> Events January 2025 to January 2026
January 25, 2026 (11 am)
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17A
PerformanceConcert
for the opening of the exhibition zwanglos.beisammen by artists from the Rhineland
With works by Henryk Golden, Katharina Gross, Arnold Marinissen, Franz Schubert, Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler
Fallen Leaves Trio:
Vizma Zvaigzne, soprano
Sean Haid, countertenor
Arnold Marinissen, percussion
Kunsu Shim & Gerhard Stäbler, performance
Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
January 25 until mid-May 2026
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17A
zwanglos.beisammen
Group exhibition of artists from the Rhineland
Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
September 28, 2025 (11 am)
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17A
PerformanceConcert for the opening of the exhibition Martin Goppelsröder – New Paintings
With works by Salvatore Sciarrino, Kunsu Shim, Alexander Skryabin and Gerhard Stäbler (Premiere)
Trio Présence:
Rostislav Kozhevnikov, violin
Mathieu Jocqué, cello
Roland Techet, piano
Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
September 28, 2025, until mid-January 2026
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17A
Exhibition Martin Goppelsröder – New Paintings
Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
June, 29 2025 (11 am)
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17A
FANTASIEN
PerformanceConcert for the exhibition KÖRPER.ZEICHEN by Claudia Maas
Niccolo Paganini: No. 16 from 24 Capricci op. 1 for violin (1820)
Gerhard Stäbler: AugenTanz / Mundstücke from: Performances for Music Lovers (1999)
Yuji Takahashi: Sieben Rosen hat ein Strauch after Liebeslieder III by Bertolt Brecht for violin solo (1979)
Kunsu Shim: A·SYMETRISCHE AKTION. Performance, Version for 2 players (2025) Premiere
Gerhard Stäbler: Schwellen. Eine Phantasie. Performance (2017)
Gerhard Stäbler: Capricci I - V for violin solo (2022)
Claudia Maas: simultaneous writing action during the first part of the concert
Annette Reisinger, violin
Kunsu Shim & Gerhard Stäbler, performance
Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
June 29 until September 21, 2025
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17A
Claudia Maas: KÖRPER.ZEICHEN. Drawings and Performance
Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
June 25, 2025 (8 pm)
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Grabbeplatz 4
Übergänge
Anton Lukoszevieze: Tree Sounding for video and cello (2006)
... transitioning to ...
Kunsu Shim: Several Things (Herausziehen). Performance (2005)
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Gerhard Stäbler: Capriccio Nr. 2 for violin solo (2022)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: from the string quartet C Major No. 19 „Dissonance“ KV 465 (1785)
... transitioning to ...
Kunsu Shim: PALINDROM to Mozart's string quartet No. 19 (2017)
Arnold Schönberg: Scherzo for string quartet F-Dur (1897)
Richard Wagner: from the Third Act of Parsifal
... transitioning to ...
Kunsu Shim: AUSGEFRANST for string quartet (2013)
Kunsu Shim: DREI AKTONEN. Performance (2022)
Kunsu Shim: LUFT, INNERES for string quartet (2019)
Kyungwoo Chun: FLOWER FIST for video (2007)
... transitioning to ...
Kunsu Shim: FLOWER FIST. Performance (2007)
Gerhard Stäbler: SICH VER·SCHREIBEN (I. Die Rose, II. Lied, III. ... sich neigende Zeit). A string quartet to poems by W. C. Williams with type writer and audience (2024/25)
Premiere of the commission by Kunststiftung NRW
... simultaneously with movement III ...
Taejoong Kim: SICH VER·SCHREIBEN for video (2025) Premiere
Kunsu Shim: QUASI NIENTE after Skryabins' Piano Sonata No. 1 for string quartet (2023/2025) Premiere
Minguet Quartett:
Ulrich Isfort, 1st violin
Annette Reisinger, 2nd violin
Aida-Carmen Soanea, viola
Matthias Diener, cello
Gerhard Stäbler, performance
Taejoong Kim, video
Supported by Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Kunststiftung NRW and the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
June 24 to 29, 2025
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Grabbeplatz 4
In the context of the exhibition IM KINOSAAL
Übergänge
Videos by Taejoong Kim with music by Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler
Supported by Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf and Kunststiftung NRW
May 30, 2025
John Yi Jeong-sik Building, Catholic University of Busan (South Korea)
Gerhard Stäbler: Enjoy! for clarinet solo (2013)
Kunsu Shim: A FEW BRIEF MOMENTS for 3 players (2021)
Ensemble musiCon
April 27, 2025 (11 am)
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17A
AUS FREIEN STÜCKEN
PerformanceConcert for the exhibition
DE SADE - ZUFÄLLIGE AUSSCHNITTE - Schriftbilder by HORST KEINING
curated by the art collector Manhardt Barthelmie (Duisburg)
Helmut Lachenmann: DAL NIENTE (Interieur III) for solo clarinetist (1970)
Introduction into the exhibition: Manhardt Barthelmie
Maurice Blanchot: from SADE, recited by Thomas Krause with a prologue, three intermezzi and an epilogue
Prologue
Gerhard Stäbler: THE PURPOSE OF ART (Part I) for accordion solo (2022)
1. Text passage
First Intermezzo
Katharina Gross: HEAR from Shadow Pieces for three voices (2024)
2. Text passage
Second Intermezzo
Pierluigi Billone: from Mani.Stereos for accordion (2008)
Kunsu Shim: from Beim Allerkleinsten for clarinet (2020)
3. Text passage
Third Intermezzo
Pierluigi Billone: from Mani.Stereos
Helmut Lachenmann: from DAL NIENTE (Interieur III)
Jug Markovic: from Fleece Beats for accordion (2022)
4. Text passage
Epilogue
Gerhard Stäbler: THE PURPOSE OF ART (Part II)
Ensemble S201:
Heni Hyunjung Kim, clarinet
Filip Erakovic, accordion
Thomas Krause, recitation and theatrical action
Kunsu Shim & Gerhard Stäbler, performance
Supported by the City of Duisburg and the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
April 27 until mid-June 2025
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17A
DE SADE - ZUFÄLLIGE AUSSCHNITTE - Schriftbilder by HORST KEINING
Curated by the art collector Manhardt Barthelmie (Duisburg)
Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
April 4, 2025
Stichting Stinze Stiens, Smelbrege 6, Stiens (Niederlande)
March 18, 2025
Atélier du Plateau, 5 rue du plateau, Paris (Frankreich)
Erika Vega: Raramuri (excerpts)
Kate Moore: Suite for cello solo (excerpts)
Gerhard Stäbler: 5 Capricci (2022/2024) (excerpts)
Kunsu Shim: 12 Things
Cecilia ArdiBo: Inside (excerpts)
Seung-Won Oh: Zephyr
Jakhongir Shukur: Aks Sado
Katharina Gross, cello solo
March 4-7, 2025
Concert tour Istanbul (Turkey)
March 4, 2025 (8 pm)
ARTER Museum, Irmak Cad. No. 13, Dolapdere Beyoğlu
OPEN SPACES
At the entrance
Ben Vautier: Radio. Performance (1961)
Kunsu Shim: Very, Very Still (Part I) for violoncello and vibraphone (2023)
Giorgio Agamben: Text from The Coming Community (2001)
Yoko Ono: Lighting (1955)
... simultaneously with ...
Tomas Schmit: Piano Piece No. 1. Performance (1962)
... followed by ...
Gerhard Stäbler: LichtLaut II from Vier Intermezzi for three performers with egg cutters (2021)
Gerhard Stäbler: Enjoy! for flute (2013/16)
George Brecht: Drip Music. Performance (1959)
... followed by ...
Oliver Schneller: Hidden Landscape for two musicians and difference tones (2021)
Gerhard Stäbler: CASSANDRA for voice and tape (1996)
... simultaneously with ...
Kunsu Shim: LICHTEN. light performance (2025)
Gerhard Stäbler: AugenTanz/Mundstücke. Performance (1999)
Kunsu Shim: TOCCATA No. 3 for piano (2025)
Kunsu Shim: 5 Things (long). Performance (2005)
Aldous Huxley: Text from BRAVE NEW WORLD REVISITED (1958)
Kunsu Shim: Very, Very Still (Part II) for violoncello and vibraphone (2023)
... followed by ...
Gerhard Stäbler: 5 Capricci for violoncello (2022/2024)
towards the end ...
Kunsu Shim: Zusammen.Stellen (Assemble) from Mutter·Vater (Mother·Father). Performance (2015)
In the Foyer
Kunsu Shim: HAPPY FOR NO REASON (Part II). Performance (2000)
March 6, 2025 (11 am)
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University – Istanbul State Conservatory
Dolmabahçe Cad. No. 1, Milli Saraylar Yani, Besiktas
March 7, 2025 (7.30 pm)
Österreichisches Kulturforum Istanbul, Köybasi Cad. No. 44-46, Yeniköy/Sariyer
CHANGE! PerformanceLecture
Katharina Gross: Presentation of the CelloMondo project (only March 6)
Katharina Gross: Shadow Pieces (I. See, II. Hear) for three players (2024)
Kunsu Shim: Very, Very Still (Part I and II) for flute and violoncello (2023)
Gerhard Stäbler: Capricci I and II for violoncello (2022/2024)
Gerhard Stäbler: Capriccio IV for violoncello (2022/2024) (only March 7)
Gerhard Stäbler: CHANGE! PerformanceLecture (2013)
with musical and performative works by ...
Kunsu Shim: Confused Rain à Nam June Paik (Part I). Performance with audience (2012)
Gerhard Stäbler: aus Papier, Wort, Tod, Spur for choir (2009)
Kunsu Shim: APART. Performance
Gerhard Stäbler: from CASSANDRA. Music for percussion and tape (1996)
Gerhard Stäbler: from DRÜBER for eight active shouters, violoncello, synthesizer and tape (1972/73)
Kunsu Shim: Second Skin. Performance (2012)
Kunsu Shim: G'Spresso Rlectronic music (2006)
Kunsu Shim: Confused Rain à Nam June Paik (Part II). Performance
EarPort Ensemble:
Jaume Darbra Fa, flute
Katharina Gross, cello
Moritz Koch, percussion
Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler, performance
Supported by ARTER MUSEUM Istanbul, Österreichisches Kulturforum Istanbul, Goethe Institute and EarPort Duisburg
February 8, 2025 (5 pm)
Thermen am Viehmarkt, Trier
In the context of OPENING25
YIKES
Rijndert van Woudenberg: Canzonière 7
Oded Geizhals: Brandenburg Sonata
Arnold Marinissen: Tanz mit der Welt
Arnold Marinissen: Fallen Leaves 2
Christopher Wood/Kurt Schwitters: Yikes & Ursonate
Bernd Bleffert: MOR.SEN -IV
Kunsu Shim: 12 THINGS for cello solo (2005)
Gerhard Stäbler: Krusten/Crusts for cello solo (1998)
Oded Geizhals: Autumn Report
Guus Janssen: Ha Hu Baley
Trio Karawane:
Katharina Gross, cello
Fanny Allofs, voice
Stefan Gerritsen, guitar
January 26, 2025 (11 am)
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17 A
OBSCURELY DISCOVERED
Opening of the exhibition Within the Verge of the Forest with photographs by Taejoong Kim
Gerhard Stäbler: FallZeit for one percussionist (1997)
Helmut Oehring: FoxfireDrei for percussion (1993)
Josef Anton Riedl: Paper Music (1968/1970)
Kunsu Shim: Ordinary Music for one percussionist with things in the room and instruments (1995)
Kunsu Shim & Gerhard Stäbler: Nicht Wahr? Performance (2025) Premiere
Kunsu Shim: Obskur entdeckt: Ich besitze nichts. Essay (2025)
Gerhard Stäbler: Hyacinth – Liquids. Scents for one percussionist (1997)
Moritz Koch, percussion
Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler, performance
Supported by the City of Duisburg and the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
January 26 until March 31, 2025
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17a
Within The Verge of The Forest
Exhibition with photographs from the Jin Series (2024) by Taejoong Kim (South Korea)
Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science North Rhine - Westphalia
January 14, 2025 (8 pm)
Leonhardi Museum Dresden, Grundstraße 26
Positive Spaces
The New Year's Concert of AuditivVokal Dresden 2025
Kunsu Shim: Positive Spaces – for Lee Ufan for any players (1994)
Guillaume de Machaut: Ma fin est mon commencement
Gerhard Stäbler: 3rd movement and Premiere of the 4th movement from all is to be dared for eight-part vocal ensemble (2021)
Christian Dedekind: Aria, auf zwei Chören, zu 6. in langsahmen Tact
Gerhard Stäbler: ZwischenRäume for nine voices (2021-23)
Gerhard Stäbler: Für später: Jetzt. Children's song on a text by Josef Reding (1982)
Raoul Hausmann: kp'erioum. Optophonetic poem (1919)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Neujahrslied on a text by Johann Peter Hebel
Kunsu Shim: Am Ende on a text by Rainer Maria Rilke from the Duineser Elegien
René C. Hirschfeld: Da pacem (Premiere of the 2nd version for mixed vocal quartet)
Kunsu Shim: Positive Spaces – for Lee Ufan
Gerhard Stäbler, performance
AuditivVokal Dresden
Olaf Katzer, artistic director and conductor
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