When the activist, poet, and musician Moor Mother released her album Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes in 2019, she broke new ground with an avant-garde work that combined hip-hop, punk rock, dissonance, and noise music like never before, addressing themes of racism, oppression, and social injustice with both artistry and urgency. The auditory journey ranged from reflections on human existence to the titular exploration of the universe. In 2022, this experimental album was adapted into an orchestral arrangement for the classical concert stage by the string quintet Wooden Elephant. At the Komische Oper Berlin, that adaptation is being juxtaposed against one of the most iconic works of Romantic music: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. Through Tchaikovsky, Moor Mother’s social critique expands into the individual’s personal struggle against the relentless force of fate. A concert of profound human insight and cosmic scale awaits!

Dirk Kaftan

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Apr 10, 2026

The echoes of fate · Komische Oper Berlin

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky

Komische Oper Berlin

Conductor in Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes by Mother

Komische Oper Berlin

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Apr 10, 2026

The echoes of fate · Komische Oper Berlin

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky

Komische Oper Berlin

Conductor in Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes by Mother

Komische Oper Berlin

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Dirk Kaftan

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