Multimedia Concert with MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik with visuals by Warped Type
Goethe-Institut presents MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik within the series Anders Hören / Listening differently that highlights and explores contemporary ways to present and promote classical music.
With their take on Arnold Schönberg’s masterpiece “Pierrot Lunaire” – among the most celebrated and frequently performed works by the famous 20th century composer – Germany’s MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik create a captivating multimedia performance that combines an excellent musical interpretation with an immersive video installation.
Their “Pierrot Lumière” draws on the classical figure and stories of the Pierrot – a cycle of poems for narrator and an instrumental ensemble that premiered in Berlin in 1912.
Inspired by the radical new musical language Schönberg’s compositions unfolded in the beginning of the 20th century, MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik infuse their classical performance with electronic elements, building bridges to contemporary sounds and music styles. A radically contemporary interpretation of a 20th century masterpiece.
The Jakarta performance is the first concert of the young ensemble’s tour through Southeast Asia. Invited by the Goethe-Institut, their premiere Southeast Asia tour will take them to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar
Line-up:
Gregor Schulenburg – Flutes
Richard Haynes – Clarinettes
Alexander Hadjiev - Bassoon
Paul Hübner – Trumpet
Johannes Haase – Violin / Viola
Bernhard Rath – Violoncello
Daniel Lorenzo – Piano
Julia Spies – Soprano
Susanne Blumenthal – Artistic Director
Andreas Huck – Video
MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik was founded by International Ensemble Modern Academy scholarship holders in 2010, in response to a common passion for new forms of expression and performance in the music of today. The musicians see themselves as a liberal and internationally positioned collective, one that extends the idea of an ensemble through interdisciplinary engagement, bringing to life new sounds and sound concepts.
MAM is a place of experimentation, boundary crossing and improbable confluences.
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