A Close Encounter with Karlheinz Stockhausen's KLANG

Please note that only the artist talk at the Goethe-Institut has been cancelled. The two-day Klang performance at The Met will take place as announced.


Karlheinz Stockhausen's Klang cycle will receive its US premiere at The Met in a marathon production spread over two days and the museum's three campuses. Stockhausen began work on Klang after completing his massive Licht cycle of seven operas. The 21 pieces of Klang feature dozens of performers in music that ranges from Stockhausen's trademark spatial electronic wizardry to intimate chamber music.
 
At the Goethe-Institut on March 23, three artists from the production will discuss the music of Klang as well as Stockhausen's career and working methods. Marco Blaauw and Christine Chapman of Cologne-based Ensemble Musikfabrik both worked with Stockhausen and will speak about what it was like to collaborate with one of the most important composers of the 20th century. The musical director of Klang Joseph Drew (Analog Arts) will talk about the staggering range of the cycle and the challenges of bringing it to New York City.

Stockhausen's Klang will be performed at The Met 5th Avenue, Breuer, and Cloisters on March 25 and 26. Please check the museum's website for more information.

Full performance schedule