Composer

For him, composing is a kind of medicine against the violence of life. Georges Aperghis is "an unmistakable voice and an outstanding composer of our time," according to the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation's tribute. "Selfie in the Dark" is a composition commissioned by the festival, which will be premiered here - and which Aperghis composed in memory of his late wife Edith. In search of the sound of silence, however, Eivind Buene composed "Lessons in Darkness" in the Norwegian winter of 2017, imagining the ensemble as a human community. The program is complemented by a prizewinner of the ACHT BRÜCKEN composition competition.

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Selfie in the Dark

Museum Ludwig

Place of longing – role model – victim: the relationship between humans and nature is complex. Per Nørgård uses texts by Rainer Maria Rilke to search for a connection to nature in sound. Christian Mason composes according to the principles of swarm intelligence, observes the social strategies of fish and birds for living and surviving and asks: is adaptation the best survival strategy for us humans too? The willows in Johannes Maria Staud's choral work can tell you a thing or two about this, as they were witnesses to the death marches that passed by them. And the Korean composer Younghi Pagh-Paan's existential choral work tells of the earth that means home. It is about rural exodus, exploitation and the radical restructuring of Korean society to the point of "loss of the soul".

Gastkonzert: Natur und Mensch

Alte Oper

Schubert Lounge is a contemporary reflection on Franz Schubert's Lieder and presents Schubert as a modern singer-songwriter in a new intimate and present concert format. The work was written by the Norwegian composer Eivind Buene.

At the closing concert, Schubert's Lieder, classically sung by the Norwegian baritone Halvor Melien and the Danish mezzo-soprano Andrea Pellegrini, meets the untrained composer's voice when Eivind Buene sings and accompanies himself on a Fender Rhodes electric piano.

Schubert Lounge

KUMUS

This year's Schubertiade opens with Schubert in a completely new format, when the renowned Norwegian composer Eivind Buene and Ensemble Storstrøm invite the audience inside for a present and different concert experience.

What would it sound like if Schubert were a modern singer-songwriter?

Schubert Lounge is a contemporary reflection on Franz Schubert's Lieder and presents Schubert as a modern singer-songwriter in a new intimate and present concert format.

Schubertiaden opening concert

Koncertkapellet

Boston Conservatory’s contemporary performance ensemble contraBAND starts the spring semester with a world premiere by Berklee College faculty member Tamar Diesendruck, featuring Boston Conservatory faculty Philipp Staüdlin. The concert also includes works by Eivind Buene, Aida Shirazi, and Benjamin Scheuer.

Composer

Eivind Buene

Events

Past events

May 17, 2025

Selfie in the Dark · Kölner Philharmonie

May 16, 2025

Gastkonzert: Natur und Mensch · SWR Symphonieorchester

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