Ensemble Zeitfluss
Sânziana-Cristina Dobrovicescu / Klaus Lang / Daniel Oliver Moser / Clemens Nachtmann

The Romanian writer and composer Sânziana-Cristina Dobrovicescu blends theatrical and musical traditions. In Rite of Margins II, the foundations of the classical performance ritual are questioned: The music begins while the audience is still entering the hall. The conductor gradually brings order to the chaos before the concert, leading from everyday life into the ritualistic concert situation.

Daniel Oliver Moser’s musical language is characterized by microtonal harmony. His new work draws on the genre of the piano concerto. In doing so, he deliberately contrasts the piano’s “fixed” tuning with the more flexible ensemble to challenge the piano’s perceived tuning stability through psychoacoustic phenomena.

Klaus Lang’s Риза​ (Riza) is inspired by the ornately decorated metal covers of Orthodox icons. Music by Johannes Ockeghem takes the place of the icon, over which Lang layers a new soundscape.

Clemens Nachtmann’s Essence/Déroute sets poems by Michel Houellebecq about flight, love, and loss to music and is also intended as a tribute to Pierre Boulez.