Konzerte mit Werken von Iannis Xenakis und Alvin Lucier

With works by the composers Iannis Xenakis and Alvin Lucier, the Hamburger Bahnhof is presenting two outstanding compositions of the spatial effect of sound in the museum's Historical Hall. While Xenakis' gripping, massive-bodied ensemble work for percussion "Persephassa" is about the experience of sound movement processes in space, Lucier concentrates his piece on a single triangle and its overtone spectrum.

for six percussionists.

"Persephassa" is not only the first purely rhythmic work by Iannis Xenakis, it is also one of his first in which he examines the movement of sound in space in relation to the phenomenon of time. By positioning the audience in the middle of the six hexagonally arranged percussion instruments, he places them at the center of the field of sound tension. A space is created between sound frequencies and rhythmic overlays, so that the entire space can be acoustically perceived with the movement of the sound.

for triangle solo

In Alvin Lucier's work "Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra", a triangle alone creates an enormous spatial effect. The sounds of the triangle seem to gradually detach themselves from the instrument. The acoustic properties of the instrument and the performance space merge to create an impressive listening experience.

In collaboration with Freunde Guter Musik Berlin e.V. Made possible by Gerd de Vries.

Free admission