Music of Many: A Concert Happening Featuring Compositions by John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen
In the historic hall of the Hamburger Bahnhof, John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen come together in a staged concert.
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Zafraan Ensemble
In the large-scale installation ‘We Make Years Out of Hours’ by the Lithuanian artist Lina Lapelytė, the Zafraan Ensemble, together with singers from the opera company, interweaves two works by the composers:
Cage’s ‘Hymns and Variations’ (1979) uses the random thinning out of religious hymns to chart the path ‘from something to nothing and back again’ ( Stockhausen’s instrumental piece ‘Stop’ (1965) creates, from suddenly aborted sound events, an intense, physical experience of presence and energy – a dynamic happening. Building on these pieces, the installation itself becomes a score.
Perception takes centre stage, the boundaries of hearing are shifted – for both composers, this is the most important exercise for the salvation of humanity.
- Concept, Musical Direction: Titus Engel
- Stage direction: Thom Luz
- Soprano: Julieth Lozano
- Zafraan Ensemble
- Flute: Liam Mallett
- Clarinet: Miguel Pérez Iñesta
- Saxophone: Martin Posegga
- Violin: Emmanuelle Bernard
- Viola: Josa Gerhard
- Cello: Martin Smith
- Drums: Daniel Eichholz
- Piano: Clemens Hund-Göschel
Running time: approximately 60 minutes
Deutsche Oper Berlin in collaboration with Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery of Contemporary Art
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Dates
December 2026
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