: Spiders for PerformanceEnsemble (2018) Premiere
... including ...
    Jackson MacLow: Letter for Iris, Number for Silence. Sound poem (1961)
    Philip Corner: Fluxus and Form No. 8 (1958)
    Diter Rot: And I open my mouth, and I teach you, saying. Sound poem
    Pablo Cabrera Pirotto: Qué fue primero, el perro o el hombre? Performance (2017)

Jun Lee: Water Sky for violin, clarinet and ukulele (2017) Premiere
... simultaneously with ...
Sora Jang/Boyoung Joo: Reflections. Performance (2018) Premiere

Byeongjun Nam: Waldpfad for violin and clarinet (2017) Premiere
... simultaneously with ...
Francesco Chiesa: Dein heiteres Geheimnis hüllst du, Wasser from Udire a notte buia. Poem (1935)

Jinhee Jong: Atem. Performance (2018) Premiere
... simultaneously with ...
Bohyun Kim: Broken Lilac. Performance (2018) Premiere 

Junyoung Jung/Jongwan Kim/Jun Lee/Byeongjun Nam: The Earthquake. Noise action (2018) Premiere
Salvatore Sciarrino: Capriccio Nr. 2 for violin solo

Kunsu Shim: Entwurf einer kollektiven Komposition for flute ensemble (2018) Premiere

Jongwan Kim: Brown for violin and clarinet (2017) Premiere
... simultaneously with ...
Huiyeon Bang: Waiting for... Performance (2018) Premiere
Sang Yi: Ogamdo (Nr. 12 "Taube"). Poem (1934)

Robert Creeley: Frühlingslicht. Poem

Kunsu Shim: Confused Rain - À Nam June Paik (I). Performance (2012)
Kunsu Shim: Bilder der Ausstellung (zur Ausstellung "Natur und Transformation") for ensemble (2018) Premiere
Kunsu Shim: Confused Rain - À Nam June Paik (II). Performance (2012)

Participants of the Hörschule workshops
Ensemble Crush (Karin Nakayama, violin/Kyusang Jeon, clarinet)
Kunsu Shim/Gerhard Stäbler, direction/recitations 
 

January 11, 2018 (7 pm)
WorkshopConcert

WINTERGARTEN. A collective composition after instructions by Bernd Bleffert
Bernd Bleffert and participants of the Hörschule

January 10, 2018 (7 pm) 
Lecture and WorkshopConcert

Lecture: Nature in Music – from the late middle ages until our time
Elisabeth von Leliwa M.A.

Lukas Tobiassen: Punkt und Linie zu Fläche (I an II) for improvisation ensemble (2018) Premiere
Lukas Tobiassen and participants of the Hörschule
 

January 8-13, 2018 
(daily from 10 am) 
Workshops (registration required)
 

January 7, 2018 (6 pm) 
Opening Concert and Vernissage of the exhibition "Nature and Transformation"

Einen Pirol singen hören...
Music·Performance·Poetry 

Yuji Takahashi: Wolf for percussion (1988)
... simultaneously with ...
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Nachtigal / Cucu / Die Wachtel / Die Katz, from Sonata representativa (1669)
Stefano Scodanibbio: Dust from Sei Studi for double bass (1981/83)
John Cage: One for piano (1987)
John Cage: from Music for Oboe (1984)
David Tudor: from Neural Synthesis No. 6. Elektronic Music (1993)

Bohyun Kim: Jala (Web of nature) for double bass (2017) World premiere
Huiyeon Bang: Ash for oboe, double bass and percussion (2017) World premiere

Emily Dickinson: Einen Pirol singen hören... (poem)

Kunsu Shim: Auf der Kleinseite (Teil I) for three players (2017)
... simultaneously with ...
Alvin Lucier: Chambers (List of resonance chambers) (1968)  
Morton Feldman: Three Piano Pieces (No. 1) (1954)

Kunsu Shim: Auf der Kleinseite (Teil II) for three players (2017)

Emily Dickinson: Sage Juli... / Ich plünderte die Wälder... (poems)

Kunsu Shim: Auf der Kleinseite (Teil III) for three players (2017) 
... simultaneously with ...
Alvin Lucier: Chambers (List of ways and means) (1968) 
Morton Feldman: Three Piano Pieces (No. 2) (1954)

John Dunstable: O Rosa bella (arranged for cor anglais, double bass and percussion) (15th c.)

Walt Whitman: That Music always round me (poem)

Gerhard Stäbler: Karas.Krähen. Music for tape, accompanied by voice, oboe, double bass and percussion (1994/95)

Tschuang-Tse: Die Musik des Herrschers der gelben Erde (text)
... simultaneously with ...  
Morton Feldman: Three Piano Pieces (No. 3) (1954)

Frederic Rzewski: To the earth for percussion and flower pots (1991)
... simultaneously with ...
John Cage: Radio Music (1956)

with works by
Britta Lauer (photography/Duisburg)
Evangelos Koukouwitakis (painting/Duisburg)
Markus Bydolek (photography/Trier)
Lutz Gierig (painting/Mülheim a.d. Ruhr)

Soloists of the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerhard Stäbler & Kunsu Shim, piano / performance /recitation 

Supported by Kulturbüro of the City of Duisburg