The existential driving force of music - Ensemble Polysono

The audience is drawn into an intense connection with acoustic space and the experience of time. The compositions move between analog and digital worlds, reflecting themes such as the fast pace of modern life, sensory overload, and their potential impact on the future.

Works by modern classics meet world premieres of new compositions. Together, they illuminate different facets of existence in time and critically examine the role of art and culture in the present.

Based in Basel, Ensemble Polysono specializes in sophisticated contemporary music and performs regularly in Switzerland and in major European cities such as Munich, Berlin, Vienna, and London. Its programs combine world premieres with rediscoveries of important works and are characterized by innovative concepts that draw their unique power from the interplay of diverse aesthetic perspectives.


With

• Christine Simolka, soprano
  
• Isabelle Meraner, flute
  
• Cássio Braga da Costa, clarinet
  
• Ruth Ten, violin
  
• Ken Kaneda, cello
  
• René Wohlhauser, baritone, piano, conductor
  

Program:


Pierre Boulez (1925–2016): From Douze Notations pour piano (1945)

Luigi Nono (1924–1990): Djamila Boupachà from «Canti di vita e d’amore» for solo soprano (1962)


René Wohlhauser (*1954):
• Mera gor nit for soprano and baritone (2013), based on a poem by the composer
• Trio for flute, clarinet, and piano No. 2 (2025), world premiere
• «Marapró», duo for violin and Piano No. 1 (2017/2018)
• Glass Night for soprano, bass flute, bass clarinet, and cello (2025), based on a poem by the composer, world premiere
• Duo for violin and cello No. 2 (2025), world premiere
• Trio for flute, clarinet, and cello No. 1 (2016)
• In the Cycle of Things for soprano, baritone, flute, clarinet, violin, and cello (2025), based on a poem by the composer, world premiere